When you come to a place of faith concerning any of the promises of God, it requires some diligent effort. First Timothy 6:12 tells us that we "must fight the good fight of faith in order to lay hold of eternal life."
Nevertheless, I frequently see people who face life-threatening conditions in their bodies who come to church only once a week - and yet spend four hours a night in front of the television set.
Sure, they do a few things that build faith, but overall their actions reveal that they are not taking the situation seriously. I want to say, "What is the matter with you? Don't you realize that you are in a fight for your life? Satan doesn't take a break. He doesn't take the evening off to watch television. If you are going to beat this thing, you will have to fight!"
Somebody who doesn't fight for his healing by using every available resource and every available moment in his day is deceived. I will say this without qualification. I have never seen anybody win a major battle with sickness and disease who didn't fight for it.
On the other hand, I have had the privilege of seeing numerous glorious testimonies of miraculous healings - many in the church I pastor - of people who were willing to fight the good fight of faith.
How do you fight for faith to receive your healing? First of all, you recognize that faith comes by hearing the Word of God. So you will have to fight to hear as much of God's Word about healing as you can.
And you'll have to separate yourself from people who unwittingly try to speak death to you and instead fellowship with like-minded believers who will reinforce what you believe.
Fighting the good fight of faith means reading healing Scriptures and books about healing, listening to healing tapes and avoiding anyone or anything that speaks contrary to God's Word. Satan will try to fill your mind with fear-filled thoughts of never being healed and of dying prematurely.
You must fight to bring every thought captive to the obedience of Christ - particularly those that would exalt themselves above what you see in the Word regarding your healing: "Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ" (2 Cor. 10:5).
You must fight to think only in line with God's Word. And you must fight to speak the right words. "Life and death are in the power of the tongue" (Prov. 18:21). Sadly, all too often people confronted with sickness just do not have the fight in them. They begin reasoning contrary to the truth. They might say something like, "Well, maybe it is my time to go home and be with the Lord." They begin questioning the will of God.
It is always easier to give up than to fight, but God does not condone quitting. The question you need to ask yourself is: "Do I want the healing that Jesus suffered to provide for me or not?" If you do, then you'll have to fight for it.
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