A Personal Story

JMJC

On January 17, 2019, God freed me from alcohol abuse and began a cascade of reprieves from drugs, sexual acting out, compulsive eating, compulsive caffeination, and emotional intoxication. In 2022, still in the obsession of compulsive eating, I experienced back pain so severe that I was bedridden for two weeks. Months later God miraculously healed me after hearing my first genuine confession and immediately after I received the Eucharist for the first time as a believer – 95% of the pain throughout my body disappeared upon returning to the pew.

Since that day, I have lost 70 lbs,  become a hobby athlete, begun adding muscle, and turned my life from self will run riot to a disciplined pursuit of total surrender to God’s will and sanctification in a whole-life response to God’s infinite love, forgiveness, and compassion.

Mental issues were also a major struggle my life. I have been treated, medicated, analyzed, tested, instituted twice, and narrowly dodged being instituted other times. I suffered anxiety, panic attacks, mood swings, and chronic suicidal ideation stemming from complex post traumatic stress. For years I could not go a single hour without experiencing the immediate compulsion to die and imagining exactly how I could make it happen.

It was only when I was filled with the Holy Spirit and granted leave to heal through cooperation with God’s grace that I began experiencing long-term serenity and mental peace.