Summary

SummaryMy name is Eli, and after over 20 years of drug addiction that began at age 11, I ended up serving six and a half years in prison at NSP in Lincoln. My life was driven by addiction—drugs, money, sex—anything to fill the void inside me. I tried to stop countless times, even prayed to Jesus during desperate moments behind bars, but I always took back control. It wasn’t until I truly surrendered—not just asked for help in crisis, but gave Him the wheel completely—that my life began to change. 🌱 At the Work Release Center, I started attending recovery meetings—at first just for show. But God used one man’s words to pierce my heart. I confessed things I never thought I would, and for the first time, I felt free of the weight I'd carried. It wasn’t lawyers, officers, or loved ones that changed me. It was the grace of God that lifted my compulsion to use. 🙌🏼 I’ve now been clean for over nine months and I’m living proof that surrendering to Jesus brings restoration. His love found me, even in my most broken state. 🚗💥➡️✨

After years of drug abuse and incarceration, Eli tells us how surrendering his life to Jesus changed everything.

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Time Chapters
 
01:06 Introduction to addiction
01:55 Crying out to Jesus in crisis
02:35 Taking back control from God
03:40 Turning point in recovery group
04:22 Letting go of hidden pain
05:03 True surrender and freedom
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Lincoln Berean
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