Hi Everyone, This is my testimony. I have suffered from back pain for many years, but recently it became unbearable. I'm sharing this because I hope it helps someone.
For almost an entire year now, I've been on a journey with the Lord. During this time, I made significant life changes - giving up a relationship, switching jobs, and moving to a new town. I promised God I would give Him my all, though I didn't fully understand what that meant at the time.
Throughout this year, my spiritual journey has had its ups and downs. I've been studying the Word more, though my prayer life has fluctuated between consistent communication with God and periods where I wasn't making the best use of my time. As I got back on track with prayer, God reminded me to speak to Him like a friend and trust that my prayers would be answered. After several heartfelt conversations with Him, speaking as if He was in the same room (which He always is, being omnipresent and omniscient), He began responding through dreams.
In early December, I experienced an uncomfortable pain in my lower back. I recognized this as a spiritual attack because my relationship with God was strengthening. Around this time, I watched "The War Room," which inspired me to intensify my prayers.
A few days later, while driving home, I offered up a complete prayer to the Lord. I thanked Him and praised His name, asked forgiveness for my sins, and reminded Him of His promises to me. I spoke about how I had given up so much in trust that He would lead me. I even prayed for my enemies, rebuked the enemy, and glorified His name. Then I asked Him to bring someone to me that I could help, even with the limited resources I had. I was reminded of Matthew 25:45-46, where Jesus said, "Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me." That same night, a lady reached out needing financial assistance. She was family to someone I'm close to and a member of my online weekly cell group. Though we had never communicated on a personal level before, as she spoke, I felt she was repeating my life story and choices back to me. It was uncanny how similar our lives were - it felt like looking into a mirror, as if she had lived my life. Her words not only echoed my prayer but also reflected my own journey. The Holy Spirit confirmed she was sent by God, and I helped her as I could.
Shortly after helping her, I began experiencing severe back pain that made it difficult to sit, lie down, or walk. I had to miss work, but instead of becoming angry, I continued thanking and praising God. I even reached a point of complete surrender, accepting whatever He had planned for me. A doctor suggested getting a scan, mentioning it might be a pinched nerve requiring surgery.
The sister I had helped was praying for me daily, along with other prayer warriors from church. This reminded me of Matthew 18:20, where Jesus promises, "For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them." When I fully surrendered to God, calling Him my healer, friend, father, protector, and love, the pain began subsiding almost immediately. I held onto Hebrews 11:1, which tells us that "faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see."
Interestingly, after my healing, the sister who had been praying for me (who was in a different country at the time) became ill and experienced similar back pain. Her symptoms were intense and lasted about the same duration as mine. We had never met in person, yet we shared this spiritual experience. After her healing, we both praised the Lord and continued praying for each other.
I hope this testimony brings hope to someone who needs it. Remember that faith and works go hand in hand, as James 2:17 tells us, "Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead." When we help others and come together in prayer, God's presence becomes manifest in powerful ways.