# 🎙️ TESTIMONY TIME - From Heroin to Healing: A Story of Freedom, Redemption, and a God who Restores

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Podcast: [Guided by Grace Bible Study](https://stenobird.com/podcast/guided-by-grace-bible-study-7514951)
Published: 2026-05-19T22:19:12+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/guidedbygracebiblestudy/episodes/TESTIMONY-TIME---From-Heroin-to-Healing-A-Story-of-Freedom--Redemption--and-a-God-who-Restores-e3jk850
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Duration seconds: 487

## Resource

In this powerful testimony, a woman shares her journey from addiction, homelessness, and deep brokenness to complete freedom in Jesus Christ. Raised in a religious environment but never knowing Jesus personally, she drifted into a life of rebellion, pain, and heroin addiction that eventually cost her everything — including custody of her children. But even in the darkest places, God was already writing a redemption story for her. She opens up about the years she spent lost, searching for love in all the wrong places, walking the streets, and numbing her pain with drugs and destructive choices. She shares the heartbreak of watching her daughter raise her baby brother, the shame of losing her children to CPS, and the hopelessness of jail cells and rehab rooms. But she also shares the moment God began to reveal His promises — the moment He showed her the life she could have if she surrendered. Through God’s grace, she found freedom, restoration, and identity. She became the mother she dreamed of being. She rebuilt her life. She now walks in sobriety, purpose, and victory. And the daughter who once carried the weight of the world on her shoulders? She is now a registered nurse — a living testimony of God’s ability to turn ashes into beauty. AMEN!! Her story is proof that no one is too far gone, no past is too messy, and no life is beyond the reach of God’s restoring power. What the enemy meant for evil, God turned for good — for her, for her children, and for generations to come. If you or someone you love is walking through addiction, shame, rebellion, or brokenness, this testimony is a reminder that Jesus still saves, still restores, and still sets people free. 🎧 Listen now and share with someone who needs a reminder: Grace still reaches the streets. Freedom still finds…

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