3.01.2009

"Who do you say I am"

This semester at CCF we are looking at the question Jesus asks his disciples in Mark 8:29 "who do you say I am?" it has been great! The list below is the list we are working through...
Commissioned One
Teacher
Risen One
Song of God
Radical
Exorcist
Glorified One
Crucified One
Mistreated Sufferer
Humble
Healer
Bridegroom
So far, the adjective i have felt most convicted by has been Jesus as Healer. It seems so weird to me that i would be struggling here because of all the healing i have witnessed, mainly through my mom. so i was caught off guard to be convicted by this attribute of Christ. As many of you may know I am going on a 2 years of knee problems and do not seem to be progressing. What i realized was that this physical pain was creating more emotional and spiritual pain in my life. I have a bitterness due to my inability to run, bike, even walk more than a mile some days... I have embraced that healing is a process and that the Lord wishes to come heal me and i must be patient so that my physical healing will glorify Him. I am grateful for days that i am able to go for a walk-like this past wednesday- and spent the time thanking the Lord for such an opportunity. I pray that not only would i be healed physically and spiritually but that all those suffering would know that the Healer is waiting to meet any need they have. I want to show that to others by meeting their needs...

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hello again Mandy, once again I found myself scrolling through Facebook only to come across your profile so I checked out your blog.

I never knew you had knee problems but is an issue that is very frequent in my family. I remember having an emotional crisis in my life that was marked my massive depression that tested my spirituality. I have seen first hand how terrible knee pain can be but I also know that, like my emotional crisis, in the times that we suffer or struggle and are in need of healing we also grow the most. In fact I look back on my life and thank God for guidance in my need of healing. I know that as a Christian we are often tested more than others and whether physically or emotionally our pain brings us closer to God

Don't be bitter, because in time you'll find that this whole knee issue is just what you needed to be even closer with God

-Gregory