Esther Durin: Christian But I Didn't Believe In God, Learning To Really Trust God, Daddy Issues, Betrayal, Broken Dreams & Finding Peace
Esther Durin is a London based singer-songwriter who has worked with artists, including Burna Boy and Ayra Starr. She also appeared on BBC One's Little Mix The Search, making it to the finals as part of a girl group, which has since disbanded. In this episode, Esther speaks vulnerably about her childhood, the impact of her father not being in the family home, troublesome teenage years and when she finally hit rock bottom. After several years as a secular artist - facing many challenges along the way, Esther turned to God and committed to a healing journey, which has led to her transformation and bold decision to surrender her music to Jesus. She is still on her healing journey, but she has peace like never before. Our Socials https://www.instagram.com/comeseepodcast/ https://www.tiktok.com/@comeseepodcast https://www.instagram.com/damilolaokeke/ Connect with Esther https://www.instagram.com/esther.durin/ https://www.tiktok.com/@estherrdurin New music wingsmusic.lnk.to/BLUEPRINT Chapters: 00:00 Coming up 00:53 Intro 03:40 Childhood, impact of parents' separation 07:30 Forgiving her father 10:11 Fighting in secondary school 15:40 Everyone wanted to defeat this character 17:08 My friends turned against me, 19:45 Tricked into going to a Nigerian boarding school 24:48 Love for Nigerian music 26:56 Electricity is a luxury 28:15 Personal re-brand for music career, sex sells 33:45 BBC singing competition, challenges with music manager 36:28 Coming out of the group was so painful 39:15 Stopped doing music, went into corporate work 42:14 Returning to Nigeria, God's ultimatum 45:30 Convicted of lack of intimacy with God 46:50 Drinking, smoking, battling insomnia for years 50:10 The peace of God 51:20 Unbelief, trust issues 55:09 No person has power over God's plan for you 56:00 New music Watch the Episode On YouTube