 I believe in the healing power of God. I've seen God do miracles that defy explanation. And every time I pray for someone, my goal is to pray with childlike faith to believe that they will indeed be healed. But here's the reality, and I'm just gonna be real with you. Sometimes I pray for people to experience healing and they get healed. Other times I pray for people to experience healing and they don't get healed right then and there on the spot. Faith doesn't deny reality. Faith faces reality with trust and hope. And I'm even gonna show you in scripture some instances where the miracle didn't manifest right away. And so when we face situations like these, it can become confusing. And the question arises, well, why didn't I get healed? Or why didn't the person I pray for get healed? Or what's blocking this miracle? What we're gonna do right now is explore these questions using the scripture. First, I wanna look at what can block a healing. Biblically speaking, there are some things that can block a healing from taking place. I'm gonna give you the scripture for that. But then there are other instances where healing doesn't occur and you don't have an explanation that's biblical that can tell you why the healing is being blocked. And that's where people become discouraged. That's where people begin to battle with doubt. But remember, we do the possible. We pray, we believe. God is the one who does the impossible. So these may to some seem like statements of doubt, but they don't have to be statements of doubt. Again, faith does not deny reality. Faith faces reality with trust and hope. Faith can change reality through the power of God. And so we have to be honest about the things that we witness sometimes because there will be moments when you pray for someone and they don't get healed instantly and this can be troubling. But as we'll see in scripture, the Bible has answers and the Bible instructs us on what to do during these times. Now, when you pray for someone, you should always pray believing that they will be healed right then and there. That's one side of the coin. Yes, you approach every person with faith. You approach every request with faith. When we do our healing services around the world, when I stand on that platform praying for the sick, I'm believing that every single person in that building will be healed. But we're gonna explore the other side of that right now. If you're ready to receive what the scripture has to say on this matter, then I want you to write in the comment section right now three simple words, give me truth. Now, you may not hear a lot of people talking about this because often it's easier to just avoid the difficult questions and it's easier to just pretend like these instances don't occur. So let's take a look first at one of the things that can block a healing. And remember, I'm gonna show you things that can block a healing, but then I'm gonna show you what to do after you've exhausted this list, after you've run through all of these biblical explanations but are still left with questions. I'm gonna show you what to do after you've used, if you will, the ductive biblical reasoning. Number one, and this can block a healing, is doubt. Now Mark chapter six verses four through six say this, then Jesus told them, a prophet is honored everywhere except in his own hometown and among his relatives and his own family. Verse five says, and because of their unbelief, he couldn't do any miracles among them except to place his hands on a few sick people and heal them. And he was amazed at their unbelief. So we're talking about Jesus, the son of the living God, God in the flesh, limited on what he was able to do because of the unbelief of the people in his hometown. Now, when we use this explanation, often people become defensive because it does in some instances sound like a cop out or a cruel explanation to say that, well, you didn't get healed because you didn't have enough faith. And I will admit that there are some who used that excuse to try to blame people for every instance that a miracle doesn't happen. But just because this reason is abused, doesn't mean that it can't serve a real purpose in explaining some instances. So even though it may not be the case with everyone, even though every miracle that doesn't occur, doesn't prove that the person didn't have faith, even though there are some people who have faith who don't get healed, we still can't just dismiss this reality. Why? Because the Bible paints a very clear picture for us. In fact, as you look at the scripture, you'll see that faith was often present when a miracle was done. The Centurion servant, the Centurion had faith for the servant when Jesus spoke the word. Jairus' daughter who was dead, well, Jairus had faith for his daughter. So he was believing for his daughter's miracle, even though the girl herself didn't have the faith, the father had faith for his daughter. Think about the man who was lowered through the roof when they broke through the ceiling to get him to Jesus. Well, Jesus saw the faith of the man's friend, seeing their faith, the scripture says. So faith has to be present in some way. Think of the woman with the issue of blood. She had faith for herself. So in many instances throughout the scripture, you'll hear Jesus say, your faith has made you whole or something to that effect using a similar phrase. So we can't deny that faith does play a role in divine healing. Now, this does not mean that when someone doesn't get healed, that they definitely didn't have faith. That's where it becomes cruel if we apply this as a generalization. It becomes cruel if we just use this explanation to dismiss every single individual who's still suffering in sickness. If we look at everyone who is sick and say, while you don't have faith, then we're not properly applying the scripture. Because in some instances, there are people who have faith who still don't experience the miracle. That's not a statement of doubt. That's a statement of reality. So the scripture makes it clear that faith does indeed have to be present, but this doesn't mean that if someone isn't healed, that faith wasn't present at all, as we'll see the other biblical reasons here in a moment. So yes, doubt can play a role. So as you're exploring the scripture, looking for answers as to why healing didn't manifest, whether that be in you or in a loved one or in someone you prayed for, you have to keep this in mind that it could be the case that it was a lack