Jacob
My recovery journey started shortly after covid began. I was in a pretty bad psychosis from the substances I was using. A good friend and alumni of Truly Motivated Transitional Living came to my aid one day to jump my car. At the time, my car was my home, and I was not making wise choices. It was pretty apparent I was up to no good and that I was struggling inside and out. She told me she knew of a place where I would be warm, safe, and free from my destructive thoughts/behaviors, and loved until I could love myself. It seemed too good to be true, but I jumped in with both feet and with a little skepticism as anyone taking a chance would.
Hope is where I drew my strength from at first. A little while after I was settled at TMTL, someone told me that without faith, hope is few and far between and is more or less just a "wish". I had a resentment towards God for a long time, or at least I thought I did. This ended up being a misunderstanding in God though. At 13 my grandfather who raised me passed away from cancer and I blamed this on God for the longest time until I came to TMTL and started praying and learning more about the good word. God saved my grandfather from cancer. I now have a regained faith in my higher power, and I can feel him working in my daily life. The combination of working on my mental health and restoring my faith in the Lord has brought me through into the next chapter in my life, and I am beyond grateful for the chance to right myself. I am finishing my high school diploma and then will be headed into a dental assisting program. I am being the best I can be so I can show my son how to live right.
2 Corinthians 13:11 "Finally brothers, rejoice, aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you."
As long as I have Faith in Christ Jesus, treat my neighbor as I would like to be treated, and live with the fruit of the spirit the Lord will shed light upon me. Always aim to improve and improvement can happen. God has always been there, but now I am finally showing up. Thank you TMTL and Crossroads Community Covenant Church.
– Jacob