How can God use your beautiful scars to do His work when you stop keeping them a secret?

In this episode, Jeff, Jeff,  and Mickey discuss: 

• The detriment of leading a secret life. 
• God will lead you through anything - let Him make you into a wounded healer.  
• Giving it all to God and serving His kingdom with our beautiful scars.
• Be willing to connect and find God in groups of men. 

Key Takeaways: 

• It is your choice if you take the circumstances of your life and let them turn you bitter, or use them to become better. 
• We are not meant to live in isolation. Vulnerability and community are our strengths. 
• Be honest and be real and you can get through anything with God. The secrets are where the danger is at. 
• Combine the science and the spiritual. One without the other is not going to be as successful in healing.

"As much as you think you have all the tools and levers and resources, the deeply quiet, they will come out. And the sooner you out yourself, the better. That's always the thing is the sooner you out yourself, the better. The longer you wait, it only gets worse." —  Mickey Peters

Episode References: 

• Halftime Institute: https://halftimeinstitute.org/
• C12: https://www.joinc12.com/
• Vistage: https://www.vistage.com/

Mickey’s Book References: 

• Henri J.M. Nouwen - The Return of the Prodigal Son and Wounded Healer
• Brennan Manning - Abba's Child and Ragamuffin Gospel
• John Eldredge - Wild at Heart and Sacred Romance
• Dallas Willard - Divine Conspiracy and Renovation of the Heart
• Søren Kierkegaard - Purity of Heart is to Will One Thing
• Donald Miller - Blue like Jazz
• Rob Bell - Sex God
• Phillip Yancey - Where is God When it Hurts and The Jesus I Never Knew
• Richard Rohr - Falling Upward and Breathing Under Water
• Marc Brackett - Permission to Feel
• Brene Brown - The Gifts of Imperfection and Atlas of the Heart
• Kelly McGonigal - The Upside of Stress - also TED talk
• Patrick Carnes - Out of the Shadows and Don't Call it Love - on sex addiction and recovery
• Gary Thomas - Cherish

About Mickey Peters: I have been a CEO for over 15 years in the power generation sector for 10 years at Duke Energy based in Peru and Brazil and more recently for Enfragen based in Houston, managing hydro generation assets located in Panama. I have been a business development consultant for various clients and started my own successful spa franchise business together with my wife, Stephanie, here in Houston.  Stephanie and I have 3 children - Zach, who graduated from A&M and is working here in Houston, Emma, who is studying to be a family and marriage therapist at Mary Hardin Baylor, and Luke, a junior at Oklahoma. We are very active in our community through our church, Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church and also enjoy serving others through organizations involved in healing and recovery of individuals and marriages such as Affair Recovery. We enjoy trying new restaurants, watching movies, and traveling, and we are both very active working out, playing tennis, and pickleball.

Connect with Mickey Peters:

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 713-213-9837 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mickeypeters/ 

Connect with Jeff Thomas: 

Website: https://www.arkosglobal.com/

Podcast: https://www.generousbusinessowner.com/

Book: https://www.arkosglobal.com/trading-up

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