“I have no special power, it all belongs to God. I am merely his obedient servant to be used as a conduit – a vessel – for Him. The credit in no way belongs to me and I am the first to know that.”
I have often said that if I personally possessed the power to heal, I would travel across the country clearing out hospitals and ensuring that everyone I touched was rejuvenated in body and spirit. In sharing my personal story and the tale of others who have been made whole through The Little Chapel ministry, I seek to shine a spotlight on the greatest physician, psychologist, and wellness practitioner the world has ever known: The Holy Spirit.
Before the fabulous group Doctors without Borders circled the globe saving lives, God was expressing his compassionate love and concern for us by healing our bodies and souls. There were never any borders dividing individuals through the artificial categories of race, creed, sex, class and religion.
Many ideologies seem to separate mankind into various camps and groups. I strongly believe that the Creator’s intention was never to design isolating boxes. We need to amalgamate our religions, going beyond the divisions that separate us and seeking to meld our hearts and minds to a single vision of God. God made us all. In God’s eyes, we are all his children.
Faith is the source of discipline, power and meaning in the lives of those who ascribe to any major belief system. It is a potent force. A shared faith binds people together in ways that cannot be duplicated by other means. The purpose of any church, temple, cathedral or place of prayers and meditation is to teach the love of God above all things. It is to appreciate and understand these teachings so much that you practice them and live them.
Mutual loving behavior brings and sustains peace within ourselves and this expands the potential of peace throughout the world. If we wish to honor our religions, it is our loving behavior that will demonstrate real affection for God.
Like a caring parent, God comes to comfort us when we are sick and afraid. Through His healing grace we will be touched spiritually and have new opportunities to refocus our lives to be truly centered in Him.
In the healing ministry, the one who is the channel for healing and those who are asking for His mercy are sensitized to the presence of God through the power of prayer. It is wonderful to have faith and positive thinking but healing is ultimately involved with the salvation of the whole person.
Divine healing includes one’s relationship to God. When we are healthy and secure, sometimes we forget to honor God, but when we become sick, we rush to Him. It is important to instigate a dialogue with Him before we need His healing touch. It’s God’s call, but it’s our dime. AT & T used to have a popular slogan that said “reach out and touch someone.” God is willing to heal but we must keep the lines of communication open, listen to his wisdom, and have faith in His counsel.
Faith does not demand miracles, but often accomplishes them. When God heals, He is leading the soul to a new life of service. In living a faith-driven life, we take advantaged of God’s preventative medicine and save our souls from deterioration, inflammation and decay.
To remember God only when we are in dire pain and forget Him after being blessed is a sad response to His goodness. God’s purpose for us when we receive healing is to draw our spirits closer to His will. God’s intent through healing is to allow us the remarkable renewal of being touched spiritually. In accepting this gift, we are called upon to refocus our lives to be truly centered in Him.
Being healed can feel like receiving a new life. It is almost a rebirth. To extend the analogy of the parent by your bedside, God asks for little in return. Like the child who has been brought back to health, we should give all that we have.
Fortunately, God wants little more than for us to believe in Him, act in love and fulfill the destiny He has devised for our lives. Each one of us has a purpose and mission. God wants us to find, pursue and complete that divine goal. By our awareness, we can recognize these heavenly aims and by attempting to fulfill His purposes for us, we will reap rewards greater than our fondest dreams.
In breathing our souls into our bodies, God gave each of us an assignment; a mission to further His kingdom on earth. These individual purposes, however humble and modest our own may seem, are supremely important because no one else can accomplish each component like we can.
Each one of us has a particular talent to share with the world. When we recognize our individual skills and work towards God’s greater good, we are truly united. It is then unlimited what God can do for us and through us.
Hold firm to God’s purpose for you and He will faithfully take you step-by-step through all necessary preparations. Your greatest role is to give Him yourself and let Him be the guide. The Bible tells us that the Lord is glorified in a people whose heart is set at any cost, by any road, upon the goal which is God, Himself. Any road, even a difficult path beset by enemies, can be traveled if the passionate desire for good holds you steadfast in God’s guidance. God will sustain you through adversity and direct you through challenges if you let Him.
Begin to open yourself completely and give your life to God. It is never too late to place Him first and ask for His divine guidance. Open up your heart and ask God to reveal His plan. He will tell you. The ultimate purpose of following your destiny to a place of divine healing is to manifest the works of God and give glory to Him.
The intent of healing has one focus: becoming closer to God. The physical and mental healings are marvelous, miraculous demonstrations of God’s love and compassion in action, but the primary purpose remains spiritual growth: finding God as your very own miracle worker.
I always think of God’s plan like a tapestry. Each personal history is a thread that God is weaving. Each stitch is important in His pattern for our lives. Without our loved ones and those who are so unique and different from us, we would not have such a beautifully designed piece. When we fight God’s will, fraying His handiwork, we unravel His masterpiece to rags. When we return to Him in forgiveness and faith, when we ask to be healed in spirit as we are in body, He will patch up our tapestry with golden threads and mend our souls for eternity.
