Jesus Stole My Weed!: A Testimony of Substance Abuse Freedom (and Other Life-Altering Stories)

By Kevin and Marlo Coker

She’s a hot mess looking for the right love in all the wrong places. He’s a pothead in love with another girl. Somehow, they fall in love and try to make the love triangle work. But eventually, one of these things has to go. With God by their side and guiding their steps, the right choices are eventually made, in a unique and divine way.

See how God helps them give up their addictions to create a beautiful life together. See how you can be encouraged to unfold the same story in your own life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: May 17, 2022
• ISBN: 9781685703844

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Jesus Stole My Weed!

A Testimony of Substance Abuse Freedom (and Other Life-Altering Stories)

Kevin and Marlo Coker

Copyright © 2022 by Kevin and Marlo Coker

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Table of Contents

Meet Marlo: She’s a Hot Mess!

Meet Kevin as He Meets Mary Jane

How I (Marlo) Found God, Again

Sunday Morning

Jesus Stole My Weed

The Devil Assumes

Contents

Preface 5

Meet Marlo: She’s a Hot Mess! 7

Meet Kevin as He Meets Mary Jane 18

How I (Marlo) Found God, Again 29

Sunday Morning 39

Jesus Stole My Weed 46

The Devil Assumes 52

Conclusion 61

Preface

Kevin and I set out to write this book about eight years ago, before we knew where we would be today. During the time that the concept had come to us and we were just rolling the idea around, we were still not in a great place with our marriage or finances. We were getting better but not in a position where we would think people would take notice or care about our life’s testimonies.

Here we sit financially and spiritually stable with a marriage that has more respect than it has ever had before. Our lives are not perfect, and they won’t be until we see those pearly gates. However, we feel like God has set us apart from the pain and destruction we once knew for a purpose. And now is the appointed time to be a help to anyone who chooses to read this book.

We would not be in the position we’re in without the love of our church, Souls Harbor First Pentecostal Church of Belleview, Florida; our pastor, Jason Varnum; his beautiful wife, Hollina Varnum; or his parents, James and Naomi Varnum, who had started pastoring the church almost fifty years ago. Their love for our family is more valuable than anything we could invest in this world, and for that, we are forever grateful.

We are thankful to all those who have extended their hands and prayers toward our family. I can’t possibly name everyone, but there are definitely key players: Sis Denee Richardson, worship leader, Bible-study teacher, and the one who started the Daughters of Zion work; Bro and Sis Autrey, who loved our family and prayed for us when we didn’t know how to pray for ourselves; and Bro Kevin and Sis Rebecca McElroy, who were sensitive enough to the Holy Spirit to invite me to church and our family into their home week after week for fellowship and Bible studies. I’m thankful to Teresa Billingsly, my friend, mentor, and sounding board through life and during this project; and Angel Craig, a friend who has been through the trenches with me during our hardest battles.

This book has some hard stories in it. It is not meant to shame or hurt any family or friends, but it is to help encourage someone who is hurting. It’s to show those who are dealing with drug and alcohol