The Rock

Several months ago I injured my ankle.  While running on some uneven ground (in pink rubber knee high boots), I strained my tendons in my ankle and knee.  It caused me to use crutches for a couple of weeks.  I was miserable. 

When my doctor released me, he said "You still can not run for another three weeks and when you do run, it can only be on level ground." 

I have run in alot of places.  I have run on the beach, on mountain sides, in rock, on smooth surfaces, on inclines and on level ground.  I have "never" injured my foot, ankle, or leg in the process.  As I prepared to begin running all over again, I remembered what the doctor said "...on level ground...."

Seems simple enough right?  I have done a pretty good job of avoiding inclines, cracks in slab, tree limbs and other objects.  I has not been difficult to avoid those but those rocks....oh those rocks!  I find that even the smallest one could bring me down. 

To give you a visual, if you were trying to adhere two 2 x 4 pieces of wood and there was a rock between them, there is no way you could do it.  I have found my self looking at the ground when I run or walk for that matter, to ensure that there are not rocks that could hinder my journey.

This morning as I walked to church, I found myself walking through the parking lot looking for rocks.  One wrong step on a rock could set me back again.  I was busy looking for rocks and trying to avoiding them when I remembered what Jesus told Peter. 

"You are Peter and on this rock I will build my church." I couldn't help but ask my self, am I a rock that God can count on or am I just a stumbling block? 

Whether you have given it thought or not, stepping on a small rock in your path could throw you off and bring you down; and a rock as a foundation could uphold your house.  Ask yourself if you are the rock or stumbling block that is going to interrupt someone's journey or are you the rock Jesus called you to be?

And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.  Matthew 16:18