of faith. So that's explanation number one is doubt. Doubt can sometimes block healing. That doesn't necessarily mean that that is always the case. Number two, and this one's gonna be a little controversial, but I have to tell you what the scripture says and clearly teaches. Number two, it could be demonic. Yes, demons can use sickness even against believers. Sickness can be a demonic attack. Now, just like the explanation of doubt shouldn't be used as a generalization to say everyone who isn't healed is dealing with doubt. So we should also apply the same balance to this explanation, which is demonic attack. Not everyone who is sick has a demon. Not everyone who is sick is being attacked by a demon. Well, think about someone who, for example, gets in a car accident and they have something that goes wrong in their body as a result of being in that car accident. You wouldn't necessarily say, well, that broken leg is a demon. No, it's a natural result of having been in a car accident. So we can't blame demons for everything, but it is important to note that the scripture clearly teaches that sickness can be entirely demonic even in the life of the believer. So I know that's controversial as I said, but it's based on the word of God, not just my experience. Look, for example, at first John 3.8, but when people keep on sinning, it shows that they belong to the devil who has been sinning since the beginning, but the Son of God came to destroy the works of the devil. So these works that Jesus is destroying include sickness. Matthew 8.16 says, when the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils and he cast out the spirits with his word and healed all who were sick. So here we see in tandem, deliverance and healing coming together. And in fact, healing by definition can be considered a deliverance from sickness. Remember, exorcism is not the only form of deliverance. Often when people think of the word deliverance, they think of someone manifesting and screaming like a demon taking control of their body. Well, that's exorcism. That's a very specific kind of deliverance, but the term deliverance simply means to be set free from something. You can be set free from deception. You can be set free from an emotional problem. You can be set free from a mental problem. You can be set free from a financial problem. You can be set free from a sickness and that would be what you call a healing. But here again in Matthew 8.16, we see that those two are mentioned together. Matthew 10.1, Jesus called his 12 disciples together and gave them authority to cast out evil spirits and to heal every kind of disease and illness. Here again, we see sickness and deliverance being mentioned hand in hand. Matthew 9.32 through 33 says this puts more of a finer point on what I'm making here. Verse 32, as they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil. And when the devil was cast out, there again we see the term possessed. That's a problem. That's possession. The solution for possession is to cast it out. So watch this, the dumb spake and the multitudes marveled saying it was never so seen in Israel. Now, please note here that sometimes demonic possession comes with sickness, but this does not mean that all sickness comes with demonic possession. In fact, as I'll show you in a moment, sometimes sickness is naturally occurring. So the enemy can certainly use sickness as an attack, but this doesn't mean that if a believer is sick, that a demon is dwelling in them. So demons can attack you with sickness. In other words, they can send sickness into your body. Think about the case of Job, where the devil used sickness against him, but that doesn't mean the enemy himself entered him. Matthew 12, 22 says, then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind and dumb, and he healed him in so much that the blind and dumb both spake and Saul. Now watch this in Mark chapter nine. I'll just give you the general context here. Matthew chapter nine versus 14 through 29. We see that Jesus' disciples are unable to drive a demonic spirit out of a young boy. And this young boy was often thrown into the water to drown him and thrown into the fire to burn him. And so the disciples of Jesus are unable to drive out this demon. Jesus comes down from the Mount of Transfiguration. He's frustrated with their lack of faith, drives the devil out, and then makes a very important statement saying that this kind comes out through prayer and fasting. The point I'm making here from that context is a simple fact that demonic beings can make use of sickness. But again, and this is very important that you note this, otherwise you can get caught up in some unhealthy ways of thinking about this. Demon possession can come with sickness, but not all sickness is demon possession. And in fact, sometimes demons use sickness as an attack against the believer. Now this is a bit of a tangent, but I think it's important that we explore this idea. This begs the question. And it's worth answering. If demons cannot dwell in believers, how can sickness? And this is a great question. In fact, many in the comments section have presented this. And I think it's a really good question because it shows that A, you're really paying attention to the different spiritual dynamics that are being presented through the scripture. And B, it shows that you're thinking logically about those spiritual dynamics. So it's a great question. So if demons cannot dwell in believers, why do we believe that sickness can? I'll give you three very important reasons why this is the case. Number one, sickness itself is not a demon. So a demon is a sentient being that exists in another realm. It's an actual being. They're not metaphors. They're not forces of darkness in a sense they are, but they are persons. They have personalities. They have wheels. They speak. They communicate to one another. You can read all about that in Matthew 12. And so demons are different than sickness. Sickness itself is disorder of the body. Going back to my car accident analogy, let's say someone is in a car accident and they break their leg. Is that now disorder in the body, a demonic spirit? Or is it a result, a natural result of having been in a car accident? Look, our physical bodies exist in a physical fallen world and everything in this world tends toward decay. It's one of the laws of thermodynamics. Everything is constantly being destroyed and must be maintained in order to keep it healthy. The same is true of the