Just have to share this and brag on my friend/ brother in Christ. I love seeing people recover and be able to share their testimony with others.

I met this guy briefly, many years ago at a Game Stop in La. and we became fb friends, but in the last few years, he made a huge impact on my life by witnessing his journey of grief and addiction. He reached out to me after my brother died and truly went above and beyond to help me in my grieving process and helped speak life back into my Spirit again. It’s been such a pleasure to see him grow in Christ and life in general.

It’s pretty awesome how God uses people to connect us.

In his words:

3 years ago today I gave up. I woke up that morning in a state run detox deathly ill from withdrawal. I finally admitted that for the last 20 years I had been commiting suicide on an installment plan. I had been an absolute nightmare for anyone who cared about me. I had completely abandoned my only son and left a wake of destruction behind me anywhere I went and it had all been because I was in charge. In that moment I was utterly defeated and I surrendered. I was blessed with the gift of desperation and I knew that if I were to survive I could no longer run the show. That was the first step to allow God to draw near and save me. Today my life is beyond my wildest dreams and that’s all because my life is none of my business. Not everything is perfect, I’m not exactly where I want to be and not all of the harm that I’ve caused can be fixed and that’s ok because today I take accountability, I accept the consequences of my actions and I face the wreckage of my past. God is my director and I will dutifully play the role he assigns me to the best of my ability. Staying sober was something I never saw as a possibility for myself so if any of this sounds familiar to you and you want to stop but don’t know where to start please reach out to me. Recovery is possible no matter how far you have fallen. #wedorecover

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It’s amazing what happens when we turn it over into the capable hands of Jesus.

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God’s plan is always better than our plan. He can restore what’s broken if we allow him.