Chris Burkmenn's Blog

She said to herself, "If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed.” Matthew 9:21 I love this verse, I love that the woman's faith led her to be obedient and touch Jesus' clothing. To the world around her it was a crazy thought. Why would you want to touch Jesus' clothing?  If we read the whole story we see that she had been bleeding for 12 years. Now that is a lot of pain, 12 years of bleeding. I know that in my own life 1 day of feeling under the weather is enough for me, but to even imagine being sick for 12 years is beyond anything I can comprehend.  The woman was desperate, she was seeking the only thing that could make her better and that was Jesus. In our lives for things to get better it often takes Boldness, and Obedience in our faith. Think of how much guts it took for that woman to have touched this Man.  Jesus, who she had heard so much about and all of these miracles being performed. At the sight every knee shall bow and here this woman wants...

Why in life do I fight so hard to avoid going through troubles? Times I know that I am going to have to go through these things. It's scary because some how I believe that I will never get through. As if I am afraid that God will forget me, and I will never get back what I had. It hurts to have to go through these seasons, and no one likes being uncomfortable. We want life to be a cake walk. Looking at God and saying just fill me up don't actually make me go through these hards times just give me the wisdom without actually going through any of it. Unfortunately, that is not the way that life works. We have to get uncomfortable in order to grow. It is not always fun, heck it's never fun.....but I think you could look at it as if God is giving you that provision, that trust that he believes that you can get through these things with him. Our God shall never leave us in the middle of our troubles. He has promised to get us through to the other side. It is also ...