physical body. So that's number one, sickness is not a demon. So a believer can be attacked with sickness. In other words, a demon can use that which exists in the physical realm to attack the physical body. But though a demon would send sickness in, this does not mean that the demon enters with it. Thus, Christians can be attacked with demonic forms of sickness without being possessed. Number two, the reason why sickness can dwell in the body and the reason why that's different than a demon dwelling in the body is because demons aren't being redeemed. So the question, and it's a good question, goes something like this. If the Holy Spirit is everywhere, how can demons be anywhere if demons cannot be where the Holy Spirit dwells? And it's, again, an excellent question. But the problem is that the question fails to recognize the distinction between the omnipresence of the Holy Spirit, Psalm 139, verse seven, and the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit, such as we see in Acts chapter one, such as we see in Romans chapter eight, such as we see all throughout Scripture, really, where the Bible talks about the fact that the believer has been filled with the Holy Spirit in a way that the unbeliever has not been filled. The believer has been filled with the Holy Spirit in a way that the world has not been filled or the places in the world or the buildings and the structures and the lands of this world have not been filled. And so we have to understand that there's a distinction between the presence of the Holy Spirit that's indwelling in the believer and the omnipresence of the Holy Spirit. Well, think about the fact that when Jesus would walk onto the scene, demons would start manifesting. Now, wait a minute. If the presence of the Holy Spirit is everywhere, why weren't the demons just manifesting 24 seven being tormented, at least on some level, by the omnipresence of God? It's because that manifested presence, the presence of God in the flesh, the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit causes them to react in a way that the omnipresence of God does not. So there's a distinction between the omnipresence of the Holy Spirit and the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit. But this again begs that question of, well, why is it that you believe that sickness can be in the body or that sin can be in the believer, but not a demonic power? And that is number two, as I was saying, very simply put, demons are not being redeemed. Your body is being redeemed, Philippians 321, 2 Corinthians 5, 1 through 10, and it's covered under the atonement that I will have a new body. Your sin nature or your will is being redeemed. Well, what is sin? Sin is when you're carried away by your own desires, but you're the one being redeemed. This is to accept the imputed righteousness of Christ, of God through Christ onto your life, that when you place your faith in Jesus, God credits you with the righteousness that Christ had so that when he looks at the cross, he sees your sin. And when he looks at you, he sees Christ's perfection. So the body, the physical being is being redeemed in the sense that we're going to receive new glorified bodies and your will, your nature is being redeemed in the sense that you're going under the process of sanctification. So only that which is covered by the atonement can remain being sanctified during the life of the believer here on earth. Demons, by contrast, are never going to be redeemed. They're irredeemable. There's no redeeming qualities in them. The covenant does not cover them. The blood of Jesus does not cover them. And therefore that's the distinction between the sin nature, sickness, and a demonic being. So demons aren't being redeemed. That's number two. Number three, the Bible actually mentions believers who are sick. I mean, if you go to 1 Corinthians chapter 12, verses seven through nine, you'll see that there's a gift of healing. Now 1 Corinthians chapter 12, verse seven, makes it quite clear that the spiritual gifts are to be used on other believers. And therefore believers can be sick. 1 Timothy chapter five, verse 23, Paul writes to Timothy about a stomach problem that Timothy is having. And there we see an example of someone who wasn't healed by a miraculous prayer, but instead was told to use a little wine for his stomach. He was given a medicinal medical solution as opposed to a miracle. A pathoditis who traveled with the disciples and who almost died because he was sick was sick. James chapter five, verses 14 through 15 tells you that if there's any sick among you, this is talking to the believers. So the Bible clearly talks about the fact that believers can be sick, but we're never mentioning that Christians can have demons dwelling in them. By contrast, we do not see the scripture ever mentioning a new born again believer spirit filled, having a demon dwelling in them. Now, by the way, this is not an argument from silence. I'm not just saying that because the Bible doesn't mention that Christians don't have demons in them, or that Christians have demons in them, just because the Bible doesn't mention cases of Christians being demon possessed. That's not the reason alone that I reject it, but rather it's not an argument from silence precisely because if it were the case, it would definitely be mentioned since we see Paul the apostle and various other writers constantly repeating the realities of the gospel, constantly talking about unity, constantly talking about sin, constantly talking about sickness. It's not as if it was so important that they would have just understood it without writing. Rather, if it was that important, it would have been repeated just like all of the other core concepts of the faith were repeated throughout the New Testament. Deception is another one of those concepts. But again, even though, for all its talk of Christians being deceived, tormented, attacked, sick, persecuted, never once do we see those warnings about those demons reentering. So again, that's the difference between a sickness and a demon. And I think that's important to note because I'm telling you here that demons can in fact use sickness against you. So I'm not completely dismissing the attack that demons can attack you with sickness. I'm saying that demons cannot enter with that sickness and the difference between a sickness and a demon is made quite clear all throughout the scripture. So how do we deal with the sickness that is demonic? Because that's