"Jesus asked him, 'What do you want me to do for you?' The blind man answered, 'Teacher, I want to see' " (Mark 10:51 NCV).
Go public with your goals in life! Announce your intention, the change you want to make in your life, what you're asking God to do. Clarify what you really want, and then state it publicly. You need to tell everybody, because a secret faith is a shallow faith.
Mark 10:51 says, "Jesus asked him [Bartimaeus], 'What do you want me to do for you?' The blind man answered, 'Teacher, I want to see' " (NCV).
He was doing it for Bartimaeus' benefit. By asking that question, he allowed Bartimaeus to publicly announce his faith. Bartimaeus said, "I want you to heal me!" You don't ask a guy to heal you unless you believe and have faith that he can do it. Bartimaeus was saying that he believed Jesus was who he said he was, that Jesus had the power to change him, and that Jesus would do just that. It was a statement of faith.
Here's the amazing thing. Jesus asks you the very same question right now: "What do you want me to do for you?" He asks it every day, every morning. If Jesus Christ were to come to you right now and ask that question, how would you answer? God wants to use you. He wants to bless you. He wants to do incredible things in your life. But you have to ask in faith.
Did you know that every time you set a goal, it is actually a statement of faith? There is one qualifier: When you set a goal and say, "I'm going to do 'this' with my life," you need to add the phrase "if it is God's will," because you don't know the future.
So announce your goal publicly. The more people who know, the more support, encouragement, prayer, and accountability you'll have.
What steps might you need to take to publicly declare your faith in Christ?
What goals will you set today that are a step of faith? How will you announce them publicly?
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Originally published January 07, 2018.