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fireofpassion

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How do i recieve healing and keep it?
 
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How do i recieve healing and keep it?
Healing from what? Remember even the people that Jesus healed eventually got sick of somthing else that eventually killed them.

lazarus, whom Jesus raised from the dead, eventually got sick, or old, and he too died, again.


I think that God is more concerned with both our spiritual & physical well being. But He also knows this life is temporary
, so what is most important is our "spiritual state" and if we repent of our sins. He has promised to give us New Bodies that are not subject to death if we are faithful to Him.
 

notuptome

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How do i recieve healing and keep it?
Explain what it is that you want.
If you have an infirmity you may pray to the Lord for healing. Now keeping it is not possible as it is appointed to all men once to die. Of course the Lord told Paul that his infirmity was for his own good and would not be healed. So sometimes the answer from God is no!
If you desire to be a healer then you are on your own as the bible does not support the concept in the modern church.

For the cause of Christ
Roger
 
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hattiebod

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As a born again christian in a repentant relationship with Jesus Christ, you have your healing :) read all the promises God has for you, read and 'live' your Bible. :) Our faith is in knowing He can heal us...even if it does not happen. Its faith in Him, that all things work for Him, to glorify Him. Don't get hung up on healing....just get hung up on Jesus! <><
 
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Healing is a huge part of God within us. We can use the opposite of healing by making grudges, hates, or an attitude of ungratefulness part of our lives. These can cause the stress that results in our physical body not working well besides keeping us from Christ's ability to cleanse us.

We can put on the whole armor of God, or use all the power of God within us to heal in all sense of the word.

I find it difficult for my human mind to comprehend all of God's word and power. God uses the word "light" to explain it, so I use a mental picture of light to surround me to make all of what God is part of me.
 
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Is it temporal or a definite?

The father of my ex-wife, some years ago, was temporarily healed by God. God gave him some extra years and was taken... Before that, he had dreams where he saw the heaven and learned some lesson from that place but, utterly, this was to help him to convert and repent.

What kind of healing do you seek or asked for?
 

Dotann

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I know people who talk so much about healing, and healing is wonderful! I have been healed by the Lord in many ways over the years in my life! A lot of times, i think its a matter of blessings and the grace that the lord gives out of love not because we deserve it, for i know i sure don't, but just cause that's who He is! but again to what measure of healing is a person satisfied? For i have seen people who pray for cancer to be healed, yet, they might still be over weight, have glasses, hearing aids, or other issues? How much faith does a person want to use to think is ok to be satisfied with? Cant a grain of mustard seed move mountains?

I've had those who even rebuked me when i had the stroke telling me i didnt have enough faith for God to remove it, now trying to add guilt, shame and condensation upon me ? God love them all, its only with and through love that the Lord can help us during these times to be an encouragement to others as well as helps brings others to us for encouragements as well! So thankful for His wonderful peace and all the glory goes to Him Amen!

And then i see others who refuse to hear anything the Lord says to them and much like Peter who at times, then rebuke the Lords grace and ignore what He gives them, then instead they say i want something else, or i want MORE GOD! They are NEVER satisfied with what they have and are always wanting something that God has not given them yet? Only to turn around and ask again right after they are blessed? For there hearts are troubled!


We are told to be at peace with everything we have, even if its during our circumstances that might not be perfect and sometimes that might mean a healing within our own bodies or finances or another need that we think we cant possibly go through without a change! But God knows all things. He is in charge of the storms and He is in charge of me too!
So for me that means, while i am in the midst of the trials and circumstances, the depths of the days when i cant breathe, i CAN lean on my Savior to say, Help me Jesus and you know what? He has never let me down! I have never had a time that He has failed me yet! For if one focuses too much on the end of the walk, instead of why your in the walk in the first place? You will miss out on the revelations of bringing you higher up to a new level and a closer walk with God.

I guess i can say it like this. If we focus too much on the details or plans for something, as in getting healed and forget to focus on the Author of those plans in the first place, then we are in big trouble! Scriptures say there are reasons for all things! Yes, even storms, for even rain must come to dust the flowers so they can bloom! Are they not seeds?

