Choked By the After Effects of Surgery, Freed by Prayer

“It is very difficult to describe the misery of burning lungs,” Carol Lazur said while thinking back on the aftermath of her operation. “There was no sleep, no eat, no drink, no nothing. It was just unbearable.”

“I had atrial fibrillation for years,” Carol said. “It would come and go. I just felt terrible. I couldn't exercise. My legs felt like tree trunks. I mean, I just couldn't even move. So, that's when I decided I had to do something. The surgery was successful, but when I came out of the surgery, I had a terrible fire and I couldn't breathe in my lungs. The nurse that took care of me after the surgery said, ‘It's from the breathing tube.’

“I came home, I coughed, I couldn't sleep, I mean, it was just very uncomfortable,” Carol said. “It was like my lungs were on fire and it was all the way down to my stomach. I couldn't eat, I couldn't drink, I mean, everything was just on fire. It felt like we were just never going to get to the end of feeling so poorly. So very discouraging. I was just praying for relief.”

I normally watch The 700 Club every morning,” Carol said. “I had just sat down, I raised my hand to pray with Andrew.

“Someone’s having trouble breathing,” Andrew Knox prayed. “It’s not completely debilitating, but it’s from your gut to your chest. You’re just having trouble with catching a breath. It’s relatively recent and the Lord wants to heal and is healing. Just raise your hands and thank God for what He’s doing. You will breathe normally, and that pressure is going to subside in Jesus’ name.”

“And I claimed that healing,” Carol said. “Within 15, 20 minutes, I was breathing normally. The fire in my lungs had disappeared and I praised God.”

“I was amazed,” Carol said. “I was absolutely amazed that God would hear my prayers, because that's all I prayed for was to be able to breathe comfortably. It is an absolute miracle the difference I feel. My husband and I are back to the gym. We’re out biking. It's no longer a struggle to even take a step or two. Very different than what it was before. I thank God.”

“’Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not unto your own understanding,’” Carol recited from Proverbs 3:5-6. “’In all your ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct your paths.’ That's the Bible verse that I held on to during the whole process. God hears your prayers. There is no doubt in my mind that He hears every single one of us, and He is just a prayer away. He's not a million miles, He's right here, right beside you. All you have to do is reach out and ask for the help.”