Power in Christ-where is this power?

[Blain]

So I was at church last sunday and the pastor said something that I still ponder about. He said we as Christians have the same power that made Jesus raise from the dead. the second he said that I thought to myself really? I have never seen it or known it. I mean if we Christians have such power in Christ how come we never see it? Have you ever seen a Christian having the gift of healing and using it to help others? Or perhaps simply showing God's power in some supernatural way like they did in the old and new testament? If you have then that's fantastic because I haven't, I have met and known many Christians none of them have shown this power the pastor speaks of of.


In fact the reason it seems to bug me so much is I myself do not have this power. I don't want or need to some powerful believer who does amazing things. But I do very much want to be able to heal. See I know how bad and how harsh and unfair life is, I see ppl everywhere with horrible painful sicknesses, ppl who are in severe physical pain ppl who have it worse than I do even though I have it pretty bad pain body damage wise. It makes me so sad seeing this and knowing there is nothing I can do knowing I cant help take it all away. I just want ppl to have a little less harsh and painful life even if it meant I could never be healed. of course I don't know what I am allowed to have and what I am not allowed to have with God, simply because I have the heart for healing doesnt mean I can have it right?

But aside from me I still ponder about what the pastor said because honestly I have not seen this power he speaks of in anyone I think about Jesus I think about the apostles they had this power they were full of it so much in fact that ppl got healed merely from Peters shadow.

 

[InSpiritInTruth]

I have a theory on this based on the Body of Christ being in darkness, like the body of Jesus was in the tomb for 3 days.

Notice what Jesus says here....

John 9:4
I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

This does not mean that God cannot work miracles in his saints, it just means there was a dark period determined where "no man can work" or work the miracles that Jesus worked during this dark period.

 

[Blain]

I have a theory on this based on the Body of Christ being in darkness, like the body of Jesus was in the tomb for 3 days.

Notice what Jesus says here....

John 9:4
I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

This does not mean that God cannot work miracles in his saints, it just means there was a dark period determined where "no man can work" or work the miracles that Jesus worked during this dark period.

That's an interesting theory, I wondered if the pastor really believed what he said because I have never known anyone to have such power in Christ. Of course that doesn't mean some don't just because I have not seen it after all seeing is not believing

 

[JesusIsAll]

So I was at church last sunday and the pastor said something that I still ponder about. He said we as Christians have the same power that made Jesus raise from the dead. the second he said that I thought to myself really? I have never seen it or known it. I mean if we Christians have such power in Christ how come we never see it? Have you ever seen a Christian having the gift of healing and using it to help others? Or perhaps simply showing God's power in some supernatural way like they did in the old and new testament? If you have then that's fantastic because I haven't, I have met and known many Christians none of them have shown this power the pastor speaks of of.


In fact the reason it seems to bug me so much is I myself do not have this power. I don't want or need to some powerful believer who does amazing things. But I do very much want to be able to heal. See I know how bad and how harsh and unfair life is, I see ppl everywhere with horrible painful sicknesses, ppl who are in severe physical pain ppl who have it worse than I do even though I have it pretty bad pain body damage wise. It makes me so sad seeing this and knowing there is nothing I can do knowing I cant help take it all away. I just want ppl to have a little less harsh and painful life even if it meant I could never be healed. of course I don't know what I am allowed to have and what I am not allowed to have with God, simply because I have the heart for healing doesnt mean I can have it right?

But aside from me I still ponder about what the pastor said because honestly I have not seen this power he speaks of in anyone I think about Jesus I think about the apostles they had this power they were full of it so much in fact that ppl got healed merely from Peters shadow.

Your pastor is right. All believers have the Holy Spirit, which is the power of God. The difference is, though, that Jesus Christ had that Spirit in the flesh, His Spirit (aka the Spirit of Christ), without measure, hence His unfettered power,

John 3:34-35 For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him. The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

 

[InSpiritInTruth]

That's an interesting theory, I wondered if the pastor really believed what he said because I have never known anyone to have such power in Christ. Of course that doesn't mean some don't just because I have not seen it after all seeing is not believing

I've only laid on hands and prayed for the physical healing of someone one time. It was my grandchild when she was just an infant and very ill a few days after birth. The doctors said she was too young for meds and there was little they could do for her, so I laid my hands on her and prayed to the Lord for her healing.

