Episode 175
Are you struggling with addiction? Are you in need of redemption and radical healing from your past to break free? In our heartfelt conversation, special guest Mindy Horton shares her “From Sin to Surrender” God Story about her transformational radical healing from being homeless and addiction. Mindy is a former addict that celebrates 12 years of being clean and 9 years of sobriety through God’s grace. She has a master’s degree in Healthcare Administration and serves as a healthcare leader. She also leads with her church and serves as Connections and Women’s Ministry leader. Mindy shares her journey of addiction struggle and how she was separated from her children for nearly two years and how God restored their relationship, turning deep brokenness into healing and connection. She also encourages those who are struggling with addiction. Enjoy listening to Mindy’s grace filled and redemptive story.
In this Episode:
- Mindy has a master’s degree in Healthcare Administration and serves as a healthcare leader. She also leads with her church and serves as the Connections and Women’s Ministry leader.
- She is celebrating being 12 years clean from drugs. She could not have done it without God’s intervention. Just because the hard part of her story happened twelve years ago, doesn’t mean that it doesn’t impact people today.
- Mindy is the Connections director and serves as a leader on the Women’s Ministry team at her church. She loves to serve and lead others.
- Mindy shares her “From Sin to Surrender” God story.
- The summer before seventh grade, she started running with the wrong crowd. She was raped in her home. She had a rough year, but started getting her life back on track later that year. She started dating her ex-husband in 1997, and they got married in 2000. In 2002 and 2004, they had their daughter and son, and postpartum hit her very hard, and she wanted to drink and party nonstop.
- In 2008, she moved out and left her family. She went through several abusive relationships. During those two years of abandoning her children, being homeless, and in the throes of drugs, addiction, and abuse, she prayed more during that time of darkness than she had at any point in her life up to that time.
- Now, 12 years later, she has been married to her husband for eight years. They have six kids between them, and three more grandbabies are on the way.
- Surrender is a journey and a daily heart posture we have to take.
Links
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- “Just because the hard part of my story happened twelve years ago, doesn’t mean that it doesn’t impact people today.” – Mindy Horton
- “Surrender is a journey and a daily heart posture we have to take.” – Mindy Horton
- “God is always with me, and I can talk to him even in the depths of addiction, homelessness, and really bad sin.” – Mindy Horton
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