Healing Choices: Authentic Friendships by Rick Warren

Healing Choices: Authentic Friendships
by Rick Warren

"But if we live in the light, as God is in the light, we can share fellowship with each other. Then the blood of Jesus, God's Son, cleanses us from every sin. If we say we have no sin, we are fooling ourselves, and the truth is not in us" (1 John 1:7-8 NCV).

In Biblical fellowship, we should experience authenticity.

Authentic friendships are more than superficial, surface-level chit-chat. They involve genuine, heart-to-heart, sometimes gut-level, sharing.

These friendships develop when we get honest about who we are and what is happening in our lives. They develop when we share our hurts, reveal our feelings, confess our failures, disclose our doubts, admit our fears, acknowledge our weaknesses, and ask for help and prayer.

Unfortunately, this level of authenticity and intimacy is the exact opposite of what we find in many churches. Instead of an atmosphere of honesty and humility, we often become involved in pretending, role-playing, politicking, superficial politeness, and shallow conversation. We begin to wear masks, keep our guard up, and act as if everything is rosy in our lives. These attitudes are the death of real friendship.

It's only as we become open about our lives that we experience authentic fellowship. The Bible says, "If we live in the light, as God is in the light, we can share fellowship with each other . . . If we say we have no sin, we are fooling ourselves" (1 John 1:7–8 NCV).

The world thinks intimacy occurs in the dark, but God says it happens in the light. We tend to use darkness to hide our hurts, faults, fears, failures, and flaws. But in God's light, we can bring them all out into the open and admit who we really are.

Of course, being authentic requires both courage and humility. It means facing our fear of exposure, rejection, and being hurt again.

Why would anyone take such a risk?

Because it's the only way to grow spiritually and be emotionally healthy. The Bible says, "Make this your common practice: Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you can live together whole and healed" (James 5:16 MSG).

Look To The Word, Not Natural Facts

Look To The Word, Not Natural Facts

Numbers 21:9
9So Moses made a bronze serpent, and put it on a pole; and so it was, if a serpent had bitten anyone, when he looked at the bronze serpent, he lived.

"Pastor Prince, I know that God is my healer. But why is this sickness and pain still in my body?” If you have been looking at your sickness and pain all this while, stop looking at yourself and start looking at Jesus. Did He or did He not take upon Himself your sickness and pain?

God’s Word declares, “Surely our sicknesses he hath borne, and our pains — he hath carried them…” (Isaiah 53:4, YLT) Since Jesus has already taken your sickness and pain at the cross, then He cannot “untake” them. Even if you find it hard to believe that Jesus has paid for your healing, especially when the pain is unbearable, the truth is that it is still paid for. It is a finished work!

God is not saying that your sickness does not exist, nor is He asking you to pretend that it is not there. He is asking you to look away from the sickness, painful as it may be, and look to the truth that it has already been judged at the cross in the body of His Son.

Once, while still in the wilderness, the children of Israel were bitten by deadly desert serpents. The serpents were real. The bites were painful and deadly. So God told Moses to point the people to the bronze serpent put on a pole — a picture of the cross. (John 3:14) Bronze signifies judgment. In other words, the serpent — their problem — was already judged at the cross.

Those who kept their eyes on the bronze serpent lived. Those who focused on their wounds died. So stop looking at your sickness. Instead, look to the cross and see your sickness already judged in the body of Jesus. Surely He has borne your sicknesses and carried your pains! That is the truth of God’s Word. And His Word supersedes natural facts.

My friend, you let natural facts rule or establish God’s truths over your problem by what you choose to focus on. So decide today not to focus on the facts concerning your problem. Instead, establish the truth of God’s Word and Christ’s finished work over your problem — and live!

I am healed!!!

I got little headaches and muscle pains on my back lately.
I don't like feeling this way.
It makes me soooo uncomfortable about life and I feel
like it's pulling me down.

Then I heard, a voice telling me..

