Morning friends. I’m sitting here reflecting on a conversation I had with a very frustrated young lady. She just couldn’t figure out why God wasn’t answering her prayers. We often find ourselves asking God for healing, for deliverance, or for freedom from the pain we’re going through. Yet, how many times do we hold onto the very thing that is causing us pain? Whether it’s a toxic relationship, a sinful habit, or a mindset that keeps us trapped, we can’t truly heal while we remain loyal to what is hurting us.
In John 5, Jesus asked the paralyzed man, “Do you want to be healed?” It seems like an odd question, who wouldn’t want to be healed? But Jesus was getting to the heart of the matter. Healing requires change, and change is uncomfortable. Sometimes, we hold onto what’s familiar, even if it’s harmful, because the pain we know feels safer than the unknown healing God offers. You can’t keep begging God to heal you while refusing to let go of what’s breaking you.
James 1:8 tells us that “a double-minded person is unstable in all their ways.” You can’t ask for peace while clinging to chaos. You can’t pray for freedom while staying shackled to what enslaves you. God desires to heal you, but He also calls you to participate in that healing by surrendering what is keeping you bound.
Today, take a hard look at your life. What are you holding onto that’s preventing your healing? What are you loyal to that’s keeping you from freedom? God is ready to heal you, but it requires letting go. Trust that His plans for you are greater than anything you’re holding onto. Release what’s hurting you, and step into the wholeness He offers. True healing begins with surrender. Let go and let God.
[Cowboys 4 Christ]
Psalm 46:10 ... Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. ❤
