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And he said to her, "Daughter, your faith
 has made you well. Go in peace.
Your suffering is over."
Mark 5:34

 
 
We all deal with certain issues in our lives. So we've all been at a point where we said, "If I can just do this or that then all my issues will be solved." I believe this is what the woman with the issue of blood must have thought. In Mark 5 verse 25, we begin to read about a woman who suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding. Here you have a woman who has gone and seen many doctors about this disease but no one could cure her. In fact overtime the disease has gotten worse (Mark 5:26). In times such as these if the doctors could not cure someone of a disease that person would become an outcast. You know the saying "you can't sit with us?" Well this was especially true for the people that had incurable diseases that no one could heal. People with incurable diseases could not dwell in the same places as others due to the fear of others contracting it. This woman pretty much said forget all of that! In a crowd of people the woman came up from behind Jesus and touched the fringe of his robe. The Bible says immediately the bleeding stopped. Even with a crowd of people pressing up against Jesus, he felt a certain kind of touch. He felt the healing power go out from him. When the woman realized that Jesus knew she had touched him she began to tremble and fell to her knees in front of him. She then begin to explain why she had touched him and how she had been immediately healed. In verse 34 Jesus says, "your faith has made you well. Go in peace. your suffering is over."

This story is so dynamic in many ways but mainly because of this woman's faith. I don't know about you but this year I've been working on increasing my faith in God more. This woman has tried everything in order to be healed of this disease. She's paid doctor after doctor to find a cure for her and nothing has worked. But she hears of a man named Jesus. She believed that she had nothing to lose but everything to gain if she would just touch on the fringe of his robe. What has been going on for twelve years was instantly healed in minutes because of her faith. I believe this story teaches us that actions alone are not enough. If actions were enough she would have been cured by all the doctors that she had seen right? Yes, its important to work hard and do the best of your ability in everything you do, but this story shows us that faith is a necessary ingredient when dealing with issues in our lives or receiving the things of God. We know that with God all things are possible (Matthew 19:26).

I'll tell you right now, you cannot do it alone. You have to have faith and trust that God has your life in the palm of his hands. If you're anything like me I don't want to do it without God. I know that I need him more than anything. I've tried it time and time again to do it on my own but to be honest I've either failed or realized that I didn't do it half as good as God could have done it. What are your issues today? I want you to realize that no matter what's going on in your life God can fix it. Let's take our faith to higher levels in Christ Jesus. Continue to seek Him in all you do and all things will be added unto you (Matthew 6:33). Remember that nothing is too hard for our God (Jeremiah 32:27).

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