When It Comes To Health And Happiness, What Are You Waiting For?

This article is inspired by people who want all theconfronted this man with an honest question. He will
happiness, health, and wholeness in their lives, but yetask you the same thing too. "Do you want to get
they aren't willing to make that one life changingwell?" It's not a difficult question.But, here's what the
decision in order to get it. I'm trying to understand whatman answered. Could he have been making excuses?
it is they are waiting for.People tend to make all kindsRemember, excuses will only hold you back."The
of excuses for their decisions and to me, an excuse isinvalid answered, Sir, I have nobody when the water is
something that will only hold you back. We hear somoving to put me into the pool; but while I am trying to
many different opinions, we listen to other peoples'come (into it) myself, somebody else steps down
advice based on their personal experinces and weahead of me." Jn. 5:7 (Amplified)Had this man prepared
hear negative feed back which keeps us sitting on thehimself before hand to be ready to simply roll into the
side lines and never allow us to get in the game. Jesuspool, he would've been healed a long time ago. Do you
said He came to give us life to the fullest. He neverknow anyone who keeps waiting in the background
intended for us to sit down and wait for someone elseand won't step forward to help themselves? No
to do the job for us. If we want to get something done,matter how much they hear about the saving grace of
we have to make up our own mind to do it, and thenGod and what they need to do to receive it, they will
our heavenly Father can take us by the hand andstill wait because of false opinions or advise from
provide us with all the things we only wish we had.I amother sick people.Christ has compassion but He
writing this from personal experience. While I was inshowed this man "tough love." Sometimes we need a
the world, I sought happiness but couldn't find it in termsforceful shove in the right direction. We need to realize
of fulfillment. I was still empty. This high expectation ofthat there is no better time than now."Jesus said to
fleeting happiness turned into negativity and that turnedhim, GET UP! PICK UP YOUR BED AND WALK!" Jn.
into defeat. I expected happiness to come from the5:8 (Amplified)Once the man was given an order, not
outside, through other people, places and things. But,an option, he was made to realize that this was
this only set me up for bigger let downs. Truesomething he had to do for himself. Without Christ to
happiness, health and wholeness must come frombe the One to have the faith and confidence, this man
within, through a personal relationship with Christ.would never have been healed. When we choose
Anything else is superficial and it just won't last. Butother Christian believers to associate with, they will
Christ is forever, His promises are real and His Truthchallenge us to come closer to Christ as well. When
will never fail us. Once we make up our own mind towe have people who believe in us, we too will realize
receive Him, our waiting period is over.The Bible is fullour potential. We don't have to remain on the sidelines
of examples that show us how people are defeatedanymore. We just have to get up and walk!So what
through wrong thinking and motives. People were theare you waiting for? Don't just sit there. He knows
same back then as they are today. That's why God'show we hate to wait for things. When we listen to
Word will never go out of style. God will not leave usHim, things will begin to change immediately. He won't
hanging, He always gives the answer so we maymake us wait. The invalid found this out and realized
overcome defeat when the devil comes to keep us inhe had wasted 38 years of his life...just waiting."Instantly
the dark.The example I want to use is found in Johnthe man became well and recovered his strength and
chapter 5. It describes the place where all the sickpicked up his bed and walked. But that happened on a
people gathered. When we expose ourselves toSabbath." Jn. 5:9 (Amplified)Jesus will instantly heal you
people that don't edify us, we will never strive totoo, He will give you strength to keep walking in truth.
survive either. We must choose our friends carefully. IfYou will learn to listen to His voice and will no longer
we expose ourselves to negative, sick people, we willlisten to negative people. But this man's healing led to a
be negative and sick also. But if we fix ourselves onproblem. Unfortuneatly, once we become healed,
positive people, our own outlook will be raised up toSatan will move right in and want to cause us
another level. So all these sick people were gatheredproblems. The Pharisees heard about this and
together in one place, trying to out do the other peopleimmediately wanted to have Jesus killed. There are
in seeing who could get into the pool first in order to bethose who will not be happy about your walk with
healed. In other words, they waited on someone elseChrist. But this should not deter you one minute longer
or something else to make them better. In this case itfrom coming to Christ. As I said in the beginning of this
was the angel of the Lord. In between the appointedarticle, Jesus is true to His promises."Just as the Father
time that the angel of the Lord would stir up the waterraises up the dead and gives them life [makes them
in the pool, they would not prepare themselves forlive on], even so the Son also gives life to whomever
their own healing. There are those today who are inHe wills and is pleased to give it." Jn. 5:21 (Amplified)It's
need of healing, but are waiting for someone orGod's desire that all come to Christ in order to be well.
something to give it to them without preparing first.One of the divine attributes of God is His Spirit of
Everyone needs to be ready."There was a certaingiving. He is so pleased when someone who has been
man there who had suffered with a deep-seated andsitting by the pool decides to pick up his bed and walk,
lingering disorder for thirty eight years." Jn. 5:5His angels in heaven rejoice over them.If this person is
(Amplified)I know people who have been suffering ayou, what are waiting for? Get up and walk!When you
long time with the disorder of remaining unsaved.receive Christ, God's work in you has just begun.Vivian
Without Christ, we will have deep-seated and lingeringGordon is led by the Holy Spirit to reach out and
illnesses in our lives as well. But they prefer to sit ongive the Christian and non Christian alike something to
the side lines and wait for a miracle. They want to bethink about in their own lives. These articles are meant
convinced by an outside source. Healing begins from
within. It's something that only you can decide forto edify the reader and bring them deeper. They are
yourself.When Christ saw this man in his helplessbased on spirituality, inspiration, and today's morals
condition He stopped and said, "DO YOU WANT TOand how we need to get back to basics.
BECOME WELL?" (vs.6)In other words, Christ