"If you were healed by your Jesus, then how come you are feeling that way?
Do you feel that he is for real now that you're going to be sick?"

That made me pause for a while...and thought.

Pro 4:23 Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life.

Then

I say,

"Heyyyy! I am not going to be sick. I am going to be well!
I maybe experiencing some pains today but God has bring back
my healing 2,000 years ago because of what Jesus did!

Don't make me wonder anymore, you devil! You are such a loser!

(Speaks in tongues)


Thank you for my healing, Lord!

I claim it no matter what...for I believe

The things which we can see with our physical eyes are temporary and will surely pass away, but the things which are not seen with our physical eyes are eternal... (2 Corinthians 4:18)


Yessss!! These pains that I have in me right now, are just temporary!

My healing comes from only You and You alone..

Let it be this way forever!

"Fear not, for I am with you; be not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand." -Isaiah 41:10

Just in time.. I saw this video on youtube.

See how God assures me of His healing?

Feed On Jesus And Live

I have been feeling a bit dizzy lately.

I got this pain at the back of my neck that I am not sure
if I'm having hypertensions or maybe just one of my hyperthyroidism
symptoms attacking me.

As I'm typing this right now.. I feel so giddy.

My mind is feeding me a lot of thoughts.

Negative and positive thoughts.

Negative in the sense that it made me so impatient on my healing.

Asking God, when does my healing comes.

BUT..

NO!

There's this part of me that's telling me to calm down.
Take it easy...relax..

It's not that I'm going to die or what.

Probably, this is the best time to take some painkillers or maybe
decide to just go on continue my medication.

I can say to God, "hellooo God, I'm sick! I need to have that med!"

(lolx, sounds funny, isn't it)

I'm sorry but I am just human.

Sometimes my faith fails me.
Sometimes it lifts me up. That's how fragile I am.
That's why I can never boast of my love for God and JEsus. Because
my feelings are inconsistent. But God is not!
So bear with me for awhile.


Strangely, enough. I don't feel so at peace with those thoughts.

It's really easy to reach out to those temporary relief, actually.

You can just pull out some cash in your pocket.
Drive your way out to the doctor.
Go home.
Follow the prescriptions.
Take meds. 2x..every 4hrs and back again.
Sleep.
Relax.
Take dinner and then it's time to take that med again.
Voila!

You're on a routine.

It may give you a temporary relief and healing for the meantime
but it's NOT lasting.
The doctor can't even assure you if it's gona heal you forever or what.

Am I making sense? You might think I'm not. But let me continue.


Well,
That's how the world does it. And most people can just accept it like
that thinking that it's part of living.

Me?

I don't want inconsistent healing.
I want SUPERNATURAL healing!

And I believe , inspite of what I am feeling right now.,
I ALREADY HAVE IT!


Jesus is my healing. He has healed me 2000 years ago when
He was beaten. scourged , whipped and broke His bones and shed blood.

It's the TRUTH that I know.

The ONLY TRUTH that has set me free!

By JESUS stripes, I am healed!

I am not gona let what JESUS did on the cross be put to waste!

I am going to claim it because
It is well written in the Bible.

If God says , I am healed . I AM HEALED!

Period!


"“For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword,
it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow;
it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” (Hebrews 4:12)


For now, I'm gona soak on Jesus...let His love and words of comfort,assurance
and healing fill my mind and soul so I can stop complaining.

It's relaxing this way than spending hours of worrying and blah-blah-blahs.


Ready for the Word my friends?

Let's stop worrying!

Let's Feed On Jesus And Live :)


John 6:57
57As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me.

Some time ago, I visited a friend of a church member who had cancer and wanted healing. He was all ears, lapping and soaking up everything I shared with him. Today, he worships with us in our church and is completely healed of cancer.