one of the things that I said could be blocking the healing. Number one was doubt. Number two is the fact that it could be a demonic attack that you're not recognizing. I know of people, myself included, who are being attacked with the demonic sickness. And then once it was prayed against, instantly it was lifted. This, by the way, is how witchcraft works. I've known of wonderful pastors, wonderful men and women of God, who believe in the power of the curse that was placed over them. And it was their belief in that power that produced a fear that caused the sickness to be able to be effective against them. And so I have a whole different teaching on this. You might wanna check out on the channel where I talk about generational curses. Very, very detailed look at generational curses, which I would rather call generational consequences based upon generational choices. And you'll see why once you see that. But here I'm talking about the fact that I know of believers who've been attacked with sickness and sickness can be an attack. So how do you deal with this? Well, you take authority. And in fact, whenever somebody is sick and body, the first thing I do is rebuke a spirit of infirmity. The first thing I do is take authority over the power of the enemy. Why? Because if it is in fact demonic, that's the simplest form of sickness to deal with. You use a simple command based in the authority of Christ. Now, if you rebuke the demonic attack and the sickness remains, you're left with two other options, according to the scripture. The first option is seen in Mark chapter nine. I just gave you the context there a moment ago. The first option is to go in fast and pray. And if after that the sickness still remains, you can safely conclude that it was not demonic. Now, sadly, many believers get stuck under what I call superstitious legalism. And so they go down the line, deducing biblically based solutions. They look at what the scripture says about faith. They say, okay, I know it's not doubt because I have faith I can be healed. And you really have to do a heart check on that. Only you can answer that question. And then you move to the second one I gave you, which is demonic attack. And you say, okay, maybe it's demonic attack. You rebuke that demonic power. You come against that attack of sickness. If that doesn't work, your only other option is to fast and pray to increase your faith that you might align yourself with authority. It's according to Jesus, increase your faith. So once you increase your faith, you go back and rebuke it again. And if it remains, you can dismiss the idea that it's a demonic attack. Many believers, and if this is you, I really wanna talk to you. Many believers get stuck in discouragement, in legalism, in fear, in angst, in doubt, in confusion, because they just can't get the idea out of their head that this absolutely has to be a demonic attack. Not realizing that in scripture, you'll see some believers who were just sick. And this is to trust in the sovereignty of God to say, okay, sometimes that's the case. And we don't understand why that is. Sure, we believe for miracles. Sure, we lay hands on the sick. Sure, we pray for everyone with childlike faith as if they're going to be healed right now. But you'll torment yourself if you go decades believing that this is just some hidden attack that you just can't quite find the solution to. Let me tell you something. The freedom of the Holy Spirit is not hidden behind demonic mysteries. The freedom of the Holy Spirit is not hidden in some ancient genealogy. Do you really think that God folds his arms, looks down at you and says, you know, I wanna move, I wanna heal you, I wanna touch your body with my healing virtue, but you haven't figured out what happened eight generations ago. And until you do, my hands are tied. That's religion. That's legalism. It's powerless superstition and many believers get stuck there. We must grow beyond these points so that we might walk into the faith and the fullness of the Holy Spirit. So you have to remember that the blood of Jesus is more powerful than a bloodline. And the moment you're born again, you now have authority. Who do you give the authority to? You. So now you can rebuke that demonic attack. You can come against it in the name of Jesus and that attack must cease. And if it doesn't, again, your two options are to fast and pray. And if that still doesn't work, your only other option is to say, within this must not be demonic. Because again, many Christians get all wrapped up in their emotions on this and then they're tormented five years, six years, 10 years, 12 years, and they're just stuck in this idea. I've gone here, I've gone there. I've tried this, I've tried that. I've prayed this prayer, that prayer, gone to this person, that person. I did that ritual and that ritual. I went to this conference and that conference, this E-course, that E-course, read this book and that book and I'm still not able to break this demonic attack. Well, if it wasn't demonic attack, it would have been broken when you exercised authority over it. And that's how you know that this is not what's blocking your healing. So number one, doubt that can block the healing. You deal with that through an increase in faith. Faith comes by hearing, hearing by the word of God. Worship, spend time with believers who have faith. And you can be like that man who we read about here in Mark chapter nine. Lord, I believe, but help my unbelief. Faith the size of a mustard seed. It's all you need. So once you've deduced that's not the issue, you can look at the demonic attack and you say, okay, well, healing hasn't happened. Maybe it's demonic and that is a viable option. It's very possible that it's a demonic attack, but you must remember that when demons attack Christians with sickness, they can't enter with that sickness themselves. They can send the sickness into the body, but that's about it. You take authority over the demonic attack itself. If that doesn't work, fast and pray. If that doesn't work, it's not demonic. And now you can move on without having to torture yourself, without having to feel guilty, without having to stress over, well, maybe I need someone to help me do some research on ancestry.com and we can find the special code word that'll bring forth my healing. No, my friend, that is superstitious legalism and it'll actually do more harm than good. So number one, doubt. Number two, demonic attack. Number three, disobedience. Yes, disobedience