Pastor Bria Bradshaw

Colossians 3:12-13 (ESV) Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.

“Because the Bible emphasizes healthy relationships so highly, it’s sad that there are so many believers who have hurting or broken relationships. Many Christian homes have been shattered by divorce. Some who stay married are unhappy. Their homes are a tense battle ground, not a loving refuge. Many Christian parents are at odds with their kids and the kids with their parents. On the church level, some bounce from church to church, leaving a trail of damaged relationships behind. I know of Christians who won’t speak to other Christians because of misunderstandings, hurt feelings, and wrongs that have taken place. Sadly, the loving families, genuine friendships, and healthy relationships that we want most out of life often elude us.”
- Commentary on Colossians 3:12-13

Your relationships need a healed you.

Unhealthy: That was so long ago. It doesn't matter now.
Healthy: What happened then impacts what happens now.

Unhealthy: My life is fine. It didn't really bother me.
Healthy: I may not see what God can see.

Unhealthy: I’m a new creation in Christ. I’ve put that all behind me.
Healthy: The old is made new by acknowledging my need for healing not ignoring it.

Mark 8:22-26 (ESV) And they came to Bethsaida. And some people brought to [Jesus] a blind man and begged him to touch him. And he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when he had spit on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, “Do you see anything?” And he looked up and said, “I see people, but they look like trees, walking.” Then Jesus laid his hands on his eyes again; and he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. And he sent him to his home, saying, “Do not even enter the village.”

1. Let Jesus lead your healing journey.

Mark 8:23 (ESV) And he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village…

Ask the Lord, “Where do you want to lead me?”

2. Let Jesus do what He wants and how He wants.

Mark 8:23-25 (ESV) “...and when he had spit on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, “Do you see anything?” And he looked up and said, “I see people, but they look like trees, walking.” Then Jesus laid his hands on his eyes again…

Ask the Lord, “Will you do for me what I can’t do for myself?”

3. Let Jesus show you what you haven’t seen in a while.

Mark 8:25 (ESV) …and he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.

Ask the Lord, “What do you want to restore that I haven’t seen in a while?”

4. Go where Jesus tells you to go next.

Mark 8:26 (ESV) And he sent him to his home, saying, “Do not even enter the village.”

Ask the Lord, “Where are you sending me from here?”