Johnny Cash (1932-2003), a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, struggled with heavy drinking and drug addiction early on in his career. In 1968, Cash attempted suicide while under the heavy influence of drugs. He crawled into Nickajack Cave to lose himself and die, but passed out from exhaustion on the floor instead. While in the cave, Cash felt God’s presence in his heart and managed to find his way out, seeing the struggle out of the cave as his rebirth. He quit drugs after this experience, and rediscovered his Christian faith in the following years.

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