Steps to take in order to be healed
1) What does scripture say about healing?
Every lawyer knows that the more they know about the law the better lawyer
they are. A lawyer who only has a brief and vague understanding about some issue
of law will be decimated by his opponent. A well equipped lawyer knowing
individual cases and their ruling, able to spout off page, chapter, verse, as
well as accurately quoting the statute, is far more likely to win his case.
There is no difference with Christians and the word of God. Every time we
stand for a healing whether it be for ourselves or someone else we are actually
entering the high courts of heaven and declaring what the word of God says.
God's word declares us forgiven, justified, purified, and without guilt. Jesus
not only died that we may be saved from sin but bore stripes that we may be
healed.
Satan is the accuser of the brethren and therefore the prosecutor of the
case. He is able to quote scripture accurately and able to deceive even the most
discerning. He tried to
deceive Jesus while in the wilderness but failed
miserably because obedience to what he quotes would have resulted in the denial
of God. This is why it is so important that we know the scriptures. We need to
be able to recognize satan's lies as well as all that Jesus accomplished on our
behalf.
Taking time to get an understanding about what the bible says about divine
healing is not a waste of time. We may get it directly from scripture or through
other people's understanding about what the scriptures say. Many may find a need
to hear what others say and yet develop an individual belief. Which ever the
case we must come to a conclusion of what God's will is.
2) What do I believe about healing?
Until we have an individual understanding of God's will, we will be pushed
around by every wind of doctrine concerning healing. In the beginning we must
not rely upon our own experience and those of 
others. If our experience and that
of other Christians are in agreement with the natural outcome of all men in
similar situations, then we have yet to understand and see the will of God. We
are not to live our lives as mere men but as spiritual men representing the
living God.
What is meant by living as mere men? If we fear losing our jobs, getting
sick, being killed, being evicted or any other worldly concern then we are not
living in God's kingdom but the worlds. When our lives resemble that of an
unsaved man (someone who is not born again) then we are living in a realm that
God does not intend for His children. MAT 6:25 "For this reason I say
to you, do not be anxious for your life, as to what you shall eat, or what you
shall drink; nor for your body, as to what you shall put on. Is not life more
than food, and the body than clothing? MAT 6:30 "But if God so
arrays the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into
the furnace, will He not much more do so for you, O men of little faith? 6:31
"Do not be anxious then, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we
drink?' or 'With what shall we clothe ourselves?' 6:32 "For all these
things the Gentiles eagerly seek; for your heavenly Father knows that you need
all these things. 6:33 "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness;
and all these things shall be added to you. If we are seeking God and His
kingdom then we will be understanding the supernatural abilities of this
kingdom. We will no longer rest our faith on the carnal but on the spiritual. As
we understand that God's kingdom is spiritual we will begin to understand the
principles that govern this spiritual kingdom. What if I don't know God
spiritually? Then you need to receive the gift of salvation and start seeking
God and His kingdom.
