Dear brothers and sisters in Christ. On 12th of October 2022, I am pleased to announce that I am healed of HSV2 Genital Herpes. Hallelujah and all glory to God! I’ll do my best to keep it short. I am a 29-year-old male. I came to know the Lord when I was 12 and faithfully attended church, cell group, and even served in ministry. I did my best to be a good example for the Lord.
However, over the years, I found that in my own strength I only found disappointments at myself and the church. It became harder to approach God because I was so caught up about the law, my own conduct, holiness and righteousness. It led to anxiety and depression via the constant self-beating I would give myself to line myself up with the law.
After a failed relationship. I was 27 and jaded, still a virgin and I just wanted to let myself loose. I stopped praying, seeking God and distanced myself from the Church. I went prodigal.
At this point I was still living with crippling anxiety and depression and going after short flings to nurse that emptiness and loneliness I was experiencing. Concurrently I was on full on “self-help” mode, tried to practice mindfulness, read a ton of self-help books and etc. While that yielded some progress it was never truly life changing.
Fast forward to 2022, in July, I had a rude awakening in the form of blisters at my genital region, I thought it was a pimple, but I knew deep down that it was different because there was pain and soon after blisters began to form.
I went to the doctors, and they confirmed that this was HSV2 Genital Herpes through a PCR swab from the blisters. My heart sank at the dismal diagnosis. I thought to myself that I am going to live with this for the rest of my life, no girl is gonna want to date, marry or start a family with me ever and etc. What a mess I’ve become…!
I was left with no choice except to believe that I would be healed by God. I was at the end of myself. I wanted to see if God’s Goodness was actually real. I decided to reach out to my pastor and cell group leader and told them everything, I needed witnesses for God to be glorified even if that meant putting myself in a negative light/impression.
Interestingly, my pastor only spoke to me about the love of God and never even mentioned the word “healing” to me that day. I made it my sole focus since then. I was going to believe that God is good and His love for me exceeds everything. It exceeds my love for myself, my parent’s love for me, my friend’s love for me or anything in this world. That His love is so deep and beyond anything I can describe.
I compiled a list of healing scriptures, promises, and verses that build my faith. Every day I would confess,
“I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus, and by His Stripes I am healed”.
I memorized Isaiah 5:35
“But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised our iniquities, the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His Stripes we are healed”
I repeated this verse regardless of how I felt. I partook of holy communion as often as I could. I would find worship songs and soak in His presence. I listened to sermons by Joseph Prince, Gregory Dickow, Bill Johnson, Derek Prince, Creflo Dollar and basically any preacher that was preaching about the Grace of God and healing. I went to testimonyshare to look for healing testimonies and became convinced that God too wants to heal me like the people within this wonderful community.
It wasn’t easy or smooth sailing, there were days I just wanted to give up, or felt like a fool, symptoms would reappear, had a bad day, I slipped up here and there, but this time I focused on Jesus’ perfect work on the Cross and not my performance or discipline/failures. Jesus suffered so I didn’t have to.
So, I decided that I would stop beating myself up and be grateful for everything Christ had done for me. During my journey I was always looking for a sign to know that I was healed. I never got that sign. But on occasion I would feel the peace of God flowing in my being.
After a straight month of no symptoms. I decided that I would be healed in October and take that step of faith with the peace of God being my sign.
Friends, God wants to heal you ASAP. Sickness and disease do not come from Him to punish you or get you to straighten up. Taste and see that the Lord is good! Ask, believe that you have received it and it will be yours. I believed with my heart like a kid would expect Santa come down a chimney during Christmas (Santa doesn’t exist but you get my point).
Why did I decide 3 months before testing again? I wanted the victory from God to be indisputable. IGG Blood tests are more accurate as time passes especially past 12 weeks. I didn’t want the test to have a chance of a false negative. I believed I was healed long before I decided to test in October (even though I still had symptoms).
On 11th October I was ready to test. Still not having my sign from God or audible voice to tell me to go get tested. I had to step out in faith even though it risked disappointment. But I felt the peace of God, I knew God loves me very much, He is all powerful, Jesus died on the cross and shed his blood and bore stripes on His body for everything I could ever need.
