The Healing Power and Answers to Prayers
I taught a lesson today in primary, about the Savior and his power to heal. Although the lesson I gave talked mostly about the power that Jesus had to heal, and how priesthood blessings can also help us heal. There was a point made about the times when we may have the faith to be healed but we are not. I'd like to focus my comments today on that issue.
Doctrine and Covenants 42:48 says, And again, it shall come to pass that he that hath faith in me to be healed, and is not appointed unto death, shall be healed.
It is my belief that we have a loving Father in Heaven, who watches over us, just as a loving parent watches over a young child in their care. A part of the bargain for life was that at some point, our life would end. Another part is that we would have to endure all that may come our way. Take the good times, and also the bad.
Apparently in our pre-mortal memories receiving a body was very important for us to have agreed to the trials and hardships here.
As I read that scripture through a few times it stuck out that if we have enough faith to be healed, we will be, to the extent that our Father sees fit. Until our appointed time to leave this life and return to our heavenly home, regardless how early or late that time comes.
I think our earthly thoughts and feelings blind us so as to make us forget that we can not receive a yes answer for every request. On a daily basis I'm asked hundreds of questions by my children. I don't always say yes. Whenever I answer no the child usually does not walk off happy, they are sad or upset that their request was denied. Do we as adults turn and walk away sad and upset when the answer from our Father in Heaven is no? Often we do. Many times we walk away so angry that our belief in God is shaken. Why do we expect a yes answer for every plea? Because we earned it? Because it's only fair? Because we have lived the commandments of God to the best of our ability? Have you ever had to tell a child no, even after they had done all you asked? I have. Usually it's just not something I have felt I could say yes to. Just as a young child needs to understand that we as adults see a bigger picture and that we may sometimes say no to their plea. We need to remember that our Heavenly Father sees a bigger picture than we do. And it is in our best interest for him to sometimes say no. Even when, after doing everything we possibly can to live righteously, and our plea is to heal a loved one of their illness, or to let them continue to live here with us.
We also need to remember that a no answer may be to strengthen our own lives, our spirits, or to remind us of our dependence on the Lord, through faith and constant prayer.
Search this out in your own heart? Remember if done in faith and a true desire to know you can have your own witness and know the truth of all things. James 1:5
Doctrine and Covenants 42:48 says, And again, it shall come to pass that he that hath faith in me to be healed, and is not appointed unto death, shall be healed.
It is my belief that we have a loving Father in Heaven, who watches over us, just as a loving parent watches over a young child in their care. A part of the bargain for life was that at some point, our life would end. Another part is that we would have to endure all that may come our way. Take the good times, and also the bad.
Apparently in our pre-mortal memories receiving a body was very important for us to have agreed to the trials and hardships here.
As I read that scripture through a few times it stuck out that if we have enough faith to be healed, we will be, to the extent that our Father sees fit. Until our appointed time to leave this life and return to our heavenly home, regardless how early or late that time comes.
I think our earthly thoughts and feelings blind us so as to make us forget that we can not receive a yes answer for every request. On a daily basis I'm asked hundreds of questions by my children. I don't always say yes. Whenever I answer no the child usually does not walk off happy, they are sad or upset that their request was denied. Do we as adults turn and walk away sad and upset when the answer from our Father in Heaven is no? Often we do. Many times we walk away so angry that our belief in God is shaken. Why do we expect a yes answer for every plea? Because we earned it? Because it's only fair? Because we have lived the commandments of God to the best of our ability? Have you ever had to tell a child no, even after they had done all you asked? I have. Usually it's just not something I have felt I could say yes to. Just as a young child needs to understand that we as adults see a bigger picture and that we may sometimes say no to their plea. We need to remember that our Heavenly Father sees a bigger picture than we do. And it is in our best interest for him to sometimes say no. Even when, after doing everything we possibly can to live righteously, and our plea is to heal a loved one of their illness, or to let them continue to live here with us.
We also need to remember that a no answer may be to strengthen our own lives, our spirits, or to remind us of our dependence on the Lord, through faith and constant prayer.
Search this out in your own heart? Remember if done in faith and a true desire to know you can have your own witness and know the truth of all things. James 1:5
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