It’s also important that we have faith that God actually does heal in our day and time. To say “God, I don’t know if this is something you still do today, but just in case it is, I’m going to ask you to heal me” is not an expression of the sort of faith that God delights to honor with the impartation of his power. If you are a cessationist of some degree or if you question the presence of the miraculous in the present church age, it is unlikely you will pray with much expectancy or anticipation of God saying yes to your request.
