THE BOOK
God first began speaking to me about how my life experiences, including my faith struggles, would benefit others who share similar challenges. As I mentioned earlier, I began writing this book about eleven years ago as I was facing the most traumatic, life-changing experience. I had lost my beloved brother due to a murder-suicide, and my world instantly collapsed. I felt frozen in time, as did my thoughts and emotions. I felt paralyzed by the excruciating pain in my heart and the tormenting thoughts as I tried to process this nightmare. For context, my brother is three years older than me and has always been the family rock, but he was more like a father figure to me. He was truly the male version of me.
The Lord began encouraging me to journal my thoughts, feelings, progress, setbacks, and disappointments about nine months after my brother’s death. I would like to make note that I was saved at the age of seven and grew up enjoying time with my church family. However, I found myself struggling to turn to God in the darkest time of my life. I turned to so many worldly things to mask the pain, but it only delayed my healing and drove me into a darker place. To be somewhat organized as I journaled, I decided to revisit my spiritual foundation, as it was clearly broken. The Bible’s concordance has a long list of topics to guide you to the scriptures that will help with your specific situation. I provide a list of the topics that I started with at the end of the book to give you an idea of how I approached my storm.
