This story starts with my friend and me lifting weights in the gym at Central Bible College. I knew the exercise would make my body sore because I was out of shape. However, I wasn't prepared for the three days I experienced next. They were filled with laying on the couch not being able to move because of the excruciating pain in my arms and legs. After this one incident, I began having continual pain in my arms and legs that worsened after any movement. I scheduled an appointment with my doctor, who referred me to a couple specialists. They eventually decided after numerous tests that I had hyperactive thyroid, which must be causing the pain.
The summer after I graduated from Central Bible College my thyroid specialist put me on medicine that slowed my thyroid down to a stable level, and gave me pain medication for when the pain was to bad to function or sleep. The thyroid medicine seemed to help ease the pain, but it didn't fully take it away. I started the Chi Alpha internship at University of Louisiana. Sometime during it I started noticing my back hurting worse and worse.
When I finished the internship and moved home to raise my budget my Mom noticed the how much pain I was in. She made me go to the doctor. They did an MRI on my back and discovered I had rheumatoid arthritis in my lower and mid-back. They put me on medication for the arthritis and gave me muscle relaxers to help me get more than the usual 4 hours of sleep I was getting. I was told by my back specialist I had the back of a 40 year old. I was still in so much pain that after going grocery shopping I would be on the couch unable to move for the rest of the day. I knew God was going to heal me, but didn't know when.
My great Aunt told me I needed to read the book Christ the Healer by F.F. Boswell. As I began reading the book I meditated on the scriptures and thanked God for my healing. After a prayer meeting at Oologah Assembly, I felt God telling me to stop taking my medicine because He had healed me. So that is exactly what I did. Praise God, I have not taken my medication and not had pain for two months now! I canceled my physical therapy that my specialists had started me on! I also canceled my appointments with my specialists, since I have no reason to see them any more!
