The great fall... of Pastor Nick

I fell the other day. 

Let me rephrase that. As I was trying to be of wonderful help to my wife, I ended up slipping and falling down on my left side, including my leg and arm and hip. My leg got the worst part of the fall and it has been killing me ever since I fell. 

I’ve seen 4 medical professionals getting their opinion on the leg; some told me to rest it, others told me to use it, others told me to ice it, others told me to heat/ice it…  

I’m thankful to say that today, my leg is not as painful as it was this time last week..(I’ve found that 3 days after an injury are the worst, and that day was Sunday. my pain, on the pain scale, was a 24.)

Anyway, to the point i’m tying to make. 

Because of my leg, I have been unable to do quite a few things; and as such, I have had to depend upon my wife to do most- if not all- of the things that I have been able to do around the house to help her out. 

There was even a period of time when I could not get out of bed because my leg hurt so bad, so, again I was dependant on my wife; and thank goodness she has been very helpful to me. 

This dependance on people is an interesting topic. We as parents teach our children to be independent-not needing to ask help from anyone; but in God’s economy, we are actually to be dependant; God actually wants us to ask Him for help. 

I love the words of Jesus that are recorded for us in John 15: “Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me.

5 “Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.” (NLT2)

In order for us to have a fruitful life in Jesus, we must remain connected to Jesus. Without Him, we have no hope. Read that statement again. 

It’s not wrong to be dependant on someone, especially if that Someone is Jesus. God created us to thrive and we can only do that if we remain connected to Him. 

So, if you fall, call out to Him; 

If you’ve lost something, call out to Him;

If someone is bothering you, call out to Him. 

Peter reminded us of the following: “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” ( 1 Peter 5:7)

Do you need something? Go ahead and ask, our Father is waiting for you now.