Fibromyalgia picked the wrong aisle today

What happens when a church stops speaking in hypotheticals and starts acting on the words “lay hands on the sick and they will recover”? We step into that tension with Linda Budd, a pastor from Rivergate Church in Tulsa, who shares how a simple shift in language and practice reshaped her ministry—and the lives of people in real pain.

We trace the arc from belief to bold action: declaring healing over bodies, praying with presence, and confronting what holds people down. Linda walks us through a memorable deliverance story involving lifelong fibromyalgia, describing the moment a listener’s act of faith met a surge of power and relief. Beyond the headline, we talk about why testimonies matter, how “you get what you talk about” becomes a guiding principle for communities, and why expectation can be the hinge between a weary status quo and a hopeful next step. You’ll hear a practical blueprint for healing ministry: keep your words clear, your hands ready, and your follow-through steady.

If you’re hungry for stories that stir faith—or if you’re skeptical but curious—this conversation offers a front-row seat to a ministry that treats healing as normal Christian life. We invite you to listen with an open mind, consider how your own words shape your world, and imagine what your community might look like if hope took the mic. If the message resonates, share it with a friend who needs encouragement, subscribe for more faith-forward stories, and leave a review to help others find the show.

Chapters

• 0:00 Calling to Healing Ministry
• 0:27 Live Prayer for Listeners
• 0:41 Testimony Setup
• 1:00 Fibromyalgia Deliverance Story
• 1:29 Call to Bold Healing
• 1:52 Invitation to Book Linda

Transcript

SPEAKER_00: 0:00

Hi, I'm Linda Budd. I'm a pastor at Rivergate Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma. And I take the scriptures literally that says that we are to lay hands on the sick and see them recover. And so for several years I've gone after a healing anointing. I've prayed for people dozens of times over the years, and I see so many get healed. I've seen all manner of sickness and disease healed. If you have any pain in your body, if you're infirmed, if you have any disease, if you have any sickness at all, I just reach my hand up to heaven right now in the name of Jesus and I call forth the new body part that you need. Listen to this testimony. As a minister of the gospel, you get what you talk about. And I have been preaching on how you can receive your healing. And at the close of each service, I'm calling people out to get them healed. One woman in particular asked her what she had wrong. She had fibromyalgia. I told her it's a demon. And I said, When you step in the aisle, the power, the power of God is going to hit you, and you're going to be released and free. She did that. The car God hit her. She began to growl because fibromyalgia is a demon. That thing came out of her, and she has not had any pain since she had it all of her life, and now she's free. You get what you talk about. I declare and decree in the name of Jesus that it's time that the church of God, the people of God, begin to talk about healing and they begin to talk about deliverance, and they begin to lay hands on the sick and cast out the demons in Jesus' name. Aren't these just great testimonies of the goodness of God and the healing power of Jesus Christ? If you are interested in having me come and speak at the motivational event, your church, or a conference of some sort, I am more than happy to consider that invitation. Please contact my church's office, Rivergate Church Tulsa, 918 492 5511, and we'll see if we can set something up. God bless you.