Removing Barriers to Your Healing: Why the Devil Wants to Hinder You

The devil is bent upon our destruction and has only one mission—that is to steal, to kill, and to destroy us (see John 10:10).

But just because this is his mission, do we have to comply with his destructive behavior against us?

Have you ever asked yourself, “Why is he against me?” The answer is simple—he fears you, he fears the fulfillment of your destiny, and he fears your seed, the future generation. So he is out to destroy you and end their lives before they can fulfill or even begin to fulfill their destiny in Christ.

Prophetically, I speak and share with you what I see: I walk into a spiritual nursery where hope conceives faith, and faith produces miracles, but somehow faith has been lost, and the miracles are aborted, miscarried, or are birthed but die shortly thereafter.

Are You Expecting That Miracle?

Are you expecting that miracle? This is an important question to ask yourself. So many people are waiting on God for a mighty miracle. But I’m telling you, God is waiting for you. He is waiting for you to line up to the Word of God and for you to do it His way. This is pure obedience. When we obey God and do things His way, the blessings of God come upon us. And they don’t just come upon us, they chase us down. I don’t know about you, but I want God’s blessings to run after me.

Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth. And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God (Deuteronomy 28:1-2 NKJV).

This is an exciting way to live, and it comes from trusting and obeying God. Let’s expound on this for a moment.

Faith is trust. You can have such bold faith when you trust God. And faith is the only way to please Him. He wills that we come boldly before His throne of grace. We can whine and complain and even blame God for the problems in our life. Adam and Eve did this in the Garden of Eden (see Genesis 3:12-19). Adam blamed Eve, then Eve blamed the devil. But did their situation change for the better after they blamed the devil for their disobedience? No, it did not.

How about the Israelites when they wandered in the wilderness? They murmured and complained about everything. Did that move God to get them out of that situation? No, it did not. They wandered in that wilderness for forty years. (You can read about this true story in the Book of Exodus.) They just didn’t quite get the fact that God isn’t moved by our negative emotional outbursts or our accusing words against Him. So what does move Him and get His face to turn our way if these temper tantrums do not work? Faith does. He gravitates to people of faith.

But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him (Hebrews 11:6 NKJV).

So allow me to ask you again, “Are you expecting that miracle?” I believe for many of you that miracle is on the verge of manifesting. But you must get out of the waiting room and into that birthing room. You need to step out of the realm of just hoping for that miracle to manifest to where you are expecting it to manifest.

You can wait and wait for the manifestation of that miracle to happen, but it won’t—not until you move out of the realm of hope and into the realm of faith where you expect that miracle to take place.

I am a mother of eight, and I gave birth to three; the others were adopted. Each pregnancy and birth was different, but here is one thing that was the same each time. Shortly before giving birth, something would happen to me, as it does with all mothers—a nesting instinct would rise within me. I had to make sure everything I could do, I did. Every nook and cranny in our home had to be scrubbed with everything neatly in its place. Basically, nothing was left undone, and I remained in preparation mode until I accomplished it all. Then, shortly after that time of making ready for that miracle, that child to come—they did.

It’s the same way in the supernatural realm of faith. You first are hopeful, then you move into the next phase of expectancy, you prepare for delivery day, and finally the miracle manifests.

Let’s Pray

Father God,

Right now, in the name of Jesus, I renounce this sickness and this disease attacking these people. I pray in faith, believing without wavering with doubt and unbelief that You have already released the power of Your blood to heal each one reading this prayer of faith. By Your stripes, those healing whips You bore upon Your back to purchase healing for all, were not in vain, but their healings manifest fully, leaving nothing undone. All this I pray for the glory of the Lord, amen.

Lies That Women Are Taught to Believe

To help you step into the arena of faith for your miracle, I want to look at lies that women are taught to believe that have the power to stop that healing from manifesting before it has a chance to even begin.

God cannot forgive an unwed mother; therefore, she cannot receive the benefits of God, including healing.