The child responded in a positive way immediately, and was right as rain the very next day. But a strange thing happened to me right after I had laid hands on her. Within a few minutes I became very feverish, and even got cold sweats and chills. I began to shake uncontrollably like a leaf in the wind. lol Before this moment I was as strong as a horse, but it was like what ever was in the child came on me.

My wife became concerned about me, but I told her not to worry and so I laid down for the night, and the next day when I awoke I was back to normal. It was a strange thing indeed, and I'm not sure what it meant, but at least the child was fine and healthy....even to this day.

 

[forsha]

So I was at church last sunday and the pastor said something that I still ponder about. He said we as Christians have the same power that made Jesus raise from the dead. the second he said that I thought to myself really? I have never seen it or known it. I mean if we Christians have such power in Christ how come we never see it? Have you ever seen a Christian having the gift of healing and using it to help others? Or perhaps simply showing God's power in some supernatural way like they did in the old and new testament? If you have then that's fantastic because I haven't, I have met and known many Christians none of them have shown this power the pastor speaks of of.


In fact the reason it seems to bug me so much is I myself do not have this power. I don't want or need to some powerful believer who does amazing things. But I do very much want to be able to heal. See I know how bad and how harsh and unfair life is, I see ppl everywhere with horrible painful sicknesses, ppl who are in severe physical pain ppl who have it worse than I do even though I have it pretty bad pain body damage wise. It makes me so sad seeing this and knowing there is nothing I can do knowing I cant help take it all away. I just want ppl to have a little less harsh and painful life even if it meant I could never be healed. of course I don't know what I am allowed to have and what I am not allowed to have with God, simply because I have the heart for healing doesnt mean I can have it right?

But aside from me I still ponder about what the pastor said because honestly I have not seen this power he speaks of in anyone I think about Jesus I think about the apostles they had this power they were full of it so much in fact that ppl got healed merely from Peters shadow.

All healing is from God and not man, even the apostles healing power was God's healing. God gave this power to the apostles for God's purpose to show his power. No man, sense the apostles, has this power. Jesus says that the effectual fervent pray of a righteous man availeth much. We can pray to God to heal a loved one and he hears our prayer, but sometimes he does not answer our requests, because his ways are so much higher than our ways, that our requests may not be the best for us. There is a song that says "I thank God for unanswered prayers".

 

[eternally-gratefull]

The power is in the cross.

Through the cross nothing can harm us, take our eternity away, or do anything to us.

when we have this power. we can do anything without fear.

 

[jb]

Power in Christ-where is this power?

The following Scriptures might be informative on how the early Church (which is the Body of Christ) got the power of God (and kept it):

Mark 16v9-14, Matt 28v18-20, Mark 16v15-18, Luke 24v44-49, Acts 1v4-9, Luke 24v50-53, Mark 16v19, Acts 2v1-4,14,16-21,38,39, Mark 16v20, Acts 2v42:

Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils. And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept. And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not. After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country. And they went and told it unto the residue: neither believed they them. Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen…And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the (full) end of the world (age)…And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover…And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me. Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And ye are witnesses of these things. And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high…And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. (And he led them out as far as to Bethany) And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, (he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. And it came to pass, while he blessed them) he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight…And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God…(So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.)..And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance…Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them…this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come: And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved…Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call… And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following...And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

Yahweh Shalom

 

[eyesonly]

I have a theory on this based on the Body of Christ being in darkness, like the body of Jesus was in the tomb for 3 days.

Notice what Jesus says here....

John 9:4
I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

This does not mean that God cannot work miracles in his saints, it just means there was a dark period determined where "no man can work" or work the miracles that Jesus worked during this dark period.

I think you have to continue with the next verse as well
John 9;5
As long as I am in the world. I am the light of the world

In context, i think Christ is telling us that the night, or dark period as you say, are those who are not in gods light. who have lost their way and are in the devils darkness.
In order to do these miracles, one has to be fully engulfed into gods light, and have no reminants of darkness left in them.

If you need a sign, then you will never really believe.

Blain because you do not have the power to heal does not mean you do not have power in Christ. To each is given a gift. You want what you want is from the mind of the flesh.
What you need to do, is find what gift has been bestowed to you, and honour that gift and grow it in Christ.

God bless

 

[Willie-T]

Blain,
I have to say your pastor seems to have misunderstood something. We have nothing, in and of, ourselves.

