The forces of light and darkness fought furiously upon the battlefield of my soul for four years, since I fell away from Christ at the age of sixteen. Because of my unrepentant heart, God allowed the darkness to drag me down into the midst of a deadly drug addiction and a dangerous way of life. Under the yoke of unspeakable evil, I venture forth with nothing but a frantic hope for sanity, sobriety and salvation. However, still blinded by my continued rebellion against God, stricken by my past mistakes, and driven ever onward into drug addiction, I become hopelessly foolish, and soon find myself in trouble with the law. In the midst of my strife, an unexpected proposal looms upon the horizon; a romantic endeavor. Torn by my drug addict lifestyle, my continually repeated incarceration, my desire to have love, and my hope to simply find freedom from the darkness, I become impossibly desperate. It was then that God opened a completely unexpected door for me. Without hesitation, I entered, and embarked upon an adventure that would change me forever. But even better, when it all ended, I was brought back to my home, my family and sobriety. And best of all, I was brought back to Jesus Christ, who was still calling me to save the world through Him. God had freed me from the darkness, and it was time to rise up once more and be the Christian I was always meant to be.