Have you ever thought to yourself, as Christians, why is it so hard

for us to go to God when we need healing? Think about it; we’re

quick to run to our nearest urgent care or primary physician the

second we show signs of any sickness or pain in our physical body

but when it comes to our spiritual healing, there’s always a sense

of reluctance.

Oftentimes, we take for granted God’s healing power until we’re in

desperate need of it and He’s not moving on our time frame.

In Acts 9:32-42 God used Peter to heal the paralyzed man and raise the dead so that His word would be fulfilled. God used Peter who himself had to be healed, restored and empowered to perform healing miracles that would result in leading others to believe.

If Peter would have avoided his need for healing or skipped steps that caused him not to be re-inducted into the office of discipleship, God would not have entrusted him with His sheep. Peter would not have been trustworthy enough or empowered to heal Aeneas or deliver Tabitha from the hands of death.

Imagine if Peter would have decided to just remain spiritually sick. When we are sick, our life isn’t what it could be, nor what God destined it to be. Fulfilling our purpose requires us to be healed physically and spiritually. God can and will heal you of everything that hurts but he needs you to come to Him with a willing heart. Peter went from denying Jesus three times to expressing his agape love for Jesus three times. 

Why are fellow believers so willing to stay in their denial stage? Here’s a short answer … because it’s convenient. Being stagnant in your spiritual healing doesn’t require accountability or commitment. It’s easier to remain sick than seek treatment, but at what cost? God wants to use YOU for many forms of healing, but He first needs you to seek healing. How can you be used to heal the sick when you are content staying sick yourself? Untreated illness can kill you physically and spiritually, but today’s Christians seem to only care about their physical bodies.

 Illness can slow you down and we tend to forget there’s a purpose for every “NO” in your life. God sometimes has to slow us down in order to open our eyes to the fact that we need healing and there’s no more running away from it. To receive your healing sometimes means you have to send people out of your hospital room and trust God will have something and someone new in your waiting room. Healing is not something you just seek with your mouth, but it must be within your heart.

Brothers and sisters, we must trust God for healing and spiritual resurrection in our lives. Whatever the sickness is, God’s got the answer, but we must release it to Him fully. That means, the days of seeking treatment and running straight back to what infected us are gone. The goal of healing is to stay healed in order to reach empowerment after being restored from our place of brokenness. God is the most qualified and knowledgeable doctor we could ever seek. Our prayer should be to remain healed in every aspect of our lives. So. remember the prayers of the righteous prevail, and leave your sickness behind you and strive for your spiritual wellness to be increased.

Respectfully Submitted,

Sis. Niya J. Montgomery