been hanging on the edge with one finger for the
moment God presented the solution so I could
jump on it before anyone else could even blink!
Thirty eight years is a lot of time to ready yourself for action, when God presents the way.
When the man told Jesus he just couldn’t get to
the water. Jesus told him to get up, pick up his
mat and walk.
Take action! Get up. He told him to
get away from the window and
Get UP!
“Pick up your mat.” Clean up your mess. Now my
Mother might argue that this is a biblical commandment to make up your bed and maybe it
is. Maybe Jesus was telling us to clean things up
around us and be ready for when He tells you
what to do. Pick up your mat and get ready! Get
your affairs in order so that you are ready to
walk when Jesus says to walk. You’ll notice so far
He didn’t say lay there and wait until the water
comes to you!
Don’t sit in front of the TV day in and day out
waiting on the right numbers to come up in the
lottery so that your bills are paid off. Get a job,
even if you are flipping burgers, you’re on your
way to paying off your debt. Who knows, God
could have already stirred the waters at McDonalds and the man waiting to give you your dream
job eats BigMacs daily! You just need to jump in
the pool to meet him!
If you’re hurting, find someone that is hurting
worse and lift them up. There is no greater blessing than to be a blessing to someone else.
The bottom line is, stop looking out the window
day dreaming about the day that your miracle appears. Get up, pick up your mess and start walking.`
“Arise pick up your mat and Walk!” Step out and
start walking. Stop sitting by the window waiting
for your miracle to run up in the front yard like Ed
McMan with a big check! Start walking. God can’t
guide you in the right direction if you are sitting
still.
You might make some wrong
turns, but as long as you are walking God can guide your steps, even
turn you around if you get off
track.
Stop waiting on someone else to change so that
your circumstances get better, begin changing
yourself. Don’t wait and pray that God instructs
someone else to put you in the pool, begin
praying that God will give you the strength and
wisdom required to ‘get in the pool’ yourself.
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