Climbing Out of a Hot Summer

You've been gone a while.  I've been to summer school this past season, and I didn't even know I had failed a course!  As I worked hard to get on my feet after the surgery in March, once again my plans and those of the Lord were not exactly in sync.  

So, you stopped being Christian?  Not ever, not at all.  That said, I seem to need a reminder that my plans and ways are not the Lord's.  I'm not sure why I can't remember that particular lesson, but He has methods of reminding me.  This time, it has been the heat and humidity we've experienced in the Southern USA this summer.  For those of us who wear their medicine, via a patch, heat is a terrible enemy.  Open pores, sweating, higher core temperature, and even a higher heart rate are the worst, and this summer combined them into the perfect storm to sap the medicine out before it's time.  

Then, this weather is all about you?  Narcissist much?  That does sound a bit much, but not exactly what I mean.  My point is that when I began to heal and actually felt better than I had in months, years actually, I began to rely on myself and focused what I wanted.  That old self-reliance and pride took over.  Then the heat went up and I couldn't take my walks, or even exercise without having a problem with my meds; I became angry.  Look, I had plans now, I was going to get working again, maybe even back into the martial arts.  Right.  After everything the Lord did for me, how could I forget so easily?   Instead, I should have been thankful for the blessings the Lord had given me.  I just need to continue doing my part, leaving the rest up to the Father who has brought me this far.  So as my kids return to school, I hopefully return to sanity.  Lesson:  Do what I can, my Father in heaven will take care of the rest.