One Reason Why Healing Hasn't Come

“I’ve prayed and prayed, and I am still not getting any better.” This is the heart cry of millions of people who desire to be healed yet have still failed to receive as they should. Why is this the case?

The devil has given to the Church a substitute for faith which looks and sounds so much like faith, many people cannot tell the difference. It’s called “mental assent”. Many people see what God’s Word says and acknowledge that it’s true, but it is only with their minds that they are agreeing. Agreement is a good start, but it won’t get the job done. It is heart faith that receives from God. Heart faith means that you believe with your spirit.

Rom 10:10 says,

For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Let’s look at the difference between the mind and the spirit. Every human was created to be a three-fold being:

[May] your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 5:23

This verse of scripture reveals that we are a spirit, we have a soul (mind, will & emotions), and we live in a body.

If your mind is agreeing with God’s Word, but your spirit is not believing God’s Word, you will not receive the benefit you desire. You may ask, “How can I tell whether I have heart faith or whether I’m just agreeing mentally?”

Mental agreement says, “I know God’s Word is true. I know God promises me healing, but for some reason I can’t get it. I don’t understand why this isn’t working.”

Heart faith says, “If God’s Word says it’s so, then it is so. It’s mine, I have it NOW, regardless of what I feel or see.” Heart faith says, “I have it even when I cannot see or feel it.”

Let’s look at what Jesus said about this:

For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.

Mark 11:23 NKJV

Notice again that one must believe and not doubt in his HEART. We must take the step of believing before we come to the place of having. The HAVING comes after the BELIEVING. Most people want to turn that around. Jesus told us we have to believe we have it before we get it.

I have never been able to receive healing for myself or my children over the years without first believing, even while every symptom was crying out that I didn’t have my healing. When believing for healing, I don’t deny the sickness or symptoms. However, I must choose to believe a higher truth, God’s Word, in the face of the symptoms in order to change the situation.

For example, one time I had the symptoms of the stomach flu. I continued to declare what God’s Word says: “Lord, I thank You that I am healed according to Your Word.” Then I began to do things around the house that I would do if I was healed. Within a short period of time, every symptom disappeared.

If I would have groaned, complained, and laid around in bed until the symptoms subsided, I would have been operating out of order. If you’re waiting until you feel better before you start acting like you’re healed, you will not receive supernatural healing.

Hebrews 11:1 says,

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

The Amplified Classic translation says it this way:

“[F]aith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses.”  We must believe God’s Word simply because we know He cannot lie, even when it is not evident to our physical senses.

Thomas is an example of someone who refused to believe without actually seeing and feeling with his physical senses.

The other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen the Lord.”

So he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.”

John 20:25 NKJV

When Jesus later appeared to him, Thomas said, “My Lord and My God.” He believed because his physical senses told him Jesus was alive.

Think about this for a moment: We already know how to believe for something we cannot see. We believe in the resurrection of Jesus and that He is alive, even though most have not seen Him. Why? Because the Word of God says so.

In the same way, we can believe we are healed because the Word says so, even before we see or feel a change. Our faith is not in what we see and hear. Our faith is in what God says. When we get our faith to that point, we are in right order, and that brings results.

Look at what Jesus said to Thomas:

Jesus said to him, “Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

John 20:29 NKJV

When you believe before you feel or see a change, Jesus calls you blessed because you are going to receive!!

The best way to move out of mental assent and into heart faith is through meditating upon the Word of God day and night. I would encourage you to quote healing scriptures out loud every day.

We have a free download available titled, “What the Bible Says About Healing” that we encourage you to get and use.

God’s Word must be in your heart “spirit” in abundance before you can receive healing, or anything else you may need.

If you're in the Aurora/Naperville area and are looking for a church that teaches the uncompromising Word of God, we invite you to visit Abundant Life Family Church. As a Word and Spirit church, we are committed to helping believers grow in faith, experience the power of God, and walk in His promises. Our services are filled with dynamic worship, Bible-based teaching, and an atmosphere where the Holy Spirit moves. Whether you’re searching for a church home or seeking a deeper relationship with God, we welcome you to join us and be part of a thriving community of faith!