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Inside MyPillow Inventor Mike Lindell’s Amazing Transformation: How He Helped Put 'Unplanned' Movie in Theaters"I got freed of all of my addictions January 16, 2009, but at that point I didn't do a full surrender to Jesus. I didn't give a full surrender until February 18, 2017, so there's quite a story in between where God was still chasing me." -Mike Lindell
Lindell, who is the CEO and inventor of MyPillow, helped finance "Unplanned," a film about abortion clinic director-turned pro-life advocate Abby Johnson's life that has been sparking headlines and is currently in theaters nationwide. READ ALSO: Ex-Planned Parenthood Director on the Moment She Fled Her Clinic He poured $1 million into the production, telling PureFlix.com's "Pure Talk" that he got involved after producers reached out and revealed their plans. Lindell was so moved by Johnson's real-life story that he prayed over it and instantly decided to fund the movie and film a cameo. "I said, 'Are you short any money?' And they said, 'Yeah, we're short about a $1 million and ... I just felt right there through the holy spirit —'Send this money,'" Lindell explained. He also shared details of his personal faith journey, revealing that he was a drug addict for nearly three decades before finally stopping in 2009. "I was a crack cocaine addict," Lindell said. "I was a very functioning cocaine addict." Watch Lindell share his amazing journey by Clicking Here. He was so bad, in fact, that his drug dealers staged an intervention in 2008 and refused to sell to him. They cut him off, and a year later he was done using. "I got freed of all of my addictions January 16, 2009, but at that point I didn't do a full surrender to Jesus," he said. "I didn't give a full surrender until February 18, 2017, so there's quite a story in between where God was still chasing me." READ ALSO: Inspired by 'Unplanned'? 5 Pro-Life Movies You Can Watch Now Now, Lindell travels the country and speaks about his Christian faith and the values that stem from it. He views MyPillow as a platform through which he's able to have a positive influence — and "Unplanned" is just his latest effort to achieve that goal. "I really believe you're not just saving the unborn and the babies, but the peoples' hearts are changing and healing," he said of the impact of "Unplanned." "It was God. Everybody who was involved in that movie, God put them there." You can get tickets to "Unplanned" here. --------- This article was originally published on Pure Flix Insider. Visit Pure Flix for access to thousands of faith and family-friendly movies and TV shows. You can get a free, one-month trial here. Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here 
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