Grace from the Unlikeliest Messenger
The first time I truly heard God speak was when His voice came from a drug addict — someone just like me, someone who had walked through the valley of the shadow of death and somehow emerged a revenant — a soul who had come back from the grave, back from the ashes, alive by the grace of God.
I heard God speak directly to my soul through the most improbable of messengers — a person whose choices had been ravaged by addiction in a way only the devil could orchestrate. But it was from his own deep suffering, from a place I recognized because I had been there myself, that the message struck me in a way nothing else could.
He spoke a language only the defeated can appreciate — a voice that resonates with those battling their own shame, their own doubts, their own feeling of having let everyone down. He understood exactly what it felt like to destroy friendships, undermine family, disappoint the people you love most — because he had lived it. His words cut through my defenses and struck directly at my soul in a way I hadn’t believed was possible.
My sponsor — this tough, life-worn man — turned out to be an angel in disguise. From the outside, many would see a wayward soul. But within him flowed compassion, love, and pure grace — a testament to the way God can illuminate someone the world dismisses. It’s a powerful reminder that God often speaks through the most improbable people — the ones we’d least expect — to show us His greatest messages of hope.
It’s a testament to the principle that we shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but by the content of its soul — a soul that God chose to redeem and use for His glory. There’s no human explanation for the people God picks or the order in which He brings them into our lives. It’s a divine orchestration we may never fully appreciate.
The least expected become His greatest messengers. The ones stranded in the blackest depths can find their way back into the light — back into the loving hands of their Creator.
God led my sponsor, and in turn, he walked with me on my journey from spiritual death to awakening — from ashes back to life — alive in grace. His willingness to share his struggles, his doubts, and his recovery opened a path for me to find healing and peace.
My brothers and sisters, God is always speaking — we need only to be willing to listen with an open heart, regardless of the voice through which His message comes. God created all, and He can use anyone — even someone battling their own demons — to bring us back home.
“ God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.” — 1 Corinthians 1:27 (NIV)
