DAY 15 / WE NEED TO BE RESET

Ephesians 4:15-16

Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.

A dislocated shoulder makes even the simplest things feel impossible. Getting into your car, putting on a jacket, reaching for a cup—each move sends a reminder that something meant to support you is suddenly out of place. The rest of your arm may be fine. Your hand may be strong. But without a shoulder working as it should, everything else struggles.

We often assume that our personal growth is a private matter. God says otherwise. Scripture claims that we can be a member of Christ’s body but still function like that out-of-joint shoulder—present, attached, but unable to move as God designed. And when one part can’t work properly, the whole body feels it. Hebrews 12 reminds us of what knocks us out of alignment: the weight of life and the sin that clings around us. Both keep us from growing. Both keep the body from flourishing.

Paul uses the word equip to describe how the Holy Spirit repairs us. It’s a medical term that means to set something back into place—like resetting a bone or slipping a shoulder back into its socket. He gives us one another. Men and women who speak the truth in love, help identify what’s weighing us down, and bear each another’s burdens (Gal 6:21). This is the body of Christ building itself up in love.

Take a moment to remember the people God used to “reset” you—those who spoke truth in love, lifted weight off your shoulders, or helped untangle what held you back. Thank God for them. And ask Him to help you see those that need the same kind of care today.

PRAY

Spend time listing out men or women who have helped you grow spiritually over the years. Thank God for putting them in your life. Consider writing an encouraging text or letter to them today.

Ask the Lord to bring people in your life that you can help build up towards maturity. Ask for wisdom and insight to see what’s hindering their ability to walk in freedom and growth in Christ.