Back Pain Prevents Retirement Man Hoped For

Retired furniture mover, 76 year old Carl is back to being active.  Not too long ago, years of heavy lifting at his job caused him to have chronic back pain

“The more expensive the furniture was, the heavier it was.  Very severe throbbing would come upon me like that, like a flash of light. Excruciating pain.  I'd lay on my back and pray.”

Carl took over-the-counter medication and visited a chiropractor but the relief was short-lived.  “Maybe three or four days later, I’m back at the chiropractor's office again.  That's the way it was.”

Carl watched the 700 Club every day and prayed for his healing. He also prayed for other viewers, along with the hosts.  “When you pray for others it takes your mind off yourself and…it does something to you inside. I love to pray, that's just me, you know.”  

On July 22, 2016, Carl was watching and praying when he heard a word of knowledge from Terry.  “I'm kneeling at my recliner listening intently to what they're saying on television.”

Terry said, “There is someone else, you have an issue with your back. It doesn’t allow you to actually stand up straight. A lot of pain in the lower back. Just lift up now. God is setting your free from that.”

Carl said, “I raised my arm, I said, ‘That's me, Father God, I claim that for myself.’ …As I was getting up off my knees, the pain was gone, totally gone, subsided completely.  I've never had backache pain since that day.  What could I do but praise God as best I could. There are no words to say thank you. How do you say thank you to God in words? It's all in my heart. It was time for Carl to be healed.  God says, I'm going to do something for the boy. That's the way I look at it.”

Now pain free, Carl enjoys the retirement he always hoped for.  “I enjoy my life more than ever. In my 76 years I have never felt such peace of mind and such physical joy.  Now I do my housework and my artwork with great detail and great ease.  No pain. I can shovel snow. I can do anything,” said Carl.  “And the satisfaction and joy when you look at your results…Man, That's of God!  Thank you, Father."