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From Addiction to Redemption - Interview with Dustin Garrett

MAG - Marriage advice, Relationship Encouragement, We discuss Sex, Money, Finances and everything In-between, Marriage Tips a

Aaron & Jennifer Smith

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5 β€’ 2.7K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 23 January 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

In today's episode of the Marriage After God podcast, Aaron interviews Dustin Garrett from Samaritan Ministries, who shares his remarkable journey from heroin addiction to finding freedom in Christ. Now serving as a leader in a Christian healthcare sharing ministry, Dustin's story demonstrates how God's transformative power can radically change lives and restore families.

In this powerful conversation, we explore:

  • How scripture and community support played crucial roles in recovery
  • Why belief in God's promises is essential for overcoming addiction
  • The importance of church authority and accountability in healing
  • How to support loved ones struggling with addiction
  • The role of boundaries and tough love in relationships
  • Why professional help combined with spiritual guidance matters
  • How Christian healthcare sharing provides an alternative that honors life

Whether you're battling addiction, supporting someone who is, or simply seeking to understand God's power to transform lives, this conversation offers hope and practical wisdom for the journey of recovery and restoration.

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Do you desire to pray more for your spouse?

0:05.0

Do you desire to pray more with your spouse?

0:07.0

We understand that you may not know where to start, or maybe you feel uncomfortable praying,

0:10.0

or maybe you don't know what to pray, or maybe you simply want to add something more to your current prayer life.

0:16.0

This is why we wrote the marriage gift, 365 prayers for our marriage.

0:20.0

We desire that it would be used as a daily

0:21.7

reminder and catalyst for you and your spouse to grow a dynamic and consistent prayer life together.

0:27.5

This book is a compilation of 365 unique and powerful prayers that cover a range of diverse

0:33.0

topics that every marriage deals with. You can read it alone, or ideally, you read it with your spouse.

0:39.5

Also, we hope that the topics that are brought up in these prayers would become a starting point

0:43.6

for deeper and more intimate conversations with your spouse and a desire to seek God on these matters

0:48.5

together. Visit themarriagegift.com today and order your copy and give your marriage the greatest gift,

0:55.3

powerful and meaningful prayer. Visit the marriagegift.com today. Welcome back to another episode of the marriage

0:59.6

I forgot podcast. This is Aaron Smith, your host. In this episode, I get the awesome opportunity of

1:03.7

talking with Dustin Garrett. He's a field specialist with Samaritan Ministries, which is a Christian

1:10.1

health sharing program. It's an

1:13.7

alternative to health insurance. My wife and I use them, actually. We've been using them for years.

1:18.5

They're amazing. And so I got an opportunity to talk to him about his life, his testimony of

1:24.6

God freeing him from addiction to heroin, to him meeting his wife.

1:31.2

We talk about some difficult choices he made when he was younger.

1:37.2

And it's just an awesome conversation and encouraging one in talking about the freedom that we have in Christ,

1:43.4

talking about how God has given, offered

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