There are times during our journey as Christians, where we may find ourselves in a familiar place. A sense of déjà vu overcomes us as we take in the familiarity of a lesson once previously given. I imagine Jesus holding our hand tightly as we attempt to pull away and forget our past, as though He is motioning, “Not yet”. Not that He wants to instill feelings of regret, guilt, condemnation or sorrow within us as we prefer to just forget, but to point us back to Him and the healing He is bringing to completion

His word is incapable of coming back void because He authors and allows everything. He has His hand and eye on everything and everyone. He alone can change hearts, hardening and softening them in all of us for the sake of His word coming forth.

Ever wondered why God chooses to not deliver us from certain agonies or memories? What about this pain or experience that He has willed to remain within us, causing us to be triggered into uncomfortable memories and unsettling feelings that we must continuously fight through? The pain that has us crying out to Him for it to all come to an end, to forget them, or at least grant us the mercy of having an end in sight? Let’s take a look into one of Paul’s most infamous lessons on pain.

Our yielding to the Holy Spirit and obedience is not only about daily repentance and surrender to God, but also serves as the manifestation of the healing, restoration and sanctification God is completing within us through His Holy Spirit. As the woman was taking steps towards Jesus, pressing through the crowd for His hem, she was walking out her faith. Therefore, when she was able to reach Him, she was met with healing.