Healing

I've been trying to get in the habit of working out regularly. And I gotta admit, I like it. I spend my time almost every day trying to get in better shape. Lately, nothing has been able to stop me.......until now. I have this pain in my knee that keeps coming back. It'll go away for a while, and then just re-appear out of nowhere. And let me tell you it's FRUSTRATING!

Have you ever had an injury that keeps you from doing what you want? I had a broken ankle one time...had a BIG ugly cast up to my hip for 7 weeks and then a walking cast for 4 weeks...yeah talk about a stand still from normalcy.

But while I'm sitting here thinking about my physical injury, I started to think about how in my life I've had spiritual injuries as well.

When I came to college, I ran from God. I'd consider that time in my life to be a time where I was spiritually injured. Deep down I wanted a relationship with God, but the things I was doing with my life were keeping me from doing what I wanted to do, much like my knee injury keeps me from working out like I want.

I like honesty so I'll be honest here, I haven't been reading my Bible daily like I want to. I'd say lately I've had a spiritual injury. But this morning as I was thinking on what to write about, the Lord put on my heart the word "healing."

I love that the God I serve can not only heal my physical body, but my God can also heal my heart; my spirit. I've been really convicted about not spending time in the word like I should, so starting today I'm going to get back on track.

Here's some verses I found on healing that were really encouraging for me this morning.

Psalm 107:19-21
19 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble,
and he saved them from their distress.
20 He sent out his word and healed them;
he rescued them from the grave.
21 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love
and his wonderful deeds for mankind.

Psalm 147:3
3 He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.

Psalm 30:2
2 LORD my God, I called to you for help,
and you healed me.

Isn't it comforting to know that no matter where we are in life, if we just cry out to God and just admit, "God, I messed up, I'm broken, heal me"...He WILL!

What's your injury? What's something that's keeping you from having the relationship with God that you always wanted? You may be afraid; scared that your problems are too bad or too messed up, but remember, Jesus also said this:

Mark 2:17
17 On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Jesus didn't die on the cross for perfect people, He died on the cross to save sinners like you and me. It's His desire for you to draw close to Him so He can heal you. Jesus came to heal the sick.

Take comfort in Christ's healing today. I know it's surely comforting for me.

Til next time,
ST