Just back from the physio, who has given me another stretchy
strip to use in restoring full use of this shoulder. I’ve to pull the ring
tight and raise my hands over my head, as far as they will go. The resistance
in the stretchy strip will strengthen the muscles as I stretch the tendons. Or
something like that.
Basically, the thought is that the resistance will
strengthen my body.
There is so much in our world today which we need to resist.
So many temptations to self-indulge, to do and view things we shouldn’t, to be
self-centred and hard-hearted. It’s as we resist those temptations, in the name
of Jesus and with the help of the Holy Spirit, that we become stronger in our
faith, stronger in our ability to live out the good news of Jesus and bring
light and life into places of darkness and death. And goodness knows those
sorts of places are all around.
So today, I’m not going to moan about the things I need to
resist. I’m going to ask help from God to change my attitude so that I welcome
the tough things because as I resist, I will grow in faith and strength.
I often think of butterflies: if you try to help them break
out of the cocoon they will not be able to fly. It’s only as they struggle to
break the cocoon that they strengthen their wings to fly. It’s the same with
raising kids: we can’t do everything for them or they will never be strong
enough to do them on their own.
So, a wee lesson from the physio for me today. Resistance
makes you stronger.
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