Journal Update 12/19 From Kristi

Being a Saturday, today was a fairly unscheduled day. Zac is limited to only 2 hours in the wheelchair twice a day (to protect his skin from sitting too long). So we took full advantage of his time in the chair to explore.

We wandered down to the therapy gym to find a variety of equipment to experiment with. He was very encouraged to begin to challenge himself. He rolled up to one familiar pulley weight set that he had used prior to the accident, only to realize he would have no grip in his fingers to hold the bar. No problem. We got creative and velcroed his hands to the bar in order for him to pull down on it. We felt pretty proud of ourselves.

The simplest tasks challenged him. He has lost a lot of muscle weight. But he pressed on. He told me later that he was examining his arms and thought of the verse, “The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever.” Is. 40:8.

Amen, Zac. Our bodies will fail us. You have seen a withering of your body this month. Your muscles have faded. But God’s Word has never been more deeply abiding in your heart. You have been “strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man”. Eph 3:16. You are stronger than ever.

We will not fear these moments of weakness for God’s promises will not fail us. “For after you have suffered a little while, [Christ] will Himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast." 1 Peter 5:10

It’s already happening!