"Deceived, broken, but never abandoned by God.”

- Karla K.

From August 2024 through October 3rd 2025, I was led to believe that I was working with the FBI. I was told that someone had stolen my identity and was opening loans in my name. The agent told me that my financials were not safe and that I had to move them to a secure wallet which he would set up for me. The agent also told me not to discuss the case with anyone so as not to jeopardize the investigation. For fourteen months I kept my silence while my depression kept deepening. My anxiety had reached levels that my body starting shaking uncontrollable. My hair was falling out, and my weight was plummeting. I just felt numb. What I didn't know was that I was talking to a scammer.

During this time I was attending a bible study that met every Wednesday morning, studying the Book of Psalms. I eventually realized it was the lifeline that would keep me connected to God. By the end of October I quit attending church, quit praying, quit talking to God, quit listening to Christian music and missed two weeks of bible study. A couple weeks later, I resumed my bible study class, but I knew that I was not fully engaged and was not absorbing the study as I should.

During this time there were a couple of verses that jumped up at me. I found myself catching my breath and thinking, "Oh, maybe God does see what I am going through?"

“And the God of all grace,

who called you to His eternal glory in Christ,

after you have suffered a little while,

will Himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.”

1 Peter 5:10

I thought, “Yes, I must believe that He is carrying me through this nightmare.”

By January I attempted to pray but all I could say was, "help me.” I was so deep in my depression, not knowing what my life would become, having to sell my home to get out from under the debt that was placed on me, I felt empty. February brought with it more hope and my mind was able to think more positively. I had begun praying more and found it a blessing to be able to reach out to God and to be able to share my thoughts and concerns with Him. March brought a new bible verse that I have now memorized:

“When I am afraid, I will trust in You.

In God, whose word I praise,

In God I trust,

I will not be afraid,

What can mortal man do to me?”

Psalm 56:3-4

This verse gave me a new sense of empowerment. I was a soldier in the army of God, strong, firm and steadfast, like He had already promised me.

Last week I was reading a book by David Jeremiah, "The Book of Signs," were he is describing what we can expect to see the closer we are to the second coming of Christ. One of his comments was that there will be a falling away of the church and I thought, "how sad that will be, why would that happen?" Last Sunday Tye said the same thing and then it hit me... that could have been me.

Today, my life is still uncertain, but I have gained the knowledge not just in my head but in my soul that God has not forgotten me and that He does have a plan for me, a hope and a future.