God's Word Chased Away Sickness Again - possibly the flu

There is quite a controversy among Christians regarding using faith as a form of "medicine".

I write another testimony to remind ourselves, and hopefully inspire others, to "see" more of what Jesus Christ's sacrifice paid for.

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Saturday I finally dedicated the full day to painting Kara's room.  It was a big deal.

The night before I had warned her that I would not paint her room if her closet was still untidy. She seemed overwhelmed as she asked, "Do I have to do it all by myself?". It was not that I did not want to help her, as I usually do, but I was maxed out on my schedule of things to do.

I was pleasantly surprised when she told me she "had a surprise for me in the morning". Before I went to bed, I peaked in her room and saw she had meticulously cleaned up her closet. It looked fantastic! I knew she was super excited about painting her room the next day. She had patiently waited until "I had time", which had been since we moved into our new house, and already had bought the paint colors, almost three months ago.  The pressure was on me to get it done.

The day started with her coming to tell me that she had cleared everything out and was ready for me to start.  She already had her paint clothes on and had recruited her sister to help her move out the bed and boxes into another room.  

We started to paint, and it was not long before I could tell she was getting tired.  She is typically not one who enjoys doing chores or working for long periods of time with diligence (we are still working on that with her), so I was not surprised as I noticed her grow weary of the task. She even commented that she realized the job was a lot harder than she had thought it would be.

However, as the hours went on, closer to lunch time, she kept commenting on how cold she was.  The thought that she could have a fever did cross my mind, but I did not entertain it. She has not been sick for over three years (she is now ten years old), and frankly my confidence that sickness cannot come in this house was still high.  

I could tell she was very tired and was very cold. I would encourage her to get warm clothes on, sit in our infared sauna to get warm, or even to go lay down in my bed to rest.  She expressed her frustration that she did not want to leave me to do all the work by myself, but I told her it was okay. Personally, I thought her sentiments were very considerate and sweet, but I also thought she was just battling the realization that painting was a lot harder than she had anticipated and she needed an out. 

Well, about ten hours later, I was done.  She had come in and out throughout the day trying to help with trim and rolling.  As I was going to bed, I went to check on her. She was asleep in her bed. I touched her and she was burning up!  I knew right away she had a fever. 

It was 101.1 degrees! I woke her taking her temperature and asked what her symptoms were.  She said, "headache, stuffy nose, and my throat is really sore".  

I felt terrible that all day I had neglected to take care of her, assuming she was just fickle because the job was an all day laborious job, and I knew if I stopped, I would not get it done.

Immediately, I started to do all the things I could to help her naturally. I woke her up to take colloidal silver (antiviral), drink vitamin C powder in orange juice, and take vitamin D3 (both immune boosters).  I laid hands on her and told her fever to leave, in Jesus' name (spiritual fight over this "sickness creature").  

I was perplexed as I said this, because I know fevers are the body's way of fighting whatever the infection was. So, I added for this sickness to leave, in Jesus' name.

It's interesting how we second guess ourselves, with legalistic thoughts, right after faith rises up in us and we execute what it says to do.

The next day she continued to have a headache all day.  She continued to feel cold. In the morning, her fever was down below 100 degrees, so I felt satisfied that she was getting better and not worse.

I believed I had done all I knew was safe to do and that results should come. The waiting period. To question or to believe.

Even so, multiple times throughout the day, I would question if I should get in the car and go buy some Tylenol for her headache. However, knowing the side effects and risks associated with some of these over the counter anti-inflammatory drugs, I just felt caught in the middle. I did not want to use something to help her that could hurt her (my questioning an experience with 1/2 an Alleve and my son with now kidney issues).

However, I did not like that, in the morning, her symptoms were still present.  I also did not like the fact that by the afternoon, I started to feel it coming on me!

I could feel heat on the back of my neck, my body was aching and sore, and I was extremely tired.  I could not decide if all this was just because I had pushed myself so much the day before, or if it was sickness.  Around dinner time, I felt my throat get sore, and I knew it was trying to come on me.  My intial thoughts were defeat. I had prayed for Kara. Why was it apparently working somewhat and not completely? Why was it now coming on me?

Doubts. Doubts. Doubts.

In my conversation with our oldest daughter (age 12), she said, "So, do you think you opened the door?"  Here is what I had shared with her.

We had just seen a news broadcast a few days prior. We typically do not watch the news as we don't have standard TV (we have a Roku and I only occasionally go to a News Channel to watch various clips).

The news was a Doctor who was extremely pessimistic about the flu strain A. She was overly expressive, in my opinion, at trying to make sure everyone got the message that the strain A flu was possibly fatal, not responsive to the flu vaccine (which we no longer get flu vaccines), and if anyone has any of the symptoms they need to immediately go to the doctor.

The symptoms were: fever, stuffy nose, sore throat, headache.

Her question to me lingered.  I was laying in my bed watching something and resolving to just rest the remainder of the night. But, I could feel I was sinking deeper into sickness. I ached everywhere and I was getting a headache.

All of a sudden, I decided to fight harder. Either I believed or I didn't.  If I believed, I had fighting power.  I got up, got my Bible, and went to the table where the rest of our family was sitting.  I did not have a plan other than to read the Word and take my position on the side of the Word.

