Bending the knee

My mother had a much needed knee replacement surgery three weeks (and 3 days) ago. The procedure went well. The hospital staff, however, did not get her up as quickly as the surgeon anticipated and the intensive therapy did not achieve the expected results. Talking with Mom, she was happy with the movement she now had - which was more than she has had in decades!

The surgeon had a follow up visit last week and was dissatisfied with Mom's condition.  He was not happy with 50% movement and declared the hospital did not do its job, the therapist group did not do their job and Mom did not yield herself to therapy in the way she should have.  He cancelled therapy and gave Mom until yesterday to make a decision - go in Tuesday for a follow up procedure to break through the scar tissue or remain just as you are.

Well, she did.  And he did.  I received a call from Dad a while ago that Mom had 100% movement in her leg! (Praise the Lord)

Now for the painful part.

God tells us who we can be in Him. We know who we used to be, we look in the mirror and are content with our progress - even though we are still missing God's expectations.  Generally speaking, the church is not doing its job (teaching in the power of the Spirit), small groups have not done their job (holding each other accountable and making disciples) and we have each failed to yield to the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.

We MUST be broken to the point of bending our knee before God Almighty! Not just 50%, but 100%. We may not want to hear the news (since we are all doing so much better than we were), but it is time to go back in for a follow up procedure and allow God to move us to where we should be.

Will you join me as I humble myself before God and ask Him to break me? I pray we will not settle for less than God's best so that He may be abundantly glorified through His church.

"Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." Philippians 2:9-11