"...and your health shall spring out quickly" (Isaiah 58:8).

Growth of all things is a fundamental law of life. Everything we know about came into an existence according to the seed principle. Everything is alive. Everything grows and changes.

When the disciples of Jesus failed to comprehend the parable about the sower and the seed, He was disappointed. "Do you not know this parable? And how then will you know all parables?" (Mark 4:13). How could these people understand the mysteries of God and our world if they are did not comprehend the most basic thing?

I think that we can address this question to ourselves. How do we perceive the world? Do we see it as a combination of random events, chances, happenings, which have no meaning, no purpose and no place in Gods order of things? Or, do we comprehend the interconnectedness of all things and the character of their relation? Do we realize the fact that there is an upward trend in us and in the entire world, which constantly tries to put us on the way of growth?

Not only all things grow all things are meant to contribute to our growth. Healing is the most natural part of this process. When we establish this thought firmly in our mind, we find the golden key that unlocks doors to our blessings.

Many believers seem to have an idea that divine healing should be instantaneous. And after they ask God for such a miracle and nothing happens, they immediately begin to think that there is something wrong with this teaching on healing through faith. According to their understanding, God is sovereign, and can do all that He wants to. And if God does not do something, it looks like it is not His will at all, at least for them.

And yet, there is another explanation of those unanswered prayers. These people have wrong expectations. They are looking for something God does not promise to them, so there is no wonder that they are often left empty-handed.

What God promised to us? Many times and in many ways, the Bible conveys to us the same Truth principle: only determined, persistent, and unwavering faith is rewarded.

God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him (Hebrews 11:6).
It is done to us according to our faith (Matthew 9:29).
Our faith makes us whole and well (Mark 5:34).

When we carefully examine healings that were performed by Jesus, we discover that they came as answers to deep and sincere faith of His patients. People who were healed in those days were not specially chosen by God. They were not favored above us. The same blessings that they received from the Lord are available to each one of us in the XXI century, as long as we are willing to do exactly as they did; as long as we are willing to grow in faith.

As our faith grows, our healing grows and spring forth into manifestation. Another parable of Jesus reveals that the process of growth is often invisible to a human eye (Mark 4:27). When the seed germinates and puts its small root into the coil, nothing is evident on the surface. Those who dont know much about agriculture may even say that it is the "bad" seed, and it will never produce anything. And yet, it grows and, in due time, will appear to as the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.

When we pray for healing and affirm our wholeness in God, let us not think that our prayers and affirmations, or the prayers and affirmations of others are ineffective just because we dont get what we want in an instant. They are powerful. They set into motion invisible, and yet mighty spiritual forces that will bring about our good, if we will not change our mind and retreat to an unbelief. Let us trust the process of growth. Let us give ourselves time to grow. Let us give our healing time to grow.

Remember that faith is a mental vision. Have you ever wondered what your faith is? Check your mental vision, and it will become evident. So, when you pray for healing, stick to a mental picture of wholeness. See that you are free from all painful symptoms in your body. See yourself as a strong, vigorous, and energetic person. See that you are able to do physically all what you couldnt do before. See all the details or your improved condition that you can only imagine. Let this picture become alive in your mind and capture your whole attention. This picture will work like a seed, because it is a seed.