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  1. Cece

    Sometimes though God does not take the sickness away. I prayed that scripture, Exodus 23:25, over a family member’s food for 3 years and they died from the original illness. It cannot be said that I didn’t pray enough or fast enough or have faith enough or confess all the sins I could think of enough. The idea that someone doesn’t get healed due to our hidden sin (which some people say is the reason prayer isn’t answered) or whatever else reason isn’t always the answer either. Sometimes God doesn’t heal a person and that is not the fault of them or due to sins of the people praying for them, etc.. Sometimes God’s answer is His grace, look at 2 Corinthians 12:9. His grace, which is His strength that He gives us, is sometimes His answer to keep the person going. This idea that God always heals isn’t true. His answers are different sometimes. You can stand on a scripture all day long and God may have other plans. We need to be flexible. In my case God did answer but again not how I, my family, wanted. We wanted total healing of our loved one but God gave His grace which extended their life well past the original doctors estimate, which was amazing, but the illness was what eventually ended their life. God showed me a couple months before the family member passed that in the future there were going to be many people that were/are going to walk away from God because their prayers were not answered how they wanted and their loved ones died. Their hearts will harden and they will shut themselves out of heaven due to unforgiveness towards God due to loved ones passing. And could I myself learn to, would I, still say “Though he slay me yet I will hope in him” (Job 13:15) or even still praise Him? I had a real life Bible lesson happening and a choice to make. So something good came out of it even though it was hard and sad to take (Genesis 50:20) when they passed. So this idea that God wants to heal and will heal every time if we just have enough faith I don’t think is always the case. It sets people up for failure when things don’t happen the way they hoped, or people don’t get healed and not die the way they hoped. And the enemy will pounce on the person and could aid in the person walking away from God when the healing doesn’t happen.

    1. Editor

      Amen! This is so very true. As we pray, stand in faith and trust that God’s sovereign will be done, we must always remember that He is in control and knows what is best. It doesn’t keep us from speaking and declaring His word over our lives and the lives of others, but in that we must trust Him that it will all work out for our good. Thank you for sharing your testimony and words of wisdom.
      Shalom

      1. Cece

        You’re welcome. God bless you and your ministry!

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