Now, where does the Bible say this? Nowhere! But what does God’s Word say about forgiveness? “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9 NKJV).

To bring clarity, I am not condoning motherhood out of wedlock, but simply presenting the truth that an unwed mother can be forgiven and can receive the benefits of God listed in Psalm 103:2-5 (NKJV). To teach otherwise is blasphemous against the blood of Christ to redeem us.

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: who forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from destruction, who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, who satisfies your mouth with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

A woman who had an abortion can never be forgiven. This sin will be held against her forever.

This is another lie from the religious sector that has caused so much damage. Women who have had abortions are emotionally scarred. They carry a heavy load of guilt and condemnation for what they have done. But even this sin can be forgiven. The Bible is clear concerning the New Covenant found in the New Testament: after the suffering of Jesus at Calvary and the resurrection from the dead, “For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more” (Hebrews 8:12 NIV). And we are taught in James 5:16 (NIV), “Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” So yes, God even forgives a woman who repents from the sin of abortion, and He wills to heal her too.

Because she is a woman, she is not allowed to activate her faith to believe unless her husband gives her permission to do so.

I know this is controversial, but I have seen such a deep misunderstanding of the Word concerning women and submission (which is an attitude and not obedience), and it has caused great harm in the lives of women. It is beyond time for this spiritual abuse to stop.

I have had women tell me that they would get into trouble with their husband if they chose to fight for their life and believe God for the healing of their body. This is not the action of a man who loves his wife but one who has a problem with control.

Again, I clarify my personal beliefs. I am not saying to have a rebellious attitude against your husband, but a woman has the God-given right, just as a man has, to trust the Lord for His healing touch to flow through her body, just as the woman with the issue of blood did in Luke 8:42-48 (NKJV).

But as He went, the multitudes thronged Him. Now a woman, having a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her livelihood on physicians and could not be healed by any, came from behind and touched the border of His garment. And immediately her flow of blood stopped.

And Jesus said, “Who touched Me?”

When all denied it, Peter and those with him said, “Master, the multitudes throng and press You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’”

But Jesus said, “Somebody touched Me, for I perceived power going out from Me.” Now when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling; and falling down before Him, she declared to Him in the presence of all the people the reason she had touched Him and how she was healed immediately.

And He said to her, “Daughter, be of good cheer; your faith has made you well. Go in peace.”

As we read this woman’s healing testimony, we can see that Jesus did not ask this woman if she was married or, if she was, if her husband gave her permission to come to Him for healing. The issue of submission to a male authority never was even mentioned. So this religious belief must be exposed for what it is—a lie.

A divorced woman is to be shunned, forever guilty, and deserves to be sick. She’s unclean and not worthy to receive God’s blessings, such as healing.

I remember one such woman who was in an AIDS hospice. Her family and members of the church she belonged to would not come to visit her or show her any type of support because she was very sick with HIV. They never took into consideration that it was her husband who was unfaithful, infected her with this disease, and then left her for a younger woman. She was treated unfairly and made to feel like an outcast among family and friends. But was she an outcast to God? She was told that she was, and she believed what they said to her. But what does God’s Word have to say to this woman, or to any woman who finds themselves in a similar situation?

For your husband is your Maker, the Lord of hosts is His name; and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel, who is called the God of the whole earth (Isaiah 54:5 AMP).

So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand (Isaiah 41:10 NIV).

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light (Matthew 11:28-30 NIV).

“For I will restore health to you and I will heal your wounds,” says the Lord (Jeremiah 30:17 AMP).

Ask Holy Spirit to show you if there is a lie that is preventing you from trusting the Lord for your divine healing from Jesus. If He reveals a lie to you, write it down, and look up one to three verses from the Bible to undo the power of that lie that was planted within your mind and emotions.

Throughout the Gospels, we read how Jesus broke all religious barriers to heal the people. So why would we then put up barriers that prevent people to come and be healed?

Remember, God’s Word is truth, and health and healing are good gifts from God for your benefit. Don’t allow anyone to steal them from you by telling you lies.