Based on the teaching of Curry Blake, Overseer of John G. Lake Ministries (JGLM)
The Common Question
One of the most frequent questions believers ask is this:
“Why does it seem so much harder to get family members healed than someone on the street?”
It feels confusing, even unfair.
You can walk up to a stranger, pray for them, and see immediate healing.
But when you pray for your child, spouse, or parent—nothing happens.
Why?
Curry Blake says the answer is actually simple.
Healing Works on a Legal Basis
When you minister to someone you don’t know, you don’t have emotional history, fear, or expectations clouding your focus.
You simply act on what Jesus has already done.
You remember what the Word says:
“By His stripes, they are healed.”
(Isaiah 53:5; 1 Peter 2:24)
You stand on that legal truth and command healing to manifest.
And when you act on the legal foundation of Christ’s finished work—it works.
Why?
Because, Blake explains, when you operate legally, you’re operating in the Spirit.
“The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.”
(John 6:63, NKJV)
When you speak God’s Word, it carries Spirit and life.
Healing happens not because of emotion or effort, but because of truth spoken from your spirit.
Emotion vs. Spirit
The problem comes when we shift from faith to feelings.
When we pray for our loved ones, our motivation often changes.
We don’t just want them healed because Jesus paid for it—
we want them healed because we love them.
And though that sounds right, there’s a problem:
Love alone doesn’t heal.
Emotion doesn’t release power.
Blake puts it bluntly:
“If emotion healed, then every sick baby would be healed—because every parent would lay down their life for their child.”
But emotion isn’t the channel through which the Spirit operates.
Faith is.
When you pray for a loved one out of human emotion, you’ve stepped out of your spirit and into your soul—out of faith and into feeling.
But when you pray on the basis of the Word, you stay aligned with the Spirit—and that’s where power flows.
Ministering the Same Way—Every Time
Blake’s advice is clear:
“When you minister to your family the same way you minister to strangers, you’ll see greater results. Because you’ll learn to minister out of the Spirit, not out of emotion.”
This means you speak to sickness in your loved ones the same way you would on the streets—based on the legal fact of redemption, not your personal desire for them to feel better.
It’s not cold-hearted—it’s Spirit-hearted.
A Lesson from Smith Wigglesworth
To illustrate this principle, Curry Blake shared a story about Smith Wigglesworth, one of the great pioneers of faith and healing.
Wigglesworth was visiting David du Plessis, the head of the Apostolic Faith Mission in South Africa.
One morning, David was sitting in his office when suddenly Wigglesworth burst through the door, grabbed him by the shoulders, and pinned him against the wall.
Then he began to prophesy—forcefully, passionately, speaking the Word of the Lord for several minutes.
When he was done, he said,
“Thus saith the Lord.”
And walked out, closing the door behind him.
David stood there, stunned.
“What just happened?” he thought.
A few seconds later, there was another knock.
“Come in,” he said.
Wigglesworth walked in again, this time calm and smiling.
“Good morning, Brother du Plessis! How are you doing today?”
David was astonished.
“You were just in here prophesying so powerfully! And now you act like nothing happened!”
Wigglesworth smiled and said:
“That’s very simple. The first time I came in, I came as a servant of the Lord to deliver His Word.
Now, I come in as your friend.”
The Spiritual Principle
The story shows something profound:
When Wigglesworth delivered the prophecy, he was functioning in his spirit—
not as a man with emotions or opinions, but as a vessel of the Spirit.
Once the message was delivered, he stepped out of that spiritual authority and back into human fellowship.
That’s why Curry Blake says,
“People God uses might seem strange to others—because they live more from the Spirit than the flesh.”
They don’t mix emotion and faith.
They know when to speak from heaven’s authority and when to relate in human kindness.
That’s the balance of walking in the Spirit.
Living and Ministering from the Spirit
Here’s the key takeaway:
We’re called to minister from our spirit, not our emotions.
When you pray based on feelings, you might waver with results.
But when you pray based on the Word, the outcome doesn’t depend on you—it depends on the finished work of Christ.
So next time you pray for a loved one, pause and ask yourself:
“Am I praying from emotion, or from the finished work of Jesus?”
When your faith is rooted in His Word rather than your affection, your prayer carries power.
Scriptures to Meditate On
- Isaiah 53:5 – “By His stripes we are healed.”
- 1 Peter 2:24 – “By His wounds you were healed.”
- John 6:63 – “The words I speak to you are spirit and life.”
- 2 Corinthians 5:7 – “For we walk by faith, not by sight.”
- Romans 8:6 – “To be spiritually minded is life and peace.”
Final Thought
The Spirit operates on truth, not emotion.
When we stop praying from pain and start ministering from promise, miracles begin to flow—because our hearts align with heaven.
As Curry Blake often says:
“Faith is not a feeling—it’s obedience to the Word.”
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