Real Recovery

Tim Walsh, Senior Vice President at Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge, joins Bill and George to talk about bettering our recovery and needing the help of the Spirit to perfect things.

*This show originally aired on June 6, 2021 Growing up with a father who was a drunk led Jim Maxim to becoming an alcoholic at a young age. A very serious life threatening incident put him in a coma, where Jesus would meet him and everything changed. He learned that nobody (including himself) is beyond the reach of God.

Relationships, especially the close ones, in life are so important- especially within a family. And when you lose someone you love, it can be very hard to cope with the loss and move forward. We try to take control but often we end up making the wrong decisions, and for Sinai it wasn't until he let God truly take over his life that things began to change.

We often follow the actions of those we look up to, even if they may not be the best people to emulate. This was true for Bradley and he eventually got to a place where he came to the Lord with nothing. Jesus then revealed to him the purpose He had for him, to encourage and speak life into others.

Tim Walsh, Senior Vice President at Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge, joins Bill and George to talk about the addictions all of us face each day and the process of fighting them off. He unpacks why using dope to satisfy our feelings is always a short term and self-centered decision.

Often times it can take some time for us to get honest with the Lord and admit when we need to make a change. For Rebecca, she eventually got to a point where she had to pray that God would make a way. Leaning in to the fact that in her weakness He is strong, shifted everything.

*This show originally aired on May 23, 2021 Once we give it a foothold, our brain can begin to control our decision making and overtake us in some instances. This was the case for Janet, as she struggled with being honest about her drinking problem. But eventually creating a plan to stick to every day made all the difference and led her in the right direction.

Addiction can often times keep it's grip on us for far longer than we'd hope it would, even when it seems like we've broken away time and time again. This was the case for Paul John, but Jesus continued to pursue Him over and over- and learning the truth of God's perfect will changed everything.

*This show originally aired on May 16, 2021 The search for acceptance is one that many of us struggle with and this was no different for Rolando growing up. A tough upbringing and lack of a support system led him down a winding road, but when a few people at Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge refused to give up on him everything changed.

*This show originally aired on May 9, 2021 Rev. Carl Johnson (Pastor at Faith City Church in St. Paul) felt a calling at a very young age to be a preacher, but it took a long time to put this plan in action. He got involved with gangs, selling drugs, found himself homeless, and in prison multiple times and despite all of that God still had a greater plan in store.