From Addiction to Freedom: Faith, Identity, and Walking in Purpose | Erin Zandstra

What happens when you stop hiding your struggles and begin rebuilding your life around who God says you are? In this episode of The Elisha Show, Amb. Elisha speaks with Erin Zandstra about addiction, faith, identity, sobriety, surrender, obedience, purpose, and finding freedom through a relationship with Jesus.

Erin shares insights on:

✅ How her own struggle with addiction led her to help other women

✅ Why recognizing that you were made for more can become a turning point

✅ How her identity in Christ changed the way she sees herself

✅ Why knowing who God says you are can reshape the way you live

✅ How humility and surrender can become the first steps toward transformation

✅ Why faith needs to have “feet” through daily obedience and action

✅ How addiction can involve patterns of hiding, lying, and deception

✅ Why bringing hidden struggles into the light can open the door to freedom

✅ What Adam hiding in the garden can teach us about hiding our struggles from God

✅ Why admitting your need for a Savior can be the first step toward freedom

✅ How staying rooted in Scripture can help you walk differently after surrender

✅ Why following Christ can require a radical transformation of your lifestyle

✅ How Erin helps women walk through sobriety and restoration through faith

✅ Why you were not created to live in chaos, dysfunction, fear, shame, or regret

✅ How living from your God-given identity can help you discover and walk in your purpose

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