You Are A Healing Presence

You are a healer? We are all healers because we have Jesus in our lives. The power from the Father that raised Him from the dead flows through all of us emanating through our very beings, day to day, permanently. His invisible, glorious light shines through us and influences everyone we encounter even if it’s not perceptible. We are the light of the world. As we interact with others, we can bring healing to broken hearts and those struggling with all sorts of issues. We can do this through encouraging words and actions. We can do this though just listening or just being present with someone who is having a tough time. A simple gift like a flower, a note or food can wash away depression, loneliness or grief. These are simple acts of healing that anyone can do. To be a healer does not necessarily mean you are performing miracles, pulling people out of wheelchairs, healing blindness, or causing body parts to appear. Some of you operate in that gifting, but everyone has a special effect the Lord has ordained for you. The most basic is being a person of compassion, love, and connection. I used to oversee prayer counseling teams in San Francisco City where we would see a person 3 times, listening and praying for them. Having ministered to hundreds of people in this way I noticed that though there were no profound words of counsel, people were freed from various anxieties and issues just because someone took the time to be there with them with a non-judgmental listening ear. Just knowing someone cares can bring tremendous healing. That does not take a lot of skill. He connects with you personally with all patience, kindness and friendship, no matter where you are in your growth or struggles. As He demonstrates His love to you every day, He is demonstrating how to be a lover and how to be a healer. As He heals your heart, you now know how to heal hearts and how to teach others to be heart healers as well. Accepting Jesus into your life started you on a journey of being a healing presence of encouragement, comfort, compassion and helps. Go therefore and make disciples of love and healing. Be a reconciler and a peacemaker. By doing so, you are a healer of the world around you.   "Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and His love is perfected in us." I John 4:12