Don't you wish you had a stunt double in life. I sure did the evening a group from church went to Perfect North Slopes in Indiana. I would have called in my stunt double for all the spills and not so thrills. I thought I would give snowboarding a chance. I am working on not being so timid of new and adventurous situations. Snowboarding would be that. I can ski decent, not well and not bad. Well, snowboarding got the better of me. As I was attempting to get down the bunny slope, yet again, I turned where my back was leading and the board dug into the snow. Note - I would have inserted the stunt double at the place where I started leading by my back side. As the board dug into the snow, I quit sliding and started to be vaulted forward in a header just not face first, head first. I hit hard and at least twice. My tongue is still recovering as I bit it in the process of bouncing. I hope to have full feeling in the tongue by tomorrow. I know that picturing the situation is rather humorous, I even chuckle when I think about me bouncing off the ice. I would have preferred watching my stunt double doing this but she has yet to be cast. Please pray that my body heals as I am very sore and bruised.
I say all of this to, yes try to garner sympathy from the few of you who read this and to say that even in the trauma and trials of life, God is showing me his greater mercy and profound grace. I don't have a stunt double and so I am the one who is in charge of my glorifying the Lord and how I share him with the world at large. I have been struggling with this point in life. Our soon to be new Director of Youth at GBC spoke about God and His glory and how God is concerned first with his name and his glory. Yes, he has concern for me but what am I doing to show God's glory or to bring him glory? This is starting down a random track so I will bring it back to my greater point. God is gracious and His mercy abounds. He will do what is needed for his glory and if I have to be a bit bruised and beaten to return to the place to bring him all the glory, I will be glad that God casts no stunt doubles in this life.
Love and blessings to you all.
fofinha posted at 11:12 AM
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