If you’ve ever wondered why some prayers feel powerful while others feel stuck, Pastor Linda Budd brings a direct, no-frills perspective that will challenge how you think about healing, faith, and the words you speak over your body. Linda pastors at Rivergate Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and she takes scripture literally when it calls believers to lay hands on the sick and expect recovery. 

We walk through her years of pursuing what she calls a healing anointing, plus the way she prays for real needs like pain, disease, and chronic sickness. Along the way, she shares a candid testimony about a woman who rarely attends healing services and arrives with obvious unbelief, and Linda admits what many leaders won’t say out loud: sometimes the atmosphere of doubt affects everyone, including the person doing the praying. That story opens up a practical conversation about consistency, faith, and why hopeless self-talk can sabotage expectation. 

You’ll also hear Linda’s emphasis on “declare and decree” prayers, submitting to the word of God, and holding to the belief that healing comes from Jesus while sickness comes from the devil. If you’re searching for Christian healing prayer, faith declarations, Bible-based healing teaching, and encouraging testimonies, this is a focused listen with a clear challenge: align your speech and your persistence with what you believe God promised. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs hope, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway.

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