By Loren Ward 
My own biological family wanted me dead in the womb. My mom was poor, in college, barely making ends meet. She received pressure to choose abortion. The enemy thought he had me. But God wanted me alive.
My own grandfather wanted to kill me with his shotgun when I was only four years old. But my grandmother saved my life. The enemy thought he had me. But God had a purpose for me.
Then came the depression and the suicidal ideation that wreaked havoc in my life for over a decade. But somehow I am still alive. The enemy thought he had me. But God redeemed my story.
I thought I was going to die by suicide when I was 14. But my sister went inside my room and said, “I love you.” The enemy thought he had me. But God used my sister to save my life.
I again thought I was going to die by suicide when I was 20. But one Sunday morning, I experienced this miraculous healing in my mind—like a fog being lifted. The suicidal ideation that controlled my life disappeared. I was finally in my right mind. The enemy thought he had me. But God healed my mind.
I was 21 years old when my heart stopped beating on a plane. But two doctors on the plane resuscitated my heart. The enemy thought he had me. But God saved me from death.
The doctors failed to find and fix the issue in my heart during surgery. But when they failed, God moved. The enemy thought he had me. But the Great Physician healed my heart and took my arrhythmia away.
I lost two babies to miscarriages in 2023. The doctors found an incurable condition in my blood that caused the miscarriages. They said I wouldn’t be able to conceive and maintain a pregnancy without medications and protocols. But here I am pregnant with a healthy baby boy; that incurable condition nowhere to be found in my body. The enemy thought he had me. But God had plans for my family to prosper.
I don’t know what the enemy has planned for you. I don’t know what type of suffering you’re going through. I don’t know what type of pit you’re in. But friend, you are the child of a loving, gracious, and powerful God who can redeem your story and do the impossible.
The enemy can think he has you. But God.
Originally published on the author’s Instagram page
by Rana McIntyre 
by Catherine Irwin 
