As children of God, when we ask God for miraculous healing and do not see any change, our first reaction is often to blame God or even become angry with Him.
Why? Because we have been taught in church that God is faithful. Pastors remind us every Sunday that the Lord Jesus heals all disease, and we hold on to the Scriptures that declare, “By His straps, we are healed.”
Yet when healing does not happen the way we expect, confusion, disappointment, and pain can overwhelm our faith. We begin to question God’s love, His promises, and sometimes even His presence.
The struggle is not always caused by a lack of faith, but by the tension between what we believe from Scripture and what we experience in reality. In moments like these, many believers wrestle silently with answered prayers, trying to understand why a faithful God sometimes allows suffering to remain.
Even so, in the midst of the unknown, I have come to understand that faith is not merely believing God when miracles happen; faith is also trusting Him when heaven seems silent.
In the year 2022, during one of the darkest seasons of my life, I followed God’s personal leading and began listening to the sermons of John Osteen on faith.
Through those messages, I leaned something that many churches today rarely preach…
I have come to realize that when God created our children, every one of them is fearfully and wonderfully made. God did not create us with fatal genetic defects! It is the devil who comes to steal, kill and destroy. They came to steal our peace and joy, kill our children and destroy our families.
Do you know that thousands of genetic diseases are diagnosed among children around the world? What is even more heartbreaking is that many of these conditions are fatal.
For a long time, I kept asking God, “why? Why my son? Why do such tragedy happen to children?” Eventually, I found the answer through one of Pastor Steven Furtick’s sermons… He said that the devil only attacks whatever we value the most.
What do we value the most in life? Is it money and wealth? No. It is our children – our precious, cute and adorable, beautiful and beloved little angels! We are in a war, broken-hearted mummies and daddies!
As I previously shared in this blog (which can be found on the front page), after the Holy Presence of God visited me in the hospital ward, an overwhelming sense of shalom peace immediately replaced my fear.
My focus gradually shifted from the frightening possibility that my son might die on the operating table to diligently seeking God each day. With the limited strength I had, I learned to resist the attacks of the devil and cling to God in faith.
Throughout this journey of seeking the Almighty God, my faith continued to grow – from the size of a small mustard seed into something strong and deeply rooted, like a mighty pine tree.
God is the way, the truth and the life. I have learned that the truth from God requires persistence in holding on to His teachings. We all know faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God.
During the darkest season of my life, I found that simply going to church did not help me, and everything pastors preached seemed pointless to me at that time. Why? Because I needed God Himself to teach me how I was supposed to face and endure the terrifying operation my son had to go through in 2022. I could not figure out how to have faith in God and fight this battle merely through sermons about God’s grace and goodness.
As I followed God’s voice from heaven, I remained steadfast in listening to Pastor John Osteen’s sermons on faith because the Bible says “Without faith, it is impossible to please God”.
There were only two months left for me to pray for my son’s survival before the operation date. During that period, whenever I was awake, I did only four things: worship, listen to Pastor John’s sermons on YouTube, partake communion and pray.
Facing the possibility that my son might die on the operating table in 2022, I had no one to turn to except the Lord Jesus Christ.
The senior doctors and the entire surgical team explained in detail how critical and complicated my son’s condition was, and how high the risk was that we could lose our son during the operation itself. Humanly speaking, there seemed to be little hope left.
Yet in the midst of fear and uncertainty, I continually listened to Pastor John’s sermons on faith each day, wherever I was. Every time I listened to the same sermon of his, the Holy Spirit seemed to reveal something fresh to my heart. Each message strengthened my faith, deepened my understanding of God’s promises, and reminded me to keep walking in the Law of Faith with all my trust in Him.
Faith needs to be connected to the Bible.
On the foundation of building our faith through “hearing and hearing by the Word of God” (Romans 10:17), especially through the faith and healing sermons preached by Pastor John Osteen. I came to realize that the Bible is truly filled with divine truth and living promises.
Bible is not merely a historical record or a collection of stories about God. Rather, it is the living Word of God – a spiritual weapon given to every believer to stand firm and overcome the battles of life. As I diligently sought the Lord and meditated on His Word, I discovered that the Scriptures are overflowing with God’s promises concerning healing, restoration, strength, peace, and deliverance.
These promises are not only meant to be admired, but to be believed, confessed, and prayed over with our own faith.
A few days after the Holy Spirit of our Lord Jesus visited me in the hospital, I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Go and get a notebook, and take notes as you listen to Pastor John’s sermons.”
