After suffering a fall on the job, David could no longer wear shoes without having unbearable pain. This made walking and getting around extremely difficult. See what finally turned David’s situation around and restored his feet.
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- I cut out on a pole
and what we call cut out on a pole
when you climb a pole with spikes
and then sometime yourspikes come out (indistinct)
And I landed flat footed
and broke both of my heel bones.
- [Narrator] David Overby was working
for his local phone company 30 years ago
when he suffered a bad fall.
- Probably about for three or four weeks
I was out of work, both my feet healing.
- [Narrator] Over the years
his feet problems got progressively worse.
More issues followed withswelling, soreness, and gout.
- During the course of the day,
walking, if I walked a lot, you know,
that would really be excruciating.
For so many years I reallycouldn't walk down steps
and when I did I would likehold on to the rail, you know,
like an old man goingdown or up the stairs
and then when I tried towear western style boots
or something like that,you know, then I would
make the problem worse.
- [Narrator] Eventually,David cannot even wear shoes.
Doctors could only prescribe painkillers.
- I never had anything.
They gave me very much to anything
but just temporary relief, you know?
I mean it would just be like
taking a pain pill or something like that
would give me a littlebit of relief or whatever,
but I mean who wants to take pain pills?
- [Narrator] David grewup believing in healing
and often had people pray for his feet.
Then in July of 2020, heturned on the 700 club.
- Terry had a word of knowledge, said,
there's somebody out therethat's got feet problems.
- If there's someone else
you have a problem with your feet.
Like there is no shoe thatis comfortable for you,
you've had other issueswith growth on your feet
that's not normal.
God's healing all ofthat for you right now.
You're actually gonna seeyour foot return from being
deformed to looking normal
and you're gonna be able
to wear the shoes of your choice.
- And what really brought it home
was is that no shoes, no slip on shoes,
you can't wear a slip on shoes
or anything like thatbecause they hurt your feet.
Well, that was me.
I said, well, I accept thatin the name of Jesus Christ,
that's for me, and thenGod healed my feet.
It was immediate.
When I started movingaround and everything,
it was confirmed to methat God had healed me.
So I can wear anything,
you know, that I couldn't wear before.
I don't have any pain with my feet.
I can walk and walk anddon't have any problems.
- [Narrator] David saysbelievers need to embrace that
God's healing is for everyone.
- My perspective is greatly changed
because I realize now that God loves us.
No matter what, God loves us.
But once you really grab a holdof that, that God loves you.
And that all those promisesin the Bible are for you.
No matter. They're foryou and God does heal
and God does prosper
and God does save.
God's pouring out his spirit
and there's miracles all around us.
God is doing a great andmighty thing with people
that will accept Jesus as their savior.
Be born again and God blesses us
more than we can imagine.