We need the Seed of God in our life and it needs to be nurtured and maintained. We need to water it and flourish it with the Word and fellowship will help us practice with our walk! This planet is not just growing up plants and animals, but people too! We all need growing up from the Word of God! Trails and circumstances vary from person to person. Some more than others, and that's OK. God knows who needs what and who is more able, more stubborn and whose path he sets to do what so He knows what they really need to enable them for their life.. God is a wonderful god.

The storms are a way of deepening our relationships with our faith and strengthening our trust, to develop and greater walk in understanding the Word of God. If we don't go through each storm trying to gain the perspective first of " What do you want me to learn from this Lord", then our storm will be a bitter one indeed, and it will be a long and hard one as it will seem endless and hardness will set in.. This is not what God wants.

You can find a way to have joy even in and during the midst of the storms, for its a matter of choice. I know, as God has given me this. Its not anything i did, except pursued His word as the gospel says to do. I for one am thankful for all the storms i have had the privileged to experience. They have grown me up and taught me to love the Lord more every day. God is good regardless of my circumstances, as i don't have such an ego to say God evolves around my thoughts and my goodness, but know, God is good regardless of the day i have or not. GOD is still GOD!

I am blessed. God gave me air to breathe and a wonderful family. He took me in from that which was nothing and now i am the daughter of the KING most high! AMEN!

What would i dare have to complain about! So what that i have seizures, a ruined back from a car accident, a 24 hr care giver, and many other health problems, I have God on my side! For scripture says.. if God be for you, who dare can be against you! Praise the Lord!!! Healed on this earth or not? Who cares? I'm on my way to Heaven!!! :)
 
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I know people who talk so much about healing, and healing is wonderful! I have been healed by the Lord in many ways over the years in my life! A lot of times, i think its a matter of blessings and the grace that the lord gives out of love not because we deserve it, for i know i sure don't, but just cause that's who He is! but again to what measure of healing is a person satisfied? For i have seen people who pray for cancer to be healed, yet, they might still be over weight, have glasses, hearing aids, or other issues? How much faith does a person want to use to think is ok to be satisfied with? Cant a grain of mustard seed move mountains?

I've had those who even rebuked me when i had the stroke telling me i didnt have enough faith for God to remove it, now trying to add guilt, shame and condensation upon me ? God love them all, its only with and through love that the Lord can help us during these times to be an encouragement to others as well as helps brings others to us for encouragements as well! So thankful for His wonderful peace and all the glory goes to Him Amen!

And then i see others who refuse to hear anything the Lord says to them and much like Peter who at times, then rebuke the Lords grace and ignore what He gives them, then instead they say i want something else, or i want MORE GOD! They are NEVER satisfied with what they have and are always wanting something that God has not given them yet? Only to turn around and ask again right after they are blessed? For there hearts are troubled!


We are told to be at peace with everything we have, even if its during our circumstances that might not be perfect and sometimes that might mean a healing within our own bodies or finances or another need that we think we cant possibly go through without a change! But God knows all things. He is in charge of the storms and He is in charge of me too!
So for me that means, while i am in the midst of the trials and circumstances, the depths of the days when i cant breathe, i CAN lean on my Savior to say, Help me Jesus and you know what? He has never let me down! I have never had a time that He has failed me yet! For if one focuses too much on the end of the walk, instead of why your in the walk in the first place? You will miss out on the revelations of bringing you higher up to a new level and a closer walk with God.

I guess i can say it like this. If we focus too much on the details or plans for something, as in getting healed and forget to focus on the Author of those plans in the first place, then we are in big trouble! Scriptures say there are reasons for all things! Yes, even storms, for even rain must come to dust the flowers so they can bloom! Are they not seeds?

We need the Seed of God in our life and it needs to be nurtured and maintained. We need to water it and flourish it with the Word and fellowship will help us practice with our walk! This planet is not just growing up plants and animals, but people too! We all need growing up from the Word of God! Trails and circumstances vary from person to person. Some more than others, and that's OK. God knows who needs what and who is more able, more stubborn and whose path he sets to do what so He knows what they really need to enable them for their life.. God is a wonderful god.

The storms are a way of deepening our relationships with our faith and strengthening our trust, to develop and greater walk in understanding the Word of God. If we don't go through each storm trying to gain the perspective first of " What do you want me to learn from this Lord", then our storm will be a bitter one indeed, and it will be a long and hard one as it will seem endless and hardness will set in.. This is not what God wants.

