Motivational
Message
Issue 30
Week of June 23-27, 2003
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And
Then There Was Faith...
By Audrina
Jones Bunton
The
bible tells a story about a woman who experienced
12 long years of hemorrhaging. Seeking to become
well, this woman only got worse over the years,
at the same time, depleting all of her money
going from doctor to doctor.
Feeble
and impoverished monetarily and physically, she
persistently pressed to have a better life.
Regardless of her evident circumstances, she
would not, and did not give up on herself, or her
life.
After
hearing about Jesus, she feebly pushed her way
through a massive crowd of people to reach him,
because she felt within herself that if she
simply touched the hem of his garment, that she
would be made whole. As she pressed forward, her
faith rested not on how she felt, or on how bleak
her condition was. She purposed to obtain
wholeness in her life, and after 12 long years of
experiencing turmoil, she certainly was not going
to give up now.
She
pressed and pressed until she reached Jesus. She
touched his garment, and she was instantly
healed. This poor woman did not feel sorry for
herself or give up because of seemingly
impossible circumstances.
She
knew that her bleak life could be brightened --
and with purpose, action, and FAITH -- so it was.
Are
you feeling sorry for yourself because of
seemingly impossible circumstances in your life
today? Do you feel as though you've tried
everything within your power to obtain an
abundant life? Does it seem that no matter what
you do things only get worse?
My
friend, your seemingly impossible circumstances
do not have to end with bleak results. Don't wait
to feel powerful to take your first step toward a
life of wholeness.
Press
through your weakness, negativity, and self-doubt
-- and just as this shattered woman experienced,
you too will realize that when all else fails --
faith, and then prevails.
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Copyright 2003 by Audrina Jones
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Think
About It!!
"Take the first step in faith.
You don't have to see the whole staircase, just
take the first step." Martin Luther King,
Jr.
"Freedom lies in being
bold." -- Robert Frost
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