Believe to be healed

Greetings:
Many of us have asked why we have not received our healing. Or, we say 'why did I get sick in the first place?'
I can't precisely answer either question, but I can say definitely it is God's will for each of us to be well and free from disease or ailments.
This is a complex and often debated topic, even among Christians, who ought to believe in healing if they believe the Word of God.
I don't know why everyone is not healed who is prayed for. I know that healing is hindered by the lack of faith and sin. I also know that sinners with no faith have been healed.
I don't have the answers, but I have God's Word and I choose to believe what it says about healing.
I have read a good teaching on healing from The Rev. Kenneth Copeland in which he says, "Believing that God can heal our body should be no different for you than believing He can forgive your sins. And yet, that truth becomes even more powerful when you realize that, not only can He forgive you and heal you — He already has! God’s provision for the healing of your body and the forgiving of your sin are just two of the many benefits you received when you accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior. Your forgiveness and your healing were secured for you."
There are many scriptures in the Bible that deal with healing, including:  Isaiah 53:4-5, Matthew 13:15, Matthew 21:22 and Proverbs 4:20-23.
We should meditate on them and allow the Holy Spirit to reveal how we can apply them in our circumstances.
Praying for your healing or the healing of others is more than asking and thanking. We need to pray with a sincere belief that our prayer is heard. We must have the faith to believe our healing was already carried out for us on the cross and we are now thanking God for its manifestation.
"It may be difficult to believe God’s promises to you at first because the physical circumstances are probably screaming just the opposite of God’s Word at you. So train yourself to look at God’s Word, not at the evidence of your five physical senses. Hear the Word, receive it by faith, stand on it — you need no further evidence," Rev. Copeland also writes.
It is scriptural to call for the elders of the Church and even the entire Church to come and pray with us and for us.
In Matthew 16:17-19 and Matthew 18:18-20 it says when two or three believers get together in Jesus’ Name, He is there too. And if they ask anything and agree in prayer, it is done.
The Bible also talks about the laying on of hands for healing in  Mark 16:15-20, I Corinthians 12 and Hebrews 6:1-2. That is scriptural.
We are directed to speak words of faith in Proverbs 12:6; Proverbs 13-14, Proverbs 18:20-21; Mark 11:22 and Mark 5:22-28.
Do not misunderstand what I am writing. I am not saying to not go to a doctor and not to take medication.  That would be foolish.
I am saying pray, believe and thank God for your healing. God can and does work through the hands and minds of physicians and surgeons. We do not know what avenue will lead to the carrying out of the manifestation of our healing. God works through the science he created.
Going to the doctor does not mean you have less faith. I have had doctors pray for me, not because they were smarter or better trained than I am. They prayed because they are believers and had faith.
This process involves more than just saying “I am healed” a couple of times. We have to dedicate ourselves, our time and our efforts to receiving the very best God has to offer.
We are advised in Acts 3:6.,16; John 14:12-14 and 1 John 3:23 to have faith in the Name of Jesus. Jesus’ name carries all the authority of Jesus Himself. When Peter spoke in Jesus’ name, it was as if Jesus were speaking. He spoke words of faith—in Jesus’ name. In the same way and with the same authority, you can speak to your affliction.
There are times when we just have to stand in the midst of our sickness or illness knowing that it is God's will for us to be healed.
We have to accept the Bible as the absolute truth. We can't be moved by how we feel. We have to speak our healing, confess our healing and talk about our healing until it comes to pass. This might take, days, weeks or even years.
Sadly, it might not come at all. But that does not change the Word of God. We do not know or understand His plan. We have to remember that, but don't let that limit the scope of our faith.
We have to come to the point when we admit, 'I don’t look healed. I don’t feel healed' but God’s Word says by His stripes I am healed,’
Let us accept the Word of God, rather than the circumstances.
Be blessed.