“And being not weak in faith, [Abraham] considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah’s womb” (Rom. 4:19).

Did you notice that Abraham never denied the problem? He just didn’t consider it. He never said, “No, I’m not 100 years old. I’m more like 20 or 25.”

God doesn’t want us to deny that the problem exists. He doesn’t advocate lying or “mind over matter.” He’s just saying, “You can look at the problem, but don’t consider it. Switch over and consider the Word. Don’t deny that the problem is there; just observe the Word. Keep your eyes on the answer.”

I once overheard someone say to another person, “Oh, you look sick! You look like you have a cold.”

The other person replied, “No, I don’t. I’m not sick.”

The first person said, “Well, your nose is running.”

“No, it isn’t.”

“But you sound sick.”

“No, I’m not sick,” the second person insisted. But everyone around him could see he was sick. This person thought he was in faith, but he was just denying the problem.

God doesn’t want us to do that. He just wants us to say, “It doesn’t matter what I look like, feel like or sound like. The only thing that matters is what God says. God tells me that by Jesus’ stripes I was healed, and I’ve chosen to believe Him!”

So don’t deny the problem or try to think it away. Just look at it and say, “Who cares? The answer is mine-I have God’s Word on it!”

Mark Brazee

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For over 40 years, Pastors Mark and Janet Brazee have traveled throughout the world sharing the Word of God and the Spirit of God. Together they've shared the powerful truths of faith and healing in more than 50 nations.

Today Mark and Janet pastor World Outreach Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where they base their ongoing outreach to the world. The Brazees still travel as the Lord leads, and they are raising up a congregation who share their passion to reach Tulsa and the world.

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