You can find a way to have joy even in and during the midst of the storms, for its a matter of choice. I know, as God has given me this. Its not anything i did, except pursued His word as the gospel says to do. I for one am thankful for all the storms i have had the privileged to experience. They have grown me up and taught me to love the Lord more every day. God is good regardless of my circumstances, as i don't have such an ego to say God evolves around my thoughts and my goodness, but know, God is good regardless of the day i have or not. GOD is still GOD!

I am blessed. God gave me air to breathe and a wonderful family. He took me in from that which was nothing and now i am the daughter of the KING most high! AMEN!

What would i dare have to complain about! So what that i have seizures, a ruined back from a car accident, a 24 hr care giver, and many other health problems, I have God on my side! For scripture says.. if God be for you, who dare can be against you! Praise the Lord!!! Healed on this earth or not? Who cares? I'm on my way to Heaven!!! :)
WOW! What a testimony!
 
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hattiebod

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That is a wonderful testimony. Thank you. But, i still stand by what I wrote...we must never, ever teach that healing is dependant on our faith, our prayer, our obedience....or that we are in some way favoured...I know thats not what you are saying :) but often folks can get a bit confused.
We know He can heal, we know it happens and we are to live in the expectation of it. Live in the in faith God gave and gives us. Our God given faith for it. Even if healing does not occur in the way we think it should...there can be amazing moves of God amidst the lives involved. So, in all ways we are to give all the glory to Him, worship and give thanks to Him, in all things. The eternal message is to fear, give reverence to God, worship God, love God. God Bless,<><
 
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jerusalem

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this is a very complex question dependent upon many factors. i will try to give you a couple of things to think about that you may apply to your particular situation.....Jesus told those who came to Him for healing that received a healing that it was their faith that made them well. Jesus asked the man at the well if he wanted to be made well. after casting demons out of a person Jesus told them not to do anything in future that could cause them to be worse off. this as well as Jesus re-creating the man born blinds eyes tells me that each case is treated individually to some extent. pray about it. Jesus also said that elisha was sent to only one widow in zarapeth even though there were untold numbers in need. finally we are all guaranteed total healing after Jesus' return. your healing is waiting for you but you may have to wait for it. there are many types of healing......mental emotional physical spiritual. ask for prayer and God bless you dear.
 

Dotann

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Thanks Hattiebod! I have never said that i condone not praying for a healing? In fact, i have myself and have been healed in many things, as i first stated in my post? But I haven't been healed from everything yet. Do I believe in healing? Absolutely 100%!!! For you cant have my life and live without knowing God heals! My faith is very large!

God does things sometimes in timing though as Jesus told the disciples, about the man who was lame, it wasn't his sin nor his parents sin that made him this way, but he was made this way for such a time as this all for the glory of God to be made known! I believe this still holds ground today!

Many times, it IS about timing. We need to witness to someone in a hospital bed who hasn't heard the Word yet and we would not be able to do so without having the issue in the first place? This has happened to me time and time again when i am going in for another procedure, or having another Drs. Appointment, or cat scan.
I always pray that God will open a door for me to witness to people and He always does! God is a good god! So for me, while i don't particularly like the situation i am in, i WILL chose to make the best of it and DO what the Lord says too and be happy in it, still praying that God will heal me and believing He will do so KNOWING that He not only can, but He is the ONLY one who WILL! And while here, I praise Him with all i am! For God is my ROCK!

See one of the ministries and doors the Lord has opened for me is to be a speaker, singer and Lay Pastor giving encouraging words to others through workshops, concerts, bible studies and preaching to who those who ask... All the glory and honor is always His... As i said earlier, without Him, i am nothing! But more importantly... See, i remember all the times in my past when i didnt have Him, so it makes now all the more powerful! For i once was lost... BUT NOW I AM FOUND! :)
 
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hattiebod

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Of course...I did not think you did!! :) I just wanted to reiterate...so many read such threads and in such pain, such hurt. We always put things into our mindset...our world...but He is so much more than this. I am currently laid up with leg in cast (yes, i know...you will be glad when Hattie is back at work!!) but, i do pray when the cast is off that I will have healing, that miraculously another 5 weeks is not ahead...of course i do! but, i am also not dwelling on this. I am instead thankful for this amazing time at home, painting, (learning water colour) reading Bible at much more length than normal, being here on CC...listening to Christian radio all day (amazing!!) and just being able to show FoS to all and sundry!! including Docs and nurses. God blesses us, when we stop looking in and glorify Him in ALL ways, because there really is joy in life, regardless of the circumstances, when we stay close to Him. <><
 

jb

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You can find a bit of a study on healing HERE which will answer all your questions.