can bring sickness. Now I wanna make sure I'm balancing this because just like I mentioned with doubt, not every case that someone isn't healed is proof that they don't have any faith. In fact, I've known many people who have the faith to be healed, but are not healed yet. And so we're gonna look at number three disobedience. So let's balance this out first. John nine, one through three, here's what the Bible says. As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man who had been blind from birth. Rabbi, his disciples asked him, why was this man born blind? Was it because of his own sins or his parents' sins? Verse three, it was not because of his sins or his parents' sins. Jesus is making this quite clear. Jesus answered, this happened so the power of God could be seen in him. Now, of course, this doesn't mean that sin doesn't cause sickness. All this means is that not every time we see sickness is it a result of sin. My heart goes out to those believers who are full of faith, they're not being attacked by demonic power. They're not walking in disobedience, yet they're constantly being accused. You know, brother, there's something you're doing. There's a reason why you're in that wheelchair. There's a reason why you're in that hospital bed. There's a reason why your child's not healed. How cruel can we be? Yes, we present these as options. Yes, we have to acknowledge that these are spiritual realities. But once someone has gone through the process of checking their heart and aligning their lives with scripture, rebuking demonic power, getting rid of doubt, and getting rid of disobedience in their life, we can no longer say those things apply. But people do that because they have no other explanation and they haven't seen the others in scripture and so they fill the need to press that on people. Well, just because you're sick doesn't mean you're disobedient. I'll never forget, I prayed for a man and his son and the father was so heartbroken because he thought it was his sins that caused his son to remain sick. And it broke my heart that he thought that and it broke my heart that he was stuck in that guilt because he just couldn't shake it. He could not shake that idea. We prayed for him, of course, ministered the truth to him. But all those years he had gone thinking this has to be because I sinned. Well, my friend, that's not exactly how that works. Yes, there are natural consequences. Like for example, and forgive me if I seem like I'm being insensitive here but I'm using this as an analogy. Let's say someone did drugs and they took drugs, a woman takes drugs while she's pregnant and the baby is affected by the drugs in her system in a very negative way that affects them for the rest of their lives. Okay, that's a natural consequence of a choice that someone made. But this isn't God looking down and saying, I'm gonna punish this baby because of what you did. So how that works. Now, disobedience can invite sickness. For example, you're not obeying what the scripture has to say about health and taking care of your body. That can open doors. But that doesn't mean that just because you're sick doesn't mean that you're walking in disobedience. Just because you're sick it doesn't mean you're walking in disobedience. That has to be clear. However, having balanced that statement now we have to look at what the scripture says because there are instances that sin can cause sickness. First Corinthians chapter 11 verses 27 to 31. So anyone who eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord unworthily is guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. So Paul the apostle here ultimately is writing about unity. Taking the communion unworthily is to take the communion to partake in a covenant meal while having hate in your heart against your brother or your sister. I did a study on this when I taught on communion just a couple of weeks ago. Verse 28, that is why you should examine yourself before eating the bread and drinking the cup. For if you eat the bread or drink the cup without honoring the body of Christ who's the body, it's each other. You are eating and drinking God's judgment on yourself. Watch this now, verse 30. This is New Testament writing by the way. That is why many of you are weak and sick and some have even died right there. Sin can cause sickness, sin can cause death. But if we would examine ourselves we would not be judged by God in this way. So here we can see very clearly that there is still judgment for sin on this side of eternity. Now you look at Acts chapter five verses one through 11 you see the case of Ananias and Sapphira. Now even though Ananias and Sapphira were not born again believers notice the scripture says a certain man and that term is used to describe people who were outside of the body of Christ. So Ananias and Sapphira are not born again believers but still we saw that their sin brought about death. Or look at Proverbs chapter 14 verse 30 a peaceful heart leads to a healthy body. Jealousy is like cancer in the bones. So if you don't have peace in your heart it can disrupt the function of your body. You have jealousy in your heart towards someone that can rot the bones or it can destroy the physical body. That's what the scripture clearly says. So disobedience can be a cause for sickness. It can be a blockage to your healing. But again we have to balance all these. Now these are not contradictory statements. It's possible that it can be either or it doesn't have we don't have to be so dogmatic that we apply every single one of these explanations to every single situation. So look first at doubt. Is it doubt only you can tell us that if you're still sick only you can say whether it's actually doubt because you know your heart you and the Lord search your heart together I should say and you asked the Lord for understanding Lord if there's any doubt in me please remove that. Now some might say but the David that's cruel that you would tell someone that they're sick because they have doubt. Well sometimes that is the case. That's not always the case but sometimes that is the case. So look at your heart examine it ask the Lord to search you. Say okay do I have doubt? Am I functioning in faith or doubt? And if you're functioning in doubt correct it. And then address the next thing. Of course I think you should address the demonic aspect first because it's the simplest but in my notes here I have it as number two then you look at demonic attack. Could it