by Jessica Jacobson

If God wants me healed, why hasn’t he done anything to help me?

The answer is… He has.

The ball is now in our court, the responsibility is now ours to either receive what God has done or reject it. We have spiritual authority over our own lives and we exercise that authority through our voice. The scripture is full of examples of words releasing the power of God into a situation: God said to the unformed universe, “Let there be light” (Genesis 1:3), Jesus said to the storm, “Peace be still” (Mark 4:39), Peter said to the lame man, “Rise up and walk” (Acts 3:6). The list goes on and on.

As a child of God, we must know who we are and recognize that when we speak in agreement with God, our words have power. Likewise, when we agree with the enemy and talk about the symptoms or say how things will not change, we give Satan a license to continue infecting our lives with sickness and disease.

A policeman has authority from the government to stop criminals, maintain traffic laws and protect citizens. However, if a policeman never exercises his authority and refuses to confront problems that arise, crime will continue to flourish. God has stated many times in the Word that sickness has no right in your body. You have a God-given right to walk in divine health all the days of your life. You are the “policeman” over your life and have the responsibility to keep your body a symptom-free zone (Luke 10:19). That does not mean that sickness will never try to trespass and attack your body. However, it certainly does not have to stay.

So how do you walk in this authority?