What If Your Addiction Started As A Lie You Believed

A single sentence spoken in sixth grade can lodge like a splinter for decades and sometimes it shows up later as addiction, shame, and distance inside a marriage. We talk with Pastor Linda Budd of Rivergate Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, who shares how healing prayer and deliverance ministry can go deeper than symptoms by returning to the original trauma point where the wound began.Pastor Linda begins with a direct prayer for anyone dealing with pain, sickness, or disease, leaning on the biblical practice of laying hands on the sick and expecting recovery through Jesus Christ. Then she tells a striking testimony from a miracle healing service: a young couple walks in, and she senses a clear word for them that infertility will not be a problem. Minutes later, the husband asks for healing but breaks down in tears, revealing a private struggle that started after a humiliating comment from friends when he was a kid.We follow the thread from that early moment into adulthood and marriage, and we unpack what it looks like to identify the entry point of an addiction, repent, and command everything connected to that trauma to leave in Jesus’ name. The story also includes a powerful moment for the wife, as she is reassured that the struggle is not her fault and she finds her own freedom. If you’re searching for Christian healing testimonies, prayer for healing, spiritual freedom, and hope for relationships under pressure, this conversation will meet you where you are. Subscribe, share this with someone who needs hope, and leave a review with the part that challenged you most.Have a prayer request? Send us a text!Support the showIf this podcast has been a blessing to you and you’d like to support the mission's ministry of RiverGate Church, we invite you to make a donation. Your generosity helps extend the impact of this work and allows us to reach more people with hope and healing. You can give electronically using CashApp ($RGCTULSA) or Paypal ([email protected]). Please enter MISSIONS for reason. Thank you for being a part!