INSPIRASUNS

Last night I woke up as a cramp in my calf grabbed hold of me. Oy, they are the worst! I hopped out of bed and did a stretch to loosen things up. I felt like I had relaxed everything enough to crawl back into bed. If you’ve ever had a cramp in your leg, you know that you gingerly lie back down trying not to send that muscle back into a tizzy 🙂 . I did so and snuggled back into my pillow to try to grab the last hour of sleep before my alarm went off.

Wham…a different muscle in my foot started to cramp, ugh. I’ve learned to position my foot in different ways to relax the muscles, but alas, they were simply not cooperating. It was at that point that I took a deep breath and began asking Father to help me relax and release the tense muscles. Over and over, I asked Him to relax my mind and my body. While the tension lessened, there was still a knot in my foot.

I made a simple change at this point. I pulled my arms out from under the covers and turned my hands to face palms up. I began to talk with Father again, asking Him to fill me and push out the tension. Almost immediately, I felt the muscles in my leg and foot release. Ahh…” Thank you”, I said, and was able to doze back off to sleep.

You are probably wondering right about now where I’m going with this. A little blog about leg cramps, seriously? Well, hold with me for just a moment.

Sometimes when we are in need, when we call on the Lord, we don’t feel His presence, we don’t think He hears us or is responding. Could it be that we are just not opening ourselves up enough to accept His help? Are we just going through the motions, asking for help but then not listening or being vulnerable enough to accept what He provides?

While I was struggling with those tense muscles, I was calling on Him for help, but I was still trying to control things. I was still shifting my legs, fighting those muscles. It wasn’t until I forced myself to relax, turned over my hands, and opened myself fully to Father that the tension totally released. When I turned everything over to Him, well, He does what he does best: He heals us.

So, friends, as a well-known animated character says, “Let it go”. Open yourself fully to the Lord and let Him provide the healing and strength you need to face whatever comes your way.

Have a good day, friends. Continued prayers for the return of Emily Rea.

Psalm 30:2
O Lord my god, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me.