Saved From Alcohol Addiction- A Story of Surrender :: Penny Thorne's Story [Episode 373]

StoryTellers Live

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 611 Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Penny Thorne, who shared at our community group in Raleigh, North Carolina, grew up with a strong foundation of faith but quietly believed the lie that she had to earn God's love by being good enough. That pressure followed her into adulthood, where she soon discovered alcohol helped to ease her anxiety of trying to be perfect. Over time, however, the alcohol began to take control. But God, in His kindness, had a plan for redemption.

Through the love of her daughter, time in Scripture, and stepping into community, Penny encountered the pursuing love of a Father who never let her go. Her story is a reminder that we don't have to strive for God's love; we're invited to receive it.

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Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. - 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

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Have you ever fallen into a pattern of trying to earn God's love? Cease striving today and find rest and peace knowing you are enough.

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0:00.0	Even though I'm a Christian and I grew up a Christian, I had to go through this to see what God saved me from and to be able to share with other people who are struggling with the same way and not coming from, oh, you drink? You do that? Like, oh, you know, no, I've been there. I'm not judging you. God loves you. God loved me through that.
0:20.4	Welcome to the Storytellers Live
0:21.9	podcast where everyday women are gathering in homes across the country to share stories of the
0:27.1	hope found in Jesus. I'm Katie Dine. I'm Robin Cowan. And I'm Lindy Walker. And we are your
0:32.7	podcast host. We are back and we are so happy to be with you today. And we want you to know that we are more than a
0:39.7	podcast. And as y'all know, Storytellers Live Ministry has three pillars. One, of course, is the
0:44.5	podcast. Another is our live gatherings, which hopefully you're familiar with that. But also,
0:48.9	storytellers provides biblical resources. And one of those resources is our when God shows up Bible study. And if you are
0:55.9	planning a study for this summer, either in a small group or maybe in your neighborhood, when God shows up
1:01.2	is the perfect study to dig into. It's going to be linked in our show notes. There are three different
1:06.4	studies to dig into. One, stories of hope, stories of freedom, and stories of faith. So check that out today.
1:12.7	And also those studies are really great to do individually. Yes, they are. If you don't have a
1:16.4	group, just listening to the podcast and really digging into scripture is what those studies are all
1:21.3	about. So I would encourage you to do that as well. Today we have Penny Thorne from our Raleigh community,
1:27.3	and this is such a great story.
1:29.5	We've had several stories recently of addiction, whether it's a spouse or the storyteller themselves.
1:35.9	And, y'all, Penny lays this out so, well, I wrote so many notes. And I just thought it gives such
1:43.4	insight into even friends that we may have, or like how to help others.
1:47.9	You are just going to love this story.
1:50.2	Yeah.
1:50.6	And her verse, actually, that I chose is one that could summarize storytellers in general and how stories are used to build community.
1:57.6	But it comes from 2 Corinthians 1, 3 and 4 might be some familiar
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