Eric Crandall is a highly respected individual in the recovery community, with an impressive number of years of sobriety. Through his personal journey of 5+ years of clean living, Eric serves as an inspiration and a role model for others seeking recovery.
As a member of the Life Recovery leadership team, Eric actively contributes to the recovery community. He also volunteers at Crosspointe Church and serves as a dedicated board member for MaMa T’s. Eric’s commitment goes beyond these roles. He conducts regular Life Recovery meetings at Clay Crossing’s rehab facility and provides transportation for church services and recovery meetings. Moreover, Eric hosts a weekly Bible study at his home, offering a supportive space for spiritual growth.
Despite his remarkable achievements, Eric remains humble and acknowledges that his success is attributed to God. His unwavering faith has been a driving force in his recovery journey and his commitment to serving others.
Eric Crandall’s life serves as a testimony to the possibilities of recovery, inspiring those around him and reminding us all of the power of faith, service, and personal transformation.
Eric’s Journey
Over 6 years ago, I had gotten sober through the grace of God and I began to pray for the woman God wanted to me to marry. Not long after that, I met a woman in church and I knew that she was the one. That may sound quick and hasty, but she was what I prayed for and I was very specific in my prayers.
What I found out shortly after we were married was that she was hiding an addiction issue. Already personally aware of addiction myself, it didn’t take long after we got married for all the signs to begin to surface. I decided to fast for a few days and spent weeks in prayer over the realization of her hidden addiction. It wasn’t long and the truth was exposed. This was just the beginning of my problems. On one occasion, I found her dope pipe, and it was full. I was home alone and relying on my own strength. In that moment of weakness, I failed and chose to use it.
It was a short relapse. I got my bearings got my daughter and left. We went to a pastor friend of mine who lived a few towns away and asked my wife to get help. She insisted she did not have a problem and ended up moving 2000 miles away.
The Bible says for a husband to love his wife, and I do. I have been living for the past several years, waiting for my heavenly father to free her from the bondage of addiction and bring her home. I am not a perfect man, but I have been faithful to her, knowing that she is not faithful to me. Praying for GOD to restore our marriage. There is a lot to the story. I prayed for GOD to show me if she was the one HE wanted me to marry, and HE answered my fleece with a yes. Now, I feel like I am a modern-day Hosea.
GOD instructed me to marry a woman who would not be faithful so that I could see HIS heart for man. HE is chasing after us, and we just constantly reject him chasing after what we think we need, when all we need to do is turn to HIM and HE will show us the love we have been searching for all our lives.