Baby Got Back…Pain

For the last week or so, my back has been sore. But two nights ago as I arose from putting my son to bed, it completely went out. I literally could not get my spine to hold the weight of my body. After a few minutes, only a painful bout of creeping and moaning and groaning could get me out of his room. It was horrible! The pain was horrific!

I am an avid excersizer and run about 3 miles x4 days per week, but this problem has stopped me dead in my tracks. I feel like I’m depriving something (running) that has become such a huge part of my life and I feel so guilty and so ashamed that I haven’t- even though right now, rest is the best solution to the problem.

What’s weird to me is how one small thing, a portion of a nerve in your back, can practically debilitate you completely. We completely take the things, like our backs, that are essential for our survival and well-being for granted.

That got me thinking about the essential spiritual things in our life that we take for granted- that if they were to ‘go out’, our relationship with God could be brought to new alltime lows. Things like prayer, Bible reading, church attendance, community service, and personal accountability are huge aspects of our faith that, like our back, if we allow to ‘go out’ will have longtime consequences for us and our intimate walk with God.

We must never forget how important these pillars of our faith are. We must nurture and protect them at all costs because it is them that make our faith so vibrant through the power of the Holy Spirit.

So while I am praying for immediate and complete healing for my back, I am also praying that I will never allow the circumstance of life to cause my spiritual disciplines to ‘go out’ either.