Real Recovery

Bill and George talk about what it means to turn our will over to God and do what He wants us to do. Then, they talk with Jed who grew up in a broken home and tried to numb his pain with drugs until God turned his life around.

In this episode, Bill and George look at the one component that leads to lasting recovery - Jesus. They also discuss the importance and power of language and labels and offer a hopeful reminder that God loves everyone and wants to heal those who are struggling.

Acknowledging you need help is the first step in recovery. Bill and George explore this and comment on how God is bigger than addiction and can help! Then, T. Windahl shares her story of breaking free from addiction and being healed from cancer. Her book is [amazon text=Abiding Hope&asin=1939881102].

The twelfth step of recovery involves sharing your transformative deliverance story to help others break free of their addictions. Bill and George discuss this and then talk with Henry, who meets addicts on their level and sees people come to Christ through his testimony.

Turning your will and life over to God is step three in recovery. George and Bill talk about this and then hear Jack's testimony, which involves going from a lavish life of riches, travel, and alcohol to nearly losing his marriage to finding sobriety and lasting joy in Jesus.

Bill and George explain how the 12 steps in recovery are actually a pathway to lasting sobriety. Then, they talk with Justin Lakemacher, program manager at Redemption House in Minnetrista, MN about how God can help in the struggle to stay sober.

Bill and George discuss how the 12 steps of recovery all truly point to a relationship with Jesus. Then, they talk with former Salvation Army Chaplain Dave Johnson, who shares his story of growing up with an alcoholic father.

Step one in addiction recovery involves admitting that you are powerless over your addiction and need help. Bill and George discuss this and then talk with Erin, who lost her son Chad to a heroin addiction but found healing in Jesus.

Bill and George welcome their friend Lyla, who tells her story of going through a marriage where alcoholism was the focus of everything, until she truly reached out to God and found a new life.

George and Bill look at what it means to grow along spiritually in recovery and become more like Jesus. Then, they talk with Tim, who shares how amazingly God has worked in and through him since he got sober.