Friday
Do You Want to Get Well?
Reading: John 5:1-9
Devotional: Jesus' question to the paralyzed man seems insensitive until we understand its depth: getting well changes everything. Sometimes we prefer the familiarity of our brokenness to the responsibility that comes with wholeness. We say we want transformation, but do we really? Are we willing to surrender the excuses, the comfort zones, the emotional dependencies? The man at the pool had developed an entire identity around his condition. Healing meant losing that identity and embracing the unknown. What would change in your life if God truly transformed that area you've been praying about? Would you have to get uncomfortable? Make different choices? Let go of control? Transformation has a cost—but remaining stuck costs far more. Today, honestly answer Jesus' question for yourself: Do you want to get well? Then move toward healing, not away from it.
Reading: John 5:1-9
Devotional: Jesus' question to the paralyzed man seems insensitive until we understand its depth: getting well changes everything. Sometimes we prefer the familiarity of our brokenness to the responsibility that comes with wholeness. We say we want transformation, but do we really? Are we willing to surrender the excuses, the comfort zones, the emotional dependencies? The man at the pool had developed an entire identity around his condition. Healing meant losing that identity and embracing the unknown. What would change in your life if God truly transformed that area you've been praying about? Would you have to get uncomfortable? Make different choices? Let go of control? Transformation has a cost—but remaining stuck costs far more. Today, honestly answer Jesus' question for yourself: Do you want to get well? Then move toward healing, not away from it.