I remember being at another man’s home at the invitation of his family members. He too was suffering from cancer. When I entered his home, the man had his television on. I started sharing Christ with him but he was not at all interested in what I was saying. He continued watching the television program. I knew then that his healing was a lost cause because faith for healing comes by hearing God’s Word, not by watching television, reading newspapers or listening to your favorite music.

Don’t get me wrong. I am not against these things, but they are not going to heal you. When you are sick, what you want is God’s healing flowing in your body. How does that happen?

One of the primary ways in which it happens is when you read your Bible, soaking up everything on Jesus. Before you know it, His divine health flows into your body, driving out every symptom of pain, sickness and disease. Even your discouragement dissolves effortlessly. You find yourself encouraged, refreshed and your darkness giving way to light. You see, there is no way you can feed on Jesus through reading and hearing His Word, and still remain the same. He said, “The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.” (John 6:63)

My friend, God wants Jesus to be food for you. We feed on Christ by seeing Him unveiled in the Word, by seeing and meditating on what the Holy Spirit reveals of His beauty and glory, and His finished work at Calvary. That is how we enjoy Jesus. It is like having a good meal. And when you do that, Jesus Himself promises that “he who feeds on Me will live because of Me”!

Swine Flu Alert vs PSalm 91

After recession, now Swine flu.
Look at how the world wants to treat you.
The world wants you to freak out so even
before the swine flu hits on your backyard,
you already have a heart attack.

You don't want that to happen, do you?

On my side here in Singapore,
I can feel the pressure.
Everybody's talking about it like it's just waiting
outside ready to attack us anytime.

Even my mac is giving in. lolx!

Some Christians or non-believers would just say,
"come what may, if it's God's will.. it shall come to pass."

Heeeyy, Wake up !

God doesn't want all of these to happen to His children!

Nor does He EVER wanted to see His children sick with weird diseases outbreak!

He knows that all these things will come to pass so He keeps reminding us

of His protection in PSALM 91.

So if you believe in His Words...be bold and claim your protection!

I don't know with you. But I have no patience waiting for

some scientists' discovering new ways of fighting it!

Prevention is still better than cure.

I want my protection now!

I want real healing now!

So I'm gona say..


Psalm 91

1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

2 I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.

4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.

8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.

9 Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;

10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.

14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

16 With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation.




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If you want God's protection, you can say that prayer with me.
Write it down and share it to your loved ones. Let them speak it.
For God's Word is God's power!


A thousand diseases, swine flu, sars, bird flu shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; BUT IT SHALL NOT COME NEAR ME!

See God’s Goodness In The Midst Of Evil

Just in time after my "Swine Flu- What's next?" post.

It is indeed pure joy in seeing beauty and goodness

in whatever evil or bad things that come our way.

If you switch your mind and labour yourself to have that REST...

You can only have internal PEACE that cannot be shaken.

Preach it Pastor Prince!

"See God’s Goodness In The Midst Of Evi"l


Matthew 2:13
13… an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy Him.”

God does not play a game of counterattack with the devil — the devil does something bad, then God steps in to bring something good out of it. The truth is, when something bad happens, it is the devil reacting to something good that God has started. The Lord once told me, “Tell My people that if they want to understand what I am doing, just look at what the devil is doing and see it in reverse. That is what I am doing, multiplied many times over.”

I see this truth in the Bible. When Christ was born, soldiers were sent to kill all baby boys under the age of two in Bethlehem. The folks in Bethlehem then would have seen only evil. But there were those like Mary who saw God’s goodness. They knew that God had sent a Savior into the world! The killing of the infants was just the devil’s reaction to the gift of salvation that God had sent.

The Lord showed me that this was how we were to look at the bird flu when it hit our region not too long ago. While I was pondering the significance of birds, the Lord showed me Matthew 6:26: “Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?”

If God takes care of the birds, how much more will He take care of you! So, by attacking the birds with disease, the devil is, in essence, reacting to God’s provision for His people. In other words, he saw that God’s provision had already been released on His people in a big way!

