This was
the picture I sent my hubby from the exam room right after the tongue lashing I
received from my doctor last week. Frankly, I was done. Too many doctor visits
in one week and I was starting to feel like a pin cushion. I was just done.
Now, there will be no medical lawsuit filed for bad bedside manner or bashing
him on social media. I really do love my doctor. I met him on a pretty bad day
many years ago and he has been a great help as he's seen me through the
trenches on some things. He listens and really gets to the root of issues. Even
those issues you don't want to deal with. You don't find great docs like that
often so he is a gem, but that day he gave me the "what for" because
of my neglect of getting in there sooner to take care of some things and, quite
frankly, I didn't like him right then. Lol! He didn't buy my whole sob story of
"too busy, not enough of me to go around, new school, family
responsibilities, can't take time off, I'll get to it when summer rolls
around" speech. It didn't sit well with him and I'm pretty sure he gave me
the same look as I had in this picture. Whatever doctor! 🙄
But, in
all honesty, I'm thankful for him. Though there aren't any major things going
on (praise the Lord!🙏🏼), he reminded me that those little things have become bigger
things and I need to release my stubbornness and not wait so long. I got the
"taking care of yourself is a necessity that needs to be put back on the
top of your 'to-do' list so you will be around for a long long time" lecture.
Okay, okay!! I get it!
I'm sure
most of us find ourselves in situations like these. Life gets busy. We put off
things that need attention because it's just not something we want to deal with
right now. We think it can wait because our attention is on so many other
things that we feel take precedence. This would involve focus on ourselves when
others around us need attention too. For me it is always easier to take care of
others. It brings me joy! But as some really great (and kind of bossy 😉) people in my life
reminded me that taking care of myself helps me better serve others, I decided
not to roll my eyes quite as hard and take it to heart. Yes, I have given this
same advice out of my own lips to others many times but it didn't apply to me,
right? O, how I still have so much to learn in this life. I am a work in
progress and a stubborn one at that. 🙄
That's
just part of life. You fall down, you get back up. You make a mistake, you
learn from it and press on to do better. Or like me, make that mistake again
and again and try not to make it AGAIN. Life is hard. But to be all that God
wants us to be takes intentionality to apply all that we learn from His Word
and on this journey of life. Like you, I really do want to be around for a long
time because there is so much I know God has for me. I have great purpose and
YOU do too! So, I will continue pouring into Scripture and do as my doctors
say. I will make more time for my dear family and loved ones and I will
continue working hard for the glory of God!! Life is hard, but it is a gift and
everyday I am reminded of just how precious it is! I love this life God has
blessed me with! ❤
So for
anyone else out there making sense of some hard places, please know you've been
prayed for. Let's remember that God is good and He is good at being God. He
knows best and it is up to us to be still, listen, and then follow through on
what He has for us. Let's also thank those He puts in our lives that encourage
us to be the best of us so we can become better!
Blessings
to you all this day as we press on the pilgrimage of life! 😊
“Set your
minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.”
Colossians
3:2 ESV
“So
whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”
1
Corinthians 10:31 NIV
“The
thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life
and have it abundantly.”
John 10:10
ESV
"As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another."
Proverbs 27:17 NIV
"Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls has no one to help them up."
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 NIV