Without faith it is impossible to please God. I called the clinic and got my queue number, and it was number 39. I told myself like that story of Jesus and the 10 lepers, I was going to present myself to the priests (i.e. doctors) and if there’s any doubt or possibility of me still not being fully healed, that I would be healed as I made my way to the clinic.
As I took the bus and train to the clinic, I worshipped with music in my earphones, confessed that I am healed on my way to the clinic. Suddenly I felt the Holy Spirit tugging on my heart saying, you have already been healed, be bold and go show yourself to the doctor. I felt the need to check my queue number just to get it right and immediately I felt this voice asking me. How many stripes did Jesus took for you, my son?
I checked and it was 39! While I don’t know the significance of that number It did light something up in my spirit. Jesus took the maximum number of stripes just slightly short of death (40 less one) for maximum suffering before going to the cross to die, be buried and then resurrect. There’s no way His healing is not complete in my life!
Long story short. After my blood was drawn. I felt peace and rest. I had fought the good fight of faith. The fight in essence is “labouring to enter His Rest”, just to be clear, it’s not how long and loud you can pray until you see your breakthrough. It is remaining in His peace, being at rest and trusting in His finished work for as long as you can. Speak out and use the sword of the spirit if anything negative threatens you out of that position of rest.
Alas, I decided I had no reason to worry about the outcome anymore. On 13th October I wondered why the clinic didn’t call me to tell me my results. I checked my email and found the medical report in pdf format.
Hallelujah! HSV 1 and 2 IGG test “Non-reactive”. I am HEALED! God is a healer! He is the same yesterday, today and forevermore.
This is a fresh testimony! I just want to say that God restores unlike any other. Not only am I healed now. But I have the confidence that I can believe God for everything in my life with boldness. Compared to the past where I still hadn’t gotten Herpes. I was spiritually dead. But now I am alive again!
Praise the Lord and all Glory to God! To anyone out there believing for healing. Focus on His love for you. Believe that you are the righteousness of God in Christ through faith and receive His Grace freely, stop condemning yourself or focusing on your ‘religion’.
When you truly understand the love of God, being obedient suddenly becomes a delight. Reading His word, worshiping and the standard Christian “disciplines” becomes pleasure when you’re really really really be convinced of His love for you.
I might go as far as to say, even if you can only focus on one verse, and nothing more. It is enough. Don’t compare yourself with other people’s journey and use their devotion to make a framework or methodology to get healed. Do what you can to express your faith. Whether through holy communion, fasting, worship, anointing oil, confessing the Word. Whatever it is. As long as it is an expression of faith and not fear of missing out (FOMO). It is enough for God to use it.
Know that even if your prayer and worship is lacking even if you fail and sin, Jesus our perfect lamb is already more than enough. Don’t give up and hold on to your faith! I love you guys and God Bless you! Remember to give God the glory when you are healed. Amen
God be praised.
Amen! Praise God! Do you still get symptoms?
Thanks be to our God for His healing. The blood of the Lamb and our testimonies are very powerful for us the children of God. Also, our unmoving faith in the midst of storm also very powerful for us to secure our victory. As well, the praise of God and the word of God are very powerful. May all glory and honour be to our God alone. May affliction never raise again forever. Keep serving God faithfully.
Shalom
I got tested every 3 months for a year straight and was diagnosed 2 years ago. Why can’t my results change and be negative like yours? I’ve prayed every day.. what else do I have to do?
Our God is a loving Father who cares for us. He is our healer. God has time for His manifestation in our lives. We need to continue to trust and believe God till we get the results. Don’t doubt. I believe you are closer to the victory.
In Daniel chapter 10, God had answered the prayer of Daniel, the first day he began the prayer, but the prince of Persia held the angel bringing the answered prayer to Daniel for 20 days. Despite the delay, Daniel continued the prayer and finally the answer got to him.
At times, our prayers have been answered spiritually and just waiting for the physical manifestation of them around us. If we lose hope and faith in the prayer, one will miss the physical manifestation around one. Keep believing God that you have been healed and before you know it, you will experience the physical manifestation in your body.
The Will of God for us is divine healing. Trust God for the divine healing. I will continue to pray for you. I believe soonest, you shall share your testimony of your divine healing.
Shalom
Please pray for me. I have prayed every day for two years. I just want God to hear me and answer my prayer and heal me physically so I can share my testimony. Thank you for your testimony and your words of wisdom and truth. Thank you for the encouragement and for praying for me. When should I get tested? When will I know that God has healed me. What is He waiting on for me to do?
