When Healing Is Hardਨਮੂਨਾ

You Are Not Forgotten

“The man departed and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.” —John 5:15 (NKJV)

I used to wonder why it took Jesus so long to come see about the man who had been lying at the pool for 38 years.

Why did He wait? Why didn’t He come sooner?

But the more I sit with this story, the more I realize something powerful—Jesus never forgot him. Healing was always in His heart for this man. It just didn’t happen in the way or timeline anyone expected.

Maybe you’ve been there, too, lying in your own waiting place. Praying. Crying. Trying to hold onto hope. Wondering if God sees you. Wrestling with disappointment when healing doesn’t come quickly or when the pain lingers longer than you feel you can bear.

If that’s you, I want to remind you with every bit of love in my heart: You are not forgotten.

Jesus knows your exact location.

He hasn’t overlooked your prayers.
He hasn’t been too busy.
He hasn’t changed His mind about you.

Just like He did for the man at the pool, Jesus will meet you where you are.

When the man said, “Sir, I have no one,” Jesus stepped in as the Someone who changes everything. He didn’t just heal his body—He restored his dignity. He gave him his life back.

And what did the man do? He went and told the others:
“It was Jesus who made me well.”

That’s the kind of testimony that can only come from a long struggle. A deep valley. A place where no one else could take the credit but God.

I’ve been there. In the middle of my own pain, I asked the same questions:
Why hasn’t this left yet?
Why do I still hurt?
Has God forgotten about me?

But He hadn’t.

One day, Jesus found me at my poolside—just like He found the lame man.
He didn’t rush past my brokenness. He sat with it. He spoke truth to it. He brought light into my darkness and gave me the strength to rise.

And now, I, too, can say, “It was Jesus who healed me.”

So if you’re still in the middle—still waiting, still hurting, still hoping—don’t let the delay convince you that God has forgotten. He hasn’t.

Your condition is not the conclusion. It’s the setup for His glory.

In His perfect timing, He will meet you. And when He does, nothing will be the same.

Prayer:

Jesus,
Sometimes, the wait feels heavy, and I wonder if You still see me.
But today, I choose to trust that I am not forgotten.
You know where I am. You know what I carry.
Meet me in this place, just like You met the man at the pool.
Let Your presence bring healing, and let my story bring You glory.

Amen.

Journal Prompt:

What area of your life feels forgotten by God right now?
Write a letter to Jesus, sharing your honest thoughts and asking Him to meet you in that place, just as He met the man at the pool.