HAND IN HAND FOR HEALING
“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there
shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any
more pain: for the former
things are passed away” (Rev. 21:4).
My heart thrilled when I received an unexpected message: “You prayed for me in 1979 when I was pregnant with my oldest daughter. I had health issues which caused me to fear that I would lose her.”
Soon
after this incident, I was sent to a different city and lost contact. I never
heard the results of my prayer until 34 years later! The message went on to
say, “You said you saw a clear, healthy
embryo. Today, she is 33, the mother of two.” Wow, what a blessing! So often we don’t hear back
what God did for the people we prayed for or
laid hands on for healing. So how do we know if it worked or not?
I remember when I was living in
South Africa and prayed for Sammy. I laid hands on him and prayed for the Lord to dissolve his kidney
stones. He ended up in the hospital with appendicitis!
That bothered me for years. I
wondered why I didn’t get it right. When I ministered to people after that, I
seemed always to have this little doubt
coming up, wondering if I got it right. One day the Holy Spirit stopped me from
doubting and gave me the answer.
The Lord explained to me, “When
you prayed for Sammy, I dissolved the kidney stones instantly. He did have
them. You didn’t get it wrong. There was more than one issue, that’s all, and
he got that taken care of in the hospital.” Wow, what a simple answer and it
set me free! I’ve never doubted myself in this category since.
The answer is simple: When we pray
or minister out of faith, from
our hearts, and do the best we know how then
we can be confident that it works.
Healing is always God’s will.
In the Old Testament: “For I am the Lord that healeth [is healing]
thee” (Ex. 15: 26). And in the Gospels: “Jesus went about healing every
sickness and every disease among the
people” (Matt. 9: 35) and Jesus said: “They shall lay hands on the sick, and
they shall recover” (Mark 16:18).
In
the Epistles: “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be
in health, even as thy soul prospereth [is prospering]” (3 John 2). James 5:15 tells us: “The prayer of faith
shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he has committed
sins, they shall be forgiven him.”
There are
hundreds of scriptures about healing and many that address specific ailments. Some scriptures talk to pain, sorrow, and heavy burdens.
We
can learn a lot about ministering healing to others by getting our own
healings. Unfortunately, until the Lord returns, no one is exempt from Satan’s
attacks of pain, sorrow, and heavy burdens. And we desperately want our most
current ailments to go away, not only for ourselves, but so that we can be better
ministers to others. When we’re in pain or we’re sick or we’re burdened, it’s more
difficult to minister healing to help someone else.
But
in our busy schedules, we don’t seem to find the time to get our Bibles and
concordances out and look up what’s causing our pain or what can cure it. I
admit I’m guilty of that myself. Sometimes it easier to minister healing, than
to get a healing myself. Darn! The answer is right in front of us, yet we
ignore it. Albert Einstein said, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and
over again and expecting different results.” If we’re not researching the Bible
for our healing deliverance, we need to make a change. It’s God’s will for us
to be as whole as we can be. It’s not that hard; it’s just that the devil will
throw down delays, excuses and all kinds of reasons we can’t do what God’s will
is for us to do.
So
let’s kick the devil’s arse and let’s schedule a meeting with ourselves this week;
put it on our calendars. For just 30 minutes, research what the Bible says
about the top thing that’s bothering us. And if our faith is small, be assured: with persistence, it
will grow. God wants the healers healed.
Paul wrote about
the Christians in Thessalonica: “Your faith is growing more and more” (2 Thess. 1:3). Let’s be like the Thessalonians. The more we find
out about healing for ourselves, the bigger our faith grows in the healing
category, and the better we will be at ministering to friends and family as
well.
Let’s never doubt our ability to
heal others. It will always work, but let’s also spend some time getting into
God’s Word to get our own healing as well.
Love, Carolyn
This section of WINGS: A JOURNEY IN FAITH
contains 14 true short stories, opening your awareness of how to apply
Christian principles to everyday life and see the miracles that take place when
we make room for Christ in our lives. The chapters include:
25. RISE LIKE THE EAGLE ABOVE THE STORM
26. OUR SPIRITUAL FIVE SENSES
27. I KNOW THE BOSS AND I'M WITH HIM
28. GOING THROUGH THE EYE OF THE NEEDLE
29. DO WE HAVE TO WAIT TIL WE DIE TO GET SOME HEAVEN?
30. SEEING IN NEW WAYS
31. GOD'S SPIRIT TOUCHES OUR SPIRIT
32. NEGATIVE PRAYERS
33. ROLLER COASTER FAITH
34. HOLDING YOUR GROUND
35. THE CICADA
36. NO GLASS CEILING
37. DANGEROUS ILLUSIONS
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