We need to keep praying till our joy is full. We must pray without ceasing. God has promised to hear us when we call upon him. So, don’t get tired of praying. I am praying along with you. I believe the mountain of herpes shall surely be subdued soon. Keep your hope and faith fully alive. Everything is possible for those that believe. Even if the affliction is still there, have faith that it is not there. Even if the doctor’s report says it is there, believe in your spirit that it is not there. It is what one believes and sees that someone will have.
God told Moses to send 12 spies to spy the land He has given them and 10 came with a negative report that they can’t possess the land and so they couldn’t enter into the land. God said to Moses:
Keep making positive declaration. Don’t let the giants scare you. Our God is greater than any mountain.
Continue to ask God for His mercy for you. Once mercy has spoken then the mountain shall be subdued. Keep serving God faithfully. When the victory has come, you will surely know because the Lord will confirm it to you. Waiting to hear your testimony soonest.
Thank you, me too. It’s been the darkest point in my life.. it has caused so much pain and despair. But I know my God is a healer and that He loves me. I’m just waiting on Him to tell me I’ve been healed. I want to be restored and pure in the name of Jesus. I don’t want to have any disease placed upon me so may God move powerfully in my body to forgive me for my sins and purify my body so I’m clear and free from herpes. Thank u for your prayers. I need it.
Nana, I’ve been following your comments and feel for you and what you have gone through. I’ve been focusing on the topic of healing in the scriptures and have learned much and even changed some of my previously held notions about the subject. I recommend listening to Word-based teachers like Curry Blake. This is an example, but he has ton of good stuff on the JGLM YouTube channel and elsewhere and even a Divine Healing Technician course (DHT).
Hi Nana. In the meantime, start taking Lysine. 500 mg every other day or so or 1 gram daily for a few days if you are having an outbreak. It will certainly help significantly. It’s not a cure but it’s a life changer. Literally !.
Lysine is an amino acid that is in every “vitamin” section in any grocery store or pharmacy. It is the most effective thing in preventing outbreaks. People have gone years without an outbreak by using it. It is extremely effective against HSV1, HSV2, and varicella (a herpes virus that causes shingles.). Research it. It is very, very effective. It’s imperative that you look into it.
Nana I’m with you I currently have herpes found out may 8 2023 and why y’all are doing all that’s necessary I’ve been keeping to myself but the other night I got drunk and had sex smh I know that’s the furthest thing I should be doing but most days I do believe I am healed but I know that the devil attacked me because God has something good on my life it’s scary because the person I had sex with doesn’t know I have herpes and even more we were not suppose to be having sex I pray that he doesn’t get the virus and that it was Gods way of trying to tell me once again STAY BY MYSELF I definitely agree with the statement you could be healed spiritually and not physically there is something that God wants from us and that’s for us to be whole in his peace and to grow our faith so strong to always come to and confide in him. as I type this a voice has said I am healed even if not physically I am in spirit but I have to meet spirit half way I’m already healed because I do believe this is not my portion and God just want me to want him like he wants me and we’re not perfect so let’s not beat ourselves up you are healed if you believe and know who the healer is !!! Find peace in knowing Gods love is enough I am healed I am healed
I just found out in August that I contracted HSV 2 from someone I had been sleeping with previously. He had also given me another STD which I treated and thought that was all. I then slept with someone else and got the first outbreak only to realize the previous guy gave me more than one STD. I’m scared for the person I recently slept with and hope he didn’t contract it. I’ve been trying to quit sexual sin but as a single lady that really desires marriage, I easily become vulnerable to men and sleep with them hoping to proceed to a real relationship.
This is a wakeup call for me to try everything and ask for the help of the Holy Spirit to remain chaste. I am praying for healing and strongly believe I already have it. It is not of God neither does God want it to remain. I believe that very soon there will be a physical manifestation. Don’t lose hope. God loves us all and wants us completely whole. He has already done it. Amen.
Ming, I’m not sure where you are in your walk with Christ but it sounds like you are doing some reflecting and seeking God after all this. I encourage you to keep pursuing Him as Lord and King of your life, immerse yourself in His word and connect with a local Bible-believing/acting local church if you’re not already. Praying for you and do come back and share how you’re doing.
