I sprained my ankle yesterday. Super big time. Super swell. Super painful. It has been 1 year plus since I last sprained it but yesterday’s experience was like no other. As I landed my foot on another person’s feet while playing ball, I could hear the *crack* sound loud and clear. In my mind I was like, “that’s it liao”. And it is really “that’s it liao”. When I woke up in this morning, I can barely rest my weight on my left feet. I could barely walk. I limped my way to the toilet, thinking that maybe after I warm up, my feet should be fine. But it felt far from fine. I even got difficulty putting on my pants standing up. Wahahaha. *sigh* That was when I decided to go take an MC. And so for the first time in my 3 years as a staff, I am taking medical leave. *claps* I learnt 2 things from my sprain. Thanks to this sprain, I had to make 10 different calls to inform them of my inability to turn up for meetings and arrange for people to take over. That’s how much trouble it takes when I am down. Not only that, I now have to change my dates for IPPT (which I planned to go end of this month), cancel my bike lessons and miss my Sunday basketball games. I think it pays to be healthy. I guess it’s something we all take for granted sometimes. We safely assume that so-and-so will turn up and conduct the sessions/meetings, so-and-so will be down to help out, so-and-so will be healthy and around to do what he/she planned to etc. and then become much less dependant on God. I am thankful for people like Munz could help me cover up a POD session, my sis who bothered to take care of me before going JB and those who offered to pray for me. Reminds me of this verse in Ecc 4:9-10,
9Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. 10For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up!
It’s good to be in a body of believers!
The 2nd thing I was thinking about came when the doctor told me that I would be out of action for at least 2 weeks and preferably 1 month. Then came the question I always ask myself. If God takes my limbs away, what will my response be? The thought of it is scary. But it is not impossible. I could have well fractured or broke my ankles yesterday but I am thankful to just get away with a big sprain. Will I then be able to channel my love for basketball or sports into another area where I can use it to serve God? Or will I go into depression and then choose to live a mundane/routine life? I can say all I want to say for now, but when the crunch comes, that will be the true test of my faith with God. In the meantime, may the Lord continue to strengthen my relationship with Him so that I may be able to brave the storms of life in this fallen world. (And of cos for my ankle to recover soon. Haha)
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