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Darkness to Light

2 Peter 2:9

Then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment

I went to a men's conference at church today and prayed for God to give me something. He gave me so much and more. We had 4 different different Pastors speak on different subjects about being a man in Christ. This verse was mentioned and the Pastor explained it in detail and caught my attention right away. It's about going from the darkness into light.

God rescues people, through the trials they are going through. Let me tell you how my troubles started. My mom, sister and I moved in with my Grannie when I was 6 because we needed help. My Grannie and I were very close. She got diagnosed with breast cancer in 1994. Through treatment the cancer went into in remission. In 1998 the cancer came back, but this time it was worse. For 2 months I watched my Grannie slowly die in front of me. On the night she passed away, I was 5 minutes late and I didnt get a chance to say I love you to her. She was laying in bed with machines still hooked up with no life. When I walked out of the room I felt a light turn off inside me and I was filled with guilt and anger. That night started my downward spiral that would last for the next 15 years. I suffered depression, started using pills to numb the pain and having suicidal thoughts. Taking the pills turned into addiction, the suicidal thoughts turned into me attempting to a suicide attempt. I was sent to a psychiatric hospital where I was diagnosed bipolar. Fast forward to August 2913, God led me to a church and gave my life to the Lord. On December 28,2013 I fell off roof and hit my head on concrete. I suffered a traumatic brain injury with a severe brain bleed. I was given no chance to survive, but God saved me. He brought me into the light. Instantly delivered from bipolar, suicidal thoughts and addiction. I have had no symptoms or relapse of pills in past 12 years.

God:

-sees the struggles of believers

-understands persecution and temptation

-knows when and how to deliver His people

Rescue does not always mean immediate removal from hardship.

Sometimes God rescues by:

sustaining faith

strengthening endurance

ultimately delivering His people.

God rescued me, delivered me and I spend my life now serving God.

Even when evil appears to go unpunished, God is not ignoring injustice. The unrighteous are being held accountable and will face judgment.

What trials are you trusting to God?