Our Mindset Toward Healing

When it comes to this Christian Faith, God's Word defines us. Our standpoint and our view must be based on what God's Word says to us. Man's experience shouldn't form the way we view God. Experience is good, as it gives wisdom to handle life but that experience must not overshadow God's Word. Paul in Ephesians 1:18, prayed for a whole Church for their eyes to be opened. Ephesians 1: 18 says “The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints”, until your eyes are opened you won't know! You won't be different from someone who doesn't believe in God because the god of this world has shut their eyes.

2 Corinthians 4:4 says In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. The previous verse (verse 3) discusses a set of people whom Paul calls ‘THE LOST’. He said they are lost because they are blind. What then can be the solution for these blind people who Paul called to be Lost? The solution is in the next verse (verse 5) which is to preach Christ to them. Why Preach Christ? Christ is the light of the World (John 8:12 "...I am the Light of the world..."). Hence, the solution to their blind state is the Light of the world; Jesus.

The Bible uses diverse contrast for example (2 Corinthians 6:14-16, we have contrast of light vs darkness, believer vs unbeliever, righteousness vs unrighteousness, temple of God vs temple of idols). In other words, we have two different worlds. The first is the World of God and the Other is the world of the devil. Hence, when scripture says the devil is the Prince of this world you must understand that you're not in his own world. He's only ruling over those in his world. Christ is the Prince of our world!

Now let's take it closer, our nature and mindset are much different from the other world. In our world, what can't be found in our Lord can't be found in us. What our Lord does is what we will do. Sickness can't be found in our world because it's not found in the body of our Lord. I know the first question that comes to your head is why then do we fall ill? We must understand that we are not the one who gets ill! Yes! We are not the one who gets ill. Once you understand this you will always walk in authority over sicknesses and diseases not just on yourself but on others as well.

When I said you are not the one who gets ill what do I imply? Simply, in John 3:6 he said that which is born of the Spirit is Spirit. In other words, you are a Spirit. Originally, we are a Spirit these have a soul and live in a body. So, we are living in a body. That's why when a man dies, he's still alive either with the Lord Jesus or unto Judgement with their lord the devil. Thus, if we fall ill, it's our body that falls ill. Then, this is where the believer’s authority and confession of Faith comes in.

Why is a believer’s authority important? See, many times in Scripture, we saw how the devil afflicts one with sickness and diseases rendering those fellows useless. Well, God's Word has told us the mission of the Devil in John 10:10. John 10: 10 says ‘The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.’ The devil's mission is to destroy people using different methods including sickness and diseases. But God's method is to make them whole and restored; giving the dead life!

‘Acts 10:38 says How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him; THE LORD JESUS IS NOT THE ONE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SICKNESS ON OUR BODY! HE WON'T BE GOING ABOUT HEALING AND STILL GO ABOUT AFFLICTING WITH SICKNESS. This reminds me of a woman who was on a prayer line in a church. She had a breast cancer. When the Pastor was to pray for her to be healed of the cancer, she responded by saying, " God is the one who put the cancer on me to be much humble". This mindset is tricky and not of God! And I love the Pastor's action towards her mindset. The pastor said, "Say after me, Lord, thank you for this cancer, I pray to God that you give me more cancer to be much more humble"... The woman screamed rejecting the prayer. I guess she doesn't want to go humble anyway.

Sickness can't be from God! When you've truly been ill, you will know that there's nothing good about sickness. And James 1:17 says every good gift is from God! So, knowing sickness and disease are not from God, you must be angry at that dirty beast. Most Christians funnily do this. They beg God to heal them from a sickness the idiotic Devil put on them. The authority over the works of darkness has been given to the believer in Christ Jesus (Mark 16:17-"... Cast out Devil..."). You must take charge of your body! The Devil can't be playing with your health. When you want to cast a dog coming after you to bite you and you have no escape route, you will face it with a loud voice, you will say, GET OUT! And in tremble it will flee! We empower the devil with our fear to deal with him, I mean it! Because that idiot is not a factor!

Why Confession? We are yet to translate into immortality which will happen at the end of the world. As far as we use our body it will always break down. Even a machine breaks down when it's overused. That's why it's important to pay attention to thorough rest for your body after being used. Eat well, sleep well, and drink sufficient water daily. In doing all of these, if you feel any symptom in your body, our first approach shouldn't be checking google what it could be, Google will give you what you don't have. You must learn to confess God's word! Declare your healing upon your body. Your body can hear your words. The earth and people therein were formed with words and it can be destroyed by words. Thus, don't be in haste to panic. Feed your mind with God's word. Speak daily on your body. Someone said I stopped speaking and I had to try something else. The question is when should you stop speaking words? Why should you stop speaking God's word over your body when you're yet to be well? Except you don't believe that God's word works and will never fail.

Let me conclude with these two stories. Two friends went to meet the doctor to find out who had HIV and during the check-up, the doctor was to give them the report of the test, he mixed it up and gave the one with HIV the report that said he didn’t have HIV and he gave the one that initially doesn't have HIV, he gave him the report that says he has HIV. And they both left, one is now sad, and the other rejoicing that he doesn't have HIV, whereas he's the one with HIV. The one who was not with HIV ended up dying with HIV! OUR MINDSET MUST BE SET UPON THE POSITIVE WORDS OF GOD!

The second story; Two days ago, I was to get some stuff from a store and I overheard two ladies discussing how one of them was feeling ill and they were looking for what to use to be cured. I approached them and told them I would love to pray for them to get them healed in the name of Jesus. Immediately, the friend of the one who was ill just hissed and walked away. I was not bothered until the person who was sick said, this is not a matter of prayer that I shouldn't bother and she walked out on me. Saying it used to happen to her sister and she uses a leaf and a particular soft drink. THEY HAVE FORMED A MINDSET ON AN EXPERIENCE, SECONDLY, THEY HAVE FORMED AN ENVIRONMENT AND ASSOCIATION OF UNBELIEF. Let's contend for the healing power of God. The healing Jesus is still healing people today.

CONFESSION

I believe in the healing power of God. The healing power of God is working through my body. My mind is set on God's Word. I cast out the devil from my health and I enjoy divine health today, tomorrow, and forever. Amen.