“And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one could heal her. She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped. “Who touched me?” Jesus asked. When they all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the people are crowding and pressing against you.” But Jesus said, “Someone touched me; I know that power has gone out from me.” Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed. Then he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.” Luke 8:43-48
Some of the best told healings are throughout the Bible and how Jesus healed the sick, raised the dead, and gave sight to the blind.
Why is it we only think and believe these things happen in the bible days and not presently? We live in a generation where we have to see it in order to believe it. So if you don’t see it…..then what you are really saying is you don’t have the faith to believe it?
In John 9 Jesus heals the blind man by placing mud mixed with his saliva on his eyes and tells him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” What if this man wouldn’t have listened to Jesus and had faith in Him to go wash the mud off?
The very first night of training camp in October we were all gathered around the campfire talking and getting to know each other. Next thing I know is some guys from the other squad say, “Who here wants/needs prayer?” I immediately told them “I DO!!!”
For those of y’all who don’t know me….I HAD degenerative disc disease in my lower lumbar area of my back. I was told I had DDD and my back was in the condition of a 70 year old person…My disc space in between my vertebrae was almost gone…I saw a chiropractor all throughout college and at one point was in a back brace, unable to take care of myself for several months and would have back spasms that are indescribable …I’m talking pain shooting all down your back in your gluteus maximus (just wanted to use the word!!) and down your leg…spasms so bad you can’t straighten your back up and are curled up in the floor for hours. When I first started going to the chiropractor the entire staff was in shock at how a twenty something year old is hunched over like a 90 year old and can’t stand up straight. I went through many treatments from adjustments to spinal decompression, hyperbaric chamber, etc. You name it…I tried it…anything to get relief or help.
Don’t know how labor feels but can assure you…thought I was in labor for months. Finally after several months of spinal decompression, was getting relief and finally noticing a difference. I was able to stand up straight finally after months of therapy and able to get back to college.
I suffered with pain daily in my lower back depending on how much I’d do. I would have pain some days greater than others, but learned to cope and still function over the years. I hadn’t had any issues up until this year in May. I was at work lifting on a patient and working with a dialysis machine in which requires changing out 2-3 five liter bags often. Before I knew it…my back went out on me and started having spasms again. Let me also throw in here too how coincidentally I had just accepted to go on the World Race a week before. I get sent to the ER where they did x-rays and told me news I already had heard before and one day would need surgery…..blah, blah, blah!
So…back to the campfire at training camp…they started praying for my back and one of the guys spoke, he saw my discs being put back into place and my spine straightening. He said, “I see this cool wind blowing” and as soon as he spoke I literally felt this cool breeze blowing on the inside of my back. My body began to shake uncontrollably and could feel the Spirit move.
They finished praying and asked me how I felt. I told them my pain was gone and felt like doing a cartwheel…don’t know why I said this because I don’t even know how to do one! I attempted one and my back started hurting again when landing. They said we have to start praying again…they began praying and one of the other guys says, “What’s holding you back?” At the time I really didn’t know what they meant until I realized this was a physical pain I was experiencing related to issues I was holding onto in my heart. I began to tell them how I felt unworthy, having doubts, feelings of not being good enough…the entire way from my house to training camp I was experiencing these feelings…and I knew the source of them, but pushed them aside. These same feelings I’ve felt since I was a young girl I’ve just pushed aside. I asked God to forgive me of these thoughts and began proclaiming I AM worthy, I AM beautiful in His sight, I AM good enough, I AM royalty in God’s Kingdom. I began to feel a release and weight lift off of my shoulders…almost as though all these feelings had been removed from my heart.
The next day we had to gather up all of our gear and go for a 30 minute hike with our 50 lb bags. I kept saying over and over…”I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” I surprisingly had no back pain on the hike…only shoulder pain from my pack not being on right! We fixed my pack later though! 
As a testament to my faith in believing my back was healed I chose to sleep on the ground that night in my tent without a sleeping pad or anything. I woke up the next morning and wasn’t hurting one bit and slept like a baby.
The next night at one of the services, was on healing…and at the end they had people raise their hands who wanted prayer. I raised my hand again because I was starting to have some pain during the sermon. There was more God was wanting to reveal to me I needed to let go and give over to Him in order for me to be completely healed.
I’m happy to report I haven’t had any pain since training camp and thank Him for healing me. I’m glad God used these mighty men and women of God to help heal me not just physically but spiritually as well. I don’t need to rush to the doctor to get new x-rays or get advice. I trust in my almighty PHYSICIAN and know HIS hands can do amazing work just as He did in the Bible days to the present days. Sometimes it just takes a little more faith and a lot less doubt.
My family has asked me over and over, “Julie, how are you going to do this trip with your back?” I tell them the same thing…I’m not worried about HOW…I just know I AM. Sometimes God wants us to stop asking him HOW He’s going to do something and just take a leap of faith and let Him know we’ll DO it…you don’t care about the HOW you just want to DO the unthinkable!
”My son, pay attention to what I say; listen closely to my words. Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart; for they are life to those who find them and health to a man’s whole body.” Proverbs 4:20-22
Whose report do you believe? Are you asking God HOW or having faith He WILL? What pain are you holding in your heart which may also be contributing to physical pains/diseases?
“Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy,drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.” Matthew 10:8
God wants to reveal and heal!!
