In this episode, I talk about something that’s been on my heart—our part in prayer, especially when it comes to health. We often pray for healing, but sometimes we’re missing the part God’s given us to play. Even Jesus walked according to what was written, and that’s our example. We’ll look at what the Word says, how wisdom fits into faith, and how walking with God means being responsible for what we know—body, soul, and spirit.
In this episode of What Does God Say to You, Kathy shares from the heart about faith, prayer, and healing—and the part we all play in seeing God’s promises come to pass.
Sometimes we pray for healing but overlook the wisdom and responsibility that come with walking in faith. Even Jesus followed what was written and showed us how to live in alignment with God’s Word.
💬 In this episode, we’ll talk about:
Why faith isn’t magic and what it really means to walk it out.
How Jesus modeled obedience and wisdom in the wilderness.
Understanding the balance between God’s power and our responsibility.
What it means to honor God with our bodies—our “earth suits.”
How truth brings freedom and lasting healing.
📖 Scriptures Mentioned:
Matthew 4:5–7
Hosea 4:6
James 4:3
1 Corinthians 3:9
1 Corinthians 6:19
Psalm 91
John 8:32
💡 Takeaway:
Faith is partnership. When we walk in God’s Word, use wisdom, and do our part—body, soul, and spirit—we make room for His promises to be fulfilled in our lives.
Hey, this is Kathy, and you are listening to the What Does God Say to You Podcast.
Last month I didn’t post a single podcast. It’s the last day of the month, and I’ve fallen off the rails again. But as far as I’m concerned, if I get it out before October is over, I’m okay.
Honestly, I’m not even sure how to move forward with this. Something I wasn’t aware of until now is that sometimes, when we finally step into something new, the idea of it doesn’t match the actual doing of it. Normally, once I start something, I’m comfortable—it works. But this… this feels different.
I’ve read the Bible on Facebook for quite a while—began during COVID—and recently I started up again after several people asked me to. I just open the Bible, choose a book, and read—sharing as I go until we’re done with that book and begin another one. I know there are people who want to read and understand the Bible, but they just need someone to read it with them—someone who can talk it through, explain a little, and not have to be perfect at understanding it all either.
That’s the way I want this podcast to feel—casual. But I don’t think podcasts are usually done like that—I don’t think it’s what people expect. I can’t quite explain put my finger on it. Doing this isn’t what I thought it would be. And yet, I still feel like God called me to do it, so I’m a little perplexed.
Maybe I have to stop trying to do it as I think it should be done and just do it more casually—ignore how I think this is supposed to be—and move forward in a way that feels right. So, let’s start here. This is my confession and my heart behind the scenes... I’m just going to move ahead and see where God takes it.
My purpose from the beginning for this Podcast was to share the Word of God with a sense of realism—and offer a way to practically apply it in our lives—by thinking of the Word of God as His manual for life.
So, let’s start here. My confession behind me and my heart revealed behind the scenes, I’ll just try to move ahead and see where God takes it.
That may have been way more information than necessary, and if so, forgive me, this obviously is something I’m doing even if I don’t feel qualified. So here I go on with the podcast.
What’s been on my heart to talk about last month—and still this month—is prayer, specifically our part in it.
So many prayer requests are about health. I wonder if we’re missing something.
Remember when Jesus was fasting 40 days in the wilderness, and satan tempted Him? Sat an said: If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. That was Matthew 4:5 & 6
Verse 7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Even Jesus—who was the Son of God—didn’t step outside of what was written. That shows us something important: we need to know God’s will. In Hosea, it says, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.” Sometimes, without realizing it, we might ask God to move in ways that doesn’t line up with His Word. It’s not that our hearts are wrong—it’s that our understanding needs light. We could be “asking amiss,” as it says in James 4:3, and left confused as to why we’re not getting answers.
We are body, soul, and spirit. We can’t play in traffic and then quote Psalm 91 and expect to be safe—and when something does happen, think that prayer is going to stop the same kind of circumstances from happening again if we don’t stop playing in the street.
Let’s think this health crisis through... We live in a time when our food has been so tampered with that it doesn’t even support good health—it’s actually been proven to harm us. And while God can absolutely override that and heal us, can we really expect to stay well if we keep feeding our bodies what got us there in the first place?
Isn’t that a little like being healed after getting hit by a car while playing in traffic—and then going right back out to play in traffic again? Doesn’t this fall in line with tempting God?
Not knowing something is bad for us doesn’t stop it from harming us. If we jump off a building, gravity is going to become an issue for us. The Bible says that He allows rain to fall on the just and the unjust. It’s our decisions that determine whether we experience the blessing or the consequence.
Jesus showed us what that looks like. He knew the Word—and didn’t act foolishly because He knew who He was. He knew God couldn’t go against His Word, so He responded to the devil with God’s Word and didn’t get tangled up in the moment.
Did you know that we’re meant to walk as partners with God? The Bible says in 1 Corinthians 3:9, “For we are laborers together with God.” We have a part to play.
Our bodies are the temple of the Lord (1 Corinthians 6:19), and we’re called to treat them that way.
This body is our earth suit—the only one we get. Shouldn’t it occur to us that filling it with artificial sweeteners, refined sugars, chemicals, pesticides, and preservatives is going to have an effect on it?
The United States leads the world in obesity—46% of us are obese. We’re also leading in heart disease and cancer. Why has our country been so corrupt, allowing foods that harm us to be so prevalent?
Could it be that because we were founded on God’s Word—because our Constitution and how our government was originally structured—made us a target?
That evil one has wanted to take this nation down since the moment it was founded.
Sometimes common sense has to be a part of our faith walk. Putting our hands on fire is going to cause burns, so we don’t do that, even if we’re promised protection and speak Psalm 91 every day.
We need to do our part—if we don’t, can we expect God to do His? He actually can’t, He is a just God, and He can’t go against His Word. That’s why Jesus wouldn’t jump off the temple when satan tempted Him. If He had, God couldn’t have protected Him, because He can’t violate His own Word.
So before we go to God in prayer about our health, maybe we should first ask Him to help us know what we need to know—and actively look into it?
What if we have a part to play in turning things around as we pray for healing?
We can ask Him for His favor, stand in faith, do all we know to do, and move ahead—being responsible for our side of the street as we walk in the freedom that truth brings. As Jesus said, “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
So that’s my two cents on that. I began this podcast today asking the question, “What if we’re missing something?” let’s be proactive as we stand in faith, expecting His promises to be fulfilled in our lives—with His favor, in His will, in expectatio n, as His sons and daughters. 🙂