You Cannot Fight God With Doubt And Expect Healing

A woman walks forward with a cane and announces she will not be healed. That moment sets the tone for a raw, unfiltered look at what happens when prayer meets resistance, and why fear and unbelief can feel louder than hope.

We talk with Linda Budd, pastor at Rivergate Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, about her commitment to taking scripture literally when it says to lay hands on the sick and see them recover. Linda shares how she has pursued a healing anointing for years, what she has witnessed while praying for people, and how she prays boldly for relief from pain, sickness, and disease, even asking God for what someone needs in their body in the name of Jesus.

The heart of the conversation is a healing service testimony where doubt becomes confrontational, turning a simple invitation to receive prayer into a spiritual and emotional clash. Linda explains her takeaway: if we want God to heal, we must come into agreement with God’s word by reading healing scriptures and choosing to say, “Yes, I believe.” If you care about Christian healing, faith-based prayer, and the practical realities of ministry, this is a challenging listen.

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Transcript

Pastor Linda's Healing Ministry

Linda Budd 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. There was a lady sitting in the crowd. She had was holding a cane and it was at the healing service. And I said, ma'am, I said, What is your name and what do you need to be healed of? And she said, Well, I just have a real hard time walking. And I said, Well, walk up to here to me. As she was walking the aisle, she announced to everyone that she would not be healed because she's too overweight. And there was just this spirit on her that wanted to fight. Well, I was kind to her and I prayed for her anyway. The whole time I prayed for her, she tried to fight me with words that she was speaking to me of doubt and unbelief. Other people could not hear it. And I knew this woman is just totally caught up demonically with a spirit of fear and doubt, and there's just total unbelief. And it was just a challenging thing. I knew I couldn't do anything for her. And I said, Is Jesus touching you? No, your hand's touching me. That's all that's touching me. And there just wasn't anything we could do for her. And uh, I just got to tell you that if you want God to heal you, you have to come into agreement with God. You have to be in agreement with his word. You have to read what his word says about healing and read healing scriptures and say, Yes, I believe. Yes, I come into agreement with that in the name of Jesus. 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, Rivate Church Tulsa, 918 492 5511, and we'll see if we can set something up. God bless you.