Divine Healing Is Not a Formula
Many people have written to us saying, “I’ve tried everything I know, and I still have sickness and pain in my body. What can I do?”
Let me begin by stating this: Divine healing is not a formula. Divine healing flows from an intimate relationship with the Lord. Relationship, not rules, is our key to healing.
God wants everyone to receive healing just as He wants a deep relationship with each of us. He has not made it difficult to receive healing. But it does require being sensitive to the quiet instructions of the Holy Spirit. We receive His instructions during intimate times in the Lord’s presence. That’s what will lead us out of disease and into health.
Our lives tend to be filled with noise and distractions, which drown out the Holy Spirit’s subtle leading unless we quiet our minds and surroundings. We all need daily, quality time in worship, prayer, and meditation in order to hear specifics regarding our health. Everything we receive from God comes through the help of the Holy Spirit.
Because hearing from the Holy Spirit is so pertinent to receiving healing, and any other help, I began teaching on this subject in previous blogs. Let me repeat some key points here.
Man is a spirit, though he lives in a body and has a mind and will. We were created in the image of God, and God is a spirit. God does not lead us through our soul or our body, because He is not a mind or a body. He always leads us through our spirit.
Divine healing is not received in our mind or our body. It must be received in our spirit before it will flow to our body. Divine instructions that coach us in receiving healing don’t come through our soul or mind.
So, to be led by the Spirit, we must learn to differentiate between the spirit and the soul. The spirit is the innermost part of man—the “real” man, who will live eternally. It is the spirit that becomes a new creation in Christ Jesus.
The soul, however, comprises the mind, will, and emotions of man. It is not his innermost being at all. The soul is not saved when you become a new creation. Rather, the saving of the soul is a process, as James explains.
Therefore, lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. James 1:21 NKJV
You’ve probably heard testimonies of people receiving salvation in which many say something like, “So many souls were saved at the outreach last week.” Or “Our church has a great soul winning program.”
We understand what is meant by such statements even though technically souls weren’t getting saved at those events, but spirits were.
What did James mean by “save your souls” then? Keep in mind he was writing to BELIEVERS. Believers don’t need to get saved, since they already are. James was telling the early believers that they needed to get their minds (part of the soul) saved. And how is this done? By receiving “with meekness the implanted Word of God.”
You see, the better you know the Word, and the more you have the Word in your heart, the better you will be led by the Spirit of God.
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Rom 12:2 NKJV
According to this verse, as your mind gets renewed to the Word of God, you will be able to determine what the will of God is. If you don’t renew your mind with God’s Word, however, you will become conformed to the world’s way of thinking. Unfortunately, many Christians think and talk like unbelievers—and wonder why they have the same troubles!
I believe one of the greatest needs of the Church is to have minds renewed with the Word of God. Why? Because you can only be led by the Holy Spirit to the degree that your mind is renewed to His Word.
Too often, people don’t renew their minds to God’s Word. Then, when they perceive something in their unrenewed minds, they mistake that for the leading of the Spirit. It is not! The leading of the Spirit comes through a person’s spirit. Confusing the mind and the spirit will lead a person astray. This has happened to all of us at one time or another.
Here’s what I do. When I need clarity or direction from God, I double up on my time meditating on the Word, speaking it, and listening to messages on it. As I renew my mind to His Word, things become so clear to me!
This is a supernatural process. You can’t figure out with your mind how you begin to know things clearly. You perceive it in your spirit.
I heard the story of an evangelist who was preaching to large crowds every night in a country where the weather was very hot. After a few days, he began to get dizzy. So he spoke healing scriptures and thanked God for his healing. Yet the dizziness continued.
What he did next illustrates the message I’m trying to get across. When things did not change, the evangelist spent extra time in the Word and presence of the Lord and asked Him what to do. What do you think happened? After he had quieted his mind, the man heard very clearly in his spirit, “Put a little more salt on your food.” He obeyed those instructions that were coming from his spirit. The dizziness disappeared! It was as simple as following the Holy Spirit’s instructions!
You may be just one instruction away from receiving your healing today. I want to encourage you to never give in to the devil’s attempts to keep sickness on you. Instead,
- Double up on your time meditating on the Word of God.
- Double up on praying.
- Give yourself time to get quiet in His presence and listen for the Lord’s quiet promptings or instructions.
This is God’s way of leading you out of trouble and into victory. He made it simple to receive help so you can easily receive it. He loves you!
I highly encourage you to get a copy of my daily devotional, Healing Nuggets: 31 Days of God's Word for Health, Wholeness, and Peace, to help you meditate day and night. I believe it will be a blessing to your life.
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