Why Does Spiritual Healing Often Precede Physical Healing?

Spiritual healing comes by faith and not by medicine. It can help with any problem, mental, physical or emotional. Spiritual healing heals the mind, body and spirit. For Spiritual Healing to take place we must recognize and accept God beyond our own intelligence and develop a relationship with him. Jesus can provide an experience of inspiration, joy, security, peace of mind, and guidance that goes beyond what is possible in his absence. Jesus is the source of spiritual healing and by accepting Jesus, we are entitled to physical healing. For the natural body to be healed, a spiritual healing must occur.

Negative thoughts create negative vibrations in the body. Research has proven that a negative emotional state is directly linked to the development of several major chronic diseases. How a person reacts to circumstances influences their probability of contracting an illness initially and the progression of the illness, and possibly even their mortality. However, negative emotions are not the cause of all diseases. Heredity, lifestyle and happenstance all play a part. The one fact that remains is that many people are often healed spiritually prior to receiving their natural healing. The healing of a wounded spirit or a broken heart, opens the door for a physical healing.

Spiritual Healing provides Security and Safety

Feeling safe and secure is a part of spiritual healing that gives the mind confidence to know that trusting Jesus is the answer to any issue in our lives. Jesus is the source of our safety and security. Some people live in fear and need healing of these issues that seizes their life. God is the source to this healing. As the 23rd Psalm says, "The Lord is my shepherd." (Psalms 23:1, KJV). There is much security to be gained through the understanding that there is no problem or difficulty that cannot be resolved through the help of God.

Spiritual Healing provides Peace of Mind

Peace of mind is the result of feeling a deep sense that Jesus is abiding in us. Spiritual healing cannot take place without having a peace of mind. The more reliance and trust you develop in God, the easier it becomes to deal without fear or worry with the inevitable challenges life brings. It is not that you give up your self or your will to such a power; rather you simply learn that you can "let go" and turn to God when you feel stuck with a problem in living and don't know how to proceed. Learning how to let go when solutions to problems aren't immediately apparent can go a long way toward reducing worry and anxiety in your life. Peace of mind is healing that develops in the absence of such anxiety.

Spiritual Healing provides Self-Confidence

As you develop a relationship with God, you come to realize that he has created you and hence he has found something good in you. You're good, lovable, and worthy of respect just by virtue of the fact that you're God’s creation. This provides spiritual healing to those who question their purpose on earth. This realization can improve the way you look at yourself and will help you to build your self-esteem and what you think of yourself. You are still inherently good and worthwhile.

Spiritual Healing leads to Physical Healing

Jesus shed his blood to save us, and believers in Christ are entitled to healing. We receive physical healing through him. The early church understood this, and not just in the era of the disciples and Apostles. Throughout the first two centuries, wherever Christian witness went, physical healing went too through the healing power of Jesus Christ. Healings may well be the most common miracle. God does not provide the same things to everyone, nor the same thing all the time to any one person but his promises are for everyone. The gifts are measured according to the Kingdom's standards, not our standards but healing is the legal right of Christians. God can and DOES step into our lives and will heals us. Christians touched and healed people for centuries and are still doing so today. It goes hand with a deep spirituality and an even deeper love of God and other people -- when the Spirit is there, healing happens !

Without spiritual preparation and spiritual transformation, there can be no healing. Healing cannot happen without Jesus. Once you accept Jesus, physical healing is your legal right. In Isaiah 53:5, we are told that by his stripes we are healed. This means that the price Jesus paid by dying on the cross guarantees our healing. We are to trust Jesus and know that our spiritual healing and acceptance of him gives authority and authorization of physical healing in our body.