Good Job Buddy!
Yesterday, I was getting Chris out of the vehicle, he moved his foot and turned, trying to help me. I said, "Good job, buddy!" At that moment, it was like I could feel all the times God told me, "Good job!"
Getting a new vehicle has been such a blessing - I even look forward to the payments, so far. Lol. While he is adjusting nicely, getting him in and out poses a lot of new challenges. It seems to be helping encourage him to move his legs more and I'm noticing more movement in the right leg, which has taken forever to kick in. I learned early on to celebrate even the smallest bit of progress. Progress is progress, after all.
I must admit, though, that there is a bit of sadness that can creep in with each bit of progress. He is 40 now and I should be congratulating him on landing a new job, making a move, or expecting a new baby. Instead, I'm helping him learn to move his hands and feet again, take a few bites of food, and simple things that he learned so many years ago. But I don't focus on his broken body - I focus on where we are going. That's why no matter how small the movement, how little the progress, I tell him "good job."
As I heard the words come out of my mouth, I realized that God does us the same way. He sees that we are emotionally broken. He knows our souls are crippled by grief and loss. But each time we thank Him, we trust Him again, we cry out to Him....He says, "good job." Just like I have some understanding of how hard it is for Chris to move an arm or a leg, or try to make a sound with his voice, or move his head to look the other way - God gets how hard it is for us to just function daily. And He whispers good job to our souls.
It's important to know that God thinks we are doing a good job - we look like Him. It is love that keeps us near our loved ones, just like love kept Jesus on the cross in the midst of the pain. Trusting Him is a good job!
Today, I'll encourage myself that I am doing the best I can with what I have in my hand. I'll remind myself that God is trustworthy and my job is simply to trust Him no matter what the day looks like. I'll let my thoughts sit in the fact that God is telling me that trusting Him - in the face of adversity - is a good job! And I will trust Him for one more day. Will you join me?
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21 Days
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