It’s 4am and I woke up just wanting this disease to be gone. I needed encouragement so I googled “God healed my H” and this was the first link that popped up, thank you Lord. I have had this disease since April 2020. Similar to another commenter I was in a dark place of sleeping with men because I was vulnerable and single and just wanted to be loved. I believe God wants me healed. I believe God doesn’t want disease to reside in my body. I believe this disease is a work of the Enemy. I also believe I need to have my vessel ready to receive the healing God wants so badly to give me and I need to be obedient. “The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” James 5:16. I believe there are many ways to access God’s healing and one is through fervent prayer from yourself and other strong faith believers. I am so ashamed though, no one from my church knew (or knows to this day) of this disease I have.
I prayed to the Lord to heal me, I prayed to the Lord to show me who could help heal me. The Lord introduced me to a church in Nigeria, the largest Christian country on earth. It is not the church but the FAITH, but for those curious the church name is Christ Forgiveness Ministries with Pastor Chris. Once a quarter they hold an event called “Healing Streams” where the lead pastor prays for all disease and ailments of viewers. I remember the first time I watched the Healing Streams online I believed so hard and went from having symptoms to them going away for 6 months, but they eventually came back.
The second experience I had I actually went to Lagos Nigeria from California with people from the church I met online (the Lord was really with me and I was stepping out on faith completely) for an event that was not the Healing Streams, but that pastor was there leading sermons. There were thousands of people. He called someone to the front, an older man from Europe who works for that church and the pastor spoke indirectly, but I knew. The pastor spoke to this man in his microphone saying something along the lines of “you wonder why you can heal others but you haven’t healed yourself yet” (at this church they do not limit the power of God and its members have testified to heal others…I am still not brave enough to tell the members I know of my disease) …the pastor then said he will touch him so he can touch others again, then put his hand on his lower stomach.
A few testimonials I have read online that involved someone getting healed from this STD the pastor or person healing tends to put their hand on the person’s lower stomach. I wanted to receive that healing so bad I knew he was healing that man of an STD. I have met people from that church who have been healed of chronic pain or other diseases but not an STD. I have too much shame and asked God to heal me without me having to tell anyone. So, I think that is what is making my journey harder.
I held out my arms as he was healing that man hoping to receive whatever righteous faith and prayer that Pastor was putting out, long story short I was having consistent symptoms and they went away for a few months, but then they came back.
The third and most recent time I tried was March 2023. In Nigeria I had met the pastor that helps organize the Healing Streams and he heals people all the time. I gathered to courage to tell him I needed healing, but I said I didn’t want to say what. I attended the classes to prep you for healing, knowing that God wants you healed, engaging in fervent consistent prayer, etc. a few days before the Healing Streams I prayed and fasted and had the revelation that God WANTS to heal me, he wants to heal everyone, but our vessels must be positioned to receive. It’s like pouring water into a cup, if the vessel, the cup is not prepared to receive, for example has holes in it, the healing cannot latch on, you can’t fully receive it. Your vessel needs to be righteous and not riddled with sin. on the day of Healing Streams, it was like nothing I have ever experienced in my LIFE. I was crying, praying for hours, experienced physical manifestations and I felt aches in my lower stomach that I had never felt before and I knew it was God’s healing.
The ache continued into the night, and I thanked God. The next morning, the guy I had been talking to asked me to be his girlfriend (attack from the enemy? We had been talking 6 months and of all days it had to be the day right after my healing..) and we did sinful things we had never done before and I think that created a hole in my cup and made it so the healing could not latch, since it was so recent. The symptoms started again and ever since my boyfriend and I have been together, to this day I have been engaging in sinful things with my now boyfriend.
I’m so tired of the breakouts, I have been praying for God to put it on my boyfriend’s heart to be ok with being chaste, and recently he has and I’m going to try again. I’m not sure if I am ready to tell people at the Nigerian church my exact ailment, but I’m going to try again for the next healing streams that is October 27-29. I am going to read the Bible, pray fervently, know the Lord wants to heal me, know the healing is mine, remain pure, fast and pray. I will comment back with updates Lord willing. This was all on my heart to share, I hope this was encouraging to someone. God called me to this Nigerian church, it does not mean he calls you to it also, ask the Lord about it. God bless you all, and may God guide us to a path of complete and total healing.
