**For the previous posts in this series on visions, search the labels for "all about visions"**
One reason that God gives visions is that they quickly and effectively convey to us messages and thoughts. They allow us to conceptualize and see something that might be hard to explain with words! For these reasons, God often uses visions to reveal how He wants to carry out a healing. In the context of prayer for others--healing prayer in particular--a mental image or vision can bring us into line with God's will. And these visions might apply to a situation in any number of ways. And these ways might overlap! God is so dynamic. Anyways, here is a list of common reasons for visions as they relate to healing. There are many more, but this post is just an outline. Below are some common ones....
1) The vision reveals what is physically wrong
For example, you may be praying for a stranger and see by a vision that their ankles have been damaged. And God reveals the negative so that you can pray for the positive! This type of vision is a pretty literal word of knowledge.
2) The vision reveals what is spiritually wrong
Or, you may be praying for someone, whether with them in the physical or in spirit, and see many pins and needles all over their body. This probably isn't the case literally! It's more likely a symbolic representation of many sharp, tiny spiritual attacks. I find that visions that highlight spiritual issues are usually more symbolic than visions that highlight physical issues.
3) The vision reveals the healing taking place
Let's say someone you're praying for does have that ankle injury. While in prayer for healing, you let God lead. And when you're praying into His will, He shows you a ray of light coming down and touching that bruised ankle! Praise God! He wants to encourage us. This type of vision also builds faith in that very moment when faith is needed for God to work.
4) The vision reveals how we should pray
Reasons 1-3 have one major thing in common: they all show us how we can best pray. Which leads us to number four--the vision shows us more literally just what we should do. Why do you think Jesus put mud into the blind man's eyes? Probably because it was an idea--which was imparted through a vision--from the Father. In the same way, we may not know exactly what is wrong with that stranger, family member, church friend, etc., that we're praying for. And that's OK! But it is important to understand how to pray, how to lay hands, how to impart, and so on. And that's where a directive vision comes in.
This is actually all pretty simple. If God is going to heal someone, He might also give the one praying encouragement as to what's taking place. That's what He wants to do! All we need to do is have eyes to see and eyes to accept whatever the Holy Spirit wants to show us.
One reason that God gives visions is that they quickly and effectively convey to us messages and thoughts. They allow us to conceptualize and see something that might be hard to explain with words! For these reasons, God often uses visions to reveal how He wants to carry out a healing. In the context of prayer for others--healing prayer in particular--a mental image or vision can bring us into line with God's will. And these visions might apply to a situation in any number of ways. And these ways might overlap! God is so dynamic. Anyways, here is a list of common reasons for visions as they relate to healing. There are many more, but this post is just an outline. Below are some common ones....
1) The vision reveals what is physically wrong
For example, you may be praying for a stranger and see by a vision that their ankles have been damaged. And God reveals the negative so that you can pray for the positive! This type of vision is a pretty literal word of knowledge.
2) The vision reveals what is spiritually wrong
Or, you may be praying for someone, whether with them in the physical or in spirit, and see many pins and needles all over their body. This probably isn't the case literally! It's more likely a symbolic representation of many sharp, tiny spiritual attacks. I find that visions that highlight spiritual issues are usually more symbolic than visions that highlight physical issues.
3) The vision reveals the healing taking place
Let's say someone you're praying for does have that ankle injury. While in prayer for healing, you let God lead. And when you're praying into His will, He shows you a ray of light coming down and touching that bruised ankle! Praise God! He wants to encourage us. This type of vision also builds faith in that very moment when faith is needed for God to work.
4) The vision reveals how we should pray
Reasons 1-3 have one major thing in common: they all show us how we can best pray. Which leads us to number four--the vision shows us more literally just what we should do. Why do you think Jesus put mud into the blind man's eyes? Probably because it was an idea--which was imparted through a vision--from the Father. In the same way, we may not know exactly what is wrong with that stranger, family member, church friend, etc., that we're praying for. And that's OK! But it is important to understand how to pray, how to lay hands, how to impart, and so on. And that's where a directive vision comes in.
This is actually all pretty simple. If God is going to heal someone, He might also give the one praying encouragement as to what's taking place. That's what He wants to do! All we need to do is have eyes to see and eyes to accept whatever the Holy Spirit wants to show us.
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