Fall is definitely in the air here in Central Florida. The nighttime temperatures have been dipping into the 60's and the daytime temperatures have been in the 80's rather than 90's. The leaves are falling from the trees as we approach November. Unfortunately, the leaves are not the only thing that has been falling.
Last Friday, I went out to eat with friends. As we were walking in the parking lot of a Mexican restaurant, I tripped over a curb and fell on the pavement. Initially, it looked like my left knee took the brunt of the fall. I scraped it pretty good, and it was beginning to swell. When we got inside, I asked for a baggie with some ice. That took the swelling down right away. I knew that my shoulder and ribs also suffered some damage from the fall. I consulted with one of the nurses here when I got home. She felt like I did not suffer any broken bones. There were no external signs of injury to my torso. But when I would take a deep breath, I felt some pain. The following day the pain to my ribs and shoulder was worse. The level of pain did not begin to subside until Tuesday. On Monday I sneezed, and it felt like someone shot me in the back with a 357 magnum at point blank range. Yesterday I sneezed and the guy only shot me with a 22 that time. I guess that means that I'm getting better. I still have some pain using my left arm, but it is not nearly as bad as it was at the beginning of the week. I have seen progress in the last 7 days as my body recovers from that fall. I would appreciate your prayers for my continued healing.
My new contact lenses are working great for which I am very thankful. God has certainly answered prayer concerning that need.
Our Biblical Resource Group continues to update some old doctrinal papers that were written a number of years ago for New Tribes Mission. We are definitely making good progress. There is an approval process that the papers need to go through before they can be officially posted. Sometimes it feels like getting approval for the papers is the slowest part of the process.
Blessings,
Bob
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From Effort to Rest
Exhaustive effort brings home the necessity of strengthening rest. The believer will not be ready to enter into his spiritual rest until he is utterly worn out by his unsuccessful efforts to conquer sin and the old man. There is no rest for the "wretched man" of Romans 7—that struggle must lead to the rest of Romans 8. -MJS
Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death? Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. -Rom. 7:24, 8:1
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