"Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed." James 5:16 (NIV) The Pepto-Bismol colored blanket draped my shoulders, my legs criss-crossed over the sterile hospital bed. My body racked with sobs of uncontrolled grief. Snot and tears ran down my face. "Well, this is it. Ministry is over. No one will ever respect me as a leader again," I cried. Depression got the best of me and threatened to take my life. Disappointment in who I’

My tiny addiction to social media was getting out of control. I endlessly scrolled through silly memes, photos and updates on the regular, and my brain lit up like a Christmas tree from all the endorphins flying through it. I really really loved it. Until I didn’t. Most days, after I turned off my phone, I was super depressed. Everyone else’s life looked awesome, and mine looked … not awesome. I got jealous of my friends and their amazing vacations as I vicariously lived th