Taking Action In Spite of Opposition

Mark 5:25-30

 25 And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,

²⁶ And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,

²⁷ When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.

²⁸ For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.

²⁹ And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.

³⁰ And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?

³¹ And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?

³² And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.

³³ But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.

³⁴ And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.

This story is one that so many of us can relate to. This woman had this sickness for all of these years. She went from doctor to doctor, spending all of her money and still, her condition did not change. But when she heard of Jesus being in the city, she had already purposed in her heart that He could heal her. I imagine when she saw the crowd of people around Him, she had to wonder how am I going to get past all of these people?  But she knew and had faith that if she could just touch the hem of his garment, she could be healed.  She didn’t need to shake His hand of give Him a hug, but just a touch of the hem of his cloak was all that she needed.

I also like this story because it shows that although the crowd would be a challenge, she didn’t turn around and go the other way. She did not give this crowd ‘giant status’, she did what was necessary to get her healing. She could have easily said ‘well, it’s so many people out here, I’ll just come back later on today or I’ll just come back tomorrow.’ Absolutely not! She made her way through the crowd. She took action in spite of the opposition.

This is the attitude we must take when it comes to fulfilling our destiny and building our business or businesses. We will face opposition. People may say it’s not going to work, you’re wasting your time. You need to just leave that alone and find you a ‘real job.’ When you hear these things, what do you do? Do you say well, maybe you’re right. I should just leave it alone and do something else. They’re probably right, it may not work, or do you immediately counteract their remarks with whatever it takes, I’m going to pursue this because I believe in it. I have faith that it CAN and WILL work. Sometimes you have to encourage yourself. I came up with a theory about the Algebra of Life: In order to get from A to Z, you must fulfill the requirements of B through Y. You know where you are now and you know where you’re trying to go but in order to get there it’s going to take work. You are going to have to press, push, research, pray, cry, scream, but keep your eye on the prize. 

Until Next Post, Be Blessed, Be Inspired, Be Encouraged, Be Positive, Be Grateful!