I was raised by godly parents and was always in church. I became a believer when I was 8 years old and received the baptism in the Holy Spirit a few years later. But I had never heard the pure, undiluted gospel of Jesus Christ.

In my 30s, I began to battle a spirit of depression, which led me to attempt suicide. I was under treatment and over the years, began to stand up again. In 2005, I heard Pastor Prince by chance on YouTube, and his words began to open my eyes. It was as if the Lord Himself was speaking to me. I searched for more of his messages and became so hungry for the truth.

In one message, Pastor Prince preached on the topic of no condemnation. I heard the Holy Spirit say to me, “Kathy, you do not have to pay anymore.” What a weight was lifted! For the first time, I understood my depression. I had such a desire to please my parents and to be a good girl, and Satan used that heartfelt desire to turn it against me.

I was married and had a son. However, my husband left us and returned to drinking and adultery. When he came back begging for forgiveness, I forgave him. He was a professing Christian, and I believed Jesus would want me to forgive him. We were married for 29 years, many of them heartbreaking.

In 2024, we divorced. This broke my heart, and somehow my old nemesis returned. Broken-heartedness and hopelessness swallowed me. I wondered how this could happen when I knew Jesus and what He died to give me. I knew the obedience of Christ, but knowing it did not set me free until I put it into practice.

My praise report is this: My gentle Shepherd has picked me up with His hand. He holds me. Through Pastor Prince’s teachings, I now know I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus, and I know where I am seated—with Jesus at our Father’s right hand.

Thank you, Pastor Prince, for preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ. I am so thankful to know that the spirit of depression is under my feet and how to truly keep Jesus on my mind. Amen.