I’ve shared a message that’s deeply close to my heart. It speaks of the boldness of faith and the power available when we dare to believe and act. Prepare to see your impossible become possible!
1. The example of the woman with the issue of blood
It’s fascinating to see how a simple statement, spoken with faith, can change a person’s destiny. The story of the woman with an issue of blood, found in Mark 5:25-34, is a perfect illustration of this principle. Imagine this woman: twelve long years of suffering, isolation, and rejection. She had tried everything, spent all her money, and her condition only worsened. Jewish law condemned her to impurity, preventing her from touching anyone or being touched. Twelve years without human contact, without a hug!
In the depths of this despair, a spark ignited within her. She had “heard about Jesus” (Mark 5:27). These stories of miracles, healings, and deliverances instilled within her a tiny seed: faith. This faith was not merely a passive hope, but a profound conviction that moved her to action. She spoke these bold words, which resonated deep within her and came from her lips: “If I may but touch his garments, I shall be healed” (Mark 5:28).
God’s Word tells us in Romans 10:10: “For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” Spoken faith becomes a spiritual key, a prophetic declaration that unlocks the power of the supernatural. What you believe in your heart and declare with your mouth, you will see.
Dare like this woman, lift up your faith and declare what you believe. A simple touch of faith, a word spoken with conviction, can trigger your miracle. Don’t wait for a prayer or a laying on of hands; put your faith into action now. Mark 11:23 tells us, “Truly I tell you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.”
2. Listening to the Word and testimonies
How did this desperate woman come to have such powerful faith that it changed her life? The answer is simple: “She had heard about Jesus” (Mark 5:27). She had heard the stories, the accounts, the facts of the miracles and healings He had performed. She learned that Jesus had healed the leper, opened Bartimaeus’s eyes, delivered the demon-possessed man, calmed the storm, multiplied the loaves, and even healed entire towns. These testimonies from the past planted in her an unshakable certainty: Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8).
Dear friends, if we want to see what God can do, we must believe what He has already done. God’s miracles are not mere accounts of the past; they are promises for those who believe today. This woman’s faith was not born in a vacuum; She rooted it in the works of Jesus, past and present. The good news is that what He has done for others, He wants to do for you.
Never underestimate the power of testimonies. They fuel your faith. When you hear what God has done, it creates an expectation, a conviction that if God has done it for someone else, He can do it for you too. Read God’s Word, listen to the testimonies, and let your faith grow. Romans 10:17 tells us, “So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.” Open your hearts and ears to the stories of His power, and prepare to be the next living testimony of His greatness!
3. The bold action of faith
This woman didn’t wait for a formal invitation, a specific prayer, or the laying on of hands by a man of God. She acted! She didn’t even ask for permission; she simply put into practice what she believed.
If you decide that you will live with your illness or die from your diagnosis, it will come true. But if you decide, with faith, that if only you could touch the hem of Jesus’ garment, you will be healed, then that too will come true.
Faith is not a silent wish; it is a bold action. The woman didn’t remain silently hoping. She dared to confess aloud what her heart deeply believed. She stood up, she pushed through the crowd, she overcame the prohibitions of the law that excluded her, the shame, the stares of others. She overcame every obstacle with the conviction that a simple touch was enough.
James 2:17 reminds us, “So also faith, if it does not have works, is dead in itself.” Faith that doesn’t work is no faith at all. True faith moves, even through crowds, even when it’s uncomfortable, even when you fear the judgment of others. The moment this woman touched, not with her hand, but with her faith, something powerful happened. Her gesture awakened Jesus, who stopped and asked, “Who touched me?” Dozens of hands had brushed against Him, but only one had connected divine power. Faith is like an electrical outlet; it connects God’s power to your situation.
Jean-Luc Trachsel
