Then Jesus said to him, "Get up! Pick up your mat and walk" - John 5:8. The invalid in this story allows circumstances to hinder healing-sometimes we feel overwhelmed and unable to overcome just as Luke 18:27 reminds us, "What is impossible with man is possible with God. We need a bold faith to believe that God is in control, not us, and He will supply our needs. However, we must get past the obstructions in life and take the first step off the mat of a complacent life to one that affords us to LIVE the LIFE. What is challenging each of us from trusting God to take this step. Don’t succumb to Satan’s pull-- paralyzed by fear, despair, isolation, or self-pity! Pray for strength, wisdom, and a trusting faith to ‘Get up and walk/go/serve'…..as God desires/expects from us. We are to be the hands, feet, eyes and ears of our Risen Savior-we cannot effectively do so as long as we stay on our 'mats'. Blessings in your pursuit…….TO
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