The stories of each person Christ healed across the four Gospels hold both sparing and revealing details. From using His spit, hands, and even the hem of his clothes, to casting out demons and commanding the dead to arise—each healing appears as unique as the person who received it.
Do You Want to Be Well?
I’ve shared here before how perplexed I was at first by the story of how Christ healed the man, who was sick for thirty-eight years, lying near the healing pool at Bethesda. Chapter five of St. John’s Gospel says that Jesus “knew he had been lying there a long time,” yet he proceeded to ask the paralyzed man, “Do you want to be well?” (John 5:6). Although that seemed evident, in His wisdom and knowledge, Christ was always intentional with his words. He sought to draw something out of this man that was necessary for the healing to occur.
“This question, which seems to bring the man’s sincerity into question, is really an invitation to have an active role in his healing,” Tammi McCarthy wrote in her reflection on this scripture. “‘What are you willing to do?’ He seems to ask. Jesus partners with the man in bringing about his healing. He asks the man to step out in faith by literally standing up and walking. Jesus ignites the faith within him. He gives the man hope that he is going to be healed and then we see the glory of God in his healing.”
The Start of a Restorative Online Course
Christ needs our permission to enter our brokenness in the unique way of His choosing. Our willingness to surrender allows Him to do the deeper work, yet we must engage in our part of the process. In August 2022, the Holy Spirit began revealing that to me more than ever.
After turning the “Do you want to be well?” question on me suddenly in the middle of the night, the Holy Spirit then began revealing the foundations for an online course to me. A couple of months later, He arranged a willing partner, Catholic life coach Christina Brown. Then He graced us with the wisdom of six amazing experts, who worked with us on the course content.
In February 2023, we launched a LIVE emotional wellness beta course of Do You Want to Be Well? with our first group of women. Recognizing that for an online wellness course to be restorative, our programming needed to be centered around a holistic approach to root issues, versus the common approach of treating the symptoms. In order to restore—or bring a soul back to wholeness in Christ—we had to address underlying causes. This required work on the emotions that drove people’s thoughts, which in turn drove their actions.
The Results of Our First Lenten Course
What an anointed time! We experienced the blessing and guidance of the Holy Spirit throughout the 8-weeks comprised of my facilitation, Christina’s live coaching, tools and teaching from our experts, our teammates sharing from their stories, and accompanying women who were growing in self-knowledge, with each other, and with Christ each week of their Lenten journey.
The participants’ feedback was encouraging. After the course, a participant remarked, “Each week, the module was a complete course within itself.” They found the tools we provided “useful” and “valuable,” enjoyed extended access to the replay videos, and could continue applying the model taught and demonstrated through Christina’s coaching. To honor our restorative journey, Alyssa wrote a sweet recap of our eight weeks together.
Preparing to Relaunch Our Emotional Wellness Online Course
Since then, we’ve had a waitlist available to gauge interest in the relaunch of this groundbreaking course. God continued doing His work through our ministry as our list collected names, and we waited on the Spirit’s perfect timing.
In the summer of 2024, the Holy Spirit began preparing us to relaunch the course. Only about 20% of our waitlist engaged in our inquiries back then. Amidst everything God was doing at that time, we discerned Him moving us in other directions for the remainder of the year.
Still, the waitlist of women interested in the course continued to grow. With the timing and everything now aligning, the Spirit began stirring us back into action! We’re excited to share that for Lent 2025, we are relaunching the 2.0 back-and-better-than-ever Do You Want to Be Well? 8-week Emotional Wellness online course!
The remarkable Coach Christina Brown will be back with us this Lent to offer LIVE group coaching as part of our package deals, along with the resources and everything we’re working hard now to prepare for you.
Sign Up Today
If you want to journey toward greater emotional wellness, wholeness, and holiness in Christ, please join us on this Lenten journey. Interested women can join our waitlist here to get all the details as we roll them out, as well as access to great perks like advanced early bird pricing.
We’re praying for all who will be journeying with us this Lent. I can’t wait to witness the Lord’s handiwork in each of you!
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