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There’s Only One Addiction Worth Having — And It Just Might Change Your Life

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What if the very thing that’s been controlling you could actually save you?

That’s not a trick question. It’s the heartbeat of my life and ministry.

My name is Sarah Annie Schneider. For over a decade I’ve sat with women behind bars — women most of the world has written off — listening to stories of addiction, regret, shame, and brokenness. For the past three years I’ve also led a women’s support group where I’ve watched God begin to heal wounded hearts, one honest conversation at a time.

In all those years, one truth has become crystal clear:

Most people don’t lack the desire to know God. They just don’t know where to start. And more importantly, they’re longing for real connection with people who love the Lord with all their heart, mind, soul, and strength.

The Vision Behind Addicted to God

The Vision Behind Addicted to God

It actually started back in 2007 with a blog called Live Out Loud. What began as my personal space to share life and faith honestly eventually evolved into Godly Girlfriends — a community I officially started thirteen years ago with a simple dream: to do life together as devoted, Christ-centered women — encouraging one another, speaking truth, and offering virtual (and sometimes real) hugs.

That dream hasn’t changed. But God has expanded it.

What began as Godly Girlfriends has grown into Addicted to God — a name rooted in Mark 12:30: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” (NIV)

We all have addictions. Some look obvious and destructive — alcohol, drugs, pornography, gambling. Others are more subtle and socially acceptable: sugar, scrolling, shopping, people-pleasing, overworking, seeking approval, binge-watching, or even “good” things like gardening or exercise when they become escapes.

When anything other than God becomes what we run to for comfort, identity, or relief, it eventually leaves us empty. But when God becomes our greatest desire — when we love Him with everything we have — He becomes the one healthy addiction. The life-giving kind. The only One that truly satisfies and sets us free.

Who This Is For

This is for anyone who feels stuck in cycles they can’t seem to break. For those battling obvious addictions and for those quietly controlled by “harmless” habits. For the discouraged, the defeated, and the ones who wonder if God could really want someone like them.

No perfect past required. No spiritual resume needed. Just come as you are.

What I Believe With Everything in Me

I believe with all my heart in Mark 10:27 — “With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.” (NIV)

We cannot break free or fix ourselves on our own. But God can — and He does. I’ve witnessed it in prison cells, support group meetings, and ordinary conversations over coffee. That’s why I share real stories of redemption: because when someone who’s been where you are says, “There’s hope,” you can actually believe it.

A New Chapter: Sarah Annie Schneider

As this ministry grows, I’m bringing everything together under one name: Sarah Annie Schneider.

My writing, speaking, The Addicted to God Podcast, YouTube channel (@AddictedToGod), and upcoming book will now live in one place. My hope is that this makes it easier for you to find encouragement exactly when you need it — and simpler to share with others who are quietly struggling too.

The heart of this community stays exactly the same. We’re just building a bigger table.

An Invitation

If you’ve ever felt controlled by something you wish you could stop — whether it’s obvious or hidden — this is for you. If you’re hungry for a faith that’s real, honest, and practical — this is for you.

I invite you to join this movement. A place where we gently transfer our earthly addictions, habits, and destructive cycles to the one healthy addiction: a deep, life-giving relationship with God.

I can’t wait to walk this journey with you.

Because there really is only one addiction worth having — and it changes everything.

Find Me Here

📖 Writing & Newsletter — Substack: substack.com/@sarahannieschneider ▶️ YouTube — @AddictedToGod 🎙️ Podcast — The Addicted to God Pod Podcast (Apple or Spotify)

If this encouraged you, please share it with someone who needs hope today.

Don’t Go There

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Today’s Devotion: Numbers 14

Have you ever been in a conversation, when all of a sudden the topic at hand takes a turn and the person stops you and says, “Don’t go there!” These are words that say, “Stop, you have crossed a boundary and this is not something that needs to be brought up.” I thought of this phrase as I read Numbers chapter 14. When Moses and Aaron warned the Israelites to stop going to the land of Canaan because God wasn’t with them – but they didn’t listen. Look at verse 41-42a, “But Moses said, “Why are you disobeying the LORD’s command? This will not succeed! Do not go up, because the LORD is not with you. You will be defeated by your enemies.”

If these words have a tone to them, I hear them pleading. Not just asking, not just saying – pleading. At this point they had turned from the land (future), but as they face the wilderness (present), they are actually more afraid of the wilderness (past) than they had been afraid of entering the land. In other words, they fear their past more than they fear the future so they proceed to pursue the future, but forgot one important component…. God!

The message that I take away is that we shouldn’t be so discontent in our present that we press on to change ourselves, our future and our circumstances without God. God needs to be our leader and our guide. He can work in our current circumstances and He can take us where we want to go, but His timing is everything. If we go alone and He is not with us, our plans will not succeed.

Please pray with me.

Father God. There is a big gap between where we are and where we want to be. The past and present is certain to us – it is our reality, while our future is unknown. You ask us to walk  by faith and not by sight, which propels us to leap to the future and trust that you will deliver us from our current circumstances and have a brighter future, but what if you’re not there? What if we act in accordance to our will and not your will, in faith, that you will make all things work for the good? Let us not be ignorant, as the Israelities acted in Numbers chapter 14. We don’t want to be ungrateful, disobedient servants. We have hearts to honor and obey you, but we also know that you desire good for us. Please give us the discernment to hear your call, patience to wait on your timing, and courage to proceed according to your will. Father, please be the lamp unto our feet and the light unto our paths. ~Amen!”

God Said It – Good Enough

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Today’s Devotion: Leviticus 19

We are in that section of Leviticus where the Ten Commandments are explained in terms of the social life of the nation. This chapter is very practical because God’s Law is to tell us this one thing: “… ‘Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.” (Lev. 19:2). This was fundamental and basic to all facets of the life of Israel. It explained everything which God commanded or demanded. It entered into and addressed every aspect of their daily routine. Holiness in daily life, with all of its relationships, was paramount in the everyday living of God’s people. It sure doesn’t hurt to read it and have it be reemphasized today. This is not just theory – God intended it to be brought right into our lives.

The Law can not produce the holiness which it demands. It demanded, but it did not and can not supply. It reveals the righteousness of the Law, but it simply cannot be attained by human effort. “Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God. Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.” (Rom. 3:19–20).

How wonderful it is that God has given us His Holy Spirit to indwell us. This is the dynamic that is needed for Christian living. The reason given in this chapter, “I am the Lord your God” or “I am the Lord” occurs sixteen times in this chapter. God draws the line between right and wrong. He alone makes the sharp distinction between the holy and unholy. No other reason needs to be given.

I remember a little saying that we were taught when I was growing up, it goes like this. “If God said it, I believe it and that’s good enough for me.” As I read these laws today, I am reminded that laws can’t get us into heaven, but God did say it, I do believe it will help me live a better life and that truly IS good enough for me.