I felt a bit extreme and silly and was a bit concerned my family would think I'm nuts, but I had to push those inhibitions aside and fight for what I know to be true.  We are the children of God. We have become co-heirs with Christ, because of what Christ did for us. All has been put under His feet (and therefore ours). Sickness is a part of the curse. We are not to have to succumb to the curse because of what Christ has done... etc.

I am sharing what I did to help you see what worked for us in this situation.  I believe it is just another layer to build my own faith and hopefully others, so that we can all get stronger and have more and more victories when the enemy tries to bring us down and believe lies and destroy our lives with things that are of the curse.

So, I started in Genesis and read all the pink highlighted verses I could find through Matthew (especially the one where Jesus rebuked a fever). (Previously, I had highlighted healing Scriptures in pink for my emergency weapon. I started with Scriptures I had found on a Kenneth Copeland Ministries healing flyer we received in the mail.)

I read these outloud and offerred my commentary as it came to me.  It seemed my family was "putting up" with what I was doing. No one said anything contrary, but no one seemed to be as passionate or excited as I was to speak these things out and try to make sense of them at this time.

After probably an hour of this, Kara was ready to play a Sunday night game. I thought the laughs from the game would be another form of natural medicine (to release morphine and help with her headache), and so I decided we'd done enough spiritual battle.  

Nothing looked any different. She still had a headache and sore throat. I had a headache nearly the whole night through and did not sleep well at all.

At about 4:30 in the morning, I was pulled out of a dream to the voice of a little girl exclaiming, "I am healed. Mom, wake up. I am healed!"  She said she woke up and knew right away her headache was gone. She felt her head to see if it was still hot, and it wasn't.  Then she realized her throat was still sore, so she asked Jesus to take away her sore throat.

"God, I know you're in heaven, and I know you're with me, and I know you have all power, so please heal my throat." (She is sitting beside me and recalled her prayer.)

She said it was immediately gone.  Unfortunately, I could hear her, but could not wake myself up.

The next morning, I went into her room to wake her up. She was all grins and giggles.  She was headache free and sore throat free.  I did not even check her fever as she was cool to touch and there was no sense in looking for a fever. 

Once she got up, she told us she was having some symptoms again.  I just rebuked them again and did not think about them any more. I told her it was clear she was getting better and not worse.  Many people would have gotten worse, but it was obvious she was getting better.

I too woke up with all the energy I needed and no symptoms.  All of us were able to jump into the day, get our chores done, and by lunch time we noticed we were symptom free.

That afternoon, I spoke with an investor who is trying to buy our former house.  We had not heard from him all weekend.  He commented that he had gotten the flu for days and "these things" hit him hard every year.  I felt pity that he believed he was a victim to this.

After our phone conversation, it occurred to me that she possibly had flu symptoms and that they were also trying to come on me.  We had just gone to the store the day before, and I wondered if we had been exposed there.

It did not matter, because I took my authority in the Word of God. I spoke the words God says about it. Sickness had to leave this house and it did in less than about 48 hours.

Praising God for His faithfulness to His Word.

Eph 6:10-18 "Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints"

It is NOT God's will that His children suffer with sicknesses and disease.  

We have been given victory over death because of what Christ did. 

Wouldn't it make sense that we have also been given victory over all the curses on this earth?

Sickness is found in the CURSE

Deut 28:22 "The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish."

Deu 28:60-61 "Moreover he will bring upon thee all the diseases of Egypt, which thou wast afraid of; and they shall cleave unto thee. Also every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the book of this law, them will the LORD bring upon thee, until thou be destroyed."

Galatians 1:4  "Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:"

Galatians 3:13 "Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree." 

Scripture taken from the King James Version - Blueletterbible.org 

Deep topic to study. This blog post only is one testimony to infuse knowledge, faith, and courage. Ask the Lord to teach you. Test what you learn and see it working in your life. Share your testimonies with others so that they too may come to the saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ.

*Disclaimer:  We have been studying healing for over 5 years now.  We are still studying it (reading the Word, meditating on the Word, testing Scriptures and the thoughts we have about things we believe the Holy Spirit is instructing us).  We have seen many victories in this area, but are still working to see complete manifestations of healing for a number of other issues in our family's health.  You are encouraged to seek God first on all your medical decisions.  The peace of God will lead you. If you have peace about going to the doctor, or using a medication, or not doing either of those... educate yourself in the Word, in natural medicines, and in Western medicine practices (before you get sick).  Be fully armed with knowledge so you can make informed decisions about whether you have the faith to fight the obstacle put in front of you with 100% spiritual, 100% natural, or 100% medical or a mixture of those.  

I believe to win these battles, you have to have a strong belief that it IS God's will for you to be well.
I encourage you to read the Bible with this question in mind and see all the truth unravel before your eyes in a new way.
If you need help, these resources have helped me:

Google any of these and you will find tons:

• Andrew Wommack Ministies - fantastic testimonies on site/Roku Channel/DVDs, great point blank teaching
• Keith Moore Ministry - YouTube Series God's Will for Healing, PDF 100 Verses on Healing you can confess
• Curry Blake - Great YouTube Teaching Series on Healing
• Kenneth Copeland Ministies
• Dodie Osteen Healing Scriptures (overcame cancer)
• Thurman Scrivner Healing Ministry
• Jay Snell Ministry - great free articles on his website

12/24/2014