A surgeon named Dr. Evan O. Kane searched for a
candidate to undergo surgery so he could prove that appendectomies could be
done under local anesthetic. At last a patient was found, who was prepared
for surgery and wheeled into the operating room. A local anesthetic was
applied, leaving the patient able to talk and respond as the surgery
progressed.
As he had done hundreds of times, Dr. Kane skillfully removed the appendix and finished the surgery. During the surgery, the patient complained only of minor discomfort. The volunteer was taken to a hospital room, recovered quickly, and was dismissed two days later. Dr. Kane had demonstrated that local anesthesia was a viable and sometimes preferable alternative—thanks to the willingness of a brave volunteer.
What I didn't tell you was that the courageous volunteer for surgery by Dr. Kane—was Dr. Kane. Dr. Kane performed surgery on himself and removed his own appendix!
Sometimes the surgery we need most can only be performed by ourselves, on ourselves. The surgery I’m talking about is the operation to remove your anger. “All bitterness, anger and wrath, shouting and slander must be removed from you, along with all malice” (Eph. 4:31). But that might not be the only attitude that needs to go.
What other attitudes do you need to remove? Is it greed? Is it jealousy? No one else can perform the operation. You must be the surgeon. You must volunteer to be the patient. The instrument to be used is the scalpel of repentance. It might be painful at first, but you’ll quickly recover. And then you’ll be free from the attitude that used to control you.
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