Last weekend a team from Bethel Church in Atlanta came to minister and teach on God’s heart for healing. Friday night Steve Hale discussed the keys to the supernatural, focusing on that it is our intimacy with the Lord and our identity in Him that are the keys to healing. Everything starts with identity and intimacy: who God is, who He says we are, and spending time in His presence. It is through these things that confidence and boldness are built, which lead us to walk in authority and power. Also on Friday night many who were present experienced physical healing.
Saturday morning Scott Thompson and Steve Hale facilitated a question-and-answer session, addressing questions such as, “does God give people sickness” and “why does God not heal all of the time.” Our questions (especially about healing) can push us into the heart of God or open doors that lead us away. We need to line our questions up with the foundational truths of who God is. God is good! We cannot use our experiences to explain who God is, but we have to let God talk to us about our experiences. When there is a gap between what we experience and who we know God to be, we have to let Him address the gap and bring our experiences up to where He is, and not bring Him down or manipulate Him to match our limited understanding. A sign of our maturity is our ability to live in mystery; to be okay without all the answers; to stand on the promises and Truth of God despite what our circumstances would have us think/feel.
On Saturday afternoon we were sent out to walk in what we had been learning. Groups went to locations such as Target and Wal-mart to pray for people’s healing. Part of the purpose in this was to demonstrate that we don’t need to be afraid of asking God to heal people – it’s a very good thing! After all, even if their condition doesn’t improve, they’ve had a love encounter with God. Even better, there is the possibility they will have a love encounter AND get healed! It’s happened before, and it’s not as rare as most think.
The session closed on Saturday night with Scott Thompson talking about the necessity of learning to be a steward of God’s presence, which is so much more important than focusing on healing or the supernatural only. We are to be a student of God’s presence, always learning and seeking after Him. It’s His presence that saves, heals, and delivers. We carry His presence with us. We are forever learning about God’s heart for people, for healing, and for ourselves. And we encourage a lifestyle of learning by submitting and obeying. When we walk out and live what we are learning, we will see miracles, signs, and wonders. He has called us to listen, to watch Him, and then to go out. At the end of the night the team facilitated a prayer tunnel in which they asked the Lord to impart to us the gift of His healing.
We love the opportunity to offer these conferences to you. Our heart is to see you grow deeper in relationship with Christ as you understand his heart as well as his power. If you attended this conference and have any questions, please do not hesitate to talk to your discipler or the healing prayer staff.
Check-in later this week to read testimonies from the weekend!
If you are interested in praying for people on the healing prayer nights that Wesley offers once a month, there is a mandatory training session on Thursday, September 3 at 7:00 p.m. at the Wesley Foundation building on Lumpkin Street. Contact Holly Avera at holly.avera@gmail.com if you have any questions.
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