Healing The Sick

Do you believe the bible is literally true?  I do so when I read Mark 16 for the first time I was kind of thinking, well what does all that mean for me?  I did not know so I just kept reading and did not think too much more about it.

Let's see what Jesus said and then ask some questions:

Mark 16:15-18 KJV
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

So questions and my answers about almost three years ago concerning the above verses were the following:

Do I believe this is the true word of God?  Yes

Am I a believer? Yes

If I am a believer then why do none of these signs follow me? Not sure

How can I figure out if these signs that follow believers are still in play for today?  Try and lay hands on someone and see if God heals them

Long story short is God lead me to have an interest in praying for people for healing.  I asked God to make a situation with a stranger that I could pray for and for certain know that they were injured and then healed on the spot.  Two days after that prayer God made that situation evident for me.  I prayed for a guy I did not know that was walking on a cane and after a few short commands for his ankle to be healed it was.  He walked away carrying the cane he had been limping with.  No limp and he was a happy man and it turns out he was already a believer in Jesus.

If you are interested in praying for people in Jesus name to see healing pray for God to help you understand how you should go about doing that.  One thing I find is very helpful when approaching strangers is to say to them something like, "I pray for people and God heals them.  I believe if I pray for you God will heal you now.  Can I pray for you?"  This is putting it all out there and activating both your faith and theirs.  Usually people say yes and usually they are healed.