People have asked how I could’ve been saved for five years and still end up in rehab for the first time in my life in 2025. Here’s how. Before the relapse, I’d been sober longer than I’d been since high school. I was walking with Jesus. I had Christian community around me. My life had genuinely changed once I finally stopped trying to do everything on my own. Eighteen months without drinking or using was a big deal for me. Then I met her at a prayer group. We weren’t treating it like some random fling. We searched it out. I’d never even courted a woman before in my life. I’d been praying for a wife, and it felt like something God might actually be doing. I was 36. Never married. No kids. I’d always wanted a family. More than that, I wanted the chance to be the kind of father to my kids that I never had. There was nothing wrong with that desire. We got engaged. That’s when the real back and forth started. We weren’t sure if we were compatible, and we broke it off. I didn’t know what to do with that. I’d never gotten to know a girl like this before. That’s when the compromise started. Instead of taking the uncertainty back to God, I started trying to make it work. The question changed. It went from: “Lord, is this You?” to: “How do I make this work?” Then came September 12, 2024. My brother’s birthday. We were out at Main Event celebrating, and during a bowling game, an ad popped up for a margarita. Jokingly, the idea got thrown out to get one. Just to have fun. Loosen up a little. Everything in me screamed no. But in my head, in that moment, I told myself it was something I could fix later. And I said yes anyway. I was telling God: “You understand. I’m trying to have a family. We’ll have some fun, I’ll step into this with her, and we’ll come back out of it together.” I knew better. I just wanted what I wanted badly enough to negotiate with what I knew. One drink became drinking again. Then cocaine came into the picture. Before long, both of us were using again. We even got engaged a second time after addiction had already taken hold. The relationship I’d compromised so much to preserve was falling apart anyway. By December I knew it was over, and I ended it. But ending the relationship didn’t end what I’d reopened. The addiction stayed. And once the future I’d compromised for was gone, I spiraled even harder. The next several months were reckless. Alcohol. Cocaine. Trying to keep everything looking functional while my life was collapsing underneath me. On May 30, 2025, less than nine months after that first drink, I walked into rehab for the first time in my life. What I compromised to keep, I lost. I wasn’t chasing something obviously evil. I wanted a wife. I wanted children. I wanted a family. Good things. But a good thing becomes an idol when you’re willing to disobey God to have it. That’s what makes compromise so dangerous. Sometimes the temptation isn’t, “Choose evil instead of God.” Sometimes it sounds more reasonable than that. “God understands.” “You can fix it later.” “Just bend here.” “Surely He wouldn’t ask you to give this up.” That’s how I talked myself into it. Jesus didn’t fail me. I stopped trusting Him with something I desperately wanted and tried to take control of it myself. I thought obedience might cost me the future I wanted. Turns out, trying to take that future out of God’s hands cost me far more.

Not every season with God is loud. Some of the deepest work He does in you happens where nobody sees it, nobody applauds it, and nobody knows your name. Don’t confuse hidden with insignificant. God sees faithfulness in secret. Have a blessed Friday everyone. 🙏✝️❤️‍🔥

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Hey X Family, just wanted to check in. It’s been a crazy few days getting adjusted to a completely new schedule and a completely new season of life. The new job has meant long hours, a lot of overtime, and absolutely no phones on site, so I’ve been a little quieter on here than I expected to be. And honestly, that part has felt pretty weird... There’s so much happening every day that I wish I could bring y’all along for, but because of the nature of the job, there’s very little I’m actually allowed to talk about publicly. At the same time, I’m really grateful for where I’m staying and the people God has put around me in this season. I’ve had opportunities to encourage some other men who are trying to walk out sobriety and learn more about who God is and how good He is. Considering where God has brought me from, that’s pretty humbling. I’m still figuring out what this new rhythm looks like. I’ve brought y’all along through a lot already, and with River University and everything ahead of me... I still want this account to become more and more of a living journal of what a surrendered life and a continued yes to God can look like. None of that is changing. This chapter just happens to be one I can’t document quite the way I expected. But that’s part of saying yes too. I don’t know exactly what lies ahead, but I know He’s worth following wherever He leads. I love y’all. I’m looking forward to sharing more with you soon. Thank y’all again for all the prayers. It really does mean the world to me.

Little shout-out to Pickax. I just joined, and I’m not an affiliate or partnered with Jeff. I just genuinely like what they’re building. It actually feels social. You follow someone, you see their posts. Someone reposts you, their audience sees it. You can reply, talk, and actually participate without worrying that being too active is going to hurt your reach. No invisible score. No constantly trying to figure out what the algorithm wants. Growth feels like word of mouth again. People sharing people because they want to. The app still has some kinks, but the team’s been very transparent about what they’re working on, and that goes a long way with me. Jeff being a Christian also gives me more confidence in the values behind what he’s building. It’s still a work in progress, but it already feels more like a community than a game you have to learn how to play. And I really like that. If y’all end up making an account over there, here’s mine: pickax.com/RedeemedAdam

Absolutely Adam!! Father God, I pray that you bless and protect Adam on his trip, let no harm or accident come upon him Give him the wisdom strength and courage that he needs in his new job and his new home. Father, God restore his health, I pray heal him now in Jesus, holy name, I pray Amen 🙏 Never hesitate if you need prayer. I'm here for you... good luck in your new adventures!!! Keep me posted on how you're doing!!!

Eternally grateful. ✝️

👍 Faith hope & Love abide but the greatest of these is Love as scripture/Jesus also says; Love others as I Loved you❤️. These two scriptures is the fullness of Faith which is called a living Faith, as we know Faith alone is dead.

🚨 It’s crazy to think about how, out of all seven churches in Revelation, the lukewarm church is the only one Jesus says He’ll vomit out of His mouth...

Best part of my mornings. ☕️✝️❤️‍🔥 Have a wonderful Sunday, X family. Grateful for each one of you. 🙏