Many people are desperate, and they make the mistake of pleading and begging God for things. But this is a futile approach that will not get results. God will not answer us based on need, or even on sincerity. We can be sincere in our begging, but God only responds to faith!

Some people have asked, “Why has God made it so difficult to receive healing?” The answer is this: God has not made it difficult. In fact, He has made it easy! It simply requires a whole-hearted desire that refuses to be swayed off the Word by the strategies of the devil.

Studying how others received their healing will help us to receive ours. Let’s discover more helpful nuggets in another account: the man Jesus healed at the pool of Bethesda.