With every new virus that the devil throws at us, you must discern that the devil is trying to pervert and reverse what God is already doing. Then, you will know that something good is going to come out of it. You see, every new strain of virus tells us that God has already released a new anointing of health for His people. And I believe that He releases new levels of prosperity for His people too. So don’t just see the evil. See the good that God is already doing!

Count On God’s Forgiveness

I am forever thankful for Jesus for His blood.
He died because of me and God sees me now spotless and without sin.
Isn't that great?

My failures and wrongdoings will always try to catch up with me.
Point a finger at me, nagging me.

But Jesus' blood covers me.And that's all I have.
I will never ever let the TRUTH be taken away from me.

Because that is only my PEACE.

Yes.

I am just human. I can't help sometimes but misbehave.

If I misbehave?

I just focus on the cross.

If I get so frustrated?

I focus on Jesus sacrifice.

I just keep focusing on JEsus.

You know why?

BEcause He is my PEACE from above all these.

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Count On God’s Forgiveness


Hebrews 10:2
2... For the worshipers, once purified, would have had no more consciousness of sins.

What are you more conscious of today? Your sins or the fact that you have been forgiven? My friend, don’t be conscious of your sins. Be conscious instead of Jesus and His finished work. The Lamb of God has taken away all your sins at the cross, so count on the fact that you are a forgiven child of God!

No matter what has happened or what you have done, God wants you to know that because of His Son’s finished work, He will be merciful to your unrighteousness, and your sins and lawless deeds He will remember no more. (Hebrews 8:12)

That is why you should not be conscious of your sins. In fact, when you are sin-conscious, the devil brings in condemnation, and the more you receive it and condemn yourself, the more you will find yourself unforgiving toward yourself and even others.

I was told by a pastor friend that when a lady, who had cancer on her face, asked for prayer for healing, the Lord revealed to him that it was self-hatred that was keeping her from receiving her healing. She could not forgive herself and was full of self-condemnation.

When she realized her problem, she counted on the fact that God was merciful to her unrighteousness and that she was already forgiven. She received the love of God. Then, right before the pastor’s eyes, her whole face changed — she received her healing that very moment!

Something happens when you believe that you are forgiven. That is why God says to you, “I want you to believe that all your sins I will remember no more. I want you to believe that you are My child enjoying My mercy and that you can always count on My forgiveness.”

Beloved, remember that all your sins have already been paid for by Jesus on the cross. And the more you count on the fact that you have the Father’s forgiveness and that He does not condemn you because of Jesus’ finished work, the more sin and its effects — sickness, hatred, lack and so on — will lose their grip on you. You will find yourself walking in a greater measure of God’s grace and blessings!

A Simple Prayer

I hate chain emails/ letters.

But this one, surely is worth passing unto your friends and loved ones
with so in some ways or another though as simple as this one,
you could pray and bless them.

Pray, Believe and Claim it.

I just did, in Jesus mighty name!

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--A Simple Prayer--


NAME IT and CLAIM IT, BELIEVE IT and RECEIVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!

It's a POWERFUL PRAYER! When you are DOWN to nothing ... God is UP to something'

Father, in the Name of Jesus, bless me even while I'm reading this prayer and bless the one that sent this to me in a special way.

Open Doors in our lives today, Save and set free! Give us a double portion of your Spirit as we take back everything that the devil has stolen:

· Emotional Health
· Physical Health
· Finances
· Relationships
· Children
· Jobs
· Homes
· Marriages
I cancel every plot, plan and scheme the enemy has devised against us in The NAME OF JESUS.

And I declare: NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST US WILL PROSPER.

