Kneedless

Many times as Christians we wonder how to begin talking to people about Christ. If you are like me you may not be able to quote scripture with the bible reference, version, book, chapter verse or even page number, but that is no reason not to tell about God.


I may not know the exact book, verse, page etc, but I do know what it says and more over I can tell you what the Lord has done for me, personally as his word says we should. My bible says that by His stripes I was healed, If you have not heard what the Lord has done in this area.. Let me share.


I love the outdoor s, I love sports and I especially love water. In high school I did it all, I played basketball, football, rugby and my favorite… swimming. I lived in the pool. From as far back as I can recall I was swimming. If I could get to school early I would be sure to do a few laps before I got to class. The swimming team would serve lunch first so that they could meet at the pool after for practice and after school we would remain behind and swim some more. I loved it and it loved me. I was swimming captain all through high school and even left my mark with a record at the novices.


My knees would hurt now and then and especially when it was cold, to swim was a delight but in cold water in freezing Karen area, it was a great sacrifice. There are some things I had to do which was wear pants all through, avoid kneeling down and folding my knees when it was cold. It was a task but somehow I did it. In the last year of High school, it was too much, I was in a cast half the time to avoid any knee movements and worst of all I could not swim or play any sports. That was in 1996


This year, after years of managing to do all the above and stay out of trouble, all went to hell in a hand basket. From the month of June the cold had began and by August, walking was a night mare. I had seen a few doctors over the months and it seemed surgery could not be avoided. I tried to hold off until one day my knee just gave in and I was at the doctor’s clinic in tears, begging then to operate. I was scheduled for surgery first thing in the morning.


I did the surgery and the doctor told me that they found my entire meniscus (The cartilage between the thigh and sheen bone at the knee joint) had been pounded to a mush and they had to take it out. It is now November and I am still on crutches and yet to operate on the other knee. Many people walk up to me saying how sorry they are and yet I could not be more pleased. As I write this, it is a cold wet day yet I am moving about with minimal pain (from surgery) and at the end of it all I will be able to kneel down before my God in praise, prayer and worship! More over my other knee is feeling great and should not need surgery.


For the first time since high school, I will kneel down, I will go out in the cold without crying in pain, I will fold my knee with no fear of them locking and not being able to open up. As far as my knees go I am needless.


Have you heard what the Lord has done? By His stripes I am healed.