Yea, I once Walked with a Limp
By: Alexandria D. Potter
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Yea, I once walked with a limp
As I listened to the Father tell me: “Well done, my good and faithful servant”,
All of the years of my life flashed before my eyes.
I recalled the years when I walked with a limp
Not the limp from the scars that come from battles won or un-won
Not the I’m cool limp, or that I buy my clothes too big limp
But that I’m living in sin limp.
That limp that weighs you down, that keeps you so close to the ground
That you can’t see your way through limp.
That limp that you talk to everyone about
That limp that everyone in “The World� seems to have a cure for.
You know that limp that you go to:
The Doctors for,
Your friends,
Your horoscope,
Even the psychologist,
You even tell Church “Folks�….Pray for me
Not knowing that they have the limp, too
And as time goes by the limp gets worse
And You don’t understand, you’ve tried it all
You read the magazines
You bought the books
You tried the get rich quick schemes
But yet you seem more broken, lonelier, more shut off then you’ve ever felt before
The feelings are crippling
They leave you paralyzed in your own body, not knowing if you’re coming or going
Until one day you do what you feel is your last resort.
You remember what your parents and grandparents placed their faith in
The faith that they had was so overwhelming that you couldn’t help but at least give it a try
You remember them telling you baby try Jesus, He’ll work it out.
So you decide to go to church
Thinking that it was the church that would heal you
Not knowing that it wasn’t the building, the people, the songs, the clothes, or even how much money you had that could bring the healing that you need
So as you sit there wondering what people think of you and how you looked
The preacher begins to speak, at first you hear him, but what he is saying isn’t sinking in.
Then he said something that caught your attention
You weren’t really sure if he was talking to you
but it sounded like he was singling you out of the crowd
It was as if someone had been telling him the story of your life
He asked was there anyone out there that needed some healing
Not healing just from your physical problems but healing in your soul
An as he continued to speak, he tells you of this man who could fix all your problems
This man, couldn’t and wouldn’t be your genie
He had to be your guide through life
He couldn’t just be the man you called on when times got hard, when the going got rough, or even when your body began to fall
He had to be the man who you let into every aspect of your life:
From your friends,
Your relationships
The things you do, say, think
And even the places that you go
This man the preacher spoke of wanted all of you
And in exchange for giving him all of you
He would supply all your needs.
I had to give him a try, I had tried everything and everyone else and they had all failed me
So as the preacher extended the invitation to try this man, who had already given so much for us, this man had given his life for us
But yet most of us couldn’t comprehend his sacrifice that we might have life
I crawled to the altar, unable to walk because I now knew that the sin in my life was the limp that had paralyzed me
The sin in my life kept me from know him and having a relationship with him….
Ultimately, he was all I had ever needed
And as I kneeled there on my knees, I accepted that man into my life and his name; oh his powerful name was Jesus
Jesus was the one who would pick me up and help me stand tall
I had turned all my burdens over to Jesus and he had worked it out.
I now knew that Jesus would walk with me all the days of my life,
And the times when I couldn’t walk myself, he would carry me
Slowly my attention focused back on the Father, and as I walked through one of 12 pearly gates of heaven, and I thanked God for removing my limp in my life……
