Our faith rests upon our hope, and our hope is the image or the picture of how we see ourselves in God’s Word.

When we allow our confession to lower itself to the plain of our natural senses, we put ourselves in a position where we destroy that image of what God has created for us in His Word.

The question is not how much faith do you have, but rather what picture, or what image of God do you have, and what image of yourself do you find in the Word of God?

If we make a habit of regarding the physical evidence in our bodies above what the Word of God says, we will obtain the reality and the results of that pattern of believing in our lives.

Matthew 4:23-24 says that Jesus healed all of those individuals who were affected by every manner of sickness and disease. These were no simple or light afflictions, they were some very serious diseases—and Jesus healed them all.

It’s important for us to recognize and understand that God sets no limitations—no boundaries or borders on your healing. There is no sickness too serious or too simple, no situation too difficult. The power of the Lord is present to heal (Luke 5:17), and that healing power covers every manner of sickness and every manner of disease!

If you can get the proper perspective, or image, of how God sees you in light of healing, and how you see God in light of His desire for healing for you, then you will have a foundation that cannot be moved by the storms of life. It cannot be moved by the reports of the doctor, or by the reports of the symptoms, or by the reports of the feelings that you are experiencing!

Romans 4:19 says, “And Abraham not being weak according to that which was spoken, he considered not his own body…” To really eradicate the habit of sickness and disease, you must stop considering the voice of your body, the symptoms, and everything that is going on in the natural, and lift your expectation!

Psalm 23:5 tells us that God has prepared a table for us in the presence of our enemies. On that table we’ll find healing, peace, abundance—everything that we have need of. Have you pulled up to the table and partaken of what God has for you?

Your words, because they possess the power of life and death, very often determine your outcome. If God calls you healed through the plan and purpose of redemption in Jesus Christ, what are you calling for? Are you calling for sickness and disease, or are you calling for life and healing?

Once we determine that we want to develop new habits and lifestyles, or maintain the healing or the blessing that God has given us, we must submit ourselves to the teaching of the Word of God.

Our expectation is absolutely key to receiving the healing that God has for us. Expectation toward His Word, expectation of Him as healer, expectation for resolution—an expectation of new life!