Michelle, reading through your comment, I could see that you are trying to do spiritual task in your strength. By our strength, we will always fail. We must surrender everything about us to God and then He will strengthen us.
You need to surrender your life totally to God. You must not seek God because of the healing you are looking for but because you love him. We are asked in Matthew 6:33 to first seek the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all other things e.g. healing shall be added to us. You need to first make your way right before God. You need to make up your mind to serve God faithfully all through your life.
Go to God and ask God to forgive you your sins and that He should have mercy upon you. That He should remold you to be fit for His use. Then ask Him to heal you.
At times we need to confess our sin to someone whom God leads us to before we could get healed or delivered but not always. This is why the leading of the Holy Spirit is very important. One time, I was greatly attacked by the forces of hell because I fell into a sexual sin, just kissing a lady who is possessed. That period I was like a walking corpse. I thought my end had come. But on Saturday, 20th January 2007, the Lord asked me to confess the sin to a friend, who is a Pastor. Then the next day, as I was praying at home by myself after I had confessed the sin the previous day, the Lord said to me “I will contend with them that contend with you for I am Jehovah Sabaoth”. As soon as the Lord spoke, the powers of hell that had attacked me began to run away because Isaiah 30:31 says through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down. It is the voice of God that heals or liberates us and not word of a Pastor or a man. The voice of God is very important for healing or deliverance.
My prayer for you Michelle:
Lord Jesus, I commit your daughter unto you. Forgive her of whatever sin she has committed and have mercy for her. Redeem her from whatever darkness and bring her into your light. Let Your blood continue to speak on her behalf. Strengthen her faith. Help her to fulfill Your purpose for her life. Oh Lord, by your stripes we are healed, so let Your blood heal Michelle totally. Let the plaque of Herpes or any disease end around her forever. Oh Lord grant to her a living testimony to Your glory. In Jesus we have prayed.
I’m here to recieve some encouragement because I’ve been losing hope a bit. I’m trying to be positive and picture the future that I’ve always wanted but these days I’m tempted to give up and forfeit all my dreams of love and family. For some time prior to this I was certain that my healing had come. Although I was still a bit scared to go and retake the test as my act of faith. I’ve just had a really terrible and painful outbreak, and It’s just so painful to continue to see symptoms even when I have continuously believed that I am healed. I want it gone so bad but I’m tired of the psychological stress both the disease and the desire for my healing are giving me. I had hoped that the next time I comment on here, it would be the testimony of my healing but unfortunately I’m just really at a low point right now. I hope to continue to pray and believe. Healing is real, must be. Too many people have experienced His healing so why is my case looking different. Am I doing something wrong? What does it really take to receive this healing? Im tired and sometimes I think I’ll rather die than have this. Jesus really brought salvation and healing. Salvation is easy, why is healing hard? I have continued to trust only the report of the Lord. Through Christ who strengthens me I pray that I won’t give up and that I will continue to trust and eventually receive my healing. Let’s keep one another in our prayers. May God have mercy upon us and may we receive our desired healing in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
I really understand what you are going through. Hope you are already saved? Salvation is the starting point for healing and deliverance. If you are not yet saved, first get saved?
God has appointed time for His intervention in our lives. He does not work according to our time and plan but according to His time and plan. He has good plans for us. He knows the best for us and the right time to do those things for us. You don’t need to get worried again about the healing as you have cast the burden unto God in prayer. You should keep your faith and hope alive. Don’t allow the devil to weaken your faith. All things are possible to them that believe.
God is our healer, He is Jehovah Rapha. By the stripes of Jesus Christ, we are healed. God has promised to heal us. Whose reports do you now want to believe? Don’t believe whatever the devil is saying but believe the word of God for your healing. I know it is not easy bu you can ask God to strengthen your faith. You need to study the word of God regularly because faith comes by hearing the word of God.
You need to always seek for the mercy of God through the blood of Jesus so that you can obtain grace needed for your healing. Once mercy has spoken, the healing shall then come. Keep seeking for the mercy of God. Our God is a merciful God.
May the Lord Jesus arise on your behalf and totally rebuke the storm of Herpes in Jesus name. Keep serving God faithfully.
Shalom