Episode 95: Allowing God to redeem your past

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When you’re in a difficult season in life, it can be hard to recognize that God is still working in your life. Letting go of the pain and trauma can become a lifelong battle. It does not have to be, however.
This week, our host Helen Todd speaks with Tammarra Kirkland, an experienced social worker, an adjunct professor at Liberty University, and a missionary.

As a child, Tammarra’s mother and stepfather were drug addicts, and her father was a drug-dealer. But amid all the crime and drugs, the real danger to Tammarra was growing up without feeling loved and cared for by her parents. As an adult, Tammarra fell into drug use, lived with unresolved trauma, and nearly joined Islam as a solution to her problems. But after a Christian co-worker encouraged her to attend church, Tammarra slowly began to pursue God and allow Him to heal her brokenness.

After finding healing and calling in Christ, Tammarra spent 18 years helping the hurting people as a social worker for the State of New Jersey, and in our recent mission trip to Moldova, she was able to share her testimony of redemption from drugs with a group of men at a drug rehab facility. In this episode, you’ll hear more about Tammarra’s story and how God is using her to change the lives of others.

4:50 - Growing up in difficult circumstances

7:35 - Living in danger

9:35 - How trauma changed Tammarra’s life, and how she deals with it now

15:55 - Nearly converting to Islam

23:35 - How God uses Tammarra to change lives

32:00 - The advice that Tammarra has to allow God to redeem your past

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