Last week I shared about my struggle to “get back up on the horse,” AKA, “Back In The Saddle.” For me this meant completing 10 weeks of recovery after my emergency surgery for my detached retina. With no warning or reason, I was facing the possibility of blindness unless surgery was performed and was successful.

The surgery was successful but it was not without a slow and strict recovery.

I did my best to follow doctors orders and to be as patient as I could be. The problem I faced however was getting back to my normal routine and activities. If I resumed my rigorous workout regimen, would it result in another detached retina? After all, there was still no apparent cause of my detached retina in the first place. Would it happen again? How careful did I need to be? Could I resume my normal activities and still be ok? All of these unanswered questions were producing a fear of the unknown consequences. Therefore, I had a choice to make. I could stay stuck in that fear or I could choose to trust God and walk through it!

The best definition I’ve ever heard of courage is from John Wayne

“Being afraid and saddling up anyway.”

John Wayne

The time had come for me to take action! I was either going to stay stuck in my fear or move forward with courage and walk through it.

This is when being a Christ follower gives us all of the strength and reassurance and helps us find ability when we feel like we have none.

“God told Joshua, ‘Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God Is with you wherever you go.’” Joshua 1:9

God is telling Joshua to not be afraid to step in to unknown territory and to face unknown situations! God reminds Joshua that He has made him strong and courageous and he is not to be frightened. He promises him victory, and that God would be with him whenever he went.  

But it was still up to Joshua to act!

The reality of our fear is there, but greater than our fear, is the promise that God will be with us!

TRUTH BOMB

THERE IS NO “BACK IN THE SADDLE“ UNTIL YOU TRUST GOD AND SADDLE UP!

I “saddled up” this week, went to the gym and worked out for the first time in 10 1/2 weeks, post surgery! Praise God my vision is still good! 

It feels good to be back in the saddle again!

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