Take Heart

It is easy to get discouraged if all we ever do is compare what we don't have with what everyone else does have. I think we often lose sight of a lot of truly wonderful blessings that we take for granted that others would love to have. The first one that comes to mind for me is health. Good health is a blessing that many don't have and we so often take for granted.

I am grateful every day that I can get up, brush my own teeth, bath myself, dress myself, feed myself, and drive myself. Then, I am grateful that I have somewhere to go and something to do but today we are talking about health.

Today's word is Matthew 9:22, NIV, which reads, "JESUS turned and saw her, 'Take heart, daughter," He said, 'Your faith has healed you.' And the woman was healed at that moment."

Today's passage is about a woman that had been sick for twelve years. She touched the hem of JESUS'S garment and was miraculously and immediately healed because of her faith. It is a great story of faith, and I certainly believe that GOD can heal anyone of anything at any time. Sometimes, He gives us the ultimate healing - taking us to Heaven where we will never have any more health problems.

But, what I want us to see in this passage is the importance of health, the true blessing that health is. If you have good health, you have a treasure that others would give most anything for but you can't buy good health. I just want us to remember that blessings come in all forms, and they aren't just financial and abundant. If you have people you love and people who love you, if you have something to eat each time you are hungry, if you have a place to sleep at night, if you have something to do, if you have good health and are able to take care of yourself, you are blessed beyond measure. If we sit and look at all of these blessings, we should see how much we truly have and we should take heart.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T