Episode 18: The Life of Peter | Part 2 (Beyond Control)
Bob and Jake continue the series on healing as seen through the life of St. Peter. In the healing process, we can be focused on a dynamic that is important but not as deep or far reaching as what Jesus is addressing. Trusting Jesus and interpreting our journey in trust and goodness is best because we move beyond control.
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Show Notes
Guiding Scripture
“When Jesus entered Peter’s house he saw his mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. He touched her hand and the fever left her and she got up and began to serve him.” (Matthew 8:14-15)
Key Points
The saints are normal people like you and me who followed Jesus very faithfully
We become what we look at
A goal of healing is to allow us to get back into life
We put the tone to Sacred Scripture which can change the meaning
Our healings are meant to be a testimony
If people know Jesus will actually be present, they will come
Jesus heals Peter’s mother-in-law and many other people and then goes to another town (Mark 1:30,38)
Jesus trusted the Father with people’s pain
There is a ministry of absence and a ministry of presence; Jesus was master of both
Learning and addressing how we interpret life and God when we ask and aren’t healed is a critical part of the healing journey
There are often surface dynamics and deeper dynamics occurring in the healing journey
Jesus’s presence is the ultimate end of healing - we can become distracted by our desire for Jesus to remove our problem and forget that His presence is adequate to everything
There’s almost always some kind of “wind” blowing in life and often we want to control Jesus to fix it
When we experience the storms of life we can guard against them coming into our hearts
Sometimes pain facilitates a deeper healing
Faith and trust are synonymous
A trigger is a present distressing experience that is likely rooted in a past wound
Invite the Lord in when you are triggered
How we interpret God is important
How we interpret the time between asking God for healing and HIs response reveals much about the state of our trust, which might need more healing than the original issue
Karl Lehman started Immanuel healing prayer which encourages beginning healing prayer with recalling and immersing oneself in a time of grace and connection with God
God is always actively involved in our healing process but sometimes we cannot see or recognize it
Practical Application
Remember all the good things the Lord has done in your life. This is your story. Regularly remind yourself of God’s goodness in your story.
What usually happens in your heart between when you reach out to God and when you feel like He has responded?
Before entering into a time of healing, immerse yourself in a time of grace and connection with the Lord and let that be the foundation of your healing prayer.
Reflect on what the Lord could be doing that you cannot see?
