Do prayers really heal diseases?
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If it's GODs will to heal them yes!
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You have this disease for a reason.  God wants to work through you to help other people.  Perhaps there's a purpose still for you in this world.  Sometimes people who are ill and still show love and tell of God's love and kindness can have the greatest effect on others.  That's the way it was for my grandmother who brought more people to believe in God while she was bedridden than she ever did before her brain tumor.  God has a wonderful plan for you, even if it's difficult to see through the pain.  Remember--it is only temporary, even though it seems forever.  I would suggest reading:  Psalm 38, and 91, and the story of Job (in the book of Job)
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YES,l believe God answers and listens to prayer,even when a person is doing something deliberately knowing that is wrong.The reason why some people's prayer are not answered is because first they don't believe in them self's, and they don't have faith.when you ask God 4 anything,you have to believe in what u have asked 4 and have faith that you will receive an answer.thought answers may not come immediately but that does not mean that u should give up.God heal all kinds of sickness,disease ,he is a great healer till today.God is not a man that promises and fails,God sees us ,and hear.All he needs from us is faith ,thanksgiving.patients,praises and u will see what he will do 4 u.even if something was done deliberately knowing that it was wrong,all u do is ask for forgiveness and promise not to do it again.one other reason why some people prayers are not answered is because they were not open minded, thinking they could play games with God which is not so.l absolutely believe that God answers prayers no matter were u are from or what type of sin as been committed .all God needs from you is FAITH,OPEN MIND,HONESTY,CONFESS YOUR SINS NO MATTER HOW BAD IT IS.MY GOD IS WILLING TO FORGIVE,GUIDE,AND ANSWER YOUR PRAYERS .JUST DO THESE AND I PROMISE U THAT THERE WILL BE GREAT CHANGES.AND ALSO BELIEVE THAT YOUR PRAYERS WILL BE ANSWERED.GOD BLESS YOU.
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doctors - preachers can't really heal people
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Absolutely.  Prayer is nonsensical and completely ineffective.  Why would anyone think it worth praying for something to a god who (supposedly) always knows best?  Why would said god ever give someone what they pray for if it wasn't already what he wanted in the first place?
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Religion has a very important place in medicine. First God uses other people to do His work in the world. Often when a Doctor has done all he/she knows to do they will pray for help and more than one miracle has happened this way. I have seen it.\n\nAlso it brings comfort to the patient and the family in times of terminal illness. It also helps the medical personal to cope with the fact that there is a limit to what they can do.
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Dear Friend,\n     I have experienced many miracles in the form of answers to prayers.  This is one such situation:\n     I was driving home from work one evening on very cold, icy roads.  I lived approximately 30 miles out of town, and the way home was over open, country roads.  I was driving a small Toyota Tercel.  There were no other cars on the road, and the moon was bright.  I was not paying much attention to the driving, and I was probably driving faster than I should have been (approximately 50 mph).  Suddenly in the headlights, I saw two deer standing, head-to-head, in the middle of the road.  One deer completely blocked the left side of the highway.  The other deer completely blocked the right side of the highway. They were standing slightly apart, so that there was a very small space between them.  \n     I knew that it would be disasterous to use the brakes, because the car would lose control, spin on the ice, and smash into the deer.  I also knew that if I kept the car pointed straight ahead, the deer would most likely smash through the windshield and cause severe damage and injury.  Even if the deer went under the car at the time of impact, the car would spin out of control on the icy road, and would wreck.  \n     I did not have time to pray.  I just called out, "Jesus!!!" and closed my eyes.  I gripped the steering wheel tightly, and I waited for the impact, but I only felt the car shift slightly to the right and then to the left.  It was very strange, because I did not turn the steering wheel myself, and I did not feel the steering wheel turn, only the wheels.  After this slight shift from side to side, the car continued speeding down the road.  When I finally opened my eyes, I could no longer see the deer in the road ahead of me.  I looked in the rearview mirror and the deer were behind me, still standing in the middle of the road.  I was stunned, and very, very humbled.  I just sang praises to God for the rest of the way home.  \n     I have been told that the name of "Jesus" means "God with us."  It is a prayer in itself, and that is why we should never use this name to swear or dishonor God.  Many times, people do not have time to pray, and the name of Jesus alone is a prayer that will be heard in Heaven.\n     Albert Einstein once said, "Either your life is filled with miracles, or it has none."  What do you think he meant by that???  When you look around at nature, at the stars, at the blue sky, do ever just say to yourself, "WOW....!!!! This is AMAZING! This is MIRACULOUS!!"  Have you ever wondered how your heart can keep beating steadily and consistently for years and years??? Isn't that miraculous?  Isn't it indisputably miraculous???  Unfortunately, I believe that many people lose sight of the miracle and beauty of life that is all around us!  How tragic!!!  \n      If you seek God with all your heart and mind, He will show you incredible beauty.  You will witness His miracles, and rest in His awesome power.  Trust me, you will not be disappointed!!!
