We’ve pretty much established that begging and pleading with God for a much-needed healing is an exercise in futility, right? And we know that it’s not our works that bring the coveted reward.

We’ve come to realize that hearing God – through His Word (in the Bible) and through His Holy Spirit (indwelling us) – is very greatly to be desired. But how can we do so with any degree of consistency? And what about that nagging need?

I want to try to relate something that was put in my spirit which could easily be misconstrued, so please give me a little leeway! I’m feeling a profound sense of gratitude for Peter, John and Paul right now. I know I’m not a baby Christian anymore when I say that I don’t wonder how they, or anyone else, could love Jesus more than their very lives: from deep within the recesses of my soul I can say “I get it!”

When spreading the gospel and the kingdom are more important than anything the world would hurl at us – even from our own doctor’s report, when hearing and adhering to His Word thrills us more than our very life in this body, when we no longer give a darn about whatever we thought was an absolute necessity and we feel that nothing of this life means anything anymore, then are we ready to LOSE THIS LIFE.

The world will try to throw you a curve ball by saying that it’s over and you’re not ready to step into a new realm of Spiritual living and blessedness. Paul, John and Peter – and scores of other followers of Jesus – were not fazed by these worldly pursuits in their, or anyone else’s minds – so steadfastly focused were they on the Lord. They seemed to know that when you aren’t looking for ANY human reward whatsoever, that’s when life really begins.

…A TREATMENT for you RIGHT HERE – RIGHT NOW…
Imagine a worst case scenario – the one person you’ve been stuffing deep inside, not able to forgive, but just to stuff, has done it again. The audacity. You can’t even put a price on the damage, the humiliation, the pain, the hours and hours wasted over it so far with no end in sight, and now these painful memories rear their ugly head again. Can you say once and for all, “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.”? Here’s a much more cheerful thing to ponder: Imagine how incredibly much your whole life would permanently change if you could finally put a lid on that one! I tell you what….you and me ….let’s do it together starting right now. Let’s start with our #1 offender and see him/her as God created him and as Jesus sees him. Can you see him that way right now? Keep trying. I’m trying too. See right through the false picture. They have absolutely no power over you to steal your joy for one more minute. See your offender as separate from those ugly thoughts you’ve been harboring. Don’t imagine any kind of human solution: leave it with God. YOU are the one who gets the real freedom. If you are ‘almost’ feeling glad to have had this long-term, most-disturbing challenge, you are ALREADY HOME FREE. Please, please, please don’t be afraid to CLAIM THIS COMPLETE HEALING PERMANENTLY. DON’T EVER GO BACK. I’M DOING THE SAME THING RIGHT NOW WITH YOU. Amen.

IF I HAD BEEN ONE OF THE TWELVE (DISCIPLES) WHEN HEARING OF THEIR LORD’S IMPENDING DEATH AND FACED WITH UNSPEAKABLE SORROW, I COULDN’T HAVE DONE ANY BETTER . . . U-N-L-E-S-S .. I HAD HAD THE HOLY SPIRIT AS WE DO NOW. IN A FLIGHT OF FANCY, I CAN IMAGINE TRYING TO TURN THE DISCIPLES’ EYES TO THE “REAL” JESUS, SPIRITUAL AND PERFECT, AND AWAY FROM A SOON-TO-BE-BROKEN BODY. BUT NOW, PRAISE THE LORD, WE HAVE THIS HOLY SPIRIT LIVING ON THE INSIDE OF US.

IT’S A HEART ISSUE !!
Are you having trouble . . .
. . . . physically?
. . . . emotionally?
. . . . relationally?
. . . . monetarily?
Proverbs 4:23 KJV
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
AS YOUR HEART GOES, SO GOES YOUR LIFE !!
Sometimes medical diagnoses are dead wrong: they ignore the state of your heart.

INTIMATE MUSINGS WITH THE LORD

I wrote a poem a while ago that was dictated to me by the Holy Spirit. It was well received by many but I’m afraid it may have eluded others (For clarification, the Person speaking is God, Himself):

I am God.
I live on the inside of you.
I see as you.
I hear as You.
I think as You.
I feel as You.
I perceive as You.
But make no mistake about it …
I am God.

I have a special reason for bringing up that little poem again: it has turned out to be one of those BREAKTHROUGH gifts that I have applied again and again to help me  attain a much higher and more consistent apprehension of God.

He lives on the inside of us, right? And He has created us as well. Of course He created us in His own perfect image and likeness.

Then why are people reluctant to spend more and more time listening to God speaking to them in their spirit after reading His Word? It’s there and then that we hear such precious gems as the above, the perfect answer to our fondest yearning to experience our ONENESS with Him.

ANOTHER THOUGHT ON THE SUBJECT OF HEALING
(Dr.RJ Starbuck)
When we ever so wisely turn to God
Instead of the apothecaries
And we pray with all due diligence
For a longstanding and/or urgent need
We praise Him for ‘already’ having healed the malady
2000 plus years ago,
We fill our hearts, minds and souls
With the metaphysical Truth serum of our benevolent, ever loving Father.
We look to the high heaven and praise the Lord for His infinite, unwavering goodness.
And when we’ve accomplished all that

We examine our body and “observe”
That the lies of the “fleshly” reports and their manifestations
Are still there. So, we vow to do better next time
To think harder
To pray better
To sing louder
What, actually,
Was our mistake?

It occurred when “We examined our body and “observed” …
Translation:
We allowed a flood of negativity in and gave it full reign,
Bowed down to it
And in a nanosecond
Denied every one of the real truths
That we had iterated above
And that we should have stuck with.

YOU CAN HEAL YOURSELF !!!
YOU’VE GOT TO GET AGGRESSIVE WITH THE CARNAL MIND !!
IT HEARS YOUR VOICE !!
IT READS YOUR BODY LANGUAGE !!
GIVE THE THE FLESH SOMETHING TO READ !!
GIVE THE WORLD SOMETHING TO HEAR !!
DO YOU WANT IT TO LEAVE YOUR BODY ?
TELL IT SO !!
NOW !!!!
SHOW IT WHAT YOUR HEALED BODY LOOKS LIKE !!!!
DON’T BE SHY !!
DON’T DELAY !!!
YOU ARE AS GOD CREATED YOU !!
CARNAL MIND, GET OVER IT !!
AS JESUS IS,
…… SO ARE WE
………… IN THIS WORLD !!
YOU’VE GOT TO PURSUE HEALING !!
ACT HEALED !!
VEHEMENTLY DENY EVERY SINGLE OBJECTION THE FLESH WANTS TO RAISE !!!!!
SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST TOO PASSIVE WHEN IT COMES TO HEALING !!
SHOUT IT OUT !!

Proverbs 18:20-21 KJV
A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled. [21] Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.