I am not alone!

The first emotion that I felt when our world began to change was intense loneliness.  My initial response was to think that I was all alone.  That was and still is a lie.  We are never alone in our struggles.  We have a God that promises to never leave us or forsake us.  If truth be told, every one of us have struggles and addictions in our lives that want to drag us down into the depths.  We have a choice to make.  Will we allow our weaknesses and struggles to dictate who we are?  Are we going to allow the decisions that others make or do not make to define us?  Are we going to permit fear, worry and anxiety to control us?  I don't know about you, but I want to fully be all that God created me to be.  God, in His sovereignty has allowed our family to be a part of something that we never imagined.  We have had to lay our hopes and dreams for the future down at His feet.  I am extremely proud of our son for taking the initiative to stop his addictive behavior.  My journey is to make sure that my addictions of fear, worry and control don't get in the way of my growth.  The story of our family is still being written.  I will wake up each morning trusting that I will have the strength that I need for the day ahead, confident that I am never alone.