January 7, 2015:

I am thankful for my sufferings and trials and tribulations. I am not exactly thankful for the things that have hurt me, but I am very thankful because they have shaped me strongly into the man I am today. And I am very proud of the man I am today. I will rejoice in my sufferings because they will bring my King and Savior, Jesus Christ glory. Praise His name. I am thankful for another day in which I lived and shone in the light of God. I am thankful that He has opened my heart one more time – one last time.