This Isn't Working
A sermon part of "The Real Jesus" sermon series by Pastor Greg Harvey.
Devotionals from This Message
Five short reflections drawn from this message — Monday through Friday.
Breaking Free from Familiar Dysfunction
Monday
'Again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand. And they watched Jesus, to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him. And he said to the man with the withered hand, "Come here." And he said to them, "Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?" But they were silent. And he looked around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, and said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out, and his hand was restored.' - Mark 3:1-6
Change is hard. We often choose the comfort of familiar problems over the uncertainty of freedom. Like staying in a job that drains us or relationships that hurt us, we settle for what we know rather than risk what we don't. But God calls us to something better. He sees beyond our current circumstances to the freedom He has planned for us. The first step toward transformation is recognizing that our current situation doesn't have to define our future. God is inviting you out of familiar dysfunction into uncomfortable but life-giving freedom. It takes courage to admit when something isn't working and needs to change. Today, consider what familiar patterns in your life might be keeping you from the freedom God wants to give you.
We would rather stay in familiar dysfunction than to step into an uncomfortable freedom.
Reflect: What familiar dysfunction in your life might God be calling you to leave behind for uncomfortable but necessary freedom?
Prayer: God, give me the courage to recognize when something needs to change in my life. Help me trust You enough to step out of familiar dysfunction into the freedom You have for me.
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