A friend, Gary Best, said it this way:

When I was younger, I was quite taken with a cartoon advertisement that used to appear regularly in various magazines. The purpose was to highlight how the Charles Atlas exercise program could change your life. Each cartoon strip followed the same script. It always began with a skinny young man (that I always identified with) that miraculously had the most beautiful girlfriend. Often he would make the same grievous mistake: He would take her to the beach. (“No, don’t do it!” I would caution – he never listened.) Invariably, they would be confronted by a buff, powerful man (on steroids?), who would kick sand in the young man’s face and humiliate him in front of his girlfriend. Discouraged, he would walk away, only to discover the magazine ad. Immediately he would send away for this extraordinary secret program and, within minutes of receiving it and putting it into practice, he would be transformed into the ultimate specimen of macho manhood. With new confidence, he would head for the beach and impress the girl by asserting his newfound power. (“She’s bad news,” I warned, but he still never listened.)

This is a classic example of power over power. Often we approach our kingdom commission just that way, looking for the magic program that will transform us into “men and women of power”, who will be able to overcome our evil opponents single-handedly. How could this story be changed to illustrate the true nature of our commission, that of ambassadorial authority?

I suppose the story might play out much the same way until the young man wanders despondently away from the beach. This time, however, he doesn’t encounter a magazine advertisement; he runs into an old friend – Arnold Schwarenegger. As he pours out his heart to Arnie, his friend says, “Let’s go back and right this wrong!” Excitedly, our young friend returns, finds the beach bully, and puffing up his chest, announces, “You’re outta here!” With a frightening stare, the man forgets all about the beautiful girl and literally races for safety. Who is he staring at? At first it might appear that he is looking at our new hero. In reality, he is looking just past him to the one riding shotgun off his right shoulder – Arnold!. “Hasta la vista, baby!” he says.

This is authority over power. Our man hasn’t gained a pound or grown an inch. He has, however, gained authorization from a superior power that has agreed to “back his act”.

This kind of support can be intoxicating. I can imagine our young man becoming so zealous that he decides to rid the beach of every undesirable. This could work well… until Arnold breaks for lunch or decides that the mission has now exceeded what he originally “authorized”. So it is with our kingdom mission. Our success is commensurate to the authority that backs us and that backing is totally dependent on our obedience. When we are simply walking out what we have been commissioned to do, we can expect God’s full support

 

[Bowhunter2394]

The power is in the cross.

Through the cross nothing can harm us, take our eternity away, or do anything to us.

when we have this power. we can do anything without fear.

Yep.. Spot on ! that Mystery of Christ Crucified! the POWER and Wisdom of God.. Crucified with Him Daily. I die Daily... though the Body is Dead because of Sin, yet the spirit is Alive because of Righteousness! -----> our Righteousness? noooooooo but His .. IMPUTED . because ye trust in His Son and His completed work at the Tree! God 'sees' the Heart to see if you 'truly' Trust in Him.. He ALREADY knows..

 

[notuptome]

The power is withheld by sin. We are in a vessel of flesh and subject to the vanities of the sinful flesh.

Christ was able to minister in the Holy Spirit with great power because He had no sin. Which of us can claim to be even close to the purity and holiness of Christ? Only when God moves and cleanses us through the Holy Spirit can we minister with the power that God intends for us to have.

The fields are white unto harvest but the laborers are few.

For the cause of Christ
Roger

 

[atwhatcost]

So I was at church last sunday and the pastor said something that I still ponder about. He said we as Christians have the same power that made Jesus raise from the dead. the second he said that I thought to myself really? I have never seen it or known it. I mean if we Christians have such power in Christ how come we never see it? Have you ever seen a Christian having the gift of healing and using it to help others? Or perhaps simply showing God's power in some supernatural way like they did in the old and new testament? If you have then that's fantastic because I haven't, I have met and known many Christians none of them have shown this power the pastor speaks of of.


In fact the reason it seems to bug me so much is I myself do not have this power. I don't want or need to some powerful believer who does amazing things. But I do very much want to be able to heal. See I know how bad and how harsh and unfair life is, I see ppl everywhere with horrible painful sicknesses, ppl who are in severe physical pain ppl who have it worse than I do even though I have it pretty bad pain body damage wise. It makes me so sad seeing this and knowing there is nothing I can do knowing I cant help take it all away. I just want ppl to have a little less harsh and painful life even if it meant I could never be healed. of course I don't know what I am allowed to have and what I am not allowed to have with God, simply because I have the heart for healing doesnt mean I can have it right?

