Faith Touch
- Henley Samuel
- Sep 25
- 4 min read
September 25, 2025
Today, let's explore a powerful biblical account that teaches us about faith, persistence, and the transformative power of believing God's report over our circumstances. When we face seemingly impossible situations, our mindset becomes the battleground where victory is won or lost.
When Problems Become Identity
Have you ever noticed how easy it is to adjust to problems in your life? Like walking into a room with an unpleasant odor, at first you notice it strongly, but soon your senses adapt and you hardly detect it anymore. Many of us do the same with our challenges, we accommodate them until they become part of our identity.
We often get so accustomed to our problems that we stop seeing them as problems and start accepting them as who we are.
In Mark 5, we meet a woman who refused to accept her condition as her identity. For twelve long years, she suffered from constant bleeding, a condition that made her ceremonially unclean and socially isolated. She had "endured much suffering at the hands of many physicians" and "spent all that she had," yet her condition only worsened. She was literally at the point of death, her body weakened by years of blood loss and her spirit crushed by countless failed treatments.
The Power of a Good Report
What changed this woman's trajectory? She
"heard reports about Jesus" (Mark 5:27).
These weren't just any reports, they were testimonies of healing, restoration, and life. While many others may have heard the same reports, she did something different with what she heard.
In Matthew's account of the same story, we discover that
"she had been saying to herself, 'If I only touch his outer robe, I will be healed'" - Matthew 9:21)
This reveals something profound about faith: it begins with hearing but grows through declaration.
Whose report will you believe? When bad reports come, remember: they may be facts, but they don't have to be your truth.
For twelve years, this woman's mind had been filled with negative thoughts, "I can't be healed," "No one can help me," "Why is this happening to me?" But when she heard about Jesus, she began reprogramming her mind with a new narrative. She didn't just passively hope, she actively declared her healing before it happened.
Renewing Your Mind for Breakthrough
The woman's story teaches us a crucial principle: when facing a crisis, we must first hear messages that speak solutions to our problems. If you're battling illness, immerse yourself in scriptures about healing. If you're struggling financially, meditate on God's promises of provision.
But don't stop at hearing, begin training your mind through confession and imagination. The woman kept saying to herself, "I will be healed." She visualized her moment of breakthrough. She renewed her mind according to what she believed Jesus could do, not according to what her condition dictated.
Your mind is where your freedom is found. Many people aren't in physical prisons, but they're caught in mental ones.
When we're at our lowest point, our "point of death", we must come to the Life-Giver. We must hear what Jesus can do, look to His promises, and align our thinking with His truth rather than our circumstances.
The Touch That Changed Everything
What's remarkable about this story is the parallel between this woman and another character in the same passage, the twelve-year-old daughter of Jairus who was also at the point of death. The woman had suffered for twelve years; the girl had lived for twelve years. Jesus touched the girl to heal her; the woman touched Jesus to be healed.
According to Jewish law, both the dead and those with bleeding conditions were ceremonially unclean. Contact with them would make others unclean. Yet Jesus wasn't restricted by these laws. He entered their world of darkness, depression, and anxiety. He came to where they were.
Jesus doesn't say, "I'm too holy to enter your mess." He steps into your dark world, your emotions, your depression, your anxiety, the very place where you are.
When the Life-Giver came, everything changed overnight. The woman who had been bleeding for twelve years was instantly healed. The girl who had died was raised to life. What seemed impossible became possible in a moment.
Conclusion
Your breakthrough begins in your mind. Your problem isn't unique, and you're not the only one facing challenges. While others may have contributed to your situation, the solution lies in your mindset. Jesus has already won the battle on the cross, you're fighting a war that's already been decided in your favor.
When you're at your lowest point, remember to come to the Life-Giver. Hear about what Jesus can do, change the way you think, and watch miracles unfold in your life.
Reflect on This
What negative narratives have you been allowing to play in your mind, and how can you replace them with God's promises?
In what area of your life do you need to stop adjusting to problems and start believing for complete healing or restoration?
Prayer
I declare that I am healed and whole through the finished work of Jesus Christ. My mind is being renewed daily by God's Word, and I refuse to accept anything less than what Jesus died to give me. Every promise in God's Word is yes and amen in my life. I am not defined by my problems but by what God says about me. My breakthrough is already secured, and I walk in the fullness of God's blessings today. In Jesus' name, I am victorious!
Key Takeaways
When facing challenges, refuse to adjust to problems until they become your identity.
Faith begins with hearing good reports but grows through consistent declaration and imagination.
Your mind is the battleground where freedom is won or lost, renew it daily with God's promises.
Jesus enters your darkest places and brings transformation where you are, not where you should be.
Your breakthrough is not about fighting new battles but claiming victories Jesus has already won.
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