A Father’s Struggle with God’s Will

I remember ministering at a church years ago and saying that it was always God’s will to heal. A man in the congregation got so mad that he stormed out. His twelve-year-old daughter was quadriplegic, unable to talk, unable to think clearly—completely dependent on her parents for everything. And in his pain, this father had come to believe that God had made her that way for a reason. He had convinced himself that in God’s wisdom, He had chosen this path for his daughter.

After the service, the man stayed to talk. As I knelt in front of his daughter’s wheelchair, he confronted me. “Are you saying it’s God’s will for her to be well?” he demanded. “God made her this way.” I shared scripture with him, but we were getting nowhere. He was convinced that if she had been born this way, then God must have ordained it.

Finally, I asked him a question that changed everything: “What kind of dad are you to want your daughter to be like this? Why would you want her to be in a wheelchair—unable to talk, unable to think, and needing her diapers changed at twelve years old?”

His face turned red with anger. If his daughter hadn’t been between us, I think he might have hit me. “How dare you say that?” he shouted. “I love my daughter! I would do anything for her. If I could, I would trade places with her so she could be like me!” I let his words hang in the air for a moment. Then I said, “And you think God loves her less than you do?”

He had just admitted he would do anything to see his daughter well, yet he believed that God—who is love—wanted her to stay in that condition. How could that be? Jesus said in Luke 11:11 and 13,

If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? . . . If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give . . .

God is infinitely more loving than we are! If we, in our human frailty, desire healing for our loved ones, how much more does our heavenly Father want us whole?

The Truth About Healing

Many have been taught that healing is a mystery—that sometimes God says yes, and sometimes He says no. But that’s not what Scripture says.

For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.

2 Corinthians 1:20

God has already said yes to healing. First Peter 2:24 says, “By whose stripes ye were healed.” It’s already been done. So, why do so many struggle to receive?

For some, it’s a way to avoid the responsibility of faith. They can live with sickness, blame God for it, and never have to step out and believe. But the truth is, walking in divine health takes effort. You don’t just drift into healing. It’s like climbing a mountain—it takes faith, persistence, and a refusal to settle for anything less than God’s best.

But too often, people wait until they are in a crisis to start believing. When they get a diagnosis, suddenly they begin seeking God, reading the Bible, praying, and attending church. But faith isn’t meant to be a last resort—it’s meant to be a lifestyle.

Jesus Revealed the Father’s Will

The foundation of faith for healing goes back to Jesus. Hebrews 1:3 says that He is the “express image” of God—meaning He perfectly represented the Father in everything He did. Jesus made it clear in John 5:19 and John 8:28 that He did nothing apart from God. If that’s true, then God cannot be the source of sickness, because Jesus never put sickness on anyone.

There’s not a single instance in the Gospels where Jesus refused to heal someone. Instead, Scripture records seventeen times where He healed every sick person present and forty-seven instances where He healed one or two at a time. If Jesus was revealing God’s will, then healing must be God’s will. Acts 10:38 confirms this, saying Jesus “went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil.” Who was doing the oppressing? The devil. Who was doing the healing? Jesus. There is zero confusion here.

It’s God’s Will to Heal—Always

Jesus is the answer to every question about healing. He is the perfect image of God. If you believe sickness is from God, then you must also believe Jesus misrepresented Him. But Jesus only did what the Father did. He never made anyone sick; He only healed. That is the heart of God. It is always God’s will for you to be well. Always. The question is, will you believe it?

There’s so much we have available to help you renew your mind to God’s truth—I hope you’ll take a moment to explore what’s here for you.