Participants: C.A. Murray (Host), Cheri Peters
Series Code: CLR
Program Code: CLR00071C
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00:14 We're back and in thinking about this season in total,
00:18 reminds about an incident I told you about it, one of my members 00:21 sons had a secret drug life. 00:24 Left the church and went home and murdered the downstairs 00:27 neighbor and of course his life was immediately impacted 00:29 and the domino effect on the whole family, 00:33 and the relations of the family, friends of the family. 00:36 It was really devastating for the church. 00:37 It was the families reliance on God that got them through, 00:42 but for a long time they just didn't talk about it. 00:44 They didn't want to say anything about it. 00:46 Everybody knew but it was very hush-hush. 00:47 I have found, as of course you have found, that in talking 00:52 about it there is healing by bringing it to light. 00:54 You find there are others that are struggling with 00:57 the same kind of stuff. 00:58 This season I think, perhaps more than the others, 01:01 really highlights that fact. 01:02 We have to talk, we have to bring light to it so that 01:05 people can talk about it. 01:06 In most of your 12 step groups that is what the healing 01:10 thing about them is that week after week, or day after day, 01:14 people get together and really share all that. 01:18 Sometimes you just get together and listen and I know that 01:21 I'm not so crazy, five other people in the 01:24 group talked about this. 01:25 So you get that reassurance and I think sometimes we are 01:30 not getting that and you have to, because if you don't 01:34 it settles in there and festers. 01:37 You know like a murder situation where is really an 01:41 incredible tragic situation that if you don't get that out it is 01:45 going to reflect on how you treat people, your safety, 01:49 it would be fear-based and all that stuff. 01:51 So in this season just saying it out loud, if you are 01:55 going to avoid relapse, you have got to get these 01:59 things out of your life. 02:02 When we say there is a higher power, when a God that cares 02:06 about us, we really do want to, you really want to make 02:09 amends if you can and really get into that stuff and make 02:13 it right, at one point you have to say God here it is. 02:18 And now the increased steps of 10, 11, 12, of your 12 02:24 steps program, I just want a knowledge of You. 02:26 A knowledge of who I am, I want to stay connected, 02:30 I want to daily come into Your presence, like pressing 02:33 into His presence, I want to daily understand who I am, 02:36 who You are, what's up for today those kind of things. 02:40 Maybe we should have called this 12-step TV, it is more 02:43 than 12-step TV because it's celebrating life in recovery. 02:46 It's the joy of being in recovery, of having victory 02:50 and that is what we have seen very, very strongly 02:52 this particular season. 02:54 - exactly and so this season enjoy everyone's journey 02:58 but don't forget you have your own journey. 03:00 To be successful in that you have to press into His Presence. 03:04 You have to learn to pray and talk to God and learn to 03:06 listen because that is the best thing. 03:08 Until we see you next time, always remember that God is 03:10 crazy about you, and me too, God bless! |
Revised 2014-12-17