From One Scared Hand to the Other

Healing takes time. It is not something that happens over night, much to our dismay. I did not mention this in my last post, but C.R. burned his hand pretty badly 2 weeks ago this Tuesday. He scorched his lefy pinky and ring finger with a blow torch. I did not think to take pictures when it first happened; it was pretty nastyand charred, and I was mainly concerned that I did not need to take him to the emergency room. I called hom on my way home like I always do and he "mentioned" he burnt his hand. He said, "it's not that bad ... just first degree." Well when I got home and saw it, I almost passed out. It was the worse thing I had ever seen. So I went online to look up how to treat it and I came across a website that describes what different degrees of burns look like. He had 3rd and 4th degree burns. First thought, take him to the ER to get this taken care of. Second thought, call our friend that is a doctor and see what he says. Thanks to Dr. Carr, we were able to perform what they would have done in the ER right in the comfort of our home. Needless to say, he is now healing. He says it does not hurt too badly, just every once in awhile, mainly when he holds his hand straight down. Or something aggrevates it. Prescription lotion helps it and he has to keep it wrapped up away from dust. If he does not, then infection could set in.

When I thought about this whole process, it reminded me of what us as humans go through as we "heal" from sins of our past or even our now. Our sin hurts/comes back when we hang on it; when we are aggrevated by other sins. We must keep our prescription, which is the Bible and prayer, all over it. We must keep it wrapped up and away from dirt ... things that would tempt us to fall. If these things are not followed, infection of sin would set in. Sin would spread everywhere and become deeper in the tissues of our soul. The only difference is that CR can stop his "medical directions" in about 2 weeks. We must persist with our practice until we meet up with the Lord one day. This takes much practice, prayer, and preparation. Preparation to make the right choice ahead of time. Preparation that many times in my life I have failed to do. Preparation that now is priority. Preparation that the Lord made a priority where He chose to take the nails for me. And you.