Esther Durin: Christian But I Didn't Believe In God, Learning To Really Trust God, Daddy Issues, Betrayal, Broken Dreams & Finding Peace

Esther Durin is a London based singer-songwriter who has worked with artists, including Burna Boy and Ayra Starr. She also appeared on BBC One's Little Mix The Search, making it to the finals as part of a girl group, which has since disbanded. In this episode, Esther speaks vulnerably about her childhood, the impact of her father not being in the family home, troublesome teenage years and when she finally hit rock bottom. After several years as a secular artist - facing many challenges along the way, Esther turned to God and committed to a healing journey, which has led to her transformation and bold decision to surrender her music to Jesus. She is still on her healing journey, but she has peace like never before.Our Socialshttps://www.instagram.com/comeseepodcast/https://www.tiktok.com/@comeseepodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/damilolaokeke/Connect with Estherhttps://www.instagram.com/esther.durin/https://www.tiktok.com/@estherrdurinNew music wingsmusic.lnk.to/BLUEPRINTChapters:00:00 Coming up00:53 Intro03:40 Childhood, impact of parents' separation07:30 Forgiving her father10:11 Fighting in secondary school15:40 Everyone wanted to defeat this character17:08 My friends turned against me,19:45 Tricked into going to a Nigerian boarding school24:48 Love for Nigerian music26:56 Electricity is a luxury28:15 Personal re-brand for music career, sex sells33:45 BBC singing competition, challenges with music manager36:28 Coming out of the group was so painful39:15 Stopped doing music, went into corporate work42:14 Returning to Nigeria, God's ultimatum45:30 Convicted of lack of intimacy with God46:50 Drinking, smoking, battling insomnia for years50:10 The peace of God51:20 Unbelief, trust issues55:09 No person has power over God's plan for you56:00 New musicWatch the Episode On YouTube