Storms on healing

Some principles on healing from Sam Storms:

1. Healing and health are always portrayed in Scripture as the blessing of God - sickness is never good
2. All sickness is suffering, not all suffering is sickness - we are not called to sickness but we are called to suffer
3. Sickness in and of itself does not glorify God - faith in spite of sickness does
4. We must leave room for mystery in God's ways - but we are never excused from praying for healing
5. God's heart is for healing, not hurting - so keep praying
6. We must be willing to be perceived as failures - whether or not people we pray for are healed, we have been obedient when we pray

"Many in the church today say they believe that God still heals, but they live as functional deists who rarely if ever actually lay hands on the sick and pray with any degree of expectancy."

(Storms, C. Samuel. The Beginner's Guide to Spiritual Gifts. Ventura, CA: Regal/Gospel Light, 2004. Print. 66)