FORGET FIRSTAID...Continued
		Home				by Lane Palmer
			But that’s OK. Right? We’ve all been trained in the First Aid Kit of life. We know how to handle our own problems, fix our own messes, and heal our own injuries. In fact, if we don’t help ourselves, who knows what might happen? We may just be left in the street, because other people are so preoccupied with themselves, they’ll probably just step right over us. We’re just like the guy in the story. As soon as we detect a problem, we rush right to it, pull out the First Aid Kit, and get to work. Meanwhile, there is Someone else standing right by, watching you try desperately to “fix” the issues of your life. In fact, you probably shoved Him out of the way in your ambitious attempt to get your stuff together. Who am I talking about? Jesus - the Great Physician. His specialty is putting the pieces of life’s accidents back together. Let me give you a few examples: Then Jesus said to the centurion, "Go! It will be done just as you believed it would." And his servant was healed at that very hour. (Matthew 8:13) Jesus turned and saw her. "Take heart, daughter," he said, "your faith has healed you." And the woman was healed from that moment. (Matthew 9:22) When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick. (Matthew 14:14) Things are no different now. He has compassion on us, and He knows what we need before we even ask, but sometimes we never get to asking because we’re too focused on the difficulty at hand. Meanwhile, Jesus is whispering to us: "When you get to the part about calling a doctor, I'm already here." Questions: 1) In what areas of your life are you pushing Jesus out of the way? 2) Do you really believe that Jesus can handle the difficulties of your life? 3) How can you better ‘get out of the way’ and let Jesus work? _________________________________________ This is a free Christian Newsletter produced by the grace of God through the time and effort of its staff. This newsletter may be forwarded by email to others on the conditions that it is forwarded in its full and complete form. This newsletter may be printed out on paper for private use or for distribution to others on the conditions that it is distributed without any type of fees and that it is distributed in its full and complete form. This newsletter may not be published on any web sites without the expressed and written consent of the editor.
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