We have all sorts of reasons why we think we can’t change. We’ve told ourselves that we’ve always been this way. We’ve tried and failed too often. There’s no hope. No one will help us. We have become familiar with our limitations and what is necessary to just get by each day. We are so focused on problems and blaming others that we no longer take time to think about hope and solutions. In fact, we’ve come to believe that it’s impossible to get well and have a good life
When Jesus saw him and knew he had been ill for a long time, he asked him, “Would you like to get well?” “I can’t, sir,” the sick man said, “for I have no one to put me into the pool when the water bubbles up. Someone else always gets there ahead of me.” Jesus told him, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk!” Instantly, the man was healed! He rolled up his sleeping mat and began
walking! (John 5:6-9 NLT)
The courage to change that Jesus offers us is the willingness to let go of those things that have kept us in hopelessness and begin to believe His ability and willingness to heal us. Jesus asks us to do two things – trust Him and obey what He tells us to do. Are we willing to live in the courage to change that Jesus is making available to us today?
Prayer: God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Amen
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