I had a conversation with my friend Patrick today. I've known Patrick for about 8 years. We're work buddies. We've shared lots of life over the years we've been friends. I've cried at his dad's funeral and at his wedding. We've fought together in the trenches at work. Patrick is an amazing fellow and an inspirational follower of Jesus Christ.
A few weeks ago Patrick blew out his ACL playing basketball. To fully understand the impact of something like this, you need to know that "Basketball jones, I got a basketball jones, I got a basketball jones oh baby oooheeooh" was written about him.
But rather than be devastated and drown in self-pity, Patrick decided to discover what God had for him. He worked hard in physical therapy before surgery, came through surgery like a champ, and now is in physical therapy again - working hard to regain mobility. Patrick's doing his part, and God is faithfully doing His.
I asked him how he's doing today and he said:
- "God is encouraging me as I'm praising Him."
- "I feel so triumphant, so liberated, and I will never forget leaning my crutch up against the wall and walking away from it. It has to be a taste of what those people that Jesus healed felt like."
- "If I had wings I could fly."
It puts me in mind of Toby Mac's song "Feelin' So Fly":
There ain't a day that goes by
That I'm not singing Your praise
There ain't a day that goes by
That I'm not completely amazed
A supernatural high
Your love is simply insane
You got me feeling so fly
It's amazing how God blesses beyond our thoughts or expectations in all things - if only we have eyes to see, ears to hear, and hearts to understand.
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