"Coming from an unstable and abusive environment I believe helped mold me for who I needed to be. I have been in situations, and I am sure people have been in worse, but it was happening to me, so for me it was my experience. Just having bad family relationships and then having to defend myself ever since I can remember. The two alone are very challenging especially because life was not meant to be like that for kids. And then at the age of ten the death of my dad brought very much impact into life, so much that it opened the doors to the world of drugs. I had already experienced other things, so this just drew me further. As an adult I started to seek God because I was under too much depression but I did not see the things that I needed to help me understand who God is. Until I did. Then I saw, and now I give that which was given to me, patience, love, understanding, joy, goodness, kindness, gentleness, and I am working on self—control as well as faithfulness. It has been hard because the enemy does not come after someone that does not have God; he will come for those who desire to have a relationship with God. So we must fight to stay in that light. Amen I am thankful to know God and to be able to let others know about Him as well "