 So Malachi, can you please share with us how did you came back to the Lord? Because I know that you grew up in a Christian family and share with us How did you came back to the Lord and what were the things that you struggled and went through in your life? So when I decided to give my back give my back give my well I did because in worship you you show him your back, which is anyways, so when I came back to the Lord I decided to do it wholeheartedly and Actually, it was it was quite a difficult road I began to see a lot of things go for the bad and it was only because first I was like well God why is all these things happening that are bad? But I was I was seeing it the wrong way the Lord begin to show me a lot about Your perception your mind and how you see things and so the reason why a lot of bad things were happening And I was like Lord what's going on? I thought I thought when I would serve you and I give my life to you that you washed away also And he said yeah, yeah, yeah, I washed away also But there's still things you're keeping inside and I'm like, oh right right There was also things that I needed to deal with because if he just took it all the way But then what's the what's the point of faith when there's nothing that's coming against you? you know, what's the point of Overcoming something and knowing what it's like knowing God's goodness without having anything to overcome and So I begin to have more strength. I noticed in prayer and in worship Could you please mention? What are the specific things that you told me about you struggled in life? So I struggled a lot with depression Couple times try to commit suicide. I still have scars, you know on my body that remind me of the victory Of what you know, gee through Jesus's blood and through his promise that I overcame But also I also struggled a lot with addiction to to alcohol and then I sold drugs And I was actually addicted to that And so Yes dope dealer from dope to hope so yes from glory to glory For how long were you struggling with alcohol and drug addiction and the depression that what's going on for for drugs? I mean my one side of my family. They're very big drug drug lords and so that was very easy And so I did that for about two years and that was kind of really through high school Senior year ish and then through alcohol with alcohol. I struggled with about three years solid That's that was my life. It was drinking and just doing whatever and and all that crazy stuff And so what happened? How did you came back to the Lord and how did you receive your deliverance from those addictions and depression? Yeah, actually at the time and he's still very very close to my heart. I was going to church with a prophet Joey Zamora and Still very much of a father figure in my life spiritually and he spoke into me And it was about surrounding myself with people who were like-minded not with where I was at but where I need to be and What where God wanted me to be and so he with the help of other people speaking into my life? Godly people speaking into my life I began to change my surroundings and that began to change my habits And so the power of what you change around you will also it's like the mirror effect You know what what you put on yourself is what you're gonna see There's no other pretty way to say it but at the end of the day It was still your decision that you made that you surrounded yourself with the people who pulled you out absolutely, it was very hard, but I made the decision and Changed my friends changed my job and changed a lot of things and actually put it in the hands of God and allowed Him to do things stand still and know that he is God for the battle is not yours the battle is the Lord's come on Come on put your hands together, but Jesus Christ Now Malachi, how long it's been since you are free from depression and addictions to alcohol and drugs Addictions alcohol and drugs would be about seven to ten years give or take there was you know Obviously times where I would I would struggle with it But obviously overcame that and then with depression. That was about six years ago Last time and since then I mean God has just been so good and has shown me a love that It's just beyond what I could even ever imagine that is so amazing. Amazing. Thank you Malachi Can you please maybe share a word of advice to people who may be struggling with depression at the moment or Addictions, what can you tell them? Yeah, I mean In the very simplest form and even in the word Faith without works is dead So you need to continue having faith if you're battling depression Even if people have said things to you that have You you say well, you know what that's not who I am and you do this, but yet on the inside you're crying That's where you still need to walk You need to begin to every single day Speak the word of God over your life Speak to that man or that woman in the mirror and say who you are not who you're not Because everybody else in the world can tell you who you are, but if you don't believe that then you'll go nowhere So what I want to say to you is in in in a place to where to encourage you is To speak into your existence that which God wants in your life And the only way to do that is by prayer and the word Put your hands together. 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