In the Florida Keys there's a landmark bait and tackle shop named Capt.
Hook's. It's crammed full of fishing items and eclectic paraphernalia.
Small signs dot the walls, like "I've only got one nerve left, and
you're on it." For some reason that came to mind back when I was dealing
with issues regarding my aging father, mainly about his driving the car.
If you have an older parent, maybe you can relate to this: we didn't
want him driving any longer. His eyesight was not too good and he had
some senile dementia. He was determined to keep driving. Only around
town, of course. "Just to church, and the cemetary, maybe the bank or
grocery, but only in the daytime."
One afternoon we got a call to
come and get him in a town about an hour away. Apparently he had been
driving around, gotten disoriented, and was confused why he wasn't at
his local grocery store. I don't know who I was more worried about, him
or someone in another car he might hit. I did know I was coming to the
end of my rope with the driving situation. I prayed a little bit about
it, but actually I was trying to figure it out on my own. Many solutions
formed in my thoughts; some were actually implemented, to no avail. He
simply was not buying anything we did or said to convince him to give up
driving.
There's a saying, "When you get to the end of your rope,
tie a knot in it." It is best to go to the Lord first when we have
problems. When we don't, though, and all else fails and we're at the end
of our rope, it's good to remember the knot's got a name. Jesus.
We prayed and I turned my dad and the whole situation over to the Lord.
Not long after that, he did make a decision to give up driving and give
the car to someone needing transportation.
The plan is to
remember to go to the Lord in prayer before getting to the end of the
rope, and more importantly, that Jesus is the best knot name.
Sally I. Kennedy
sallyikennedy.com
The Best Knot Name
Today's Bible Verse:
Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will
honor me. (Psalm 50:15)
The Best Knot Name
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