Back instantaneously HEALED – no more back pain -3 ruptured and 3 bulging discs
I was sitting in pew with my family during regular Sunday morning service, the church was having prayer. It was the beginning of the second week in the 3-week fast. The pastor has asked the congregation to pray for what was on their hearts for the fasting period. The week prior, my wife and I had begun teaching the Nursery age kids (ages 2-5). I would have normally been praying about my family and friends, but this time I felt lead to pray for myself. I had been through three herniated disks in my lower back; each was 3 months of excruciating pain/ordeal followed by a sustained lower level of daily pain over the past five years. Also had three bulging disks. My day usually consisted of Ibuprofen (pain killer and anti-inflammatory) in the morning to get the day going, sometime mid-day, and usually prior to bed to sleep more comfortably. My prayer was that God would release me from this pain in my back so that I would be a better teacher to the little kids and would have no hesitation in picking them up in love. I felt someone’s hand touch me on my back while I prayed. My heart was touched; for I knew that someone was supporting me in my prayers. I continued to pray, and the hand was removed. Then the hand returned again just for a couple of seconds. I experienced an extreme heat, like a small fire ball had touched my back where the hand was. It was much, much hotter than any human hand could generate. While it was an extreme heat, it did not cause pain, just an intense momentary sensation. You see, I grew up all of my life in a conservative small Methodist church. While I whole heartedly believed in prayer and God’s ability to heal and what I had read in the Bible, I had in my 45 years of living never met anyone or seen any instantaneous healings from God. So I had no basis to know that what had just happened to me was a personal experience with God – a HEALING. I had no immediate change since I was sitting comfortably and had already had my morning pain killer.
Since I did not know what this was other than it had to be something from God (no human hand could have generated so much heat). In the back of my mind, I was wondering if God had answered my prayer. At the time, I said nothing to anyone including my wife because I did not want to claim something that might not be a miracle. That night before going to bed, I told my wife about the experience and that I had no pain at all in my back. I told her that “I think I am healed” but was not really sure. By saying that to her, I felt a relief that I could share the experience with someone. It is not everyday that something supernatural happens to you, especially for a quiet Methodist boy. I went to bed and thanked God for the experience and for what ever He was doing in my life. I think I would have been happy just with that momentary personal experience with God. So Monday goes by, no pain. Tuesday goes by and no pain at all. By Wednesday morning, I was excited. GOD HAD TOTALLY HEALED MY BACK PAIN. I shared this with a couple of close friends at Weds night service. I let the week go by to see that it was really true, no pain, no pain, no pain. I finally got my courage up and went to the church office and told the pastor and his wife, Cathy. She indicated that it was somewhat common for healings to experience a kind of warmth or heat at the time of the experience. The pastor had me testify at Sunday morning’s service.
It has been over a year, and although I have experience some normal stress related pains (lifting furniture and stuff), I have not had any back pain and have had no need to take any Ibuprofen for that. PRAISE THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY. For it is in His Name that I testify to this miracle.
Doug Scott - Jan 13, 2008
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