What is it worth to you?

      What is your healing worth to you?  Are you willing to put yourself in uncompromising positions to get it?  There are instances in the bible where people did outlandish things in order to be touched by the Messiah.  In one case, someones roof was removed in order to lower their friend into the house Jesus was visiting.  That's pretty radical!  The reason is obvious, Jesus had the anointing.  In order for us to draw from the well of the anointed One, there must first be a hunger for it.  He created a demand by setting people free and it caused that hunger to increase in the hearts of the people.  Where there are miracles, signs and wonders there is an abundance of faith and people will be stirred to draw from that well.  We must be willing to push for our healing and do whatever God asks us to do no matter how extreme it may seem.
     Yesterday I talked a little bit about the laying on of hands and today I'm going to talk about deliverance.  There is a big debate about whether or not a Christian can have a demon.  I can tell you from personal experience that it is more than possible.  When I got saved, my sin was washed away by the blood of Jesus but I still had wounded-ness in my soul that needed to be healed.  Some of those wounds were occupied by demons that I had let in through the opening of doors to all types of sin.  You've heard the phrase, "skeletons in the closet" well, this is sort of the case with demons.  They look for dark places to hide in your soul and will manifest their presence in order to get something through unlawful means with or without your even knowing they are there.  When we find ourselves pushing through same thing again and again, we may need deliverance.
       I'll give you an example from my own experience to help you better understand.  I've always had the ability to "see" things about other people's lives, friends, family and strangers included.  I didn't think twice about it for a long time, I thought I was perfectly normal and assumed everyone was able to do the same?  The best way I can describe it is like this; when ever I was around someone, my mind would create a sort of profile on them that would include many personal insights. This had been a function of my mind ever since I could remember so I really had no idea how to control it.  What I did know was that there were many times that I felt dirty when the insights would come but I couldn't stop them from coming! They would come in words, pictures, or impressions and would include just about anyone.  Sometimes I would "see" things about people that they might not want anyone to know!  I would pretend like I never saw anything, good or bad, if I made friends because it was none of my business and did not want to ruin the shot at a friendship.  I lived like this all of my life not really knowing what to make of it until I met Jesus.  What it was, was a spirit of clairvoyance.  You see, I was born with the gift of sight through the Spirit but because of my sin and involvement in occult activities from a young age, Satan had legal access to my gifting.  He couldn't take it away from me so he perverted it the best he knew how allowing the pictures, words and impressions to come full throttle causing me to make unrealistic assumptions about people.  My mind wouldn't stop gathering information about all who were around me until I found a church that I felt safe in.  As I started to cultivate the spirit of prophecy, the spirit of clairvoyance began to loose it's grip and eventually lost it's power over me completely.  The Lord Jesus Christ came and set me free!
     We don't always know what we need deliverance from.  It becomes a process that can take time but by consistently positioning our hearts toward Jesus, even when it feels like He's nowhere to be found, we can receive our deliverance.  I've been through many of them myself but the one I spoke about above took three years to get.  Freedom from that spirit has been amazing!  I can go into the grocery store now and feel complete peace surrounding me knowing that I'm not going to get bombarded with images from everyone around me.  Remember, there is a time and a season for everything and it's all for God's purpose and glory.

Prayers that increase hunger for the healing anointing

I declare that it is well with my family and me, no matter what it looks like to my natural eyes.  I will go and seek out the man of God that he may stretch his anointing over the dead places in our health.  He will breathe into us, and we will rise up to new life (2 Kings 4:8-37)

I humble myself before You, O God. I pray and seek Your face.  I turn from my wicked ways.  Then I know You will hear from heaven.  You will forgive my sin and heal me (2Chron. 7-14)

I declare that this is my time to be healed.

You will restore health to me and heal me of all my wounds.

The power of the Lord is present to heal me

Healing by putting away anger, bitterness and unforgiveness

I will not sin against my own soul by provoking the King to anger

I will silence anger with a secret gift

I declare that anger's reign in my life will come to an end

Let all wrath and anger be put away from me

I will speak openly to You, O Lord, and release all of my bitterness to You

I will raise wise children who will cause me no grief or bitterness

I repent of my wickedness and pray to God that the thoughts of my heart be forgiven, for I am bound by bitterness and iniquity

I will go to my brother and ask that he forgive me so that when I go before God, He will take this death away from me

Forgive me of my sins and have compassion upon me

I will obey the voice of the father according to all He has commanded me.

I will obey Your voice and You will be my God.  I will walk in all the ways that You have commanded me, and it will be well with me.