Taking On A New View

This post is from one of our Board Members, Byron Niemi

God knew chapter 4 was where my greatest life testimony other than my salvation was scattered among the pages, meant to be read, reviewed and shared with a reframed mind.
At the age of 37 my priorities in life were out of balance. Over commitment in the church, not fully counting the human cost of building a new home, long hours at work and not being able to say no to requests for help, I spiraled into fatigue, depression, despair and bewilderment. Afraid to share my plight because of my pride, I became mired in a pit facing the life sucking tentacles of the enemy.
What God allowed me to go through over the course of 6 years brought me to a new appreciation of my family, my work, time, my (His) church and God Himself. One of the most difficult things I experienced was when God started to show me who I was. God began to renew and reframe my mind and open my eyes to many spiritual realities. Page 64 sums up most of what was happening to me. I was looking for a scapegoat, someone or some circumstance to blame for all my problems. My problem however, was one of wrong perspective and that began to change as I viewed life in His expanding light toward me. The turnaround accelerated when I began to worship God more than just on Sunday and began giving Him thanks in all things, even my troubles (P. 65-70). The patience and time God took with me helped me survive and find the real born again life to live. He is why I am here to honor Him today.

Byron Niemi