Welcome to episode #237! 🎙️ Pure Victory Podcast: Have You Taken Ownership of Your Healing?
In this episode, host Braden Hafner, dives deep into a cornerstone of lasting freedom: taking ownership of your healing. This candid conversation unpacks why real change starts when you stop waiting for others to heal you—and step up with intentionality.

Highlights & Key Takeaways
• Personal Responsibility: Lasting healing from porn and unhealthy habits requires more than just wishing or blaming others. No one can carry your water—you have to participate actively in your recovery, in partnership with the Holy Spirit.
• Faith in Action: Jesus said, “Your faith has healed you.” The woman with the issue of blood reached out on her own initiative to touch Jesus’ robe. Her journey reminds us: healing begins with a step of faith, even if the crowd (or your past) looks daunting.
 • Community Support—Not Substitution: Support groups, accountability partners, and church communities are valuable, but they can’t do the work for you. Use them as support, not as crutches or excuses.
• Real Change vs. Surface-Level Management: True healing is about more than just controlling your behavior (white-knuckling it). It’s about getting honest, confessing, and letting God do deep work in your heart through ongoing openness.
• Practical Steps:
• Examine whether you’re blaming others or waiting passively for change.
• Commit, in faith, to taking deliberate steps—big or small—toward wholeness each day, even when it’s hard.
• Stay connected with your faith and your community, but remember: you must carry your own responsibility for healing.
• Don’t be afraid of the discomfort. Like surgery, healing can feel painful at first, but it leads to freedom on the other side.
Scripture Reference:
• Philippians 2:12: “Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.” There is a divine partnership between your choices and God’s grace.

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BRADEN HAFNER

Braden is the Regional Director in Alberta for FamilyLife Canada. He and his wife Kristen live in Edmonton, Alberta. He knows all too well the destruction that porn use and addiction can have, and now wants to see people experience freedom away from porn. Along with that he is passionate about seeing marriages grow and thrive, and helping couples move to a deeper oneness with one another and with God. FamilyLife Canada has a variety of resources and events to help you and your spouse take your marriage to the next level. See what would benefit you at www.familylifecanada.com