A huge part
of accessing the abundant Blessings and Gifts of the Lord, is what is in our
heart and what we speak. We are told
time again, that what and how we speak directly control the atmosphere around
us and in our bodies. There are many
verses about the tongue/words we speak and the heart/inner man ( our
spirit). It is so huge! Take a moment to read these verses slowly and
really ponder them!
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it
shall eat the fruit
thereof.
A good man out
of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the
evil treasure of his heart bringeth
forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
A merry heart doeth good like/same as a medicine: but a broken
spirit drieth the bones.
Keep thy heart
with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
So how do we tell, what the
condition of our heart is? Listen to your speech, are you speaking life/health
or death/sickness? When your with your friends or in casual mode, what are you
saying, your words are a direct method of assessing your heart condition and
even what you think about regularly. This directly influences the wellness of
your body. A renewed mind has as Paul
states Colossians 3:2
Amplified
Bible (AMP)
2 And set your minds and keep
them set on what is above (the higher things), not on the things that are on
the earth.
But his
delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
This book of
the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou
mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou
shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy
doings.
Meditate means
to ponder, now since we are New Covenant it is the Law of Love, which we should
ponder on. The Love of God to us in Jesus.
I always ask
Holy Spirit to guide my thoughts and my speech, that it is acceptable to The
Lord. What we think about is where our
mind will lead us. Also, note we are
tempted with what we think. If we set
our mind on the things above then the devil doesn’t have anything to tempt us
with. This is why Paul states that there is another law warring in his body,
the law of sin and death, which takes advantage of the Law. Because if we think
about not sinning, then we will sin, cause that’s what we’re thinking about! Same
thing with sickness if we’re constantly thinking about our physical condition,
then it will get worse! So ponder
healing scriptures, then our body will go that way. It also sets our heart to be assured of
healing, it decreases unbelief.
All of this
ties into what we hear, see, think; commercials are death sentences, we hear
them all the time, what we hear constantly becomes a heart belief. What is in
most if not all commercials? Masked fear! Take this test such a percentage of
men develop blah, blah, blah. Take this medicine, then is the long list of warnings. Most television shows are just as bad. We
must guard our hearts with all diligence, in other words, we must pay attention
to what is going into our ears and what our eyes see. All of this is renewing
our minds to align with God’s Will. It is His Will for all to be healthy! These
things are steps to aligning ourselves to His Thoughts, and then we will be
closer to being healthy. Think about this scripture “a double minded man shall
expect to receive nothing”. So if our thoughts are on our symptoms, yet we’re
praying for a healing……..what is that? Being double-minded. You might ask or say look mister, I’m in
severe pain, how can I not think about it? Good question here’s how not to be
double-minded:: “The fact is I am in severe pain, but the truth is by HIS
Wounds/Stripes I am healed.” Now,
healing is a gift and our healing isn’t based on our actions, what this does is
sink down into the heart and decreases unbelief. You’re changing your heart
beliefs, not doing it to earn a healing……big, huge difference. It is not, reciting
healing scriptures 100 times everyday for a month, then because of my action, I’ll be healed. It is redefining your
heart beliefs and coming into alignment with God’s Will! Also, it is Jesus that
changes us, so always ask Holy Spirit to change you, He will. All this sounds
like a lot of effort, but when His Holy Spirit is involved and we yield
ourselves to Him and ask Him to renew our mind, it does happen effortlessly! Then
we just fall more in Love with Him! It all comes down to Trusting Jesus, first for healing, then for continuous health.
Let’s talk a
bit about praying for healing, whether for yourself or someone else. Praying
for healing isn’t begging God to heal you “O God please heal me”, “please God
take this cancer away”, “Please God heal my aunt”. These are prayers that are illegitimate and
full of unbelief. Why? Because Jesus earned healing for us and He’s already
answered the question if it’s His Will for you to be healed. The answer is yes
it is. Luke 5:12-13, I’ve covered this
before, so I won’t go into detail. That along with Mark 16:17-18 and many more
scripture.
Now moving along, we’ve been given the authority
and power by Jesus and His Holy Spirit to heal, so we don’t have to ask. We use our authority In Christ to command and
expect healing. Matthew 16:19
“I will give
you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever
you bind (declare to be improper and unlawful) on earth must be what is already
bound in heaven; and whatever you loose (declare lawful) on earth must be what
is already loosed in heaven.”
We speak from heaven to earth.
Cancer is unlawful in heaven, therefore I am declaring it unlawful on earth. So,
I’m binding the evil and then loosing health, healing and Blessings. In Christ
we have both earthly and spiritual authority. All spiritual authority was removed
from satan, but he uses man’s earthly authority to proceed with his evils. He and all demons have to work through
mankind. Thereby using our spiritual
authority in Christ, (outloud) we are legally tossing his work to the
wind. This is why the accuser/deciever
has most of the world convinced that 1) God “allows it” 2)God is doing it to
teach us 3)It is a “normal” part of life 4)the authority was only for the
original Apostles : all of these are lies……..period!!
Just as in the
Garden, satan still twists the truth and deceives us.
So speaking
outloud and knowing my authority In Jesus, with the dunimus power of His Holy
Spirit, I command the sickness/disease to leave and it must/has to/ain’t
gotta choice
Prayers do not
need to be long drawn out, extravagant, the longer the prayer the less you are
speaking from the authority of Jesus and unbelief will enter the picture.
“Cancer Leave Now” is enough. Jesus prayers were always short “Pick up your mat
and go”, Peter’s prayer was simply to say Silver and Gold I have none, but what
I do have I give to you” Then I always thank the Father, Jesus and Holy Spirit.
It really isn’t the words it’s His Presence, that heals.
Here’s a
guideline but it’s a very loose guideline: Always listen for Holy Spirit’s
Guidance He is the ultimate Healer, so listen to Him
1) I acknowledge His Presence and Thank Him in advance
2) Ask the level of pain or symptoms (if Holy Spirit hadn’t already
given me a word of knowledge)
3) Speak to the body part/disease tell it to be healed/disease to
leave
4) Have them test the body part and ask for the pain level,
5) Praise and Worship Father, Jesus and Holy Spirit; giving them
thanks!
I always
encourage them to get medical confirmation, have them continue their medication
unless a doctor takes them off, always tell them to interrupt if they feel
electricity, heat, cold all great signs and use those signs to increase
expectation. My actual goal is to not even have to pray for them or lay hands
on them. Many times they are healed before prayer. Really the only thing we’re
doing is releasing Holy Spirit to do what He is really good at doing. The less we’re
involved the better. Healing is a Gift and Holy Spirit wants to heal, we’re
just a vessel to give the gift away. If
you’re praying for yourself, command it to leave and expect Holy Spirit to
heal. Look for the healing, not the symptom.
What is occurring when there is a healing
is heaven impacting earth. We need to let Holy Spirit set the atmosphere around
us His Peace, Joy and Righteousness Romans 14:17
for the
kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
So heaven on
earth is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. The person you are praying for is likely
fearful, let Holy Spirit change the atmosphere, acknowledge His Presence. The
person has a need, you have the answer inside of you! So when praying for the sick, be confident! He
does all the work.
Side note on April 3rd and 10th, I'm appearing on the tv show "Healing Miracles" on the World Harvest television (WHT). The show airs at 12 am so set your DVR. I pray it will be a blessing to you!
