I am so tempted to write a controversial blog to push people to debate and be open about what they do or don't or are unsure (that's me!) what they believe in regard to healing. Is it so black and white? Does it have to divide? Do we show our lack of maturity in not being able to fellowship with others who hold opposite views on things like healing? Is it a secondary issue and NOT a primary issue. I guess for those who are suffering and maybe dying, healing for them is definitely a primary issue. It is a major not a minor.
What I want to do is to communicate God's love to those I meet and am in relationship with. If they're sick I want them to be healed and to be honest I don't care how. If they are in want I want to be able to help or facilitate the help. I wish I was more like Jesus so I could always do both those things but the reality is I am NOT!!
Should that stop me trying? No! no! and no again! Never!!
A wise man said "The momment you step into the immpossible you risk humiliation".....yeah that's what stops me. Call it lack of faith, call it fear of man or call it not loving enough.
..........and if I get it wrong then all I've tried to do is love.
Is it not more important to love than be right?
Can I step out in faith in the promises of God and not see results straight away and still believe God is loving thru me.
He is faithful..I know He has proved it. I've given away and He has given me and my family back more than enough. I hear His call and He meets my need ...............eventually.
He loves, He heals......................but He always loves all the time.
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hey pete, it is so hard sometimes to try and understand how god works and what were meant to do, but like as u sed at the end of the day its about love. and i think tht praying in faith for someone to be healed is showing love indeed, like why would you wish sickness upon someone. surely every day we hear people say get well soon and all the best. why not pray be well soon and all the blesssed! lol
very awkward thou, cos then we need to show love to our brothers and sisters, cos the last thing we need is fighting amongst ourselfs - paul seems to get preety anoyed at that in his letters like, galatians devouring eachother etc - but at least on tht note we do knw its only all to human to do tht. and if the church today was built on hopeless casses like that, thers hope for us yet!
ur right, just keep going and seeking his face and show love and what else can go wrong?.
Justyn ( my wordpress has failed me yet again lol)
Thanks Justin. you are v encouraging. At the end of the day it is all about HIS love thru OUR lives.
I love the 'be well soon and all the blessed'
We all need to continue to pray for unity in Gods Church.
It's too easy to just put it down to our humanity. There's Grace and then there's downright acceptence of the enemies tac tics!
Keep in touch Justin and let God's
extra-ordinary Love continue to flow out of you. :0)
hi pete, for me the issue of healing is actually a massive issue not because i have a daughter that needs healed but raher, when you chose to believe that God wants to heal people (in the same way that God wants everyone to be with Him in eternity)this is aledgedly wrong theology. i am offended that people choose to believe and teach that Jesus Christ did not die on the cross for healing. That is wrong. it makes me sad that people choose to believe in a God who is a "respector of persons,"one who picks and chooses who he wants to wave His healing wand over.This is not character of the God i read about. dividing churches? absolutely! in love, totally!
i personally am not going to wait around in a lifeless church because believing that God wants people to be well is a "pastoral nightmare" i get one shot at this whole thing. i am not going to limit God and make the word of God fit my life, but i want to be someone who sees God's loving power demonstrated to the world when grace and faith are both lived out through my life. His power THROUGH OUR LIVES.
i love bro.
aaron.
Thanks Aaron for your honest response. I miss you.
My dilema ..........and it is mine.......is that the church gets so divided over something that everyone agrees on,that God DOES want to heal!!!..........(ahhh!)I believe we open a door for the enemy when division is seen as acceptable. I am NOT talking about agreeing on the how or why but being mature enough to say I disagree and still pray for somone's healing.
The Church has divided over so many things from gifts to how much water we use in Baptism.
I just don't see our Heavenly Father rejoicing over division. Disagreements can be sorted but division seems so permanent.
However, people follow the Spirits leading and I will not stop loving my brothers and sisters in Christ no matter where they go on a Sunday!
I pray blessing on you and Jill and on both your daughters especially Lilly. I long for the day when God will heal her. I KNOW this is what He wants to do.
Love you too :0)
Pete
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