Podcast Summary: Dufresne Ministries Podcast – "How To Keep Your Healing, Part 8" (May 11, 2023)

Episode Overview

In this episode, Pastor Nancy Dufresne continues her teaching series on "How To Keep Your Healing". The discussion focuses on the spiritual practices and scriptural principles for maintaining healing after receiving it, emphasizing faith, meditation on the Word, and the discipline of redirecting attention away from symptoms to God's promises.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Healing Belongs to Believers

• Pastor Nancy reiterates that while healing always belongs to us, the enemy (Satan) tries to launch counterattacks with symptoms to convince believers they've lost their healing.
• The importance of being vigilant and rooted in the Word so that one's health is not "robbed" is strongly emphasized.

2. The Word as Medicine

• Proverbs 4:20–22 is foundational: "My son, attend to my words...for they are life to those that find them, and health (medicine) to all their flesh." (01:15)
• Just as natural medicine requires consistency, so does spiritual "medicine". The Word must be continually taken in to experience ongoing healing.
  • "You can't just take it once, set it aside and be done. It's an ongoing process." (02:00)

3. Inclining Your Ear to God's Word

• To “incline your ear” means to give priority to what God says, especially when symptoms arise.
  • Matthew 8:17: "Jesus took our infirmities and bare our sicknesses." (03:00)
• The Word speaks directly to situations of symptoms—listen to it above all else.

4. Spiritual Discipline: Focus on the Source, Not the Body

• There is a spiritual discipline required to turn away from what the body feels and focus on the Word.
• "Healing doesn't flow from the body. Don't check the body to see if you're healed...Check the Word." (06:15)
• The body is the recipient, not the source, of healing; the Word is the true source.

5. Being Full of the Word Anchors You Amid Opposition

• Colossians 3:16: "Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly." (09:00)
• Illustration: A full flower pot is harder to move than an empty one—when filled with the Word, believers are harder to shake during trials.
  • "When you get full of the healing word and opposition comes, it can't move you because you're full, you're anchored." (10:10)

6. The Example of Abraham’s Faith

• Romans 4: Abraham "considered not his own body" (13:05), instead focusing on God’s promise.
• Faith involves intentionally redirecting attention from symptoms to Jesus and the redemptive works He has done.
  • "You're still considering something, but you're redirecting on purpose what you consider." (14:35)

7. Worship as a Tool to Redirect Focus

• Worship and gratitude help shift our attention from pain to God’s greatness.
  • "Worshiping will immediately get your focus directed to something greater than what you're feeling." (16:25)
• Testimony: In moments of pain, worship shifted her attention, and the pain eventually left due to lack of attention.

8. The Strong Spirit, Full Pantry Analogy

• Proverbs 18:14 (Amplified Classic): "The strong spirit of a man sustains him in bodily pain or trouble..." (19:00)
• The spirit, strengthened by the Word, provides a higher place to draw from than pain or symptoms.

9. Speaking the Word—Not Just Hearing

• Matthew 12:34: "Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh." (21:40)
  • Food in the pantry does not feed you unless you use it; similarly, stored Word must be spoken and acted upon.
  • "Hearing the word stores God's word in your heart, but this realm isn't changed until what you heard is spoken and acted on." (23:00)

10. Gratitude Locks in the Blessing

• Expressing gratitude for healing is both an act of faith and a way to stay mindful and protected.
  • "What you're grateful for, the devil can't steal." (24:30)
  • Gratitude releases God's power and closes the door to the enemy.

11. Joshua 1:8 – The Importance of Meditation and Lifestyle

• Continuous meditation on the Word is necessary for success, including maintaining health.
• Success and prosperity, including health, are determined by how believers treat and honor the Word—“How we treat the Word determines how we’re going to live.” (28:45)
• The first generation in the wilderness didn’t enter the Promised Land due to poor treatment of God's Word; the second generation was called to honor it differently.

12. What is Meditation?

• Meditating means thinking deeply, speaking the Word to oneself, and pressing it into the heart.
• This process enables believers to take real ownership of the Word—so much so that it becomes “my gospel,” as the Apostle Paul called it. (34:05)
  • "Meditating on the Word is how you take ownership...and you can't spend what you don't own." (35:00)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• "It never gets old thanking Him for all the blessings of God. But to have health—it's an honor, and it's a joy to live healed." — Pastor Nancy (00:35)
• "Don’t check the body to see if healing’s flowing. Check the Word." — Pastor Nancy (06:15)
• "When you get full of the healing word and opposition comes, it can't move you because you're full, you're anchored." — Pastor Nancy (10:10)
• "He considered not his own body... That’s what faith does." — Pastor Nancy (13:05)
• "Worshiping will immediately get your focus directed to something greater than what you’re feeling." — Pastor Nancy (16:25)
• "What you’re grateful for, the devil can’t steal from you." — Pastor Nancy (24:30)
• "How we treat the Word determines how we’re going to live." — Pastor Nancy (28:45)
• "Meditating on the Word is how you take ownership of the Word. And you can't spend what you don't own." — Pastor Nancy (35:00)

Key Timestamps for Important Segments

• 00:35 — Value of Divine Health & Introduction
• 02:00 — Importance of Continual “Medicine” from the Word
• 03:00 — Explanation of Proverbs 4:20–22 & Matthew 8:17 for Healing
• 06:15 — "Don't check the body, check the Word" Principle
• 09:00 — Colossians 3:16 — Letting the Word Dwell Richly
• 10:10 — "Full Flower Pot" Analogy: Anchored in the Word
• 13:05 — Abraham's Example of Faith: Considering Not His Body
• 16:25 — Worship as a Tool to Shift Focus from Pain
• 19:00 — Proverbs 18:14: The Power of a Strong Spirit
• 21:40 — Matthew 12:34: Speaking from an Abundant Heart
• 23:00 — The Spoken Word Changes the Physical Realm
• 24:30 — Gratitude as a Flow of Faith and Protection
• 28:45 — Joshua 1:8: How We Treat the Word Determines Our Success
• 34:05-35:00 — Meditation and Ownership of God’s Promises

Conclusion

This episode offers practical, scripture-based teaching on maintaining healing by focusing on the Word, practicing gratitude, and redirecting attention from negative symptoms to what God has said. Pastor Nancy uses relatable analogies and personal testimonies to illustrate how faith, discipline, worship, and meditation form a lifestyle that keeps healing intact.

Remember: "Jesus is the healer."