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I have found this information for you:\n\nNo doctor's advice, no medicine could overcome or alleviate this disease, An enormous number of ignorant men and women set up as doctors in addition to those who were trained. Either the disease was such that no treatment was possible or the doctors were so ignorant that they did not know what caused it, and consequently could not administer the proper remedy. In any case very few recovered; most people died within about three days of the appearance of the tumours described above, most of them without any fever or other symptoms. During the era of the Black Death, science had not sufficiently progressed to where doctors could understand the plague, its origins or how it spread.  Consequently, people resorted to a variety of treatments and preventative measures.  \n\nBecause the stench of decaying bodies from those who had succumbed to the plague was so noxious, many thought that the plague was spread via the atmosphere and so used pungent scents hoping to keep it away.  Scents such as pine, rosemary were burned like incense or processed into oils in which handkerchief were dipped and placed over the mouth and nose.\n\nChurch bells were chimed in a futile bid to ward off the plague.  Merchants sold charms and spells to ward off the plague.  Rumors that claimed a person had done or worn something particular to survive led to the newest fad to prevent or cure the disease.\n\nPerhaps the most widespread belief of the plague's origins blamed an act of God, which showed his displeasure over humankind's transgressions.  Kings built magnificent cathedrals and monuments dedicated to god's glory, hoping he would allow the plague to pass over their city.\n\nIn central Europe, commoners who could not make such grand and expensive promises often did penance for their sins by beating themselves.  Known as flagellants, they walked in succession through towns bare backed, whipping themselves and those who accompanied them.  Leather whips featured knots or small metal spikes attached at the end that drew blood with virtually every strike as they viciously flogged themselves.  As they marched, flagellants sang and prayed from mercy, believing that if they demonstrated to god that they were truly repentant, he would spare their lives.\n\nI hope that's enough.
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Prayer can heal anything. One has to believe and pray in a quiet spot-even if it's a closet.
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This stuff happens everyday and I used to ask why it was happening to me.  Now I know God has a plan for me, protects me, and hears my prayers.  I am a muslim woman.  I know for a fact that God does hear my prayers and protects me.  I should be dead, should have been a few times already, or at the very least have a disease.  Before I became a muslim, I was living a very bad lifestyle.  My husband knows God hears me.  he is always shocked at stuff that happens, because he knows that these things that I prayed for are rare and somehow always happen for me.  God does exist and there is a reason for everything.  You just need to let go of the problem and put your trust in God.  God will take care of it as long as you do good.
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interesting how that works huh. christians think its god healing them, they have know knowledge of the human body and how anti-bodies work, what makes us well. they use medicine and still claim god did all the work... last i recalled medicine was made by man. ud think if it WAS god, they wouldnt need to go to the doctors or the hospitals. when diagnosed with cancer their god should be able to heal it without chemotherapy?
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Yes, it happened in my household; beleive it or not; my mother in law, a lung cancer patient who in her end stage, expressed a wish to go to divine retreat centre in india to attend a one week spiritual retreat, was taken on a stretcher, still heavily bleeding, without having taken a morsel of food in days, came back , fully healed, walking, no bleeding and on the follow up medical examination was declared completely cured by the doctors, who still couldnt understand how it was possible
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Holistic healing does work, but you must change your lifestyle and be a believer.  not just say that you are a believer in God, but you must live and eat like you believe in God.  you must eat nutritious, wholesome, high fiber foods that come from their natural states.  try not to eat chemically treated foods.  get supplements, sweeteners and other natural foods from health food stores, farmer's markets and grocery stores that sell organic and pure foods.  eat a diet of high fiber, brightly colored fruits, vegetables, berries, whole grain, soy, foods and lean chicken and fish.  stay away from processed foods as much as possible.  pray and try to live by God's wishes.  drink a lot of green tea, red tea, and use healthful sweeteners such as Stevia and Royal Jelly.  Drink and eat a lot of green leafy type foods.  you can do it. but you must rest your problems in God's hands and let Him help you.
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Try a Healing Prayer Room in your area.\n\nhttp://www.healingrooms.com/index.php?src=location&l=0\n\nI have seen this affliction go away first hand by people praying for God's healing touch!
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First of all, praying for healing is not going against God's will.  People asked Jesus to heal them, and He did.\n\nGod heals some...and for reasons we don't understand, there are those who pray for healing and are not healed.\n\nSince prayer is encouraged in the bible, and we are taught to "pray without ceasing"....it is IN His will that we pray to Him.  The results of our prayers are up to God...this is how we learn, when things "go our way", or when they "don't go our way"....we need to praise Him, no matter what the outcome.  Because He is perfect, holy, righteous, merciful, forgiving, just.\n\nJob was our perfect example.  The Lord giveth, the Lord taketh away, blessed be the name of the Lord.  When our prayers are answered (in the way we want) or when they are not answered in the way we want.....He is worthy of our praise.
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Yes, God hears your prayers. Too many people don't believe because they can't see with their own eyes. If things aren't right in front of people, then they become skeptical. Believing in God is believing in the unknown. But God does listen and does hear prayers. Don't think though that he always answers the way you want. Prayers are usually answered based on your own good, whether it is what you want or not.
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Healing is an anointing given to us as a gift from the Holy Spirit.  Christ commanded all believers to heal in His name.  If you have the faith to believe His words about healing, then you too can exercise this gift.  Yes, a person can miraculously be healed for a lifetime.  We are also hearing more and more testimonies about dead people being raised.  All things are possible to those who believe.