Olympic gold medalist Stephanie Rice breaks down in confronting videos before revealing the reason she moved to Dubai and turned to God: ‘He saved me’

Stephanie Rice has opened up about her recent spiritual awakening and her decision to embrace faith in the wake of a series of personal challenges.

The former Olympic champion, 35, took to Instagram this week to share her journey with her followers.

‘Two months ago I gave my life to God. The journey since then has been wild to say the least, but I wouldn’t have it any other way,” Rice began her heartfelt post.

The champion swimmer described the period leading up to her conversion as the lowest point of her life.

Marked by a series of hardships including a battle with Covid, an injury while filming SAS Australia and the emotional toll of reliving her pain in the public eye.

Stephanie Rice has opened up about her recent spiritual awakening and her decision to embrace faith after enduring a series of personal challenges

The former Olympic champion, 35, took to Instagram to share her in-depth journey with her followers

The former Olympic champion, 35, took to Instagram to share her in-depth journey with her followers

“Those few weeks before I turned to God were my lowest yet. I can’t tell you how broken I was,” Rice admitted.

She spoke candidly about the challenges of dealing with back-to-back media affairs and bursting into tears during brief moments of solitude.

Despite her efforts to uplift herself through personal development and manifestation techniques, Rice expressed a deep sense of hopelessness.

'Two months ago I gave my life to God.  The journey since then has been wild to say the least, but I wouldn't have it any other way,” Rice began her heartfelt post.

‘Two months ago I gave my life to God. The journey since then has been wild to say the least, but I wouldn’t have it any other way,” Rice began her heartfelt post.

The champion swimmer described the period leading up to her conversion as the lowest point of her life

The champion swimmer described the period leading up to her conversion as the lowest point of her life

Rice’s turning point came with a loss of faith and hope, which led her to surrender to a higher power.

‘He saved me. He puts all the pieces back together in the most beautiful way,” she said.

The Olympian’s message extends beyond her personal story, as she offered words of comfort and encouragement to those who may be struggling.

Marked by a series of hardships including a battle with Covid, an injury while filming SAS Australia and the emotional toll of reliving her pain in the public eye

Marked by a series of hardships including a battle with Covid, an injury while filming SAS Australia and the emotional toll of reliving her pain in the public eye

Rice's turning point came with a loss of faith and hope, propelling her to a pivotal moment of surrender to a higher power

Rice’s turning point came with a loss of faith and hope, propelling her to a pivotal moment of surrender to a higher power

“I pray that everyone who needs to hear this, everyone who resonates with this, knows that God is with you no matter what,” Rice then affirmed.

The sports star closed the post thanking her followers for their support throughout her journey.

Stephanie is now happier than ever and regularly takes to Instagram to document her new love life after meeting boyfriend Dane Christison through a church connection.

'He saved me.  He puts all the pieces back together in the most beautiful way,” she shared, acknowledging the painful yet transformative nature of her journey.

‘He saved me. He puts all the pieces back together in the most beautiful way,” she shared, acknowledging the painful yet transformative nature of her journey.

‘I never expected the year to end like this!!’ Stephanie wrote in an earlier Instagram post.

‘I give my life to God, follow his call to move my life to Dubai, meet you during my first week at church in Brisbane and spend our first Christmas together in New York.

“I can’t tell you how long I’ve been waiting for this. You just have to keep faith in his plan and in his timing.

“God is so good and I can’t wait to see what he has in store for 2024.”

Rice is believed to be a member of Kingdomcity, a multi-site Pentecostal church with multiple locations around the world.

Stephanie is now happier than ever and regularly takes to Instagram to document her new love life after meeting boyfriend Dane Christison through a church connection

Stephanie is now happier than ever and regularly takes to Instagram to document her new love life after meeting boyfriend Dane Christison through a church connection