For a little over a year, after a bad breakup, I felt down in the dumps, as if a dark cloud was following me.

I kept saying, “I just can’t catch a break.” Things started irritating me easily, and my patience grew thinner and thinner when dealing with anyone around me or even on the phone. I started thinking of revenge, wanting to inflict pain on some people, and plotting my retaliation. Family and friends kept asking me what was wrong, and I didn’t have an answer.

But I’ve been watching Pastor Joseph Prince on Trinity Broadcast Network (TBN) every Sunday after work. Even so, I couldn’t see what was happening. Then, recently, Pastor Prince talked about how people are filled with depression, anger, and frustration because Satan was attacking them.

I understood this, but what really opened my eyes was when he recited a verse: “He that dwelleth in the secret place.” It was like I was being struck by lightning! That verse is my grace! I say it before I eat a meal, and I’ve been saying it for more than ten years. To hear it in that moment was as if God was speaking directly to me, reminding me of His way to deal with such attacks . And that dark cloud just lifted off me!

Now I’m in better spirits, and everyone has noticed. They ask me, “What changed? Why are you not grumpy, paranoid, or angry anymore?” I answer by saying, “Because I’m not letting Satan get to me or influence my daily life.” Why I couldn’t figure it out before really astonished me, but I’m so glad that on that one Sunday, after hearing Pastor Prince’s sermon, I finally realized by the grace of God that I was being attacked.

Pastor Joseph Prince, I thank you for that home-hitting sermon. My spiritual confidence is where it should be now, and whenever family or friends are down, I tell them my story, and I will continue to pray for them.