Two
months in a brace, fluid filling up in my knee with no mobility, would I ever
be the same again? I remember like it happened yesterday the first time I had
reconstructive knee surgery. Awaking from surgery, pondering how bad the damage
was in my knee? I was told I could be
playing ice hockey in 3-6 weeks before going under the knife, caused optimism.
After surgery, I asked how long was I
out for? The doctor told me three months, I thought they meant from ice hockey,
they meant from walking without a brace.
I
had a problem with my left knee cap dislocating from second grade to my
sophomore year college. About every six months my knee cap would dislocate, I
would throw it back in myself and by the time my senior year of high school I
was back up to about 90 percent after a week. Every doctor told me my major
knee ligaments were fine, go to physical therapy and I would be better. Finally
I saw a good doctor. Dr. Dodds and Amy Worthing (Name could be misspelled) saw
pictures of my knee and I will quote Dr. Dodds, “Dude, it doesn’t look good.”
While she told me the same thing every doctor told me, she said there is
something wrong with your knee. They went out of the room to check on some of
my x-rays and I heard them talking outside the room before entering in. Dodds
said, “Man it sucks to have to go into a room and tell someone they need
surgery.” She then opened my door.
My
knee was jacked up but it wasn’t until they opened my knee up to see how bad it
was. Each time I dislocated my knee cap they found a crack on my knee cap. I
had so much scar tissue floating around with torn cartilage, it was a mess.
After going to physical therapy for two months without much change. I wondered
if I would ever be the same again? It’s scary to think that life can change and
you don’t know if it will ever be the same again.
If
I didn’t improve, I would have the same exact problems, this can happen in
others areas of life and even the church. Just like I put everything I had into
making my knee strong again, Paul did the same with the Corinth church. The
Corinth church just like many churches today, had issues. He spent a lot of
time and a couple mission trips there to help the church out. Paul put all his
time and effort into making the church succeed. Yet he was worried about the
church and if they ever listen to what he told and worked with them on.
Paul
was concerned, 2 Corinthians 20-21…
“For I am afraid that when I come I may not
find you as I want you to be, and you may not find me as you want me to be. I
fear that there may be discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition,
slander, gossip, arrogance and disorder. I am afraid that when I come again my
God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned
earlier and have not repented of the impurity, sexual sin and debauchery in
which they have indulged.”
The
church can have issues. Just like we need to work on different area’s of our
own life, so does the church. If we didn’t work on issues with our own lives we
would grow stagnant. Paul was worried the pride, gossip, division and disorder
would still be prevalent in the church. If the church didn’t work on these
issues, turn away from sin things wouldn’t improve. We all need to try to
improve.
Looking
back in time can be a blessing and curse. I was worried when my physical
therapy wasn’t going well, but it got better and my knee fully recovered. When
issues happen in the church they need to be address and if they are swept under
the rug, nothing will improve. The same can be said about life. Improvement
needs to happen in all aspects of life.
Where
do you need improvement in your life? If you feel like you are stuck in a rut,
what can you do today to start improving? If there are problems be part of the
solution not the problem.
Have
a great day.
