Discovering the Joy of an Alcohol-Free Life
Focus on the Family with Jim Daly
Focus on the Family
4.7 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 6 January 2026
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
For years, Christy Osborne turned to wine to manage grief, a struggling marriage, and the pressures of motherhood, only to feel trapped in her habits. In desperation, she cried out to Jesus—and through His grace, began a journey of healing, finding new strength in Scripture and healthier ways to face life’s challenges. She shares her story as a testimony of God’s peace, redemption, and the lasting hope found in Him.
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| 0:00.0 | Your church comes to you each week to fill their cup. But when the crowd leaves, who's filling yours? |
| 0:07.3 | That's exactly what I'm here to do with my new podcast from Focus on the Family. It's called |
| 0:12.1 | Pastor to Pastor with Dave Stone. I'm so excited to help you navigate the unique challenges |
| 0:17.7 | that pastors face in their ministry journey, both personally and professionally. |
| 0:22.8 | So I invite you to listen and subscribe to pastor to pastor wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:31.8 | God loves you so much and you are not alone. And it doesn't matter how much you're drinking. |
| 0:38.3 | It can be a couple glasses or a lot of glasses, but if it's getting in the way of your relationship with Jesus, |
| 0:44.3 | just see what he has for you. He might have so much more on the other side. |
| 0:48.3 | Christy Osborne is with us today, sharing how relying on Jesus instead of alcohol brought her peace and joy and freedom. |
| 0:58.3 | This is Focus on the Family with Jim Daly, and we're so glad you've joined us. |
| 1:01.7 | I'm John Fuller. |
| 1:02.6 | You know, John, here's a big theological statement. |
| 1:04.9 | We are all children of God. |
| 1:07.0 | I mean, every part of the creation belongs to him. |
| 1:09.3 | But we have to choose. human beings. He's created |
| 1:12.4 | us to lean into him, to have relationship with him. And I think so many people in the culture today |
| 1:19.4 | were looking for coping mechanisms to fill that gap. You know, that longing that we have, |
| 1:24.7 | that God-size hole in our heart we often hear about or talk about. |
| 1:28.8 | And I think as Christians, we feel that. We know the reality of patching that hole in our |
| 1:34.6 | heart in a relationship with Jesus Christ. And some people, even with that relationship, |
| 1:41.1 | struggle to take care of certain areas of their heart. |
| 1:44.6 | And it's just part of being in this fallen world as believers and non-believers. |
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