In this podcast, Pastor Emory gives an overview from one of our Discipleship lessons about using your authority.

Health awareness is one of the free services we provide @ Victory Ministries as part of our Elevate Training Academy.

And today's podcast is about how to effectively communicate with your doctor or healthcare provider, which is sometimes difficult for people. Our guests, Liz and Rebecca discuss these issues and how you can have your concerns heard, get your questions answered, and discuss a plan to better your overall health and mind. Alternative medicine, exercise, and nutrition is also mentioned to empower you to start with less invasive ways to take care of yourself. 

Did you know that Jesus wants a relationship with you more than you want Him to have this relationship with you? He sure does but you must seek and find Him. It is not up to your preacher or anyone else to seek Him for you, you have to initiate it, and then He promised He would come to us.

In this episode, Bill discusses his battle with alcohol for many years. He has been sober for 1 year after surrendering his life to Christ. He was a musician for years and lived a lifestyle that was detrimental to his health and is now in liver failure and needs a transplant. We pray you are blessed by his story. 

Christine is a nurse and didn't realize how serious the alcohol addiction was until they saw affects it was having on her stepson in the ER. She had a feeling of complete desperation and was powerless to change the situation and unable to control the outcome of seeking help for her son. She was there to support and be strong for her husband, Steve, in everyway possible.  While she was being strong for everyone around her, it took a toll on her health and well being. When she started getting mad about the situation, she realized what was happening to her as a result and looked up to the only solution she knew, Jesus Christ. She then started taking better care of herself so she could be there for her loved ones. Her husband, Steve always put their marriage 1st through this difficult time and came to the conclusion together, that their child, as an adult, has to be accountable to his own actions and they can't fix it for him. The only things they could control was how they reacted to the situation and give it to The Lord, who can take care of it all. 

Her message and advise to a parent in this type of situation is to  find qualified people to talk to, humble yourself and admit that you don't know what to do and to listen to the voice of God for guidance. Don't stay isolated, like the devil wants you to do, and feel like nobody will understand. 

Steve and I talk about the impact that addiction has had on his family…..His son has been in the throws of addiction for 12 years and as a parent, he has spent many nights in fear for his son but also in prayer to His Father God. He says, "if you have time to worry, you've got time to pray". Give it all to God and don't try to control it yourself. He tried to do that for many years instead of relying on the one true Answer, Jesus Christ. 

In this episode Alan discuss the impact drugs had on his life and how he found freedom in Jesus! He says Jesus gave him purpose and a reason to live after being an atheist and calling out to Him during a time when he was overdosing.