From that moment onward, I devoted myself wholeheartedly to the teachings Pastor John shared. I diligently searched the Holy Scriptures and gathered every passage concerning healing. Day after day, I applied those Scriptures in prayer for my son, faithfully confessing the Word of God and standing upon His divine promises.
As Pastor John fully taught in his sermons, we cannot possess Bible faith without first knowing the promises God has given us through His Word. I came to realize that the healing Scriptures are not merely words written in the Bible, but actually divine promises from God Himself – promises that we may confidently apply in our daily prayers.
Pastor John also reminded us in one of his sermons that simply because it is written in the Bible does not mean it will automatically come to pass in our lives. We are called to pray boldly, to confess the Word of God faithfully, and to lay hold of His promises with unwavering faith. For God desires His children to upon Him in trust and dependence.
As it is written in the Holy Bible: “Call upon Me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.” Through prayer, confession, and steadfast faith in His Word, we open our hearts to witness the mighty works and miraculous power of God.
Now, let us talk about what faith truly means and how to walk by faith.
Many of us, when we pray for healing and do not immediately see any evidence of improvement or experience an instant miracle, begin to doubt: “Did God hear my prayer?” or “Jesus, do You even care about my situation?”
After a week or so, some stop praying altogether and conclude, “Well, God is sovereign; miracles do not happen to everyone, what can I do…” and eventually give up.
After listening to this sermon repeatedly, I came to understand that faith operates in the unseen. Even when no immediate miracle appears after we prayer, we are called to continue believing that God is a faithful promise-keeper. We must trust that He is still at work on the miracle we have been praying for, even our eyes seem to tell us otherwise.
Some may say, “That sounds unbelievable and crazy, Mary. I don’t understand how that is possible.” Yet faith is not built on what we can already see, but on trusting God’s word and His perfect timing.
As we can see, faith is believing in God with all our heart – from the very moment we decided to trust in His divine power until the very end of the journey. True faith does not depend on what our eyes can see, nor is it shaken by the appearance of our medical condition while we are praying for miraculous healing.
Regardless of what others might say or think, we must continue to trust the Lord wholeheartedly. We are called to believe that we have already received the miracle, even when there appears to be no visible improvement before our eyes. Such faith honors God, for it rests not upon circumstances, but upon His unfailing Word and His everlasting promises.
My son's testimony with detailed explanation:
I want to share with you all how I overcame my son from the demonic attack called dystonia through the Law of Faith.
If you are a parent caring for a child with complex medical conditions, you will probably understand how distressing dystonia can be. Watching your child struggle through painful episodes is heartbreaking and exhausting.
My journey began more than two years ago. My son, Jadon, started experiencing relentless dystonia when he was around two years old. After his major surgery in the year 2022 he was fully recovered. However, the condition of dystonia became even more severe. The attacks happened so frequently that I lost count. They came day and night – while he was awake and even during sleep. At any moment, dystonia could strike.
To help manage the episodes, he was prescribed clonidine at the maximum dosage allowed. Even then, the relief was limited.
There was a particularly difficult period that lasted for about two weeks. Every day and every night, Jadon endured intense and severe dystonia attacks. The episodes would wake both of in the middle of the night. I remember giving him additional clonidine – up to four tablets (over dosed without doctors’ permission) – hoping it would calm the attacks, yet the dystonia continued to disturb him and rob him of rest.
For two entire weeks, neither of us could sleep properly at all. We lived in a constant cycle of exhaustion, fear, and helplessness. Eventually, after carrying the weigh it for so long, I finally broke down…
“Resist the devil, and he will flee from you” this Bible Scripture is familiar to many believers. Yet often, we do not fully grasp that these words call us, as children of God, to take a stand in faith and authority.
How do we resist the devil? We resist by declaring the Word of God and using Scripture as a spiritual weapon God has already placed in our hands. Through faith, we stand against every attack of the enemy.
One morning, after enduring so much pain and exhaustion, something within me rose up. I was no longer willing to accept this torment over my son's life.
With righteous anger against this demonic attack, I made a firm decision in my heart: enough was enough! I resolved that this oppression would come to an end in the name of Jesus.
As what Pastor John already taught in his sermon, faith must be firmly connected to the Bible – to the knowledge and understanding of His promises for us. True faith is built upon what God has spoken in Scripture.
So, I searched the Bible, and I found that Jesus casted demons out from people who were suffering from seizures.