How desperate are we to experience an issue to be resolved? I have an on going list of concerns that I’d like to be fixed and medical concerns in a few friends that need healed. How should we handle problems that go on for years with seemingly no progress? The woman who touched Jesus clothing was Desperate, willing to be in the crowd, and probably was embarrassed by all of the attention. Jesus showed her kindness by saying ‘Go in peace.’ His compassion and intimate knowledge of her need is just what we need, regardless of the issue. How can we be desperate for His presence?
“The lie of the serpent, of course, is that you’re all alone. That you’ll always be alone. That you’re better off alone. The serpent’s lie echoes within, a primal trauma whispering, “God can’t be trusted. Go it on your own.” If trauma is, indeed, not what happened to us but what happens within in the absence of a compassionate witness, if trauma is our aloneness with our pain, then it’s risky, indeed, to consider abandoning our ways of self-medicating and waiting in the dark.” - Excerpt, Healing What’s Within by Chuck DeGroat
“If an angel was to appear right now and tell you that your very next prayer would bring the breakthrough you’ve been longing for, I guarantee you’d be on your knees in a flash! How would you respond if that angel told you to pray daily for a year and that a miracle would take place instantly on the 365th time? Would you do it? Probably! We have no idea how long it’s going to take, but Jesus Himself has already told us not to give up.” - Excerpt, God on Mute by Pete Greig
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