Thursday, March 15, 2012
THE BEST KNOT NAME
honor me. Psalm 50:15
The Best Knot Name
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.
Inspirational messages by Sally I. Kennedy
Sally I. Kennedy, ©2012
http://www.sallyikennedy.com
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