Do you want to get well?
“I had a bad childhood.”
“My mom was a drunk.”
“I never knew my father.”
“People don’t like me.”
“People gossip about me.”
“I grew up in poverty.”
“I don’t have a diploma.”
“I don’t have a reliable car.”
“Nobody will hire me.”
“I only make minimum wage.”
“I can’t afford rent.”
“I can’t afford food.”
“I can’t afford day care.”
“I can’t afford insurance.”
“My credit score is lousy.”
“I have allergies.”
“I can’t afford medication.”
“Medication doesn’t work on me.”
“Doctors can’t diagnose what’s wrong.”
“My shrink isn’t helping.”
“The church won’t help me.”
“The system is rigged against me.”
“I’m oppressed.”
“I have no friends.”
“My friends suck.”
“My kids suck.”
“Everyone else is racist.”
“Everyone else is sexist.”
“I’ve got a criminal record.”
“I could get Covid.”
“I had Covid.”
“I never catch a break.”
“I always miss out.”
“Opportunity never knocks.”
“I’m crippled.”
“I’m lonely.”
“I’m afraid.”
When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?”
“Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.”
John 5:6
