Truth

 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

John 8:31-32

I’ve recently had my left knee scoped after several years of pain that got to the point it kept me awake at night for a couple of months.  After the July first surgery it felt better than it has for years however after resting it for 2 or 3 weeks as I began to return to normal activities it started to hurt and the swelling returned.  After going back to work from my furlough (that included a job transfer from the P&R to the Street Dept.) as I started to climb up into and down out of equipment and my foot hanging of the toothed grips of the backhoe steps resulting in twisting the knee it became even worse.   Then come Thursday night yoga (08/20/20) trying to get into a pose the knee buckled and collapsed on me.  At the conclusion of the practice as we were laying there relaxing and meditating I asked God to heal my knee as the pain was becoming more than I wanted to try and handle...again.  Now I had asked a similar question multiple times lately and was still waiting on an answer, a sign...anything.  The problem was, I believe, the fact that I wasn’t being specific, I wasn’t asking for him to heal my knee.  I was asking him to allow me some relief so that I could run races for at least a couple more years because that’s how I figure I’ll meet the most of my people to share the Lord’s word with.  The same Thursday night, at bedtime I again asked the same thing...for God to heal my knee because of the pain and not so I could run some races.  Friday morning the knee that I was expecting to be swollen to about the size of a basketball and hurt so bad it would take everything I had not to cry...I was really expecting to have to use a sick day, felt okay.  It wasn’t really swollen anymore than it had been for days and the pain was minimal.  In my morning prayer I made sure to thank Him for the blessing and during the prayer at bedtime I made sure to thank Him again and asked for continued work on the healing process.  The point I’m trying to make is be specific when you talk to the Lord, don’t just throw random selfish things out there and expect it to happen.  The Lord can and will work miracles for you but not for reasons of the flesh...I wanted to race and being healthy was in second place and He showed me my error.  He showed me the truth and that truth set me free...it set me free to receive His loving, healing hands.  If you’re reading this and haven’t accepted Jesus Christ as your savior please reach out to me and I’ll do what I can to help.  We can talk, we can pray together or I can put you in contact with those that are far more knowledgeable than myself.  

>>>When your legs get tired….run with your heart<<<