I speak LIFE into every dead situation. And, I thank you that nothing is over until YOU say it's over! Speak prophetically into our lives and to our situations:

· our households are blessed;
· our health is blessed ;
· our marriages are blessed;
· our finances are blessed;
· our relationships are blessed;
· our businesses are blessed;
· our jobs are blessed;
· our children are blessed;
· our grandchildren are blessed;
· our parents are blessed;
· our siblings are blessed;
· our ministries are blessed;
· our decisions are blessed;
· Our friends are blessed.
· Mortgages are paid and debts cancelled; our hearts' desire is on the Way; According to YOUR perfect will and plan for our lives.

YOU SAID YOU'D NEVER FORSAKE US! IN JESUS' NAME! AMEN!

Say this prayer, and then send it to EVERYBODY YOU KNOW.

Within hours countless people will have prayed for you, and you will have caused a multitude of people to pray to God for each other.

'Safety is not the absence of danger, but is the presence of God'

A kid asked Jesus ... how much do U love me? Jesus replied, 'I love you this much, and he stretched his arms to the cross and died for us.

If you believe in God, you will send this to everyone on your list.

I like You because of whom you are to me; I treat you as a true friend.

Send this to all people in your list within 30 min and something good will happen to you NOW.

This is not a fake....apparently....copy and pastes this to 15 people in the next 10 minutes and you will have one of the best days of your life tomorrow.

GOD BLESS US ALL

The Barrier To Receiving From God

Are you doing things in your life that hinder the supply of God's blessings in your life? Are you disqualifying yourself from being blessed? In this message, discover the truth that God is constantly blessing His children, yet many Christians today disqualify themselves from receiving any of it. Let Joseph Prince show you from the story of the Syrian leper Naaman, how you can attract God’s grace in your life and get your miracle. Through it, you will also learn how to stop hindering God's goodness, and guarantee all round success in your life.

The Barrier To Receiving From God

The Battle Is The Lord’s

The Battle Is The Lord’s


2 Chronicles 20:15
15… Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.

When faced with a problem or challenge, we tend to ask ourselves, “What am I going to do?” And well-meaning family members and friends will come along and ask, “What are you going to do?”

Jehoshaphat faced a multitude of enemies. But instead of focusing on what he would do, he prayed, “O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.” (2 Chronicles 20:12)

When we turn our eyes to God, we will hear Him say, “Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s... You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the Lord…” (2 Chronicles 20:15, 17)

But standing still is the last thing we want to do when the enemy is coming against us. It is also the most difficult thing to do because we feel that we cannot just stand around and do nothing — we must try to save the situation. But God wants us to stand still and see Jesus our salvation fight for us.

So what do you do the next time you are faced with a battle and don’t know what to do? Jehoshaphat sent his singers to the front of the army to proclaim, “Praise the Lord, for His mercy endures forever.” (2 Chronicles 20:21) Some people will wonder, “Does that mean that I just sing and don’t do anything else when I have a problem?” No, that is not what I am saying.

Do what the situation requires, but don’t worry and don’t trust in what you do. Like Jehoshaphat, rest and trust in His mercy that endures forever. When you do that, God will turn your battlefield into the Valley of Berachah. Berachah means “blessings”. The children of Israel gave the battlefield this name because it took them three days to gather all the spoils of war! God turned their situation into a great blessing! (2 Chronicles 20:25–26)

Do you have a battle to fight? Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord!

Thank you, Jesus!

Hi my dear friends.
I'm back with no more sore throat!
Last night I caught a bit of a cold but now it's gone.
I had a very peaceful sleep.

Just awesome!

"One thousand and one shall fall on my side,
ten thousand shall fall on my right hand
BUT those diseases shall not come near me!"

God's healing words are sooooo true!

Now let me thank Him for that.

Thank you Jesus for by your stripes I am healed!!!

Halleluyah!!!

Let me share with you some thoughts from Pastor Prince.
Feed into God's Words daily and you will have LIFE!

" Feed On God’s Word Daily


Matthew 4:4
4But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’”

The Bible tells us that God breathed into man and he became a living being. (Genesis 2:7) It also tells us that all Scripture is God-breathed. (2 Timothy 3:16, NIV) This means that when you read the Bible or listen to God’s Word preached, you are imbibing the very breath of God which gives you life.

