{"id":3475,"date":"2018-07-20T11:54:41","date_gmt":"2018-07-20T15:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/?p=3475"},"modified":"2018-07-20T11:54:41","modified_gmt":"2018-07-20T15:54:41","slug":"farmer-nearly-drowns-water-filled-tractor-cab-says-god-not-luck-saved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/2018\/07\/farmer-nearly-drowns-water-filled-tractor-cab-says-god-not-luck-saved.html","title":{"rendered":"Farmer Nearly Drowns in Water-Filled Tractor Cab, Says God Not Luck Saved Him"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cI don\u2019t believe in luck,\u201d he said. \u201cGod had done His Will, he had saved my life.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Eldon Cooper, a farmer in Clarkridge, Ark., was pinned inside his water-filled tractor cab for more than three hours and nearly drowned. \u00a0He says God, not luck is why he is still alive today.<\/p>\n

Cooper was preparing to meet his wife at Bible study and before leaving, decided to examine an earthen dam on his property. He wanted to make sure it was holding because of the rain. When his tractor got to the edge, that\u2019s when things began to take a turn for the worst.<\/p>\n

\u201cI started backing up to head home, something I have done 150 times, probably,\u201d Cooper told AgDaily. \u201cWell, for some reason my tire got too close to the edge, and the edge on the pond side gave way, dropping the rear of the tractor about 18 inches or so toward the pond. It stopped before going over the edge, as I dropped the bucket to the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n

Not too long after, the tractor tipped over into the pond and his cab started to fill with water. The mud and the big machine compounded the situation. Cooper was scared for his life. He only had a small pocket of air and knew it was only a matter of time before it ran out. \u00a0In that moment, he thought he would asphyxiate on his own air and that the trailer cab would become his tomb, Cooper said.<\/p>\n

Then, he started praying.<\/p>\n

\u201cI needed that peace that passes all understanding, so I asked for it,\u201d Copper said. \u201cYou know what; that peace came over me almost immediately. I stopped panicking, and I stopped trying to breathe so hard because I couldn\u2019t get a full breath. But I stopped panicking, and my mind cleared and I could think.\u201d<\/p>\n

He began praying for his family and his kids, that God would protect them and be with them whatever the outcome may be.<\/p>\n

\u201cI prayed for His Will to be done. I prayed that somehow, some way, something good would come of this situation and God would be glorified.\u201d<\/p>\n

As he fell unconscious, God still kept Him safe.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I went unconscious I should have went limp and dropped down back into the water,\u201d he said. \u201cGod literally had to hold me back up into that air pocket,\u201d Cooper said.<\/p>\n

When rescuers arrived, they assumed he was dead but he was barely alive. He was in 49-degree water for three and half hours, according to AgDaily. Cooper was immediately transported to the hospital where he woke up. He couldn\u2019t believe he was still alive and that nurses were talking to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was like, \u2018What are you all doing\u2019\u201d Cooper said. \u201cIt startled them. I wasn\u2019t supposed to wake up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cooper continues to thank God for protecting him. He shares his experience with others to express the power of God to make the miraculous happen. All things are possible with Him.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople have said I was really lucky; that I should buy lottery tickets,\u201d Cooper said. \u201cLet me tell you this was not luck\u2026Had God not intervened, I wouldn\u2019t be here.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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