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Only a few weeks into the process, it started to dawn on me that I was healing. I was starting to address issues in my life that I had never exposed.
During Week 8, we discussed the cost of unforgiveness. For years, I had been carrying around a heart full of unforgiveness and bitterness. I was angry. I hated the enemy, I hated my cousin, and I hated myself. At the end of the lesson, we had the opportunity to come to the front and share the list of people we needed to forgive. I read through my list, which included my cousin and, most importantly, myself.
I took a pair of scissors and cut that card of names into pieces — and for the first time, I felt forgiveness. I felt joy. All of a sudden, I understood why everyone was smiling. They were free.
Coming to REBOOT Combat Recovery was the best decision of my life, after accepting Jesus and marrying my wife. Through REBOOT, I learned that others felt the way I had felt and that I wasn’t alone in my fight.
REBOOT is much more than a program. I have made amazing friends here that let me share my story without trying to one-up me with their own stories. They listen and show me love and support. They have reaffirmed that I am a “real man” and that I do have what it takes to be a great husband, father, and friend.
I will forever be grateful to REBOOT Combat Recovery. ————
SGT Bradford: “I began to see that I was in a battle that wasn’t against flesh and blood...”
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