Before Weigh Down, I used to be a very unhappy person. I was overcome with fear and shyness, greed for food, addiction to video games, cartoons and internet. I was dependent on antidepressants and Ritalin, and the distance between myself and God seemed to grow as I just could not seem to focus on Him or understand His word and my prayers would always go unanswered. Every night I would cry in my bed because I knew I was living in sin, but I wanted to be close to God. I was so confused because I had been taught that everybody sins and that's okay because Jesus died on the cross, but I had no peace with God in my life. Nothing was filling me up anymore, and I was miserable.
Now, because of the message of the Weigh Down Workshop, I am filled up by turning to God and finding what He wants me to do each day! I love the Bible and can relate to what it says! I don't rely on pills anymore, because God gives me joy and the ability to concentrate and take personal responsibility for my actions and moods. I love the opportunity to be more outgoing and make new friends and shyness is a thing of the past! Things that used to frighten me and cause me to panic now remind me to take refuge in God and trust in Him. I still enjoy the technology and entertainment God has blessed us with, but in moderation and for His glory, and I do find satisfaction in that! God is the best behavior modifier and He answers my prayers when I am obedient to Him! Overall, this message has taught me how to find the relationship with God my heart had been looking for all along, and I praise God for the chance to live daily to grow in that relationship through putting His teachings into practice as taught in Weigh Down. Praise God!!
Sam Opp, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Since Weigh Down and Remnant I have been delivered from:
- overeating
- depression
- antidepressants
- Ritalin
- terrible shyness & fear of people
- rebellion to my parents
- selfishness
- lazinesss
- seeking praise of man
- a complaining spirit