I was born in a Christian family and grew up thinking that God was an angry God. Since young, I was afraid of failing because I didn’t want to anger God. So I started confessing every wrong deed I did.

I’d fallen into many vices as a young boy even though I grew up in the church. My father wasn’t always around and my mother, though she tried her best, couldn’t keep me from the things I indulged in as a young boy.  

I was delivered from a twenty-year addiction to pot smoking by proclaiming, “I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus.” I felt ridiculous saying it but out of desperation I decided to do it by faith after hearing all the testimonies.

Back in 2011, I was struggling with an addiction to pornography. I would view some kind of pornographic material almost every day.

Two years ago, my son who was 3 years old suffered a serious allergic reaction after consuming a peanut butter sandwich. After that episode, he was given doses of emergency medicine and an EpiPen to carry along whenever he went. We were also advised to not consume peanuts in the household and to minimize eating out to reduce the risk of my son being exposed to the allergen, and having a life-threatening allergic reaction.