But aside from me I still ponder about what the pastor said because honestly I have not seen this power he speaks of in anyone I think about Jesus I think about the apostles they had this power they were full of it so much in fact that ppl got healed merely from Peters shadow.

I think I see your conundrum. You want to do what Jesus did. That's both a good thing and the reason you don't.

Jesus can, and still does, those things. If a believer seems to be doing the same thing, he/she isn't. Jesus is using them to do it though. The "secret," (which isn't a secret at all, but something many churches forget to teach), is God's will becomes our will. This is what is meant by "Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven." It is a prayer to align our will with God's will. It isn't always God's will to heal everyone. If it was, the apostles should have had a much easier life. Paul shouldn't have any thorns in his side or anywhere else.

Yes! Lord, yes! We can move mountains even today, but only if it's God's will the mountain gets moved.

God has used me to heal someone's headache. Not a big thing, unless that headache is on you, but he's done that. (And I was surprised. lol In all fairness, I would have been surprised if he didn't too. lol)

When hubby was in the hospital with a broken back, he had a roommate. The poor roommate was moaning and groaning so loud, hubby couldn't sleep. The roommate had gout. His ankles and wrists were so swollen he was in serious pain, so he moaned. Hubby prayed to God to quiet the guy. God answered by telling hubby to pray to heal the guy. Hubby thought that was a brilliant plan, so hobbled out of the room (he could walk, but his doctor dubbed him Quasimodo from the way he had to walk with that broken back and the place it broke still hurts him 33 years later) to go to the visitor's lounge for a cigarette and to pray to God to heal the guy. Before he left, he told the guy he would pray for him. The guy said, "Okay," and then went right back to moaning and groaning.

Half an hour later, (it really was more about praying than wanting that cigarette), hubby thinks God has healed the guy through his prayer, so returns. The guy is still moaning and groaning in pain.

God tells hubby, "No, I meant 'pray for him.'"

The light bulb goes off. Hubby realizes God wants him to lay hands on the guy and pray. He tells the guy this. The guy answers, "I've been waiting for you."

Hubby does, the guy thanks him and goes to sleep. Hubby, still in horrendous pain, can finally sleep. The moaning and groaning ends. The next morning, hubby is woken up by someone shouting in the hallway. His roommate was running up and down the halls to tell every God healed him of pain. The doctors and nurses have no idea how to account for that. Once the man came back into the room, his ankles and wrist were as swollen as ever. They should have hurt. They didn't.

GOD healed him of pain. He didn't heal him of gout for whatever reason. He didn't heal hubby's broken back. Hubby never heeled anyone. God did. And God did for whatever good reason God does stuff like that.

If we could just get over ourselves and stop assuming we can do miracles, it gets much easier. If we align our will with God's will, it can't get any easier than that. When we do that, then we know God wants to heal some, but not all. And not being healed is no punishment.

Neither hubby or I are healed (we're both disabled), because it is God's good pleasure to remind us constantly that we can do no good on our own and we really really need him! He knows, even more than we know, that if he heals us we go right back to every day living for no particular good reason. We go right back to, "Don't worry, God, we'll handle this ourselves." Dumb! So dumb, but it is in us to forget without God's constant reminder -- the thorn in our side.

Sure, we can do what Jesus did, but not really. Jesus can do what he does through us. He won't do what he doesn't will through us. He'll simply wait for our light bulbs to go off, when we catch ourselves not doing what he never wanted us to do. Then he can tell us what he wants us to do.

 

[Blain]

Ty everyone for your replies. I want to mention that I never believed I myself would be doing the healing so I probably should have mentioned that. See I am powerless I can literally do nothing on my own I have to rely on God completely for everything even the tiniest of things that in all honesty a normal person should be able to do themselves. I only want to be a vessel for him to be his extended hands and feet.

 

[InSpiritInTruth]

We know by scripture this scattering of the "power" of the holy people was determined to come before the end, so in a way it's a good sign.

Daniel 12:7
And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.

Come Lord Jesus!

 

[MarcR]

That's an interesting theory, I wondered if the pastor really believed what he said because I have never known anyone to have such power in Christ. Of course that doesn't mean some don't just because I have not seen it after all seeing is not believing

I think that the reason that you may not see this power may be a general misunderstanding or misapplication of the

words "in my name". To properly understand the words "in my name", we must look at a power of attorney. a

power of attorney is given to someone who can be trusted to do your revealed will in your absence. Most

believers regularly add the words 'in Jesus name' to everything they pray; and are surprised when many of their

requests don't happen. The words "in my name" mean by my authority. The intent is 'When you ask for what I tell you

to ask for; you can pray with confidence because I will do it'. We may certainly pray for the desires of our heart; and

they will often be granted; but we have NO ASSURANCE of getting them. God reveals what He wants us to ask for both

in Scripture, and through the indwelling Holy Spirit, if we train ourselves to listen.

