Participants: Cheri Peters (Host), Richie & Timari Brower
Series Code: CLR
Program Code: CLR000132C
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00:01 The following program discusses sensitive issues
00:03 related to addictive behavior. 00:05 Parents are cautioned that some material 00:06 may be too candid for younger children. 00:13 So welcome back. 00:14 For anybody that says I want more, 00:16 go to the website, we have links, 00:19 write to Richie and Timmy. 00:22 We have some stuff you can get as for marriage, 00:24 relationships, anger, 00:25 all of that kind of stuff, but for right now, 00:27 I have to say I really do relate to you, 00:30 thinking that I was always the problem. 00:32 And so I love the fact that you unfolded that for us. 00:35 Is there anything you want to kind of close 00:37 with for those that are listening, 00:39 for women that are just saying I don't know? 00:42 Yeah, you know, 00:43 I think one of the things that's been 00:44 so amazing to me in our journey is that 00:46 God has been so faithful 00:47 bringing the right person at the right time 00:49 when I'm asking. 00:50 And that create a safety net, 00:52 that gave a lot of courage to be able to stick with it 00:56 and persevere when things were really hard. 00:58 And I couldn't see the way through 01:00 but the people who, 01:01 we invited in were able to caste a vision 01:04 that was beautiful 01:06 and they were saying you can do it, 01:08 hold on. 01:09 Amen. 01:10 And they loved each other, 01:12 they worked through what you're working through 01:13 and you can see the love with them. 01:14 And they loved us. 01:16 Amen. 01:18 Did you feel the same? 01:20 You know, for me it was different, 01:22 for me it was just really a matter of recognizing, 01:25 oh my, I remember one night literally 01:27 after we had a fight walking down the driveway 01:29 from where we were living, 01:30 looking up at the sky and saying God, 01:32 is there any part of this mess that's my responsibility. 01:36 Which part of the ways of prayer 01:37 he's quick to answer 01:39 and that is the long ways from there to go on, 01:42 oh, my look at what I'm contributing, 01:45 look what I'm doing 01:46 and to be able to turn to this woman and say, 01:47 I'm so sorry, 01:49 I have behaved in destructive ways towards you. 01:51 I have not honored you or loved you well. 01:53 Would you forgive me? Will you forgive me? 01:55 Huge and that's a huge journey, 01:57 but that process began with all these friends 02:01 wrapping their arms around us in ICU 02:04 and saying we love you too much to let you go. 02:07 That process began in my heart. 02:08 So when you guys broke through the surface 02:10 and actually took a breath 02:11 and realize that you were gonna make it, 02:14 that you felt love for each other. 02:17 What was that like and talk to somebody 02:19 that maybe doesn't know that moment yet? 02:21 Yeah, you know, 02:23 I don't know if I think of a specific moment, 02:26 but I think for me probably when they came, 02:30 I say you know what, we're gonna make it 02:32 is when we descended into that spiral of conflict again 02:35 but we came out closer to each other. 02:38 And so I would just say to you, 02:40 if you're in a place where you don't feel any hope right now, 02:42 or you're desperate, you feel like, 02:44 this is not gonna last, 02:47 look for a team, pray for a team, 02:48 God has people 02:50 because relational hurts are best healed in relationship 02:54 and so pray for a team 02:56 and ask God to bring loving people around you 02:58 and then surrender yourself to the process 03:00 and be willing to get honest about your part. 03:02 There is hope, 03:04 you don't have to stay stuck where you are. 03:06 I absolutely love that, 03:07 and I want to just say thank you so much. 03:09 Thank you for joining us, 03:11 thanking you for being so vulnerable with us, 03:13 and thank you for hanging there, 03:15 in there with each other, 03:17 because you know there is so many people 03:18 that need to know 03:19 how to do that in their own life. 03:21 Thanks for having us, this is been fun. 03:22 You know, with anybody watching, again, 03:25 if you need any additional help, support, 03:27 whatever go to the website, contact us, 03:30 don't do this by yourself, 03:32 and a lot of churches 03:34 will have groups that are running 03:36 that you can step in and join them 03:38 and sometimes you think 03:40 but I don't want to say anything, 03:41 then don't say anything, 03:42 just sit down 03:44 and start to listen to one person 03:45 after another, after another, 03:47 after another talk about their journey 03:50 and you'll be surprised that we're all the same. 03:52 We all struggle and we really look good 03:54 week to week in Church, 03:56 but there are some of us that just say Anna, 03:59 we got through those years, we got through that time 04:01 and I love her, I love him, 04:04 and so I'm glad you joined us today, 04:07 I'm glad you heard all of this 04:08 and if you're there find someone, 04:10 love some one meant to you. 04:12 Until next week, always remember 04:13 that God is crazy about you, me too, 04:16 God bless. |
Revised 2016-10-31