be demonic attack? Sure, absolutely. Is it always demonic attack? No, so could it be doubt? Yes, is it always doubt? No, could it be demonic? Yes, is it always demonic? No, could it be disobedience? Yes, is it always disobedience? No, you have to look at what the scripture says about what causes sickness what blocks healing and then you go down the line get rid of the doubt asking for more faith rebuke the devil rebuke demonic attack get rid of that disobedience in your life and then once you've aligned yourself with all these things okay you've exhausted the biblical explanations. And now this is where people get really frustrated because what do you do? And this may be somebody watching right now. What do you do when you know it's not doubt? Like you know it you've truly examined some people just dismissed that because of ego. No, of course I have faith, of course I have faith. What are you saying? You know it's not doubt, you know it's not demonic attack, you know it's not disobedient disobedience yet the sickness still remains. What do you do then? Again, these are not statements of doubt. These are statements of reality. Faith does not deny reality. Faith faces reality with hope and trust in God. And so we have to acknowledge the fact that sometimes the miracle doesn't happen when and how we want it to happen. What do we do then? I could show you this in scripture. After you've moved past those three explanations I gave the three Ds. It's not doubt, it's not demonic, it's not disobedience. Okay, now what? Well, look at Timothy I mentioned this a while ago first Timothy chapter five verse 23. Think about the man in Acts three, lame since birth. Jesus passed his way all those years. Why wasn't he healed until Acts chapter three? Why didn't Jesus heal him when he was walking the earth? The man was lame since birth and he was called a man so he certainly was there sitting at gate beautiful unable to walk when Jesus was there. Why didn't Jesus heal him then? Well, that had to do with timing. Think about King David praying for his son. Second Samuel chapter 12 verses 16 through 24. Here David is pleading, fasting, praying God heal my son and miracle doesn't happen. What do you do at this point? When all of the explanations have been exhausted we have two choices. A, you can torture yourself mentally and emotionally by obsessing about those other three factors I mentioned. Or B, you can choose to move forward in trust. When all of those options have been exhausted all you are left with is to trust God. Now, the challenge and the key, please hear me now. The challenge and the key is to maintain hope, trust and gratitude as you continue to believe for the miracle. Healing miracles, that's a two-sided coin. On one side of the coin, it's faith. Believe for the miracle now. Believe for the miracle completely. On the other side of the coin, it's trust. So, when someone comes in front of me and they want me to pray for them and they stand before me and I'm there believing for their miracle and I lay hands on their head or I ask the congregation to stretch their hands for we're praying for that person. When we're believing for their healing in that moment I become like a child. I believe in my heart all that I am. God's gonna heal this person completely and immediately. That's what I believe every time I pray for the sick. Every time I pray for the sick, that's the place I go. But when we face those instances where the miracle doesn't happen and guys, we have to be real here. It is not unspiritual to acknowledge reality. And we have to learn to describe these experiences through scripture and the scripture talks about these things. And so, when I'm faced with that moment that person doesn't get healed I don't go to this place where God, why didn't you do it? I used to. I don't go to the place where I say, God, why didn't you do it? What's wrong? What am I doing wrong? What are they doing wrong? Yes, of course, you of course explore the options laid out in scripture. But the attitude there has to be Lord even though the miracle didn't happen right here right now completely and just how we wanted it. We still trust you for tomorrow. So God, every morning I say, God, thank you that today is my day for a miracle. And if by the end of that day the miracle doesn't happen it's Lord, thank you that tomorrow is the day. That's faith. That's trust. That's hope. That's gratitude. Lord, thank you that the miracle will happen today. And if by the end of that day it doesn't happen Lord, thank you that tomorrow is my day for a miracle. Believe every time you pray, the miracle is now. Believe every time you lay hands on someone that the miracle will happen. Matthew 7, 7 ask, seek, knock, persist in prayer. Yes, but don't forget trust. Don't forget hope. Don't forget the sovereignty of God. We who believe in miracles must understand that even miracles are subject to the sovereignty of God. We have to be accepting of that or we'll mentally and emotionally torture ourselves to this place where our faith can be shipwrecked. And I'm saying this to you by the way and those of you who know me, I'm saying this to you as a healing evangelist. What does that mean? It just means that one of the focal points of my ministry is to pray for the sick and we are constantly posting healing testimonies. It's one of the main focal points of our ministry is healing, miracle healing. But the scripture's also clear about the other side of the coin. So two sides, yes, believe right here, right now, every time like the miracle is going to happen. And when it doesn't manifest the way we want it to, in the way exactly how we imagined it, all that's left to do is trust. You can become tangled in your emotions, you can become tangled in your frustrations, you can become paranoid about where's the open door, where's the devil attacking, or you can just say, Lord, even though the miracle didn't happen right now, I'm still believing it'll happen tomorrow and I trust you. In fact, write that in the comment section right now. If you've ever prayed for someone who didn't get healed, if you've ever believed for a miracle in your body that didn't happen, I want you to write that in the comment section. Lord, I trust you. I can't tell you how many miracles I've seen the Lord do. What a joy. I watched one time as a little girl came to a service in Southern California and her skin disease disappeared right there in the service. I'm talking about smooth skin on her arm, her mother