{"id":307231,"date":"2021-09-15T07:00:08","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T11:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/%series%\/one-day-at-a-time\/"},"modified":"2021-09-15T07:00:08","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T11:00:08","slug":"one-day-at-a-time","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/one-day-at-a-time\/","title":{"rendered":"One Day At a Time"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feel like you mess up all the time? You&#8217;re not alone. 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You're not alone. Pastor John Elmore helps listeners understand why the struggle exists and shares about the power to overcome each day.","meta_box":{"show_notes":"","transcript_url":"https:\/\/transcript.familylife.com\/fl2021-09-15.pdf","transcript_content":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>John:<\/strong> I\u2019m staring through the windshield, just so angry; and she says, \u201cI just wish we wouldn\u2019t fight for the rest of our lives.\u201d In that moment, I feel like the Lord said to me, \u201cI freed you from alcoholism. I can free you from arguing with your wife.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>, where we want to help you pursue the relationships that matter most. I\u2019m Ann Wilson.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> And I\u2019m Dave Wilson, and you can find us at FamilyLifeToday.com or on our FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> app.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> This is <em>FamilyLife\u2014<\/em>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<em>\u00a0<\/em>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong>\u2014<em>Today<\/em>.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhen I gave my life to Christ in college, and started really reading the Bible for the first time\u2014because I wasn\u2019t much of a Bible\/I didn\u2019t know I was biblically illiterate\u2014now, [as a college student] I\u2019m finding out a man of God is a man of the Word; so I started reading the Bible. There\u2019s a passage I came across that I could not believe was in the Bible.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> I have no idea where you\u2019re going with this.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> You don\u2019t know where I\u2019m going with it.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann: <\/strong>No.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> I mean, I remember reading it and going, \u201cA guy who wrote the Bible writes this?\u201d It was Romans 7; and the Apostle Paul writes, \u201cFor I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate (Romans 7:15).\u201d I\u2019m like, \u201cWhat?!\u201d\u2014because I had experienced that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Oh, we all have.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> I\u2019m like, \u201cThere\u2019s no way a guy that close to God\u201d\u2014this is Apostle Paul\u2014\u201cthe guy we all want to become.\u201d He goes on to say, \u201cI have the desire to do what\u2019s right, but not the ability to carry it out. For I do not do the good that I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing [Romans 7:18-19].\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI\u2019m like, \u201cOh, my goodness, how in the world is this guy describing so clearly and specifically the same struggle that I have?\u201d In fact, it\u2019s one of the reasons I <em>love<\/em> the Word of God; because it\u2019s so honest\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> \u2014and so practical to our everyday lives and what we\u2019re going through. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Yes, and it doesn\u2019t hide the struggle. It says, \u201cNo, I know the struggle.\u201d And by the way, I haven\u2019t read the rest of the passage; but he does lead you to what we want to talk about today is: \u201cWhere do you find <em>victory<\/em> in the struggle?\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe\u2019ve got the perfect guy to talk about this with us. Again, John Elmore is back. Welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>, John.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>John:<\/strong> Love being here with you all. Thanks for the invitation. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> I mean, you have\u2014obviously, we\u2019ve talked about it so far this week\u2014you\u2019ve walked through a similar struggle with alcohol. You direct the ministry at Watermark Church in Dallas to thousands\u2014and I mean, literally, 1200 or so\u2014a week on Monday nights in a Recovery program.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou, obviously, have read Romans 7; you have walked through this. You\u2019re a father; you\u2019re a husband; you\u2019ve got kids; you have this dynamic ministry. You\u2019ve written a book called <em>Freedom Starts Today: Overcoming Struggles and Addictions One Day at a Time<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI know people are listening, who literally are living Romans 7, \u201cI want to do the right thing; I feel like I can\u2019t. I don\u2019t even have the power to do it.