It is never too late to change your life; nothing should hold you back from living a better life. The story below is the story of Adam Mickleburgh. Now a qualified law expert, he once thought his brain was damaged by drug abuse. The road to discovery brought him to complete restoration.
Sometimes, you must hit rock bottom before changing your life for the better. It is only at the bottom that one realises how far off course you are and that you must make different life choices. This is precisely what happened to Adam, who had to confront his dysfunctional behaviours before he could invite positive change into his life.
Because of an addiction to drugs, Adam spent two years in prison in a foreign country, was deported to South Africa, and finally ended up living on the streets of Durban. He had harmed his parents to the point that they could no longer cope with having him in their lives. Things had reached the point where he was considering committing suicide, as there was simply nothing left of his life. Humanly speaking, he had no way to escape from the pit he had dug for himself.
After seeking help at many rehabilitation institutions, his situation only worsened. Then he heard about the CYPSA (Concerned Young People of SA) program at the KwaSizabantu Mission in Kranskop and went into an internet café to look up directions.
Adam arrived in June 2012, two days before a youth conference that was being hosted at the Mission. At the conference, he heard Rev Erlo Stegen preach on Romans 7:24-25, “O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? I thank God—through Jesus Christ our Lord!”
Adam said, “I had never heard such preaching before, although I had spent time in many churches. When I heard that sermon, I knew in my heart that it was the truth being preached. My life was never the same again from that day onwards”.
(Read the full and other inspiring stories in our sister magazine, Devoted, by following the link: https://www.devotedmag.co.za/)
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