For over 12 years I've had a bad lower back. I'm not sure how this came to be but it is. And it sucks. Usually. I've only gone to chiropractors because I've never had the resources to see a specialist. And that's been ok. I've had times where it's been really really bad and others that there isn't any pain. Once I hurt it so bad I had to go to the E.R. but they couldn't do anything for me. Even the muscle relaxer and pain meds they gave me touch the pain. But no insurance meant just getting through it. And God helped me.
Well for about the past month I've had some pain that just would not go away. I went to my chiro but he couldn't even get it. (I don't much care for him anyways and we were going out of town so I didn't bother to go back.) So it had been getting worse and worse. To the point that laying down, which usually alleviates the pain, hurt. I tried numerous times to go back to my chiro but for whatever reason it never worked out. Either when I tried to go he wasn't there or I was too busy to go. Last week I decided to really start praying about this and asking God to be my Ultimate Physician. He's the one that made me and knows exactly what is going on down there. Who better to fix me than my Creator?
The first day I prayed I felt the Lord tell me to strengthen my core (core muscles - stomach area). I have taken some pilates classes in the past and have always enjoyed them since they don't put strain on the lower back when done properly. So I started doing some of the exercises that I could remember after praying. 1 week later.....the pain is decreasing! Laying down at night doesn't hurt! I know that it is because I am seeking the Lord and doing what He said that this is happening.
As I spend time with my Heavenly Father through prayer and reading His word, I am strengthening my core in Him. My foundation is being laid stronger and stronger. Just like the wise man who build his house upon the rock (Matt. 7:24f). As I build my foundation (relationship) upon Jesus Christ (the Rock), I will be able to "weather the storms" that come. A house is only as good as it's core - the foundation. My relationship is only as good as what I make it. Just like my relationship with my husband. It is only as good as the time and energy that I invest. It's only as strong as I want it to be.
So as I build my foundation stronger in the Lord, He is giving me the tools I need to do what He has called me to. And as I do my pilates and make my core muscles stronger, the Lord is healing my back and getting me ready for the work that He has given me to do.
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