I wrote this in another thread and thought it would make a good thread to give people something to chew on.
You know, sometimes I think the problem arises for people not getting healed because they only believe God can. Not that He will, but that its possible. Its like supernatural protection, do you believe God can protect you, or does He protect you? One is a matter of done and the other is, "if He feels like it."
In the same way we know Jesus was whipped and went to the cross and through His stripes we have been healed. Spiritually, yes but salvation encompasses wholeness and healing is a part of that package. So it isn't so much a matter of believing God can heal, we know He can(without question). The question is, will God heal you? Is He willing? Better yet, has He healed you?
That last question may seem perplexing, but give me a moment to explain. Is it a possibility that God has healed you, but it has yet manifested into reality? I'm not talking about any new age concepts, but simply that you must turn in the check as it were. Jesus paid not only for your sins, but through His suffering has granted you healing.
So, instead of thinking that God can heal you, maybe one should place faith in Jesus that He has healed you. That it is done, finished. So no longer are you in a place of doubt, pondering whether your heavenly Father will heal you, but you praise Him for that which He has already done thereby expediting the healing process. It is a matter of expectation, not just mercy. Its a person using faith to obtain that which God has already done, or will do, depending on your faith.
Either way, its a faith that says God is willing and not just recognizing that He can. He can do a lot of things in your life, but are you willing to believe? That is the question.
In the same way we know Jesus was whipped and went to the cross and through His stripes we have been healed. Spiritually, yes but salvation encompasses wholeness and healing is a part of that package. So it isn't so much a matter of believing God can heal, we know He can(without question). The question is, will God heal you? Is He willing? Better yet, has He healed you?
That last question may seem perplexing, but give me a moment to explain. Is it a possibility that God has healed you, but it has yet manifested into reality? I'm not talking about any new age concepts, but simply that you must turn in the check as it were. Jesus paid not only for your sins, but through His suffering has granted you healing.
So, instead of thinking that God can heal you, maybe one should place faith in Jesus that He has healed you. That it is done, finished. So no longer are you in a place of doubt, pondering whether your heavenly Father will heal you, but you praise Him for that which He has already done thereby expediting the healing process. It is a matter of expectation, not just mercy. Its a person using faith to obtain that which God has already done, or will do, depending on your faith.
Either way, its a faith that says God is willing and not just recognizing that He can. He can do a lot of things in your life, but are you willing to believe? That is the question.