Cold Feet

John 5:1-18

I know what I want to say but I cannot find words to elegantly phrase my thoughts or give a concrete example. Hence here are my bare  thoughts.
The man had been lying, waiting for healing for thirty-eight years. Jesus said "Get up and walk", so he did. He did not doubt that he would be able to walk. He did not stop to think that it might be against God's wishes because it was a Sabbath. He did it.
Jesus found him in the Temple. he was a good Jew. Jesus said "Stop sinning". I do  not like people criticizing me. The neighbours said "He's the one who is wrong, the one who told you to carry your mat on a Sabbath". This was a more comfortable point of view. He did not continue in his life of faith.