Participants: Cheri Peters (Host), Asheley Woodruff
Series Code: CLR
Program Code: CLR000101C
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00:01 The following program discusses sensitive issues
00:03 related to additive behavior. 00:05 Parents are cautioned that some material 00:06 may be too candid for younger children. 00:14 Welcome back. 00:16 You know, I've got to just say 00:17 that the things that we cover during this program, 00:20 the dysfunction that happens in the family. 00:23 Nobody's fault-- nobody start out to say, 00:25 I'm gonna be dysfunctional around my kids or I'm gonna, 00:28 you know, have everybody kind of not know how to act 00:31 or not really know what normal is 00:33 or not know the rules 00:34 or send them here to-- here or there to live. 00:37 Nobody start out that way, 00:38 but for a lot of us that's our reality. 00:40 And I wanted to say Asheley that it was amazing to me 00:44 that you stepped in and shared so much, 00:47 but looked at how God has now directed you 00:49 to step into the life of someone else. 00:52 Is there anything that you want to make sure, 00:54 like, I want to say this before we close, 00:56 I think this is important. 00:58 Yeah, I want to ex--point out that my journey started 01:01 when I was 11, and that point 01:04 where I was about ready to jump off the bridge. 01:06 I was about 19 or 20 then, 01:08 and I just turned 30 back in November. 01:12 And so this has not been an overnight process. 01:16 This has been something where I've really been growing 01:19 by inches type of thing. 01:21 And God has been working and working and working 01:23 for about 19 years to change the world 01:25 that I've known and the life that I lived. 01:28 And so saying that, you know, 01:31 I want to just say for anybody that's listening. 01:33 As when you hear Asheley say that 01:36 that it has been a process 01:37 and it's--wasn't an overnight thing? 01:39 One of the things that I think is incredible in recovery 01:42 is just saying at one point I'm gonna trust God 01:45 and I know that tomorrow 01:47 I may not feel like any things changing, 01:50 but I'm gonna trust Him with the change. 01:51 And it's amazing, two or three years down the road 01:53 you'll look back and say, 01:55 "Wow, I love that 'cause today I feel a little bit normal." 01:58 And I may not feel normal tomorrow, 02:00 but that's not my business. 02:01 I'm gonna trust that there is a God 02:03 that can restore me to sanity, 02:05 He can really take all of this junk and turn it around. 02:10 And I know that He can do that for me. 02:12 I heard, you know, Asheley's story 02:14 and how He's done that for her. 02:16 And I am telling you, He can do that for you. 02:18 The biggest thing is, is to say at one point 02:21 is I choose to live, I choose to turn it over. 02:25 And I know that I can't do it anymore. 02:27 Everything that I've tried is not working, 02:29 but I know that there is a God 02:31 and I know that He's bigger than all my junk. 02:33 And, man, it's such a cool place to be. Don't rush it. 02:37 When you get there just say I'm taking it all off, 02:41 I'm giving it to You, and I know that You love me. 02:45 We'll see you next time. 02:46 Celebrating Life in Recovery. God bless. |
Revised 2014-12-17