That is why there may have been times you walked into church feeling tired at first, but left at the end of the service feeling refreshed and energized. God’s Word had breathed life into your body! I have also seen many of our church members becoming healthier, stronger and even younger-looking because they spend time in God’s Word.

It is no wonder that Proverbs 4:22 tells us that God’s words are “life to those who find them, and health to all their flesh”. So if you are under the weather or if symptoms are attacking your body, double up on God’s medicine. Simply feed more on God’s Word, and you will find life and health flowing through your body again.

Jesus said that man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. If it is important to eat our meals every day, how much more feeding on God’s Word? Jesus wants us to know that we need God’s Word even more than our daily meals. He made us, so He knows best what our bodies need daily.

So whatever you do, remember to get your daily feeding of God’s Word. Read your Bible in the comfort of your home or in the office during your lunch break. Play sermon CDs while driving to work or doing household chores. If you prefer something more visual, watch DVDs on the preaching of His Word. Choose whichever form you prefer and get His Word into you!

Beloved, you cannot live when you stop breathing. In the same way, you cannot live without the Word because it is the very breath of God which gives you life and health!"

How To Deal With Lying Symptoms

I had my medical examination this afternoon for my PR formalities requirement.
When the clinic staff checked on my BP, she told me my blood pressure wss high
and that she needed second opinion from the doctor himself.

While waiting for my queue.. series of thoughts attacked me.
A bit fearful.

Could it be I'm like my mom and my late dad now?
Hypertension runs in my blood and it could pass onto me.

And then I remember one of the sermons of Pastor Prince when He said
once I become a believer..all my curses are cut off by the blood of
Jesus. That includes all the diseases that my ancestors had passed on
generation after generation.

Then slowly, on my breath, I just said,
"This symptom that I'm having right now is just a lie.
And I reject it in Jesus name!
All my sicknesses have been healed 2,000 years ago when Jesus received
those blows and whippings. And I boldy declare, By His stripes, I am healed!"


And guess what,


When the doc checked on my bp again.
He said.....


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..it's normal.



And I just smiled and winked secretly on Jesus.


I don't know with you..But as for me, I believe in the originator of my
well-being and health. The one man who really knows what's going on inside
my body...and that is God. That's why He sent Jesus to heal us also.


Temporarily , worldy medicines can give u relief but not lasting.

Me? no matter what I'm feeling right now.
Even if there's pain somewhere..be it headache or bodyache.
I still boldly declare...

" BY HIS STRIPES, I AM HEALED! IN JESUS NAME!"

Healthier, Stronger Each Day

Here's another powerful message from Pastor Prince.
I will just make this as one of my testimonies.
Just before I got saved I was sickly.
I get sorethroat,bad headaches, coughs and get real sick every now and then.
But when I drew closer to Jesus and asked Him to be my healer, he never disappointed me. And I know He WILL never disappoint me.
That's why to boost up more of my immune system I do Holy Communion everyday.
Even before I go for a clubbing and right after, I'd still do it. :)

And today, I'm proud to say I'm well and getting stronger each day!

Read on and enjoy your healing!



Acts 2:46
46So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart,

Back then in the early church, Christians would meet each other every day, either corporately in the temple or from house to house in smaller groups. And when they met in their homes, the Bible tells us that they would break bread. That’s the Holy Communion, and they took it every day!

Now, I am not saying that you must take the Holy Communion every day. But if you feel led to and you want to, go ahead! The thing about taking the Holy Communion daily is this: If you are sick, you can be made well on a gradual basis. This means that you get healthier and stronger from day to day — first thirtyfold, then sixtyfold, then a hundredfold!

You see, while you can receive healing through the prayer of faith (Mark 11:24), it sometimes puts pressure on you because it requires you to believe that you receive it all — complete healing — the moment you pray. There is nothing wrong with the prayer of faith, but you may find yourself saying, “I must believe I receive it all, now! I must believe I have it all, now!”

