I Had to Rethink Healing
- Paula Black

- Mar 30
- 3 min read

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I used to think healing would happen a certain way… but when I was diagnosed with cancer and needed healing badly, I found out it was not what I thought.
And honestly, that shift in perspective changed everything for me.
When I first began my journey with cancer, I believed healing would be instant. One moment. One prayer. One breakthrough—and everything would change.
And while I absolutely believe God can heal that way… that wasn’t my story.
At first, that was difficult to accept.
Because when you’re facing something serious, you want immediate results. You want certainty. You want to know that everything is going to be okay—right now.
But my healing didn’t come all at once.
It came step by step.
So gradually, in fact, that at times it was hard to even recognize.
When Healing Feels Slow
There were moments I wondered if anything was happening at all.
Have you ever felt that way?
You’re doing everything you know to do… and yet the progress feels slow. Almost invisible.
That’s where I found myself.
But over time, something began to shift—not just in my body, but in how I understood healing.
I started to realize that healing wasn’t just a single moment.
It was a process.
A journey. It was faith driven.
And that didn’t make it less powerful—it made it more meaningful.
God’s Design for Healing
One of the most important things I discovered was this:
God had already designed my body with the ability to heal.
That truth changed how I approached everything.
Instead of feeling like I was constantly fighting my body, I began learning how to support it.
How to come into alignment with the way God created it to function. God was teaching me to steward what He had already given me. How to tap into the healing He had already built into my body through His design and creativity.
That looked like:
Making better choices about what I was putting into my body
Paying attention to my thoughts and reducing stress
Creating daily habits that supported healing, not hindered it
Choosing faith—even when it wasn’t easy
I wasn’t striving for perfection.
I was simply moving in the right direction.
And over time, those small, consistent choices began to matter as they brought my body back into agreement with my body’s design.
Faith in the Middle of the Process
At the same time, I held onto God’s promises.
Not perfectly. Not without questions. But consistently.
There’s something powerful about continuing to believe—even when you don’t see immediate results.
Healing, for me, became a partnership.
I did what I could do… and I trusted God to do what only He could do.
And somewhere along that journey, things began to transform.
A New Perspective on Healing
Looking back now, I don’t just see healing as a moment.
I see it as a journey where God was with me every step of the way.
He strengthened me. He taught me. He showed me how deeply connected our body, thoughts, and spirit really are.
And in many ways, the process itself became just as valuable as the outcome.
Because it changed me—from the inside out.
My healing was two-fold. Me learning to be a steward of the body God had given me.
And His healing power being provided through my faith—thinking, speaking and acting in agreement with His promises.
Encouragement for Your Healing Journey
If your healing feels slow right now, I want to encourage you:
That doesn’t mean it’s not happening.
Progress isn’t always dramatic. Sometimes it’s quiet. Gradual. Steady.
But it’s still progress.
God always teaches through the challenge—if we’re open and willing.
So that we leave the battle more knowledgeable, more mature and stronger than when we began.
In Luke 8:48, Jesus said to the woman who reached out for healing:
“Daughter, be of good cheer; your faith has made you well. Go in peace.”
She didn’t wait passively.
She pressed in.
She took a step of faith. She acted based upon what she believed.
She received what Jesus provided—healing—before He even acknowledged who was touching Him with faith.
Stay the Course
Wherever you are today—whether you’re at the beginning of your journey or somewhere in the middle—don’t lose heart.
Keep going.
Keep making the small, daily choices that support healing. Even when the results aren’t immediate.
Keep trusting God and taking action in faith based on what you believe.
Because healing doesn’t always happen all at once. In fact, it seldom does.
But it still happens.
Sometimes… it unfolds.
And you may be closer than you think.
Standing in faith with you,

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