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Brian 1/20/2025 1:57:22 PM | Brian’s Story On July 16, 2017, my home was invaded by a parasite due to either newly planted mulch or a bird’s nest found in the gutter near a window. To this day, I’m still not sure what it was and where it came from. I immediately started feeling a burning sensation all over my body, crawling, biting, and bleeding out of nowhere. I kept finding “lint” all over my carpet, clothes, etc. I was scared to death and had no idea what was happening to me. I called multiple exterminators trying to eradicate the issue, but nothing worked. I decided to reach out to family and friends about what I was going through. To my surprise, no one believed me or understood. They thought I was “seeing” things. I decided to seek medical help with the crawling and biting issues but again to my surprise, the doctors thought I was crazy. I can remember going to the ER and the doctor (along with a police officer) asked me to strip down so he could check for needle marks. They thought I was on drugs! At this point, I was feeling hopeless. Not only did no one believe me, but now I had no place to live. I no longer felt comfortable living in the home I had worked so hard to renovate just a few months before. To make matters worse, I was laid off from my job back in February and only had so much left in savings. Where was I going to go? I spoke to my mother about how I was feeling and what I was going through and she decided to let me move in. During this time, I put my house on the market and got rid of everything I owned. I had nothing left to my name. Unfortunately, after a few weeks, I had to move again. My mom’s home became infested, and she had to move as well. I started renting hotel rooms and bouncing around from room to room each night, but that became very expensive. At this point, all I had left was my car. During the day, I would drive around aimlessly and at night I slept in the back seat of my car with the heat running. By this time, it was winter and very cold. I felt like I had nothing left. I lost my home and everything that I owned. My family was scared to come around me – all except my grandmother. She was a real rock during this difficult time in my life. I had no job and lost my good credit due to unpaid medical bills. My life became very dark. The only thing that brought me comfort was thinking about ending my life. I must admit, I was very confused and a little angry with the Lord. Why did He allow this to happen to me? In October 2017, my family decided to rent me an apartment on a short-term lease. They paid the rent, utilities, food, etc. All was taken care of until I could get on my feet. Little did I know then that it was God providing all of my needs through them. He was with me even though I couldn’t see Him. After much research, I finally found Mel’s website in November 2017. I decided to reach out and I started the protocol right away. Also, I was offered a job at a major insurance company to start in December. Some things were looking up! Several weeks after starting my new job, my appendix ruptured, and I was put in the hospital. I didn’t understand where this was coming from. I never had any previous health issues. While in the hospital, I developed a blockage and was put on a liquid-only diet. My weight dropped dramatically, I was skin and bones and felt very weak. Fortunately, by the grace of God, my new employer understood my situation and decided to keep me on. I went back to work and had to complete training on my own. Everyone else had already completed training. Unfortunately, I decided not to go back to the protocol. I wasn’t sure what caused my appendix to rupture and decided that I was going to eat what I wanted and pray that God would heal me of this disease. In July 2018, God gave me my dream job at a major healthcare company. Not only that, but he completely restored my credit. I was able to pay off all past medical debt due to this disease AND it was removed from my credit report. I thought I was going to file bankruptcy – but God said nope! It felt like everything was getting better except this disease. There were so many times I wanted to give up on life and thought I would have this forever. Finally, after so many prayers, I felt God was telling me to go back to the protocol. He already made a way, but I must return and do the work. With that said, I went back to the protocol in March 2021. I was determined to follow the Sum of the Parts and to get well! Not only that, but I needed more Christians in my life, and I found several amazing people who have become lifelong friends. So where am I today? Today, I am stronger than ever in the Lord (and will only keep getting stronger- He still has a lot of work to do in me!). He has taught me so much through all of this: 1. God’s goodness isn’t based on my circumstances 2. Nothing is impossible with God 3. He is my provider ALWAYS – no one else 4. He is my healer (not friends, family, or doctors) 5. Keep my eyes fixed on Him, not my circumstances 6. He was with me the entire time, even when I couldn’t see or feel Him. (We can’t go by what we feel, but only by the Word of God) 7. God’s ways are above mine – I can’t keep trying to understand what He’s doing in my life – I must trust Him 8. Material possessions are great, but they’re not everything. You can’t take them with you when you go 9. I had to go through this – trials and tribulations refine, mature, and grow us in the Lord …and so much more. You might be wondering why I decided to tell such a horrible story. It wasn’t to scare anyone – it’s to show no matter how awful things get, God can and WILL turn all things around for our good if we trust Him. I am still with the same healthcare company and have been promoted twice. I was promoted to Team Lead in 2022 and since have been promoted to Manager of Billing & Contracts. God has provided greatly for me – I have my own place, I have plenty of food, I’m able to pay all my bills – whatever I need. God has taken good care of me. I’m on my way to getting well – I’m not 100%, but I’m VERY close. There are days when I don’t feel much of anything. Is life where I want it to be? No, not yet– but I’m learning that God’s plan is greater than mine. He has plans to prosper and not harm me, to give me hope and a future. That’s good enough for me. I’m excited to see where God takes me! PS;A huge thank you Mel for never giving up on me!!!! | |||
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