But the Holy Communion allows you to receive a measure of healing every time you partake in faith, so that you get better and better. The more you take it, the better you become. There is no pressure to believe that you receive it all at once. Isn’t God good? He meets you at your level of faith!

Now, there are cases I know of in our church, in my family and in my own life, where the manifestation of healing is immediate and complete. If it happens that way, praise God! But if not, don’t worry. The more you partake, the better you will become.

I know of people who take the Holy Communion three times a day, just like they would medicine! Why not? My friend, if you are very sick and you are diligently taking your medication three times a day, why not give the Lord’s Supper the same amount of attention? Why not boost your recovery rate? And the next time you eat the bread and drink the cup, you may just find your disease totally gone!

Look To The Word, Not Natural Facts

I hate medicines, the smell of alcohol in the hospital, body pains and any sickness! That's why I keep rejecting it in Jesus name!

For two years that I have accepted Jesus, not only as my Savior but as my healer,
I haven't been sick at all. SWEAR!!!

I used to get coughs, colds for like every within 2 -3 months.



Now?
I cannot remember the feeling of having any of those at all!

I remember one testimonial in my church. The guy, who is on his mid 50s
boldly confesses that he has never been sick for 5years now.
Just wooow!


My years of wondering if sickness is really a part of me has come to a stop!
I have learned the truth that "sickness" is part of my curses when Adam sinned..
but JESUS, my healer and redeemer has taken that curse away when He was beaten, scourged and crucified on the cross! Thank you Jesus!


















But hold on right there..no matter how great this truth is sometimes
human as I am, I cannot always really depend on my faith..
so everytime my faith wavers..
my trick is to block it with the CROSS...
It's just amazing how He does it. I just think of the cross for few
seconds and then I am back again with Him..

Now I can only rest..full-time!


To back it all up, here's a great message from Pastor Joseph Prince.
Read on and enjoy a victorious life over sickness!


Numbers 21:9
9So Moses made a bronze serpent, and put it on a pole; and so it was, if a serpent had bitten anyone, when he looked at the bronze serpent, he lived.

“Pastor Prince, I know that God is my healer. But why is this sickness and pain still in my body?” If you have been looking at your sickness and pain all this while, stop looking at yourself and start looking at Jesus. Did He or did He not take upon Himself your sickness and pain?

God’s Word declares, “Surely our sicknesses he hath borne, and our pains — he hath carried them…” (Isaiah 53:4, YLT) Since Jesus has already taken your sickness and pain at the cross, then He cannot “untake” them. Even if you find it hard to believe that Jesus has paid for your healing, especially when the pain is unbearable, the truth is that it is still paid for. It is a finished work!

God is not saying that your sickness does not exist, nor is He asking you to pretend that it is not there. He is asking you to look away from the sickness, painful as it may be, and look to the truth that it has already been judged at the cross in the body of His Son.

Once, while still in the wilderness, the children of Israel were bitten by deadly desert serpents. The serpents were real. The bites were painful and deadly. So God told Moses to point the people to the bronze serpent put on a pole — a picture of the cross. (John 3:14) Bronze signifies judgment. In other words, the serpent — their problem — was already judged at the cross.

Those who kept their eyes on the bronze serpent lived. Those who focused on their wounds died. So stop looking at your sickness. Instead, look to the cross and see your sickness already judged in the body of Jesus. Surely He has borne your sicknesses and carried your pains! That is the truth of God’s Word. And His Word supersedes natural facts.

My friend, you let natural facts rule or establish God’s truths over your problem by what you choose to focus on. So decide today not to focus on the facts concerning your problem. Instead, establish the truth of God’s Word and Christ’s finished work over your problem — and live!

Source: Pastor Joseph Prince
more about healing words from my blog www.jesushealsme.blogspot.com