Abuse, Addiction & a Cry for Help: How God Met Christy at Her Lowest Point {Part 1 of 3}

2025-04-18

In this powerful episode of Priorities on Purpose, Melissa Batt sits down with Christy, whose life was marked by deep trauma, addiction, and cycles of generational pain—until God met her in the middle of her darkest moment. From surviving childhood abuse and the broken foster care system to struggling with addiction and searching for love in all the wrong places, Christy shares how Jesus radically turned her life around in 2022. This is part one of her testimony, where she opens up about the years of hurt that led her to cry out to God—and how that des...

In this powerful episode of Priorities on Purpose, Melissa Batt sits down with Christy, whose life was marked by deep trauma, addiction, and cycles of generational pain—until God met her in the middle of her darkest moment.

From surviving childhood abuse and the broken foster care system to struggling with addiction and searching for love in all the wrong places, Christy shares how Jesus radically turned her life around in 2022. This is part one of her testimony, where she opens up about the years of hurt that led her to cry out to God—and how that desperate prayer began her journey to healing.

If you’ve ever felt too far gone, unworthy, or unsure if God could still use you, this story is for you. Christy’s transparency and transformation will stir your heart and remind you that nothing is impossible with God.

Key Takeaways:

[00:02] - How Melissa and Christy met at church in Indiana
[02:31] - Christy opens up about generational trauma and childhood abuse
[04:31] - How alcohol and drugs played a role in her father’s and her own story
[06:16] - Foster care, broken systems, and how trauma shaped her
[09:41] - The relationships and addiction cycles that followed
[14:22] - Why she turned to men for love and how her childhood shaped that pattern
[23:31] - The moment in 2022 that changed everything—her cry to God
[25:25] - Sobriety, surrender, and her first days of walking with Jesus
[29:06] - Learning to pray, study the Bible, and start healing
[34:56] - Confessions, apologies, and reconciling with her daughters
[38:44] - The hands and feet of Jesus through her ex’s family
[43:15] - Finding a church, getting baptized, and standing strong in her faith

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