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A Change of Environment
John 5:6, 8-9 'When Jesus saw [the lame man] lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, 'Do you want to get well?' ... Then Jesus said to 'Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.' At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked.'(NIV)
 Much is said and written these days on the subject of leadership: leadership in business, leadership in society, leadership in the family and leadership in Christian ministry. One aspect of leadership that is often neglected, however, is that of wholeness. True leaders needs to be whole, or developing wholeness, in every area of life -- in marriage, emotions, finances and spirituality. We need God's transforming power to be at work within us, healing us and making us whole. Receiving God's wholeness will sometimes require a change of environment. The man in the story above lived every day of his life surrounded by an aura of disability. His sense of his future was limited by the expectations of disability. Sometimes, Jesus calls us to take a step out of the environment in which we've been living, so that he can bring us to completion in some area of our lives. Old friendships will need to be forgotten, old associations will need to be replaced. Changing our environment can be a very difficult decision to make, but unless we're prepared to walk out of negative surroundings, we will never see a new release of God's healing power in our lives.
Prayer: 'Dear Lord, please help me to come into a new level of wholeness so that I can be more influential for you. Help me to form the right associations and friendships, to build and environment in my life that is conducive to growth and healing.'
© 2003-2004 Mal Fletcher
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