You Can Learn to Believe Again

I realize that on a whole, the Church is not what she use to be. She use to be spiritually fit, and the world respected her for it. She was full of strength, and outsiders could count on her in times of trouble. But now the majority are spiritually weak, physically sick, and lack the basic faith to believe. Although many have fallen in their faith, you can rise above the hypocrisy and doubt. Believe it or not, you can learn to have faith and believe again.

It all starts with a sincere desire and a prayer to Him for His help to find your way. He is for you and not against you. He wills to lead and guide you into all truth. He wants you to be healthy in spirit, soul, and in body, not just for yourself, but also to help bring others into the Kingdom of God. This is our true purpose to be about our heavenly Father’s business, and win souls.

If your heart is right with God, then this is important to you. But how can your witness shine in the midst of darkness if you yourself are dull in spirit? You’ve allowed your spiritual battery to run low, and lost your power, your faith to believe. And because of this you and those around you are suffering, and suffering beyond measure.

Is this what you want for yourself? I don’t think so. I believe you are reading this, because you desire to believe again. Remember, it starts with a sincere desire from your heart, and a prayer to Him for help. Let’s pray.

“Father God, I repent for my spiritual slothfulness. It has caused the enemy, satan to strike out with disaster of all types in my life, and in the life of my family. I ask you to forgive me for my unfaithfulness to You and my disobedience to Your ways. Holy Spirit, I have lost my spiritual vigor, but I ask You now to help me to find it again, and  lead me and guide me into all truth, that Your power will shine through me, and draw others to You. In Jesus’ name I pray, amen.”

 

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© 2017 Author Becky Dvorak–Healing and Miracles International, All rights reserved.

Is Life Spiraling Out of Control?

You feel as if life is spiraling out of control. Sickness has a strong grip on you. It’s dominating the direction of your life. You wonder when you will be able to stop scrapping the bottom of the barrel just to make ends meet. Let’s not forget your children are rebelling against their godly upbringing. You don’t know where to turn, and you don’t know what you should do.

The right thing to do is to get down on your knees and send Him a dispatch for help. His Word tells us that He will hear when we call out to Him, see Psalm 4:3. You read these words and think to yourself, “I am doing this, and still He doesn’t respond.” 2 Corinthians 10:5 teaches us to take every thought into captivity. And then we need to be still, quiet ourselves, and learn to listen. The prophet Elijah has to learn this lesson as well. Evil is happening all around, he’s now in trouble with Jezebel, and has to flee for his life. Let’s read from 1 Kings 19:11-13 what the Spirit of God reveals to him.

“Then He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice.

So it was, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him, and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?””

The lesson I see in this portion of Scripture is that most of us don’t know how to still ourselves during times of crisis. Many busy themselves so they have no time to think about the situation. But in doing so, they also are so occupied with meaningless stuff that they cannot hear God’s voice either. Or they try to run from their troubles and go from one meeting to the next hoping that they will hear from the Lord, but it still doesn’t happen. Why not?

Because we must learn what Elijah learns, he needs to stop the running, be still, stop crying and talking and just be quiet and listen. If you will purpose in your heart to do this you too will hear the Lord speak to you. You will hear Him speak to you with His still, small voice, but only after you send out an S.O.S., take control of your wild and negative thoughts, stop running, quit busying yourself with distractions, and be quiet and allow Him to speak to you.

My greatest victories happen when I do as Elijah does and cover myself with my mantle, shut the noise and the confusion of this world out, and come out from the spiritual darkness of the cave, and stand in the entrance where His manifested presence can shine down upon me and I then can clearly hear His voice call out to me. And I encourage you to do the same.

 

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Unbelief Hurts

One thing I have learned in the healing ministry is that unbelief hurts. It’s negative power steals, kills, and destroys everyone and everything in its path. I also know that one miraculous testimony can win thousands to the Lord, but when God’s people choose not to believe many are eternally lost, and never to be found again. I think of all the countless families that are broken because no one takes the time to teach them how to believe for a miracle from God. Others are orphaned because the Church refuses God’s healing power, and many are dying prematurely because Christians are to afraid to speak the truth. What will it take to turn this tragic situation around?

