EPISODE · Jun 5, 2026 · 15 MIN
Day 1: You Become What You Live Around
from The Word and Prayer Room · host Sylvia Stevenson
The environments we live in shape us more than we often realise. They influence our thinking, affect our expectations and can determine what we come to accept as normal.In Day 1 of The Courage to Get Up, we begin at the Pool of Bethesda, where a man had spent thirty-eight years surrounded by sickness, disappointment and limitation. What began as a place of hope had become a place of waiting. A place where people gathered in expectation of change, yet many remained trapped in the same circumstances year after year.As we explore John 5:1–15, we'll examine how prolonged exposure to unhealthy environments can affect our mindset, our confidence and even our faith. Over time, we can become so accustomed to limitation that we stop expecting anything different. We adapt to what surrounds us and gradually lower our expectations of what God can do.Yet when Jesus arrives, He sees beyond the environment, beyond the labels and beyond the years of disappointment. He challenges the man to see himself differently and opens the door to a future he may have stopped believing was possible.This study invites us to reflect on the environments that influence our lives and asks whether they are drawing us closer to God's purpose or keeping us stuck in cycles of limitation.Scripture Focus: John 5:1–15Key Question: Have you become so shaped by your environment that you've started to accept limitations God wants to break?Join us as we begin this journey from waiting to walking, from limitation to freedom, and from surviving to living with renewed purpose and hope.The Courage to Get Up – From Waiting to Walking. From Limitation to Freedom.Seek. Discern. Obey.Thank you for joining me in the Word & Prayer Room. If this study has encouraged you, please follow the podcast and share it with someone who may be seeking God's direction. Remember, God is not distant or silent. He is able to make His will known to those who sincerely seek Him. Until next time, keep listening for His voice, keep trusting His word, and keep walking by faith.
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The environments we live in shape us more than we often realise. They influence our thinking, affect our expectations and can determine what we come to accept as normal. In Day 1 of The Courage to Get Up, we begin at the Pool of Bethesda, where a man had spent thirty-eight years surrounded by sickness, disappointment and limitation. What began as a place of hope had become a place of waiting. A place where people gathered in expectation of change, yet many remained trapped in the same circum...
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