who out there doesn't stumble and fall!!?!!~literally!!!

I've had quite the day today... one that I absolutely enjoyed. It started with breakfast with 3 of the most precious people. Then off to run the streets with my best buddy Barb... we first stopped at her cousins to visit for a bit. We were sitting in the back, on the patio...then crunch, bam, boom~ I'm down, on my back! The chair crumbled beneath me. (it had dry rotted!~no I haven't gained THAT much weight!) But it was the wildest thing... I've never had anything like that happen to me before. I remember clearly thinking it through as it was happening! I vividly remember hearing, don't hit your head, brace yourself!! It could've been very ugly, at the speed I was falling. Rather than being knocked out, I only have some back and neck pain. (Nothing this old bird can't handle!) I thanked the Lord for protecting me. But we had to chuckle. That God has a sense of humor!!

But this little stumble today reminds me of how I stumble almost daily in my walk with the Lord. The Bible tells us that we must remove stumbling blocks that cause us to sin. This does not mean to cut off a part of the body; it means that any person, program or teaching in the church that threatens the spiritual growth of the body must be removed. For the individual, any relationship, practice, or activity that leads to sin should be stopped. Jesus says it would be better to go to heaven with one hand that to hell with both. Sin, of course, affects more than our hands; it affects our minds and hearts. (I personally, would rather deal with this little bit of physical pain!) I'm loving my mind and heart these days... they're God's!