From Addiction to Redemption: Mariah's Journey of Transformation and Faith

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08/28/23 • 9 min

Imagine feeling so hopeless, that the only way to escape your pain is through substances, or worse, by taking your own life. Our guest, Mariah, knows this feeling all too well. But she also knows the power of transformation, faith, and love. After enduring a joyous childhood that spiraled into a life of addiction, prostitution, verbal abuse, and multiple suicide attempts, Mariah shares her profound journey from addiction to redemption. She reveals how she went from sleeping on the streets and selling herself for her next fix, to finding salvation and purpose in a rehab program and a Christian women's home named the Walter Hoving Home.
With raw honesty, Mariah takes us through her darkest moments, including time in jail and her desperate attempts to end her own life. But more importantly, she shines a light on her inspiring transformation - a testament to the indomitable power of faith, resilience, and divine love. Listen as Mariah shares about her newfound relationship with Jesus, the renewed sense of self she found, and how she now lives a fulfilling life devoted to faith and serving others. Mariah's powerful story is more than a tale of recovery from addiction, it's a beacon of hope for others who may be battling their own demons, and a reaffirmation of the transformative power of faith and love.

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Faith And Failures Podcast - From Addiction to Redemption: Mariah's Journey of Transformation and Faith

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in just a minute we're gonna watch one more video and this girl's got about the same story ,

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but I'm gonna make videos about current events and things in biblical context , of how the world is right now and our culture and things like that and how we should be going into their areas and influencing them and not the other way around