Born in the South, everyone went to church. My parents surrounded me with the gospel. Not just attending church, but being involved, I was sheltered from the world. They only played K-Love, and they sent me to a private Christian school. I had everything I needed to have a foundation built on Christ. However, God allowed me to face trials to strengthen my dependence on Him.

There are two ways to run from shame. You can either continue in your ways trying to numb yourself or you can run to God, who relinguishes you from the feelings of shame.

I grew up in the South with a couple God-fearing Christians as parents. They led me to build a foundation on Christ. Becoming a Christian at a very young age, I didn’t come to understand who God is and how He actually works until I was older.

At the first sign of struggle, I expected God to take it away. I didn’t understand that even as a Christian I would experience suffering. When God didn’t do what I wanted Him to do, I took matters into my own hands. I turned to drinking and smoking weed to numb myself.

I was twelve years old when I begins dealing with depression. However, there was this stigma against being anything but perfect more so in the church. I hide my struggles from everyone. As the years went by, the sadness increased exponentially. Welcome to WordPress! This is a sample post. Edit or delete it to take the first step in your blogging journey. To add more content here, click the small plus icon at the top left corner. There, you will find an existing selection of WordPress blocks and patterns, something to suit your every need for content creation. And don’t forget to check out the List View: click the icon a few spots to the right of the plus icon and you’ll get a tidy, easy-to-view list of the blocks and patterns in your post. TO BO CONTINUED.