About a year ago, I had some sort of chronic vocal chord inflammation and irritation. I didn't know what was wrong with my throat... I couldn't sing anymore. I normally had a wide range and loved to sing in church, but my voice for about six months would only come out as a whisper when I sang.
I made an appointment with an ENT doctor, fully expecting to need a minor throat surgery.
Two days before my doctor's appointment, I had met some local church leaders over lunch. We discussed the goodness of God and our vision for the community. We shared mighty testimonies and the Lord began to move at that lunch meeting. Our meeting was coming to an end, and I mentioned the need for prayer for my throat. The pastor did a simple prayer over me, but nothing happened at that moment.
The next morning, as I was getting ready for work, I proceeded to swallow a large prescription pill. The pill happened to get lodged in my throat and I began to choke! I had to force my body forward and dis-lodge the pill. It was an ugly feeling (and a little embarrasing!). It hurt, too.
I got into my vehicle and blasted my praise music as normal... but something different happened that morning... when I opened my mouth to sing, I had a voice! It was back! And the only thing I can imagine is that the Lord caused the pill to get lodged in the right place to remove whatever callous was on my vocal cords. HE performed my throat surgery. Praise the Lord!