Vocal chords restored
I am so honored to be able to share this testimony with you all.
About a month ago, I was at a worship, fellowship, dinner night with the business prayer team. I was sitting on a couch, minding my own business, when a friend felt prompted by God to come pray over me. Without me saying anything, he prayed for restoration of my voice and freedom to yell, sing, and do whatever I wanted with my voice. Instantly, it was like a Pop Rock (fizzy candy) exploded in my throat. I felt tightening of my vocal chords and shifting.
Let me back up and explain why this was so significant for me. About 10 years ago my voice was terrible. I sounded like a life-long smoker who had a job yelling at people all day. I went to the doctor and they found nodules on my vocal chords. While I did have surgery to remove them, it was not successful, and I was told they would likely be a reoccurring problem for me and that my voice would always be weaker. I had limited range when I sang and I had to conserve my voice and was often not able to communicate the way I wanted to. I’m often in situations where I need to project my voice, leading youth group or sailing, and it was always a struggle.
When my friend came over to pray for my voice, I was shocked. I had never even considered asking God for healing for it. It wasn’t like a sore shoulder or hurt foot which clearly aren’t part of me. I viewed my weak voice as part of me, a part I really disliked, but a part that I could never hope or dream of changing. As I sat on the couch that night and felt things shift and fall away, I have no doubt that I have a new set of vocal chords. They felt like they did after the surgery that temporally fixed them, tight and new, and I’m still working on breaking them in.
I view this as a testimony of God’s love. He knew the desires of my heart, desires I couldn’t have articulated. He prompted someone to randomly pray over me for the very thing I didn’t even think to ask for.
That same God is doing this throughout our city. I’ve seen Him time and time again speak to hopes and dreams that people have almost forgotten. From a business guy who thinks he only wants a strategy but receives family reconciliation to a homeless girl asking for some money who also needed to hear and know her identity in the Father. God loves each and every one of us so much, and He is calling dreams to life.