Missy Rodriguez's Testimony

Missy Rodriguez's Testimony

Experience the emotional and inspiring tales of recovery as Missy Rodriguez stands on stage, tissue in hand, and admits, "It's not my story. It's God's story, because when I was in charge, I really screwed things up." What follows is a raw, funny, and faith-filled testimony that speaks straight to anyone who's ever felt unwanted, ashamed, or stuck in addiction.

Growing up in a broken home and never feeling "chosen", Missy talks honestly about chasing approval through alcohol, weed, relationships and, eventually, prescription pain pills she jokingly renamed "happies". Her line, "That's what addiction does. It convinces you that the very thing that's destroying you is the thing that you need to survive," hits hard for anyone wrestling with substances or other compulsive behaviours.

You’ll hear how her addiction cost her businesses, cars, and peace at home, and how depression and denial wrapped around her life. But this programme is Christ-centred at its core, so Scripture threads through her story: from Jeremiah and Proverbs to Galatians and Psalms, she keeps circling back to the truth that "we are not labels" and that "God says that you are chosen... you have value... you are a light." Missy doesn’t stop at addiction.

She speaks tenderly about deep grief, including the loss of her grandson Creed, and how God used that pain to help her support other families through infant loss. She shares how community, church invitations, serving, and wise friendships reshaped her path, and how recovery for her means more than quitting pills or alcohol – it means letting God heal the wounds underneath.

The tone is honest, occasionally cheeky, deeply Christ-focused, and aimed at people in recovery, their families, and anyone who wonders if God could still use their story. You’ll come away challenged to ask: what might God do with your scars if you let him?