Taped Up

I had a minor setback earlier this week.  Actually, it happened the previous week.  I was having a hard time sitting for more than 20 minutes at a time because of pain in right side.  I thought it might go away and was inclined to ignore it and tough it out, but I thought maybe this wasn't the best idea.  Last Monday, I was able to get an appointment with my PT and she found that my right sacroiliac joint was stuck, which was causing me the pain.  She got me reset, and then taped my back for a few days.  Wow, I had no idea that a couple pieces of tape across my low back could actually make such a difference in helping me feel more stable, and it was a great reminder for me to sit straight.  The tape is now removed, and I am trying to continue having better posture, so hopefully I don't end up in that place again.  I have to focus in order to counteract the learned behavior of slouching.

I am reminded of how we can get stuck in our spiritual lives and sometimes need a little help from a friend to get us moving again.  We also need some "tape" in our lives to remind us to stay walking on the straight and narrow path.  Maybe this is reading or reciting Scripture or even putting it on your wall.  Maybe this is listening to worship music or meeting with a prayer group.  We all need let ourselves be reminded, so we will continue walking in God's truth.  Life will be better in the long run even though the discipline is not easy.      

"You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates."  (Deuteronomy 6:5-9 ESV)