FRIDAY
REMOVING THE COMPLEXES
I was brought up in a broken home that was full of addictions , domestic violence , sicknesses , and misery .
My father was addicted to alcohol and tobacco . He had many outbursts , and he would break everything in the home . My mother and my siblings were so scared that they would run away in the middle of the night !
I grew up and became very rebellious . I had a lot of anger towards my dad and everyone else . I would go out to nightclubs , and I too became addicted to alcohol and tobacco .. But on top of this I would use drugs too . As a result , I became very paranoid and I suffered from nightmares . Just as my father had done , I started break everything at home . And even though I had a boyfriend , I was very jealous .
Through the faith and perseverance of my mother and sister , I accepted their invitation to the HelpCentre . I took part in prayer meetings on Wednesdays , Fridays and Sundays . And through these meetings , I became free of all negativity , and I learnt to forgive my father . And that ’ s what I did . By doing so , I overcame the very thing that was imprisoning me .
After that , I had my encounter with God , where I was completely free from my past and everything that oppressed me .
Today , I no longer feel empty or scared of dying . I am free from my all my addictions . I am happy , and I have peace inside of me . My boyfriend , who started attending the HelpCentre , once upon a time took drugs just like me . But today , he is free , we share the same faith , and we have been married for 15 years .
Sara Couto
Write down the wall you want to knock down in your life and bring it with you to your local UCKG .
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