Life has a habit of kicking you up the derriere and David Beckham just got a right kick! Money is no object for some and David is no exception and so he got fixed by a doctor in Finland.That was the physical injury dealt with but what about the emotional? That will take a little longer I think. One point from the Italian Championship and eighty two days from the World Cup Finals in South Africa and David is in trouble with his feet just before another World Cup Disappointed? No, heartbroken!
How do we recover when life does this to us? Well, some never do they just grow very bitter and stew in self pity. Some press on regardless and pretend it never happened but I would like to think that we can receive healing and that God can bring better things through it! The Bible says that God ‘heals the brokenhearted’ and He even ‘binds up all their wounds’. Sounds perfect to me. One thing is for sure ‘hurt people will hurt people’ and hurt people have their personal growth stunted.
I have a very good friend who somehow overcomes what most of us would view as a crippling disadvantage; she did not snap her achilles but rather she was born with no eyes. Instead of growing bitter or allowing fear to keep her locked away she is one of the most fearless and outgoing people I know. Nicky relies on Jesus and uses even misguided or patronising sympathies to her advantage and shares her faith with all and sundry. Positivity, optimism, forgiveness and courage are her values and I want to be more like her! ‘Becks’ as he is famously known suffered a telling blow but I pray he will have one last hurrah and I pray that you will too. Maybe we can learn from both Nicky and the husband of ‘Posh Spice’. KEEP PRESSING ON!