“My younger years saw my very ambitious father working an extremely good job and providing for his family.

Sophia explained that somewhere along the lines of his life, her father meddled in substance abuse, and things took a plunge into what she described as an irredeemable sea of doom.

A tearful Sophia went on to share that she had endured much watching her father waste away what could have been a good life and that she now is trying to convince herself that it isn’t her fault.

The Christian woman told Family & Religion that she often prays for her father and holds on to faith that God will work upon what seems like an impossible situation.

“Others have tried to encourage me, saying he chose the life he wanted and I shouldn’t be blaming myself, but every time I think about it, it puts me in a sad mood,” Sophia said.