Perhaps we hemorrhage money; we fail to budget first and spend out of what we have.
We might hemorrhage addictions--alcohol and drug dependencies, abuse cycles, overeating.
We can even hemorrhage isolation (in any area) by shutting out whatever would feed our strength, choosing rather to feed our weakness. We harbor resentments, grudges or martyrdom, any or all of which leave us moving in a isolating, downhill trajectory.
Jesus healed a hemorrhage in Luke 8:
In the crowd that day there was a woman who for twelve years had been afflicted with hemorrhages. She had spent every penny she had on doctors but not one had been able to help her. She slipped in from behind and touched the edge of Jesus' robe. At that very moment her hemorrhaging stopped.
Jesus said, "Who touched me?"
When no one stepped forward, Peter said, "But Master, we've got crowds of people on our hands. Dozens have touched you."
Jesus insisted, "Someone touched me. I felt power discharging from me."
When the woman realized she couldn't remain hidden, she knelt trembling before him. In front of all the people, she blurted out her story--why she touched him and how at that same moment she was healed.
Jesus said, "Daughter, you took a risk trusting me, and now you're healed and whole. Live well, live blessed!"Though dozens touched Jesus, the woman touched with intent--she was desperate for healing and risked trusting Jesus.
Desperation. Intent. Risk.
The drama of our lifestyle habits will remain queen until we arrest the hemorrhage by letting our desperation for healing take over.
Let desperation to be healed and whole rule as king over the drama and drive us to that King the woman met that day.
Then Jesus can say to us, "Live well, live blessed!"
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