checked her back, her mother was in tears because of the miracle that the Lord had done for that little girl. I've seen legs straightened out. I'm not talking the leg lengthening thing, I'm talking about crooked bones in the legs you can hear the cracking and the popping and the legs straightening out. I've seen the paralyzed have movement restored. I've seen cancers healed. I've seen blind eyes open, deaf ears open with medical results showing that there was a problem and from the problem, after prayer, there was a solution, a healing that took place. That's the power of God. And I'll never forget all of these instances running through my mind believing for my daughter to be healed. Many of you don't know there was a short season where my daughter was dealing with the sickness. It was really frustrating. It was just as a parent, especially if you know as a parent where your child is sick and there's nothing you do, it wasn't life-threatening and ultra severe, but it was a really, really bad season. It was very painful for her, very confusing for the parents. We didn't really even know what to do, we didn't know what it was. And it was just a season of suffering. It wasn't this extended period, I would say about three weeks of just, Lord, where are you? What's happening here? And I'll never forget lying on the floor in my office, just praying, my daughter sleeping for at least the moment and asking the Lord, Lord, why won't you just heal her? I remember thinking, Lord, I've seen you do miracles again and again and again. I've seen other kids healed of this. Lord, I know your power, I know you're able, why won't you do it for my little girl? And I had to guard my heart because I was coming to this place of almost entitlement like, Lord, I've seen miracles, Lord, I've been obedient to you. What are you doing? And it was almost challenging the sovereignty of God was very close to that place. And the Holy Spirit had to pull me back and correct me on that. But I'll never forget lying there on the floor to saying, Lord, what's going on? Like, I know you can do this in an instant. It's so easy for you and this is so hard on us. Why aren't you doing something? And the Holy Spirit, you know how he does these things. The Holy Spirit simply said, trust me, just trust me. Well, Lord, can you explain what you're doing at least? No, because if I explain it to you, that's not trust. And I realized I was attempting to have control over the situation. I was attempting to gain knowledge so that I at least felt like I had some understanding of the situation. But no, sometimes he just wants trust. So you wanna know what to do when the healing doesn't happen? I'm gonna show you, quote in the scripture, I just didn't, but let me make it simpler. When the healing doesn't happen, very simple. Check your heart for doubt and get rid of it. Check to see if it's a demonic attack and take authority over it. Look at your life, examine yourself and see if there isn't any disobedience and repent of it. And after you've done these things and you've gone before the Lord asking for a healing, if the healing still doesn't manifest, there's one more thing you can do, whether you like the answer or not. There's only one more thing. And you will torture yourself emotionally and mentally. If you go taking on teachings that tell you that there's special hoops you have to jump through, there's special protocols you have to follow, it will be superstitious, religious, legalism, and you'll be bound in it. There's one more thing left to do. That's trust God. No, we don't like that answer. No, we want the formula. Give me the special prayer. Give me, what kind of oil do I have to make? What kind of music do I have to play? What kind of service do I have? Know my friend at a certain point, it's just trust. And I'm saying this to you as someone who's in the healing ministry. I'm not saying this to you as someone who teaches the heresy of cessationism. I'm not someone who's standing here saying God doesn't heal today. I'm standing here as someone who says that God does heal. Miracles are for today, but that when the miracle doesn't happen after you've exhausted the biblical explanations, all you are left with is trust. Yes, your miracle can happen. Yes, it's still possible. Don't stop believing that. Keep having faith. All I'm telling you is as you continue to have faith, as you continue to believe for the miracle, trust God when it doesn't happen how you want it to happen. And that's all you can do. And the moment you accept that, I mean, go study the scripture. You won't find any other answers there, at least on this specific topic. Once you've done those things, you're released from burden. You're released from the torment of the mind where you're constantly asking yourself, what am I doing wrong? What am I doing wrong? And it just adds, it's another form of bondage. Oh, but now you're free. I'm free because I just trust in him. I removed the doubt by the help of the Holy Spirit. I took authority over demonic attack and I got rid of disobedience. And now I just rest. And I wait with hopeful expectation for the moment that I walk out of the wheelchair, that I stand before God healed. The miracle manifests. That may happen on this side of eternity. It may happen on the next, but it's coming. It's coming. Oh, the suffering we have now, nothing compared to the glory. And I'm not saying that that's your only option in heaven. What I am saying is that could be an option either way. Trust, just trust him. I know it's not the answer we all want. We want the formulas, we want the rituals. My friend, trust him, be rid of that burden and trust him. And trust him. Let's believe now for the empowering grace of the Holy Spirit upon your life. Father, in the name of Jesus, I sense the healing anointing very strong right now, church. Just begin to pray. I want you to begin to write your prayer requests in the comments section. Write your prayer requests in the comments section right now, live or replay, write them now. Father, I thank you that you're meeting every need, that your healing power begin to flow. Heal every sickness and disease I pray. Break every addiction in the mighty name of Jesus. I can sense like real strong heat on my hands. You may, as we're praying, start to sense like a heat come over your body or like an electric sensation. It's just the power of the Holy Spirit. Receive that now. Thank you, Jesus, that you're touching your people with your power. Make them