"Stretch out your hand"
"Pick up your mat and walk"
"What do you see?"
"Little Girl, arise"
In all of these situations where Jesus healed, the people had been rendered helpless. Seen as a lost cause. Shame and futility riddled their conditions and confined them.
In giving them actions within the healing-- Jesus was healing that helpless aspect of their condition. He was redeeming their volition, their ability to move, impact their environment, giving them healing to take action again in their lives.
He invited them to be a part of breaking their chains--even the self-imposed mental blocks and resignation that had imprisoned them for years; in some cases, their whole lives.
You know the ones I mean-- "I'll never...", "I can't...", "Things will never change", "I guess my life is just going to be like this".
Yes, sometimes there ARE real barriers and hurdles. But they are not an excuse to give up on life. They are the very means of your life--the how not the hindrance, to your overcoming. Your battle will be your impact on the world.
It may seem like you're the only one, but these stories remind us that all humanity struggles. We all have areas where we can't walk farther, get up, or see how things could change.
Jesus wants to heal you. It may not be in the timeline, place, or way you expect--but the biblical accounts were ordinary days that were changed by extraordinary encounters where Jesus healed holistically.
So take heart, wounded soul, the healer sees you, loves you, and calls you to action, to be a part of your healing story as he equips you, today.
