How to Heal Effectively

#1 — The Core Problem: Building on the Wrong Foundation

2 Corinthians 5:7 (NLT): “For we live by faith (believing) and not by seeing.”

Romans 8:8 (NLT): “That’s why those who are still under the control of their sinful nature can never please God.”

Many believers build their confidence on what they see with their natural eyes. If a miracle doesn’t happen instantly, they immediately ask, “Why didn’t it work?” That question reveals the real issue: They are trusting sight, not identity.

Pete calls this the Results Trap—basing your faith on visible outcomes instead of the finished work of Christ. When you do that, you slip into religious unbelief, where your expectation is shaped by what your eyes see instead of what God has said.

Only the flesh hits walls. Only the flesh gets confused. Only the flesh asks “Why didn’t it happen?”

In the Spirit, all things are possible because the Spirit never doubts, never questions, and never hits walls.

Healing becomes inconsistent when your identity is inconsistent.

Reflection Questions

• When you pray for the sick, do you look for results or do you rest in identity

• How often do you let what you see shape what you believe

• What would change if you stopped asking “Why?” and started saying “It is done”

#2 — The Solution: Identity and Stewardship

John 13:3 (NLT): “Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything…”

Galatians 5:22–23 (NLT): “But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives…”

Pete teaches that Jesus saw 100% results because He knew who He was 100% before He ever healed a single person. His identity was settled. His relationship with the Father was secure. His character was aligned with His calling.

Healing ministry is not so much about learning techniques. It’s about learning yourself—your identity in Christ.

Pete warns that if you saw 100% miracles but lacked character—anger, pride, insecurity—you wouldn’t be able to steward the responsibility. He shares that early in his ministry, miracles were happening everywhere, but his personal life was falling apart because he didn’t know how to steward his identity.

This is why the fruit of the Spirit matters more than the gifts of the Spirit. Gifts can flow through anyone. Fruit reveals who you truly are. Jesus even warned that some who cast out demons will hear, “I never knew you,” because they operated in power without relationship.

Identity sustains power. Character protects power. Stewardship multiplies power.

Reflection Questions

• Which part of your identity in Christ is still unsettled

• Are there areas of character that would limit you if God increased your influence

• How can you steward both power and fruit this week

#3 — Practical Shift: “Being” Instead of “Doing”

John 15:5 (NLT): “For apart from me you can do nothing.”

Hebrews 4:10 (NLT): “For all who have entered into God’s rest have rested from their labors…”

Many students discover that miracles begin to flow effortlessly when they stop trying to heal and start being who God says they are. Trying comes from insecurity. Being comes from identity.

Pete also clarifies that Jesus didn’t always see instant results. Some were healed “as they went” or “within the hour.” The difference was that Jesus believed 100% that it was done the moment He spoke. His expectation was rooted in identity, not sight.

Healing becomes easier when you stop performing and start resting.

Reflection Questions

• Do you “try” to heal, or do you simply act from who you are

• What would it look like to minister from rest instead of effort

• How would your expectation change if you believed it was done the moment you spoke

Some additional thoughts on these things:

#4 — Persistent Faith and the Law of Expectation

Matthew 17:19-20 (NLT): Afterward the disciples asked Jesus privately, “Why couldn’t we cast out that demon?”

“You don’t have enough faith,” Jesus told them. “I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it would move. Nothing would be impossible.”

This shows us 2 big things:

1) The disciples were given authority to heal and cast out demons but sometimes their faith wavered which stopped the miracle from happening.

2) Mustard seeds start out very small but they grow to be huge plants in time. Our faith is like a muscle, it is meant to be used daily and to grow over time.

Romans 4:20–21 (NLT): “Abraham never wavered in believing God’s promise…”

Abraham had Faith in God’s power and trusted the God who gives life to the dead. Abraham was 75 when God first gave Him the promise. 24 years later, Abraham still trusted God to fulfill it, but he was 99 years old and still – no Isaac. THEN God changed his name.

In changing Abram’s name to Abraham, God increased his faith to receive the miracle of Isaac and ONLY 1 year later, when He was 100 and Sarah was 90 years old, they had Isaac.

God invites us to have the same faith today in His creation authority: God invites us to call into being what does not exist.

Just as Abraham believed God’s promise despite natural impossibility, believers are called to speak healing into being—not to convince God, but to agree with Him. We cannot come to God or even please Him without faith (Hebrews 11:6)! Expectation is the highest form of faith, therefore it is highly pleasing to God, and it activates the unseen reality of healing.

Reflection Questions

• Where is your expectation still tied to sight instead of identity

• What part of your God‑given identity do you need to settle today

• How would your healing ministry change if you believed the work was already finished

#5 — How to Pray in Alignment with God's Will

In this video, Curry Blake teaches the following:

1. Praying to Glorify the Father

Prayer is not about begging God for personal desires, but about glorifying the Father (who wants to give us all good things, including healing) through Jesus.

2. Knowing God's Will

Effectual prayer requires accuracy. If you end a prayer for healing with "if it be Your will," you may be undoing your faith because faith can only go as far as the will of God is known.

• The Bible is God's Will: If you know the scriptures, you know His will.

• Praying in the Spirit: When you don't have a clear scripture for a specific situation, praying in tongues allows the Spirit to pray the perfect prayer for you .

3. Speaking to the "Mountain"

Referring to Mark 11:23, the speaker explains that faith is not silent—it says something.

• Command, Don't Request: Instead of talking to God about your mountain (problem), you should talk to the mountain about God.

• Authority: Command the sickness or problem to leave. It must obey because God said you have the authority to command it

4. Temptation vs. Doubt

A key takeaway is the distinction between having a doubtful thought and actually "doubting" in your heart.

• Thoughts are Temptations: The thought "What if it doesn't work?" is a temptation to doubt, not the sin of doubt itself.

• Definition of Doubt: To doubt means to stop, hesitate, or back off (paralysis by analysis).

• Take Thoughts Captive: You cannot stop a thought from entering your mind, but you can stop it from "building a nest" by refusing to say it or agree with it.

CONCLUSION

Healing becomes more effective when you stop focusing on results and start focusing on identity, character, and expectation. The wall is not God. The wall is not the devil. The wall is the flesh. When you steward who you are, the flow of the miraculous becomes natural, consistent, and sustainable.

Lexical Notes (BibleStudyTools.com)

• Faith (pistis): trust, confidence, conviction based on relationship, not sight.

• Unbelief (apistia): refusal to be persuaded; choosing sight over truth.

• Steward (oikonomos): manager entrusted with another’s authority or property.

• Fruit (karpos): visible evidence of inward character produced by the Spirit.