Shortly after I received Salvation I had an experience, which I have neither seen or experienced since. I was at a

church picnic and a young girl was hit by a batted baseball. She had a lump on her head the size of her fist; and was in

severe pain. I sensed rather than heard the Holy Spirit telling me to pray for her healing.

I walked up yo her, put my hand on her shoulder, and said: "God is about to heal you: Be Healed in Jesus name".

Within 2 minutes the pain and the swelling were gone and there were no symptoms.


I don't know why God allowed me to experience this or why it never happened again; but it

caused me to understand the real meaning of "in my name".

 

[InSpiritInTruth]

I think that the reason that you may not see this power may be a general misunderstanding or misapplication of the

words "in my name". To properly understand the words "in my name", we must look at a power of attorney. a

power of attorney is given to someone who can be trusted to do your revealed will in your absence. Most

believers regularly add the words 'in Jesus name' to everything they pray; and are surprised when many of their

requests don't happen. The words "in my name" mean by my authority. The intent is 'When you ask for what I tell you

to ask for; you can pray with confidence because I will do it'. We may certainly pray for the desires of our heart; and

they will often be granted; but we have NO ASSURANCE of getting them. God reveals what He wants us to ask for both

in Scripture, and through the indwelling Holy Spirit, if we train ourselves to listen.

Shortly after I received Salvation I had an experience, which I have neither seen or experienced since. I was at a

church picnic and a young girl was hit by a batted baseball. She had a lump on her head the size of her fist; and was in

severe pain. I sensed rather than heard the Holy Spirit telling me to pray for her healing.

I walked up yo her, put my hand on her shoulder, and said: "God is about to heal you: Be Healed in Jesus name".

Within 2 minutes the pain and the swelling were gone and there were no symptoms.


I don't know why God allowed me to experience this or why it never happened again; but it

caused me to understand the real meaning of "in my name".

That's right, "in my name" is a direct reference to He who comes in Jesus' name, which is the Holy Spirit. Who did the Father send to us "in Jesus' name?"

John 14:26
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

 

[Blain]

Hmmm in my name could be a good thread in of itself. I don't really say in Jesus name when I pray because when I do it doesn't seem to feel right it feels more like reciting than actually using his name in prayer so I don't do it unless I know for a fact I am lead to do so. I think ppl use in Jesus name by habit or practice or tradition rather than using his name as authority when I was attacked by an actual demon in real life I was terrified and called out his name suddenly the demon was gone. His name clearly has authority in fact I bet his name alone puts great terror in evil's hearts and makes them tremble and yet we use his name like an everyday word.

 

[LifestyleChristianity]

So I was at church last sunday and the pastor said something that I still ponder about. He said we as Christians have the same power that made Jesus raise from the dead. the second he said that I thought to myself really? I have never seen it or known it. I mean if we Christians have such power in Christ how come we never see it? Have you ever seen a Christian having the gift of healing and using it to help others? Or perhaps simply showing God's power in some supernatural way like they did in the old and new testament? If you have then that's fantastic because I haven't, I have met and known many Christians none of them have shown this power the pastor speaks of of.


In fact the reason it seems to bug me so much is I myself do not have this power. I don't want or need to some powerful believer who does amazing things. But I do very much want to be able to heal. See I know how bad and how harsh and unfair life is, I see ppl everywhere with horrible painful sicknesses, ppl who are in severe physical pain ppl who have it worse than I do even though I have it pretty bad pain body damage wise. It makes me so sad seeing this and knowing there is nothing I can do knowing I cant help take it all away. I just want ppl to have a little less harsh and painful life even if it meant I could never be healed. of course I don't know what I am allowed to have and what I am not allowed to have with God, simply because I have the heart for healing doesnt mean I can have it right?

But aside from me I still ponder about what the pastor said because honestly I have not seen this power he speaks of in anyone I think about Jesus I think about the apostles they had this power they were full of it so much in fact that ppl got healed merely from Peters shadow.

God can use you in this area look up todd white great and awesome man of God.