Yahweh Shalom...
 
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hattiebod

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I went to this web site...and its a bit distressing to me....
Because a person's allotted span of life has been reached....ok.
2. Because the person praying for the sick has neglected prayerful communion with God.
3. Because a person seeking healing may not be spiritually prepared for healing.

4. Because God may desire to test and improve a Christian's character.
5. Because the sick person is looking to man instead of looking to God.
6. Because a person believes the traditions of men instead of the Word of God.
7. Because a person is suffering from sickness as a result of overwork.
8. So that a greater miracle can bring greater glory to God.
9. What to do when healing is delayed. Why is there sickness in the Church of Christ?
Can a Christian expect divinely preserved health?
10. The scriptural qualifications of elders who pray for the sick.

So, many of the above are through failing...some are not...but so many are.
We are best to fully rely on Him and not question why, Then we are less likely to
condemn or doubt our suffering brothers and sisters.this is always best...
God Bless, <><
 

jb

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I went to this web site...
It would be a good idea for you to study this work and not just quote a few bits from the contents, you actually would learn something!
 
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psalm6819

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side yard 022.jpg This is my husband Tom. The doctors said his prognosis for survival was poor, they didn't even want to send a physical therapist BUT that's not what God said "...by His stripes we are healed" Isaiah 53. SDC17450.jpg
This picture is 2 years later. Here's Tom, not dead, but walking. His scripture was "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Phillipians 4:13 To God be the glory!!!!! Find a verse to build your faith and hold on to it, confess it outloud every day. Do not speak death but life over yourself. I don't see anywhere in the Bible that Jesus refused to heal someone. He loves us and wants us healthy
 

yac11

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How do i receive healing and keep it?
I truly believe you do have to line your priorities to God's word before blessings can even come your way. I know this for a fact. Also love your God above all.

Remember please, you have His love, now and forever and there are many who's lives are aligned to God's will, but they don't always get what they want. You must wait and be patient and give it all to God and remember this:

All things are possible with God. And, The Lord give and take away.

God healed me 2 years ago from my pain for my disease. My beautiful girl who is your age, is still suffering in pain every minute of every day. Why me I asked. Why not me she asked.

I am trying to get her to realize who is in charge here and have explained that living with your boyfriend isn't honoring God. I hope in time I can make her understand what took me 30 years.

Live every minute of everyday now for Jesus. Love Him no matter what, He wants to bless us all.
 
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nathan3

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Once your healed that should be it. Something like healing is'nt given then taken back. The truth is your mind if we neglect it, that can be lost.

I think we have to keep read the bible to understand how these things work. One thing I know we need is faith .
 
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bsmarowa

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u brave. i have 2 terrible conditions primarily my fault and in between the crying all i can think of is dying. i want to be healed so badly coz if i cant have that then im not human right? i just wish i had the same beautiful peace and hope you have. all i have is anger, self hate and bitterness.

u are inspirational.
 
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blessed34

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God has equippedyou to fight sickness and disease. You don’t have to put up with it, unlessyou choose to be in poor health. You can get in the Word of God and make thingshappen, even when the doctor says healing is impossible. God promised youhealing. He always keeps His Word! Your healing may be instant or it may besome time before you can see and feel the total physical effects of God’shealing power. So don’t let doubts arise just because you don’t see immediateresults and don’t let lingering symptoms discourage you. After all, when you goto the doctor, do you immediately begin to feel better? No, the medication hegives you usually takes some time before it begins to work. In the same way,the effects of divine healing may not appear instantly either. It may take timefor you to feel completely healed. So, what do you do in the meantime? Exerciseyour faith! After all, faith by itself, if not accompanied by action, is dead(James 2:17). There are some practical steps you can take to put your faithinto action.

“The Healing Shelter” will prayfor you and also give you practical guidance on how to put your faith forhealing into action.All you have to do is send your prayer request to them at:[email protected]. Give it a try and you just might experienceyour healing!