An incarcerated man pleaded with the God he knew in childhood for help and deliverance. Then God powerfully showed up!
Abandoned & Abused In His Childhood
Three months after Michael was born, his birth mom abandoned him. Then a family acquaintance adopted him. His adoptive mom was a Christian and so she became the first person to introduce him to God.
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At six years old, Michael’s adoptive mom had a boyfriend. He became friends with him until the man’s actions stole his childhood innocence. The man sexually assaulted him without his mother’s knowledge. And then he threatened him to hide it, or else he would kill him.
Despite his threats, Michael told his mom about what happened, but she didn’t believe him. Until one day, the man tried to assault him again, and finally, his mother made the man leave.
Addiction To Drugs
Michael’s first sexual encounter was with a man, and it made him feel dirty. At nine years old, he started drinking alcohol and hanging around older men. He then smoked marijuana at ten years old. He knew Jesus then, but the pain overwhelmed him.
Soon after, Michael turned to cocaine to cope with his pain. He was happy because he was also making money from it. But things worsened when he lost his adoptive mother at 16 years old. Michael dropped out of school and went deeper into doing and selling drugs.
Incarcerated
For many years, Michael was addicted to drugs. Eventually he was incarcerated at 28 years old. And inside jail, he began to return to the faith he encountered as a child. He read the Bible and started praying again. God had gotten his attention in his darkest moment.
However, Michael also got angry at God for everything that had happened in his life. But a moment of clarity from God opened his eyes.
God spoke to him, saying, “there’s something still in you, if you trust me.”
“If You don’t help me and deliver me, I’m gonna die,” Michael told God.
Watch how God powerfully turned things around for his good.
Reference | 700 Club Interactive
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