Is it God’s Will to Heal Lyme Disease?
Living with Lyme disease can feel like an isolating battle. The symptoms—the crushing fatigue that sleep doesn’t fix, the migrating joint pain, the terrifying “brain fog” where thoughts just won’t connect, or the sudden nerve sensations—can make you feel trapped in your own body. It is easy in these seasons to wonder about God’s stance toward your suffering. You might know He can heal, but the lingering question often whispers, “Is He willing to heal me?”
We find a profound answer in the Gospel of Mark. A leper, a man isolated by a terrible, flesh-eating condition, approached Jesus. He knelt and said, “If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.” This man did not doubt God’s power; he doubted God’s willingness. This is where many of us find ourselves when a diagnosis lingers. We know God is powerful, but we wonder if it is His will to intervene in our specific case. Jesus’ response to the leper is His response to you today. He did not hesitate. He did not lecture the man. He simply said, “I will; be thou clean.”
We must understand that God is not trying to hide His will from us. Ephesians 5:17 instructs us not to be unwise but to understand what the will of the Lord is. God wants us to be crystal clear: If it is good, receive it; if it is evil, resist it. Sickness, which steals your vitality and joy, is an enemy to be resisted, not a lesson to be embraced.
Prophet Isaiah looked forward to the cross and saw a transaction that included your physical body. The scripture tells us that “it pleased the Lord to bruise Him.” Why? So that Jesus could pay the penalty for sin and its consequences. The Hebrew implies that He was put to “sickness” or “grief” on our behalf. Isaiah saw healing as a present-tense truth: “and with His stripes, we are healed.” The beating Jesus endured purchased your freedom from the curse.
This brings us to the power of your confession. You are “redeemed.” This is a legal spiritual term. It means you have been bought back from the power of the enemy. Much like we teach children to repeat truths until they stick, you must teach your spirit to say, “I am redeemed.” When the fear of a flare-up comes, or when you worry about the long-term effects of Lyme, you must answer those thoughts. You are redeemed from the curse of the Law. You are not fighting for victory; you are fighting from a position of victory that Christ already won.
Do not view your symptoms as a sign of God’s reluctance. View them as trespassers on property that has been redeemed by the blood of Jesus. Just as Jesus gave His disciples power and authority to cure diseases and preach the Kingdom, that same authority is available to believers today. He is willing.
Finding Peace and Mercy in the Healing Journey
The journey of healing often involves navigating through an atmosphere of doubt. We live in a world that operates on logic and medical statistics, which can sometimes act as a “Nazareth of unbelief.” In Jesus’ own hometown, His ability to do mighty works was limited not by a lack of power, but by the atmosphere of unbelief and the “traditions of men.” When you are dealing with a complex illness like Lyme—which can affect the heart, the nervous system, and energy levels—you may encounter people or even religious traditions that suggest God no longer heals, or that this is just “your cross to bear.”
We must labor to get past these traditions and look at the plain Word of God. Unbelief shuts the door, but faith opens it. However, the enemy often tries to trap us in a different kind of unbelief: self-condemnation. You might think, “I haven’t prayed enough,” “I ate the wrong thing,” or “I didn’t have enough faith, that’s why I’m still sick.”
This is where the beautiful doctrine of mercy steps in. The devil loves to lie and say, “If you had done everything right, you would be healed.” But God’s mercy covers our ignorance and our mistakes. You do not have to be perfect to be healed; you just have to be loved by Him. Mercy makes up for where our discipline falls short.
Consider the story of Lazarus in John 11. By the time Jesus arrived, the situation was beyond hopeless. Lazarus had been dead for four days. Martha, looking at the natural circumstances, cried out, “Lord, by this time he stinketh!” Perhaps you feel that way about your health—that the situation has decayed too far, or the bacteria have done too much damage to be reversed.
But Jesus is not intimidated by the duration of the problem or the severity of the decay. He commanded the stone to be rolled away. He did not speak to a living man; He spoke to a corpse. He cried, “Lazarus, come forth!” Immediately, the supernatural power of God overrode the natural laws of death and decomposition.
If God can reverse death and decay in a body that has been in the grave for four days, He can certainly command the spirochetes in your blood to die and your inflamed tissues to be restored. The voice of Truth is louder than the voice of symptoms. The resurrection power that raised Lazarus is the same power available to you.
When the religious leaders saw the miracle of Lazarus, they were afraid because they couldn’t control the supernatural. Do not let fear or the complexity of Lyme disease control your narrative. We serve a God who interrupts funerals and reverses verdicts. Your part is to trust in His mercy, ignore the “stink” of the current situation, and listen for His voice calling you to “come forth” into health.
Jesus has authority over all power of the enemy. Whether it is a “bitter pill” in life or a bitter diagnosis, His stripes have provided the remedy. Rest in His mercy today, knowing that your healing is not based on your performance, but on His finished work.
Join Me in a Guided Prayer for Healing
If you are seeking a touch from God today, I invite you to pray along with me in this video. Regardless of the diagnosis you are facing, we believe that God is the Great Physician. Let’s stand in faith together for your recovery and strength.
Prayer Request Page:
Lorna and Tony will pray for your healing.
About the Authors:
Tony and Lorna Egar are dedicated Christians based in Brisbane, Australia.
With a heart for seeing the sick made whole.
Lorna moves in a gift of healing that isn’t confined to church walls; she has witnessed God’s power touch lives in supermarkets, city centers, and everyday street encounters.
For more information on the symptoms, causes, and medical treatment of this condition, please visit the Mayo Clinic Guide to Lyme Disease.
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