Clearly, we must turn back to God’s Word and teach the basic truths concerning healing. A few of these basic truths are as follows:

  • Jesus shed His blood for our healing at the whipping post. But [in fact] He has borne our griefs, and He has carried our sorrows and pains; yet we [ignorantly] assumed that He was stricken, struck down by God and degraded and humiliated [by Him]. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was crushed for our wickedness [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing]; the punishment [required] for our well-being fell on Him, and by His stripes (wounds) we are healed.” Isaiah 53:4-5.
  • We read in the New Testament that He wills to heal all that come to Him. And He came down with them and stood on a level place with a crowd of His disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and be healed of their diseases, as well as those who were tormented with unclean spirits. And they were healed. And the whole multitude sought to touch Him, for power went out from Him and healed them all. Luke 6:17-19.
  • God wills and is able to heal the sick. “And it happened when He was in a certain city, that behold, a man who was full of leprosy saw Jesus; and he fell on his face and implored Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” Then He put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately the leprosy left him. Luke 5: 12-13.
  • We must learn how to believe in order to receive our healing. James 1:6 teaches us, But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.
  • In accordance to the Word of God, no matter how impossible the situation appears, it’s not, because with God all things are possible. Matthew 19:26 says,But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

 

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Magnify God Not the Sickness

When it comes to a stubborn sickness that does not want to let go, we need to make sure we turn our focus on God’s promise to heal and not on the sickness. We have to purpose in our heart to magnify God with our words and actions and not the symptoms.

Why? Because when we magnify something we enlarge it visually so we can clearly see the minute details. How do we magnify sickness? We do so with our spoken words, and even with our moans and groans. In a way, it is a form of praise that empowers the sickness to reign over our mortal bodies.

Instead of giving strength to the sickness attacking our body, we should magnify the Creator, and Healer of our body, Jesus Christ. Taking hold of our confession of our faith, purposefully declare the promises of God that activate His healing power in our physical body.

No matter how bad the situation appears, speak words of healing such as; “I believe in the healing power of the blood of Jesus, and by His sufferings at the whipping post, I am healed.” And continue on to declare His healing promises, “According to Genesis 1:28, I have been given dominion over every living creature, including sickness and disease which are tiny microscopic living organisms that move. But I will no longer magnify them with my words and actions, but I will exercise my God given authority over them, (see Luke 10:19) and dominate and subdue them in Jesus’ name.

I choose to honor God, and boldly speak forth that Jesus is Lord of my body, not this sickness. I surrender to Jesus, and not these symptoms. I magnify the greatness of my Messiah, Yeshua and meditate on His goodness, His promise to heal in spirit, soul, and in body. I will to magnify God, and not sickness, disease, or symptoms this day, and forevermore, amen.”

 

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Rebellion Blocks Healing

There are no two ways about it, rebellion blocks healing from manifesting. And should we even be surprised by such a statement? One would think not, but the lifestyle of so many Christians would cause one to think otherwise. In the Bible God equates rebellion to witchcraft, see 1 Samuel 15:23. And it’s a serious offense to God.

Let’s say there is a Christian man with a weak back that causes great pain and strain on his physical body. He steps forward to be ministered to in a healing line, but healing doesn’t happen. And when given the chance to examine his private life we see that he neglects his wife, turns a deaf ear to her, and is non-supportive to her needs.

What does the Bible say about how men are to treat their wives? “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.” Ephesians 5:25. The famous love chapter in 1 Corinthian 13:4-8 describes its attributes as follows, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.”

According to 1 Peter 3:7, husbands need to be extra careful how they treat their wives, because mistreatment of them will hinder your prayers from being answered. Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.When a man mistreats his wife, he feels guilty and cannot go to the throne of grace with confidence before God to make his requests known. “Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” Hebrews 4:16.

And therefore, the Christian man that is in need of  healing for his spine does not receive it because he is rebellious towards God by not being a support to his wife, like his spine is to physical body.  And rebellion of any kind blocks  healing from manifesting.

 

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Do Your Words Hurt or Heal?

Is it true that “Sticks and stones may break my bones (but words will never hurt me)? As small children we used to chant this when we were on the defense. But is this really true?

God’s Word says in the Book of Proverbs 18:21, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.” Those are serious results to words spoken.

Words have the power within themselves to destroy or restore, to make sick or to heal, to weaken or to strengthen. Words either curse or they bless.

What if one constantly speaks out that he is nothing but a poor man. What will he be? He will be poor. By his own mouth he curses his finances.

Proverbs 23:7a, “For as he thinks within himself, so he is.” And Matthew 15:18 reveals the end result of negative thinking, “But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man.”

If another says she is always sick and tired, how will her body respond? It will be sick and tired. By the power of her own words she wears out her physical body and destroys her health.

Proverbs 16:24 shares insight to the power of positive words and the physical effects they have upon our minds, emotions and bodies when spoken. “Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.”

What happens when a husband and wife constantly tear each other down with words of insults? They become hurt, angry and bitter towards one another. And eventually, they destroy their relationship. Proverbs 15:1b tells us that harsh words stir up anger. And Proverbs 18:19a says, “A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city”

Negative words hurt you and others, and sometimes their damage is almost irreversible. Choose your words well and heal, instead of hurt.

Scripture Reading: Proverbs 25.

 

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Don’t Be a Spiritual Fruitcake

During the Christmas season many share and enjoy a rich, traditional delight called fruitcake. A fruitcake consists of a variety of textures, colors and flavors. Generally, fruitcake is a mixture of fruits and nuts with just enough batter to hold them together, and if kept in a tightly closed tin, a fruitcake may be kept for months or even years.

