070: Substance Abuse and Freedom in Christ with Porcia Baxter

Porcia Baxter is a wife, mama of two little boys, and speaker with a passion to see others freed by Christ just as she has been. On today's episode of the Home and Hearth Podcast, she shares her amazing testimony of being freed by Christ from a 17-year-long addiction to alcohol and drugs. You will walk away from this chat with hope in your heart and your faith built up! What we Chat about in This Episode: ~Porcia's childhood and growing up years of trying hard to be liked and accepted by others ~How not knowing who she was and trying to find her worth led to her striving for perfection and seeking to perform well; thinking she had to be good at things in order to be a good and productive person ~Being bi-racial and treating everyone as your equals as fellow image bearers of God; how members of the church can be better about coming alongside people who look different from them and truly being the body of Christ to them; living as Jesus did with others >~How Porcia was first introduced to alcohol (in 8th grade) and drugs (in 9th grade), and how her parents first discovered the problem ~Busting some of the myths surrounding those battling drug and alcohol addiction ~How things began to unravel, and what led to Porcia's first stay in rehab ~How not knowing who she was in Christ led to Porcia's relapse  ~The importance of loving those who are battling addiction ~What Porcia's life looks like now ~The unconditional love of God ~And more! For full show notes, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast Get full access to Beyond the Boxes at rebekahhargraves.substack.com/subscribe