Hello ! My name is Eric, live in the Cincinnati area. I was raised in church and like so many, embarked on life, checked the church box some more but never knew Him. This led to a crisis in my late 30s that included divorce, heavy drinking, sexual sin, financial issues, arrests and virtual homelessness. I see now how He kept me during those years and continues to keep me today. Those seasons and the ensuing ones have led to a form of death to self that wouldn't have come any other way, at least for me. Now, after a recent season of secret place dwelling, a break from the token church attending, and several encounters, etc, I'm much better prepared to embark on the next chapter, walking in my identity in Christ, dependent on the Spirit, approaching everything as finished in Christ! And most importantly- getting to a posture where it's not about me. It's about Him, the head, and the Body! It's us! Sometimes I still struggle with abiding and submission, taking it all in but not necessarily walking it out consistently.- In and out of the flesh. The old man is the highly distracted and over thinking type!