So earlier this week I was working out and I hurt my back. And this time I really did it, I was hobbling around like an old man. I have been told that I need to strengthen my back and this wouldn't happen, but I didn't so here we are. So you may be asking why pain is a blessing? Well it only has the potential of being a blessing, and thankfully for me this week it was.
The reason that pain is such a powerful thing is because it effectively prevents us from faking who we really are. When you are in pain it becomes your focus and it leaves you no energy to be the fake person that many of us show on the outside. I started by blaming the pain for being irritable, short tempered, and a condescending person, but then I realized that the pain wasn't changing who I was it was merely pealing off the top layer of my facade. I believe it is like being rich, it doesn't change who you are it merely amplifies it and many people don't like what they find.
My pain was momentary and I got a glimpse of my sin tendencies, but now my back is feeling better. I have two options either I can go back to pretending and hiding my self or I can now work on the nasty things that I found under the surface. I am going to work on understanding my temper and how to deal with it, I am going to remember the things that are important in life and not let the little things get me down, and I am going to remember the value people have as creations of God.
Another small blessing is that after a day of it you start to see that most of the things that get under your skin do not matter, and you seen how truly great things like family and friends are in life.
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