Lynn

My name is Lynn and I am 39 years
old.  I spent half of my life
living after my flesh.  Whatever
made me feel good is all that I worried about.  I let Satan fill all of those strongholds in my life not
realizing that all he was doing was wrapping chains of bondage around me.  He told me how much money I could make,
how many friends I would have, that I’d have the best cars and the best
clothes; but he neglected to tell me it would cost me my health, my family, my
mind, and everything precious in my life. 

It started out with just a little partying on the weekend; a case of beer here, and a line of meth there.  Then it went to a case of beer a day, mixed with massive amounts of marijuana, pills, and whatever made me “feel good”.  After a while, one drug in particular took over; it was crystal meth.  I did my first line at age 19.  By the time I was 25, I was cooking it.  It had become my supplier, my provider, my husband, and my best friend.  I never thought I’d be able to live a life without it.  I wanted to, but I had lost hope of that ever happening.  

Towards the end of my addiction, I even planned my own suicide; but God had a different plan.  He sent two angels of mercy, dressed as police officers, into my life.  Through the circumstances, God opened a door for me to come into Teen Challenge.  Now I have an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ.  I hide His Word in my heart, and I love Him.  My favorite verse is Ephesians 5:1, which states, “Stand fast therefore in the liberties where Christ has made me free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage”.  I am so thankful that God has set me free.