I felt a tug on my heart to be more transparent about my journey. My prayer is that it encourages someone else who might be silently struggling.

It was January 2024. I had just moved into a beautiful new apartment. I had a great job, an amazing relationship, and I was starting fresh in my walk with Christ. I had recently decided to get baptized, and I truly believed this would be my best year yet.

But I was wrong.

Anyone who really knows me knows 2024 has been one of the hardest years of my life. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever shared just how difficult it’s been. I was in constant, intense pain. I was exhausted all the time. I spent months going in and out of doctor’s offices, with endless tests, scans, and treatments, only to feel like I was starting over again and again.

No one prepared me for what that kind of physical suffering can do to your mind and spirit. Slowly, I started to lose my hope. My drive. My ambition. My self-esteem. Even my faith. There were moments I thought it might be easier to not be here anymore. I didn’t want to go anywhere or see anyone.

What’s wild is, I had everything I thought I wanted, and yet, I was the most miserable I had ever been.

Simple daily tasks felt impossible. Not just because of how I felt mentally, but because the physical pain made it unbearable to move some days. The hardest part was that life didn’t stop. Everything around me kept going, like a fast-moving train with no pause button. And I was just trying to catch my breath.

I’m not sharing this for sympathy. I’m sharing this because I want you to know the depths that God brought me out of.

It was His love that kept me. Even when I was mentally and physically done, something in my spirit refused to quit. By His grace, God began restoring everything I had lost. My joy. My health. My hope. My faith. And He’s been restoring it in abundance.

This season of restoration is part of what brought me here, to The Whole Temple. Because I now see more clearly than ever that you are never too low for God to reach you.

I know I keep repeating this message of wholeness, but I want to stress its importance. This isn’t just a concept, it’s a lifeline.

But I also learned a hard truth. We think that once we have all the things we desire love, success, stability, life will automatically be good. But if you’re not whole in body, mind, and spirit, the moment life shakes you, everything can fall apart. That’s what happened to me.

I wasn’t whole. And a little turbulence nearly took me out.

That’s why I believe this message is my assignment. We need wholeness now more than ever.

So how do we begin?

It starts with checking in on all fronts.

Your spirit: Stay rooted. Pray. Read the Word. Seek God earnestly. Don’t just go through the motions. Chase after Him.

Your soul: Be mindful of what you allow in your space. That includes people, music, and media. Go to therapy. Journal. Reflect. Scripture says, “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” That means protecting your mind, your will, and your emotions.

Your body: Move. Eat well. Drink water. Care for your temple like it’s sacred because it is.

This journey won’t be perfect. I haven’t mastered it either. But that’s the beauty of it. It’s a process. A lifelong pursuit. The goal isn’t perfection. It’s progress.

We were never meant to walk through life fragmented. God is calling us into wholeness. And if He can meet me in my lowest place, I promise He can meet you there too.