when one is ill..should they pray to be well or see a physician?

Answer 1

Both

Answer 2

One should be treated by a physician and this treatment should be complimented by lots and lots of prayer. In times when mans medicine can not heal the Lord God can. I have been personally involved in a situation when a person was on deaths door in ICU, the last one being my mother. Who after comlications from a Thoracatamy, she hemmoraged and was bleeding internally. The surgeon who performed the surgery two days earlier had gone out of town and had received the phone call that they were losing my mom. He then called my father who had gone home to take a shower and a short nap. In the meantime we had called the members of the church, the pastor and our prayer warriors went to work. My mother had been given 8 units of blood the surgeon told my dad to rush back to the hospital, he was crying and said he was sorry, it was not his fault, although he felt as if he always loses the nice ones. My dad rushed to the hospital and fell to his knees next to my mom's bed. Praying like he had never prayed....the doctor had assured him that due to the loss of blood and the complications from my mom's surgery, and her previous health concerns, there was nothing more that he could do. We all prayed, my mother spent two more weeks in the hospital. She is now home, the power of prayer complimentd medicine and when man's knowledge could not save her, the Lord God could. My mom is only 52 years old....God said, there is much left for you to do my child, it is simply not your time. YES PRAY and receive medical treatment.

Answer 3

(Matthew 9:12) Hearing [them], he said: “Persons in health do not need a physician, but the ailing do.

(Mark 2:17) Upon hearing this Jesus said to them: “Those who are strong do not need a physician, but those who are ill do. I came to call, not righteous people, but sinners.”

Prayer as well will not hurt.

Jesus himself advised that sick people should see a physician.

Answer 4

see a physician of course
but a little prayer doesnt hurt

the physician can help with the medical side of things
prayer can help with the spiritual
and I am sure that most people do not rely on prayer alone

Answer 5

GOD HEARS AND ANSWERS PRAYER
-Choo Thomas

THE FIRST THING many Christians do when they are sick is to go to the doctor, instead of casting the devil out, praying to the Father in the name of Jesus, searching their hearts to see if they have sin within them, and repenting. However, sometimes the Lord does lead us to a doctor.
One such occasion took place when one of my wisdom teeth was bothering me for a while. The Lord didn’t heal this condition for a long time, so I asked Him why. He simply directed me to have it pulled.
I obeyed, and went to the dentist immediately. The dentist took an x-ray, and he pulled it right then. There’s nothing impossible for God, but sometimes God chooses not to heal us.
It’s important for us to hear and know the voice of God in these situations. Sometimes, however, it is very hard to understand what the Lord wants you to do. Always pray about it first and ask Him what you should do. Then no matter what decision comes to your heart, if you have peace about it, it is of God.
Always remember that God is peace. If it is Satan’s decision, your mind will be very confused. Always ask the Lord when you want something or need something. He is very happy to help those who trust Him. Our Lord God wants all His children to depend totally on Him. If you continually ask for whatever you need or want, sooner or later you will hear His voice, because you are depending on Him. That is why persistent prayer always will be answered.
Some people think that because they can’t hear God’s voice, He isn’t hearing or will not answer their prayer. At the beginning of my Christian walk, I didn’t know how to pray and I never heard His voice, but I was very persistent in prayer and I believed I would receive what I requested from Him.
During the last two years, almost all of my prayers have been answered. Now the Lord and I talk all the time, everywhere, but it seems that some prayers take a very long time to be answered. I believe God will answer the prayers of saved people first if they are obedient and their hearts are clean and close to Him.
When I first became a Christian, even though I didn’t know how to pray, I prayed many times a day. I asked the same things over and over like a child. I needed so many things then. About two months later, the Lord began to answer my prayers, one by one.
As a result, I began to fear God in a reverential way and humble myself before Him. I learned to pray more often and began to read the Bible, even though I couldn’t understand much of it. I began to make a habit of reading the Word and praying many times each day.
The Lord continually blessed us more and more. The more He blessed me, however, the more I feared Him. I couldn’t knowingly do anything against His will. This realization and commitment led me to give up the worldly things that I had once greatly enjoyed, especially the television soap operas that had been my daily life. Once I made up my mind about this, I never wanted to see them again.
In a similar vein, I couldn’t be happy with anyone if God’s Word wasn’t in him or her. All worldly desires began to die very quickly. I have learned that the Lord will never force us to do anything, but when we want to serve Him and give up the worldly things, then He will step in and remove our worldly desires and put godly desires into us so we can walk in full obedience in Him. Total obedience from His children is a great blessing to God.

Answer 6

I do both coz God created the doctor gave him mind and gave the pharmacist the idea of what drug can help me I dont have a patent to any drug God gave the mind to that bright being who made the drug so ill see the doc and pray to God the medication works

Answer 7

Of course see a doctor. If you feel like praying to, fine, but you definately not skip the doctor and just pray!

Answer 8

Pray that god will lead you to the right doctor,If the illness is beyond a doctors ability,prayer works.

Answer 9

If you are ill, it is best to see your doctor, but also pray that your doctor can make you well. God(s) can work through people in order to influence your life.

Answer 10

if i didn't pray...the doctor could achieve nothing..and my daughter would have suffer of asthma....

BuJesus said is somebody is ill call the priest with oil from church..nothings else...

Nowadays we are not allowed to treat the child with prayer..and because they could accuse you..i think you should call the doctor and pray ..and pray even before the doctor comes...