But fruitcake is also a negative label given to individuals whose ideas, speech, and actions are wacky, and unappealing to others around them. As Christians, we want to avoid becoming a spiritual fruitcake.

A spiritual fruitcake is one who lacks balance between the Word of God and the Holy Spirit. They are filled with zeal for the moves of the Spirit, but have not developed understanding and wisdom that come from the Word.

In this post I am going to give a simple recipe to follow so that we can preserve our witness for life.

Ingredients:

1. Word of God – Add a generous amount daily.

It says in Joshua 1:8-9,  This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

2. Living Waters  – Mix with the Word of God.

Jesus says in John 7:37-39,  If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.  He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.”

3. Redemption – We must carefully follow the instructions listed in Romans 10:9-13. There is only one way to add this ingredient. “If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

Because in Ephesians 1:7  it clearly tells us, “In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;”

4. Relationship – This ingredient takes time to cultivate. David cried out in Psalm 42:1-2,  As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?”

5. Revelation  – As the other ingredients listed above are cultivated this special ingredient will naturally supernaturally come. This truth is revealed to us in 1Corinthians 2:14, But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned”

6. Living Word  – If above ingredients are mixed well, your batter will come alive. It says in Hebrews 4:12, For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”

7. Consistency – You need to double check your batter on a regular basis to see if it is right. It says in 2 Corinthians 13:5a to,Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified.”

8. Balance – We must take the time to weigh the batter to see if we have balance. Ecclesiastes 3:1 encourages us that, “To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven.”

9. Fruits of the Spirit – It is very important to carefully add all the Fruits of the Spirit into the batter. These fruits are listed in Galatians 5:22-23, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.

10. Gifts of the Spirit – These are added as the Holy Spirit wills for the benefit of all. 1Corinthians 12:8-10 lists the gifts that the Holy Spirit will be adding, For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:”

The batter is the base of the recipe and it holds the other ingredients in their place. The Word of God is our spiritual batter and it holds every area of life together. In order to have a good batter we need to read and study the Word of God 365 days / year.

A batter needs to have the right consistency, so we need to carefully measure our ingredients. The amount of liquid determines the consistency of the batter. A runny batter has too much liquid and not enough solids and can’t hold other ingredients together. A thick batter has too much solid and lacks sufficient liquid and is difficult to work with.

We need the Living Waters, the redemptive blood of Jesus Christ and His power, the Holy Spirit freely flowing in our lives. If we have the Word of God only, then we have religion. But when we have relationship with our Redeemer, Jesus Christ and the revelation of the Holy Spirit, the Word of God becomes the Living Word.

The Fruits of the Spirit, love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness and temperance add the balance that is needed to preserve a good witness throughout our lifetime.

And added at the right time a mixture of the Gifts of the Spirit, a word of wisdom, a word of knowledge, faith, gifts of healings, working of miracles, prophecy, discerning of spirits, diverse kinds of tongues, and the interpretation of tongues, will add the variety of textures, colors and flavors needed to draw others to Christ and His ways through us.

Working with this recipe will prevent us from becoming spiritual fruitcakes and will enhance the variety of textures, colors and flavors that we’ve been given that will preserve our testimony of God’s grace upon our lives.

Becky Dvorak is a prophetic healing evangelist and the Destiny Image author of DARE to Believe, Greater Than Magic and The Healing Creed. Visit her at authorbeckydvorak.com.

A Man of Great Faith

Scripture Reading: Matthew 1:18-25

Oftentimes, when we consider the birth of Jesus, it seems that Joseph’s role is downplayed. I guess when we look at the Christmas story with a Sunday school mentality he looks like a passive bystander. But in actuality God chooses Joseph to be a protector of the carrier of the plan of redemption.

Right from the start, we see this righteous man’s protective nature to keep Mary from being disgraced from the religious public eye. As he contemplates sending her away secretly he has a supernatural encounter with an angel “But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.””  (See Matthew 1:20-21.) NIV

God understands Joseph’s doubts and concerns about this pregnancy. He knew it would take an angelic visitation to assure him of Mary’s faithfulness to him, and a confirmation that he is called to be Mary’s husband, her spiritual covering, and be committed to raise this child for God.

It took a man of great faith to readily receive to readily receive this angelic report … READ MORE.

Becky Dvorak is a prophetic healing evangelist and the Destiny Image author of DARE to Believe, Greater Than Magic and The Healing Creed. Visit her at authorbeckydvorak.com.

Good News for All People

In Luke 2:10-11, the angel of the Lord appears to some shepherds in the fields and announces, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.”

This message of good news still rings loud and clear for us today. READ MORE. …

 

Becky Dvorak is a prophetic healing evangelist and the Destiny Image author of DARE to Believe, Greater Than Magic and The Healing Creed. Visit her at authorbeckydvorak.com.

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