Rob Lohman currently helps people suffering from substance abuse to find freedom from addiction and incarceration. Today, Rob shares his journey of avoiding consequences for destructive actions, the moment God spoke to him in a bar, and the action that sent him to prison. Today, Rob helps others break the chains of addiction as an interventionist. His story reminds us that God is still pursuing us no matter how messy our lives become.
Listen to Rob’s story now!
Stories Rob shared:
- Growing up in several cities in a Christian family
- Drinking beer behind the bushes at church camp
- Alcoholic tendencies in high school
- Avoiding consequences throughout college
- Not liking himself and needing a change of heart
- The moment the Lord spoke to him in a bar
- Sensing God’s presence as he lifted a barbell too much for his weight
- Discovering gambling at 15
- Learning how to live sober
- Meeting his wife and getting married
- Dealing with creeping insecurity after marriage and fatherhood
- His finances getting messed up through gambling
- Setting boxes on fire on his patio
- The journey of confession
- Getting arrested after confessing
- Being sentenced to 13 years in prison
- His wife’s journey of trying to figure out what to do
- Discovering who he is in Christ
- Repairing his marriage after getting out
- Getting trained to do recovery intervention
Great quotes from Rob:
Parents and loved ones, don’t ever quit praying for your kids.
Resources we mentioned:
- Rob’s website
- Seven Days In Utopia
- Victory Over the Darkness: Realize The Power Of Your Identity In Christ by Neil Anderson
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Wonderful story and thanks Eric and Rob for sharing this story. Important work to help folks understand the journey of addiction for the addict and their families. We are people with problems, like all people. But there is a lot of shame still around the addict and the families who surround them. Thanks for helping put a human face on addiction.
Bless you both,
Laura L. Padgett