The Fall

In this prison cell bound in shackles and chains a ship upon the stormy sea tossed and torn about

I say I have faith, but our world is falling apart. I have forgotten who I was in Christ! Turning to this world for answers and comfort. Depression and worry sprouted up and began to consume me. I was falling fast turning to my old life that was dead

What people think they see, is not actually what they see. Looks are deceiving they don't see the battles we wage on the inside. We put on a smile and tell everyone we are all right, when in fact we feel as though we are dying on the inside!

Christians face and battle depression, anxiety, addictions, anger issues and the list goes on and on. Even with our spirit being made new! A new creation! The old one being put to death! Our flesh and body continues to live on, in it we battle! It is in God we get our strength through Christ!

It is incorrect to say "God will never give me more than I can handle"

It is when we hit that point of total weakness that we turn to Christ and say Lord I can not do this on my own! You alone our my strength my foundation, my strong tower! You are the one who can and does bring me peace in this storm I am in! At Your Word you can and will calm the wind and waves! For if we admit we are weak that we can't do it on our own, that is whem God through Christ gives us strength for it is His strength that brings us through. Making us more than conquerors!

I came very close to losing my wife and family due to my own actions. I feel into a depressive state at times wanting to take my own life! I did not see any reason to go on living. I cried out to God who gave me the strength to carry on. Even though it was just a month of separation it was a very dark time that almost consumed me! During this time I reevaluated my life, things had to change! With the things coming to light I had done, it changed us all! We could allow it to divide us, or draw us closer to God and return drawing us closer together! We are not the perfect family, we too have our struggles, yet we have learned to turn it over God! It is His strength, love, mercy, grace and peace that holds us together enabling us to show the forgiveness that is needed to move forward instead of it seperating us as the world would love to see.
We were weak it was more than any of us could stand! It is by Christ's strength that we are here today as a family.