whole. Make them whole. Lord, respond to the cry of their hearts, I pray. Because of your mercy, because of your compassion, I pray. Bring healing to their bodies now. Every sickness and disease must go in the mighty name of Jesus. I want you to say it because you agree, say amen. If the Lord healed you, you believe the Lord healed you. I want you to write your testimony in the comments section right now. Also, if you enjoyed this teaching and you think it would be helpful for others to hear it, something simple you can do to help us spread the word. Just leave a like or share. That's simple, leave a like and share. And also don't forget to subscribe to the channel if you want more teachings on the Holy Spirit, prayer, spiritual warfare, healing, miracles. And also we broadcast our live services from around the world where you'll actually see live testimonies of people being healed, touched by the power of God, filled with the Holy Spirit, experiencing deliverance. 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Yes, you can give on YouTube. Yes, you can give on Facebook. Try the website first. If that absolutely doesn't work, then you can use those other means. Now, remember until next time, nothing is impossible with God. Well, if you were blessed by that stream, let me know down below. I know a lot of you were praying as the stream was going on. I read a lot of your comments. I've seen a lot of you guys saying that you were healed and Jesus' name, come on. That's incredible. Like Diga said earlier, if you were healed or if you believe you've been healed, let us know in the comment section below. So before we jump into the chat and just hang out with you guys, I wanted to read a couple of comments which are really, really inspiring and I know it's gonna bless you. So this comment came from Sydney. Sydney asked, I asked for healing, pray for my mom on your last stream. And I spoke with her this morning and she said the pain is gone. I love it. Thank you, Jesus. I love it. Incredible. Also, our friend- Oh, we got one more. Okay. Yeah, also our friend, Alan said, I was feeling a lot of anxiety and fear for no reason, but after watching this stream, I feel so at peace because I truly believe that God is in control. It's just the presence of the Holy Ghost. That's what does it, the presence of the Holy Spirit and where the spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. Now, a few things I need to mention in terms of events, Friday and Saturday, May 26th and 27th, we're coming to Orlando, Florida. This is gonna be a two night event, come and experience the presence and power of the Holy Spirit like never before. I'm telling you right now, the glory of God is on these meetings, just tremendous testimonies coming out of these services. People are saved, people are healed. I'm talking truly miraculous healings. People are being delivered from addictions and demonic attack. People are being empowered to embrace the call of God for their own lives and it's just beautiful to watch. That's what takes place at these services. And we're coming to Orlando, Florida, May 26th and 27th. Register now. Registration is absolutely free, but we need to keep count of how many people are coming and seating is on a first come, first serve basis. So make sure that you get there early to each service. Pastures, bring your churches, Bible study leaders, bring your groups, bring your family, bring your loved ones, plan a vacation, book your flights, book your road trips, get down there to that service. Also Friday and Saturday, July 21st and 22nd, we're coming to Brooklyn, New York for two powerful evenings. Everything I just said about the Florida service also applies to New York. Also, don't forget that we are taking applications for our internship program. So if you are among the Gen Zers, then I want you to apply to come and learn about ministry leadership. I'm talking to serious Gen Z Christian leaders who are already serving the Lord. You're already fruitful in ministry. You're already serving at your local church and you want to take it to the next level and receive training from our ministry team, not just from me. I'll be training you, yes, personally. Steve will be training you, but really the rest of our ministry team will be showing you everything we know. But here's the thing, the last day to apply, the deadline really is June 1st. So this is the final month that you can apply. Go and apply right now at DavidHernandezMinisteries.com slash intern. One more quick announcement here. Many of you know my new book, Holy Spirit, The Bondage Breaker, is going to be released on June 6th. So we have it here in English and we also have the Spanish version. So this is a book that's being released in English and Spanish. Think about that. English and Spanish. And this is the first time I've ever done a simultaneous release of another language along with an English book. But here's the thing. This message must get out to the masses and this is where I'm asking for your help. I want you to go to DavidHernandezMinisteries.com slash launch team to join the book launch team. This isn't necessarily to buy the book, but this is so that you can join the launch team to help spread the word about the book. Now when you join our launch team, you're gonna get a free chapter download. So you'll get the first chapter. You can start reading that like within minutes of signing up. It's absolutely free to sign up for this. DavidHernandezMinisteries.com slash launch team. So if you wanna help me spread this message of deliverance to the Holy Spirit's power, then we're gonna need your help to do that. In the book, I cover things like what is a stronghold, open doors, identifying stronghold, commanding the forces of darkness that is to exercise authority over demons. I show you how to deal with the stronghold of temptation. Here's a big one. We cover the stronghold of addiction, addiction of all kind. I talk about the attack of sickness. So a little bit of what I talked about here tonight will also be in the book. I talk about Christians in demon possession. I talk about the stronghold of fear and torment, the stronghold of accusation, the stronghold of depression. I even share my personal story of how the Holy Spirit delivered me from anxiety and panic disorder. So again, Holy Spirit, the bondage breaker. This is gonna be released on June 6th and you can help us promote it by joining the launch team DavidHernandezMinisteries.com slash launch team.