I had anterior spinal decompression and fusion surgery on Tuesday, July 22. I was released from the hospital on Thursday, July 24. Initially, I did well with the few things I needed to accomplish before being released.
Because the surgery was done from the front of the throat, one of the main milestones was making sure I had the ability to swallow. I was able to eat lunch that first morning following surgery – a grilled cheese and fruit cup. That night I had cream of potato soup, fruit cup and ice cream. Wednesday was more of the same. By Wednesday night I could not swallow.
Someone forgot to tell me to stay away from bread and dairy because those two things were the worst for swallowing. That was pretty much all I ate – bread and dairy! And that resulted in a massive dose of steroids to reduce the swelling. Had I been warned, I would have made better choices.
Warnings help! That applies to our walk with the LORD also. I often hear Christians say that we no longer need to pay attention to the Old Testament. Those old Ten Commandments are outdated and irrelevant.
Granted, those old Ten Commandments cannot accomplish our salvation. Jesus alone did that. But those old Ten Commandments rightly serve as warnings of things that we need to avoid, because if we don’t, we can surely make our walk with Christ more difficult. [Exodus 20:2-17]
