If you don’t think that God’s plan for your life is
always in action, even when it seems that things are going wrong, then take a
look at Ryan O’Connor, an Irish jockey working in Australia last year. He was kicked in the back by his horse
Karlakee Miss. The kick itself didn’t appear
to do too much damage. But later in the
day, he started complaining of back pain, so he decided to go to the hospital
and get it checked out. While they were
running tests, they found out he had an aggressive form of testicular cancer. He had a three-and-a-half-inch tumor, which
required multiple surgeries and chemotherapy to treat. He was finally given the all-clear earlier
this year.
I don’t know too many of us that would willingly get
kicked by a horse. But in this case, getting
kicked by a horse actually saved this man’s life. Apparently, he hadn’t been feeling “right”
for some time, but shrugged it off as nothing major. Sometimes, I guess we need a good swift kick
to wake us up…in this case literally.
But it definitely helps you see the silver lining to bad situations.
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord,
“plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11
Who knew those “plans” included getting kicked by a
horse?!
