“Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall” (1 Cor. 10:12).
The enemy will do anything in the world to get a believer’s eyes off the answer and back on the problem.
For instance, I’ve heard people say, “I believe I’m healed! I believe I’m healed!” But when their bodies have started to feel a little better, they’ve gotten their eyes off the Word and back over on their bodies. Then they say, “Oh, I know I’m getting better now because I feel better.”
That sounds good, but if believers get their eyes off the Word for any reason, it could get them in trouble. If they say, “I know I’m healed because my body feels better,” what will they do if their bodies feel worse the next day? More than likely, they’ll fall back into doubt and unbelief.
We don’t need any other reason to believe we’re well except 1 Peter 2:24: “By Jesus’ stripes, we were healed.” If the enemy can keep us watching our symptoms – whether those symptoms are getting better or worse – he has control over us.
But as we keep our eyes on the Word, it doesn’t matter what our bodies feel like. Ultimately, they will have to respond to that anointed Word!
I’m not moved by what I see or feel. I’m moved only by the Word of God. I know I’m healed, simply because the Bible says that by Jesus’ stripes, I was healed.
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers
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.