Greg
I had taken a dark spiritual path at age 12 and I was using drugs heavily when I went to jail at age 18. At a jail chapel service I was miraculously saved. After I got out of prison, I married, started a family, and began going to church.
The problem, though, was that I was still operating in my own will and I had no idea how to fill the void left in me when I quit using drugs. I was soon drinking again, and the drinking led to more drug abuse. This struggle lasted an additional 21 years.
It was then, in 2003, that I decided to take my life. A small voice inside spoke to me and said, "This is not the end." I decided not to shoot myself, and I instead sought help for the first time in my life.
After two years of psychiatrists and AA, I felt that there was still something missing in my life. I prayed and asked God to take it all, and I surrendered completely to His will.
Now my life in Christ is something I cherish. He has enriched every part of it: family, friendships, work -- everything. Life is better than I had ever dreamed it could be.