Well, I finally did something I had never done before in my
life . . . broke a bone. It was only a
small one, but it hurt! I broke my
little toe on my right foot. I saw a
spider in my kitchen and turned quickly to get something to kill it with and
bam! I hit a chair leg. My little toe went right; it made my two
smallest toes look like a capital L. It
was painful!
What do I do? Yell for my daughter, Megan, and then close my
mouth to keep from screaming. She called
my son-n-law, Ryan, the fireman/emt, and asked if I should go to the
doctor. He said that the only thing they
would do would be to x-ray it and tape it to the next toe. We could do that. I put my toe back in place and Megan taped it
firmly in place. I lay down with
ibuprofen and an ice pack and stayed off my foot.
The next day it was difficult to walk. The toe and foot was swollen and very
colorful with bruising. This hurt toe is
like having a toothache in your foot that will not go away. The swelling did begin to go down and the
colors began to fade. But what I was not
expecting was the headache and back pain from the stress of walking. I was adjusting my walk to protect my
toe. I did not realize how much your
little toe helps you balance. As I
compensated and walked a little differently it made my back and hips hurt, then
up my neck and into a stress headache.
So I called my chiropractor who made adjustments that have helped.
As I wait for my toe to heal, which I am told can be a
longer process than I first thought. I
have been contemplating what I am to learn through this. Number one; be careful in the kitchen around
chairs! Number two; practice
patience. Number three; how important
every part is. The little toe doesn’t
seem to be that important to the foot.
It balances out the toes when getting a pedicure. Most importantly it helps you keep your
balance when you stand and walk.
Just as that little pinky toe is important so is every
person in the body of Christ. “Just as
our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with
Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other.”
Romans 12:4-5. Each of us is
important. All the work of God’s Kingdom
is important, the big jobs that you notice, but also the small things that go
unnoticed. In 1 Corinthians 10:31 we are
told “…whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God. “So my dear brothers and sisters, be strong
and immovable. Always work
enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is
ever useless.” 1 Corinthians 15:58.
Don’t forget you are special to God. And if you are feeling unimportant read Ephesians
1. “Even before He made the world, God
loved us and chose us in Christ…” Ephesians 1:4. “For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we
can do the good things He planned for us long ago.” Ephesians 2:10. God has a plan and purpose for each of us and
gives us the strength and ability to do the work He gives us. So whether you are the leg, the eye, the arm
or the little pinky toe you are important to God and to the family of God!
