This is a picture of me when I was about 20 years old. I weighed about 200 pounds due to working out with weights a lot.

One day I started feeling sick and had a fever. It wasn’t the normal flu type sick, so I ended up going to the ER. The ER doctor called a surgeon who ordered x-rays of my stomach. A nurse came in with a wheelchair. She was about 5′ 2″ and weighed maybe 110 pounds. Being the young prideful man I was, I didn’t want a petite woman pushing me in a wheelchair. I told her I could walk.

I had to lay down, stand up, lay down and stand up for the x-rays. The last time I stood up, I began to faint. The poor x-ray tech who was also a petite woman had to try to catch me and guide me to the wheelchair.

When the nurse came back. I swallowed my pride and agreed to be pushed back to the ER room in the wheelchair. I ended up having my appendix out that night.

I am grateful that Jesus has all power. God created the universe. Nothing is impossible for God. Jesus is more than able to catch us when we falter. I often think about what Jesus said in Matthew 11:

“All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

Jesus has all power but he is gentle of heart. He invites us to come to him. If we struggle with depression, anxiety, chronic illness, addiction, family problems, or financial problems, he invites us to come to him. His invitation is for ALL. No one is excluded from his invitation.

The only thing preventing us from coming to Jesus is our own pride just like my pride got in the way in the ER that night.

Thank you for reading. God Bless. 🙂

25 responses to “Story Time- A Tiny X-Ray Tech Had to Catch Me”

  1. inspiredGrisele Avatar
    inspiredGrisele

    Thank you for sharing
    God is able to pick me up. I am encouraged

  2. Love story time! Every single one. I too am glad that God is all powerful. I’m glad that He is able to knock down all the walls and rescue me. I’m thankful that He can pick me up not just physically but emotionally, mentally, spiritually, financially, physiologically – and all the other allies I’ve not yet explored 🙌🏽🙌🏽

      1. And you as well my big brother ❤️

  3. Amen! Pride keeps us from seeing that we need God in every area of our lives.

    1. So true. Jesus loves you ❤️

  4. Thanks for sharing this story. I thought of the scripture, pride cometh before the fall as I was reading it. Nice picture!

    1. Thank you little sister ❤️❤️❤️ Jesus loves you ❤️

    2. Proverbs 16:18 came to my mind, too “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.” It happens everytime! Thanks for sharing an illustration of this scripture!

      1. Thanks for reading 😉

  5. So thankful for His love 💕

  6. God is good! I enjoyed your post. I love old pics too! I hope you don’t mind having a petite little sister. Lol! I’m 5’2″ and maybe 105 pounds. We petite gals make the rounds! I don’t know why the Lord makes us so tiny, but they say that good things come in small packages. 😁 Be blessed bro. Sending some prayers up for you now. ❤

    1. I am glad to have a petite little sister 🙂 thank you for praying 🙂 🙂 🙂

  7. Praise the Lord, for that ‘free’ to all, but very costly to Him salvation​. 🙂

    1. Yes. Grace= God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense

      1. Wow!. Love this!.

        Sums up the whole John 3:16 – such a costly price. 🙌

  8. Smiles. Big Bro!. 😁

    Yeah, thank God He is God – so great yet humble and kind enough to embrace all about us and lead us to a place of growth. He is for us ALL. 👍

  9. As usual I love your stories. This one made me laugh.😂 You are so right, pride is preventing many people from giving their hearts to God. I am also a X-ray Technologist by profession. Blessings.

    1. Thank you little sister 🤗

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