MORE Magazine December 2016 | Page 2

...IN ALL THESE THINGS WE ARE MORE THAN CONQUERORS THROUGH HIM THAT LOVED US ROMANSĀ 8:37 Three months ago, the stress from an incident at work pushed me over the edge. I was diagnosed with PTSD. The doctor put me out for two and a half months. I had a lot of truths that I needed to deal with. The first truth, I had to be the person to make the change. I went into a dark-place. Those closest to me could not get to where I was. I was in between a place of depression and metamorphosis. I was unsatisfied with what I saw in my life. There was a lot of time for prayer and I was finally arrived at a place where I was ready to change. I needed to change my thoughts and my beliefs. I forgot, for a while, that God created me for greater. It was too comfortable to be sitting behind my desk, being satisfied with my position. Looking back, the path of these last months was a part of my destiny. This was a conscious fight not to sink into depression, but rather to listen to God's plan. And He had a plan...