For a long time my life was defined by addiction and the heavy weight of drug use. That path eventually led me to a place I never thought I’d be – a jail cell. Looking back I realized that while I was physically locked up I had been a prisoner to my choices and to substances for years. It was in that dark place at my absolute lowest that I stopped relying on my own strength and turned to God. I realized that I couldn’t fix myself. I needed a Redeemer.
Today I am standing here clean, sober, and free — not because of my own willpower, but solely by the grace of God. He met me in that cell, broke the chains of my past, and gave me a second chance I didn’t deserve. Being out of jail is a blessing, but being free from the addiction that owned me is a miracle. I am living proof that no one is ever too far gone for God’s mercy. If He can do it for me, He can do it for anyone!!