I hated finding out just how broken I am! My family and my wife's family are rife with mental illness - anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and with drug abuse and alcoholism. There is divorce, betrayal, abuse, sexual trauma and perversion, suicide, and relational dysfunction. I have, in my opinion, more than my fair share of dark DNA. And I let God know about it! Over time, though, I realized that I could speak into other's pain and distress because I shared the personal connection of my own suffering and depravity.
I turns out that having gone through the dark valley allows me to shine a light on the path I have already traversed. I am blessed to see God use my suffering to equip me to serve.
