Falling flat on your face

We’ve probably all heard the expression, “falling flat on your face.” Well, now I’ve seen this expression in action.

Last night, one of the folks here in our ministry house was going upstairs with a mug of hot chocolate in her hands and somehow tripped, causing her to fall flat on her face on the concrete stairs. I felt so bad for her! She has various cut areas on her face, mostly from her glasses, but nothing too serious. She also sustained what I’d consider to be a mild concussion, but seems to be recovering pretty well. With Band-Aids on her face, impressively swollen eye and cheek (will turn beautiful shades over the next week I’m sure), she looks like a prize winning champion boxer….but you should see the other guy!

In reality, we’re quick to acknowledge and thank God through all of this…it could have been so much worse. She was only an inch or two from contact with her jaw/teeth. She received no injury from her broken mug. There were lots of Christians immediately lifting her up to The Healer in prayer. As nurse, I was able to immediately provide medical care and check on her various times throughout the night and today. I was also able to consult a doctor friend in South Carolina within an hour of the fall and the doc was more than willing to talk me through the best way to proceed. On top of all of that, she and I have been amazed at how the Lord has really kept her from having terrible pain. Tylenol and rest seem to be doing the trick. Somehow her glasses didn't break, but seem to be bent just enough to keep her seeing very well thru the Progressive lenses. However, just one day before the fall a friend of mine from the USA came for a short visit. Among the other treasures, he also had 20+ pair of reading glasses donated by his Bible study group, friends, and others. And wouldn't you know that one of those pair seem to fit just fine and temporarily seem to be doing the trick. Aint God cool?!

It’s so good to know that in the midst of out humanness, like falling flat on our face, God is faithful to take care of us!