Faithfully He heals if faithfully we come

The other day I was reading a book, in which a passage from Luke was written about. I've been thinking about it the past few days and want to share because I believe it can speak to all of us in some form.

It says:
Now when Jesus returned, a crowd welcomed him, for they were all expecting him. Then a man named Jairus, a ruler of the synagogue, came and fell at Jesus' feet, pleading with him to come to his house because his only daughter, a girl of about twelve, was dying. As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him. And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one could heal her. She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped. "Who touched me?" Jesus asked. When they all denied it, Peter said," Master, the people are crowding and pressing against you."But Jesus said, "Someone touched me; I know the power has gone out from me." Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched him and how she had instantly been healed. Then he said to her,"Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace." -Luke8:40-48.

What sticks out here, to me, is that the woman bleed for 12 years! That is a long time! Yet, the moment she went to Jesus, the moment she had faith IN Him, the moment she reached out and simply touched Him she was healed. I've always been one to think that I should heal quickly, that the pain in my heart should only take a week (or some crazy short amount of time) to sort through and then I should be okay. I should be strong enough to deal with things quickly. Yet, I am not... sorting through painful experiences, heartache...it takes time. Sometimes much longer than we hope, but with Jesus healing is possible. If this woman Jesus healed can hurt for twelve years, then even if there is pain five years after things, even if pain in my life can last for years and years God can still heal me. If God can heal a woman who hurt for more than a decade, then I should not limit God (never should I do this because He cannot be limited! He is a limitless God!) in when He can heal me. Healing is possible now when I go to God... when I reach out and grasp Him... when I fully believe. At the same time, if I hurt for longer...if I hurt just as long as this woman, healing can still be done even years later! I am so thankful that God is all powerful. I am thankful for His healing power. For his love and forgiveness that give so much healing to the heart and the soul. Thank you God for being you.




And now I say, "Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed."
-Jeremiah17:14