From Routine to Thirst: How My Stroke Deepened Faith

My faith journey began with desperation and willingness. Sobriety first introduced me to the idea of depending on a power greater than myself, even when I felt awkward and unsure about it. It felt more like discipline than conviction. I practiced gratitude, prayer, and “acting as if” I believed, long before I felt connected to anything. That willingness squeaked opened the door. I began to see that faith is continuing to reach for something beyond myself.

After my stroke, faith became survival. My disability left me terrified, uncertain, and stripped of the things I used to depend on, and that is when I felt a thirst for faith. Sobriety taught me how to pray, and stroke recovery taught me how badly I needed prayer. It turned faith into oxygen for me. I am still growing into it, practicing, and am majorly uncomfortable most of the time, but I know that prayer, dependence, and trust are keeping me emotionally well. I’m sharing this because it has carried me when I could not carry myself, and hope that anyone else who’s suffering might need to hear it.

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