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Message Two - One Can't Believe the Impossible "One can't believe the impossible," said Alice. "I daresay you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age I always did it for half an hour a day." "Why sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." If you are looking for teaching that will back up your current situation of ill health then these messages may not be of interest to you. If you are looking for teaching, backed by the Word, that says your situation can change then you are in the right place. Here you will hear that, according to the Word, Jesus Christ is the same “yesterday, today and forever.” According to the Word Jesus healed all who came to Him. It is logical to conclude that if Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever, and He healed all who came to Him yesterday, then He heals all who come to Him today and will heal all who come to Him tomorrow. Now I know the very first thing most people will think is, "But He doesn't! A lot of people pray and ask to be healed and they don't get healed!" Well, I would encourage you right up front to make a choice. You can put your confidence in your experience, and that of others, that conflicts with the Word. Or you can put your confidence in the Word which says you can change your experience. Just let it be okay that you don't fully understand why some people don't get healed. Just let it be okay that the lack is probably on the part of the person and not God. Just let it be okay that, that doesn't mean that they are a bad person or spiritually inferior. Just let it be okay that we all see through a glass darkly; that none of us sees with perfect clarity. Let your heart be a judgment-free zone. Do not judge yourself for not being well. Do not judge others for not being well. Just let it be okay to be where you are now. And let it be okay to get well even if someone else did not. Let your heart be a judgment-free zone. Don't be afraid to have faith. Don't be afraid to believe the impossible. "All things are possible to the one who believes," --Jesus Christ Are you afraid you won't be able to believe? Are you afraid you don't have enough faith? Consider this. "Without faith it is impossible to please God for the one who comes to Him must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him." --Paul Okay. So it's impossible to please God without faith. Do you think God would require something of you that you cannot give? He does not. You are a being of faith, hope and love. Deep in your heart you know sickness is wrong. Faith is woven into who you are as a New Creation in Christ. You can live in faith and please God. Faith does not offend God. Faith pleases God. "All things are possible to the one who believes," said Jesus. "One can't believe the impossible, said Alice. "All things are possible to the one who believes," said Jesus. Consider the Queens reply to Alice: "I dare say you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age I always did it for half an hour a day." "Why sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." "All things are possible to the one who believes," said Jesus. "Without faith it is impossible to please God," said Paul. Believing the impossible pleases God. Without believing the impossible you cannot please God. "The things impossible with men are possible with God," said Jesus. Believing the impossible is to believe God. Jesus told people over and over again... "Your faith has healed you." You're faith can heal you. And it will please God. Let me ask you this: If Jesus came right now and stood in your room where you are and said to you, "Be healed," how would you feel in your heart? How would you respond? Would you jump up with joy and enthusiasm knowing it was a done deal? I suspect the answer is, "Yes." Why? Because He, and His willingness, would be obvious to you. You would be unable to deny Him or His willingness. You would joyfully accept healing with child like faith. (Do you really think that if Jesus came and stood in front of you right now and you asked Him to heal you that He would say no?) The truth is that Jesus is right there now, just as real and just as willing saying, "Be healed." He is just as willing for you to be healed as He was willing for others to be healed who came to him 2000 years ago. My goal here is to speak the Word so you can see this with eyes of faith and receive your healing. Faith comes by hearing the Word. Your faith is what will make you whole and the Word is what feeds your faith so I plan to share the Word that fed my faith in hopes that it will feed yours also. It took me 18 years to figure this out. Well, not really. I prayed wrong for 18 years. Then I finally figured out what I was doing wrong and I prayed right and I was healed. "You're faith has made you well." said Jesus. "Without faith it is impossible to please God," said Paul. "One can't believe the impossible," said Alice. "All things are possible to the one who believes," said Jesus. "I daresay you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. Starting today, Practice believing the impossible. Starting today, Practice believing Jesus Christ is the same 'yesterday, today and forever." Starting today, Practice believing that Jesus heals all who come to Him now, just like He did yesterday. Just let it be okay that you don't understand why some aren't healed. Just let it be okay that you believe you can be healed, even if some haven't been healed. Just let it be okay that you don't understand. Just let it be okay that you believe God and you please Him. |