\u201d John, you\u2019ve been there. You walk with people every week\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> \u2014who maybe feel hopeless, too, in it.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>John:<\/strong> Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u2014how do you get to victory? How do we <em>win<\/em> over the struggle?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>John: <\/strong>Yes, such a good question. It\u2019s one everybody is asking, because whether or not they\u2019ve read Romans 7, they\u2019ve <em>lived<\/em> Romans 7. Everyone has known that experience: \u201cI don\u2019t want to do this anymore; and yet, I keep going back to it. What is this cycle that I\u2019m in that I hate; and yet, I keep returning to?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHere\u2019s the crazy thing\u2014it\u2019s not just localized to like Paul writing to the Romans, and we read it as the Bible\u2014it is the common experience of all of mankind. Forbes and Inc. did this study on New Year\u2019s resolutions. Everybody has this thing in their life: maybe it\u2019s over eating; maybe it\u2019s not working out; maybe it\u2019s unhealthy lifestyle\u2014whatever it may be\u2014spending too much. They make a resolution, meaning they go public with it; and two-and-a-half weeks later, on January 19, 90 percent of people have <em>already quit<\/em>; so much so they call it National Quitting Day. [Laughter] Like how funny is that? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThey do a follow-up study; because they\u2019re like, \u201cWhat is going on?\u201d\u2014like\u2014\u201cPeople know something shouldn\u2019t be in their life; they make a declaration, and they return to it two-and-a-half weeks later.\u201d Follow-up study revealed, far and away greatest reason: \u201cWe don\u2019t have enough will power.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIt\u2019s not your job to war against sin. You have <em>no ability<\/em> to fight sin; that is the Spirit\u2019s job. It\u2019s Romans 8:13, where he says: \u201cIf you live according to the flesh, you\u2019ll die,\u201d\u2014\u201cYou do what you want to do, it\u2019s not going to go well; you\u2019ll die [paraphrased],\u201d\u2014\u201cBut if by the Spirit\u201d\u2014He is the means\u2014\u201cyou put to death the deeds of the flesh, you\u2019ll live \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t[Romans 8:13].\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe\u2019re told in 1 Peter 1: the Father adopts; [we] have a cleansing by the Son; and then the Spirit\u2019s job is the Sanctifier, the One who makes us holy. He\u2019s the One who takes us from justification all the way through glorification. He gets that big, lifelong job of sanctification; it\u2019s His job. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThis is really fascinating, too\u2014Owen talks about the negative work of the Spirit\u2014and when I first read this, in mortification of the flesh, I was like, \u201cWait; what?\u201d\u00a0 What he says is: \u201cWe always focus on the positive work of the Holy Spirit; we have altogether neglected the negative work of the Holy Spirit. The negative work of the Holy Spirit is that He is that Sin Killer; it\u2019s<em> His job<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe wrestle, for all our lives, trying to kill sin; and we\u2019re getting <em>killed<\/em>. And our wives, and spouses, and children are looking at us, like: \u201cDon\u2019t you know this is wrong? Why don\u2019t you just <em>stop<\/em>?\u201d \u201cJust <em>stop<\/em> looking at porn!\u201d \u201cJust <em>stop<\/em> hurting us!\u201d \u201cJust <em>stop<\/em> being passive,\u201d \u201c\u2026raising your voice,\u201d \u201c\u2026over eating!\u201d \u201c<em>Just stop!<\/em>\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe\u2019re trying, but we can\u2019t. We fail, because it\u2019s the Spirit\u2019s job. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> I have\u2014like this eating thing is hard\u2014my numbers\/my cholesterol is bad. They\u2019re like, \u201cHey, if you just stop eating these certain things\u2026\u201d; and I feel more compelled to go to it than ever before.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>John:<\/strong> Right; right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> I think maybe it\u2019s not a <em>huge<\/em> addiction, but it\u2019s anything that\u2019s controlling us or our flesh is controlling us. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>John:<\/strong> I think everybody, when they hear something like this, they\u2019re like: \u201cOh, my nephew needs that,\u201d \u201cMy spouse needs that.\u201d [Laughter] Well, we\u2019ve all got our thing that we run to. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn 1 John, the Apostle John writes to the church; the ending of it says: \u201cLittle children, keep yourselves from idols [1 John 5:21].\u201d Because all of us, daily,\u2014as Calvin wrote\u2014the heart is an idol factory. We\u2019re all going to have these ditches\/these things that we run to. Maybe they aren\u2019t as insidious socially, but they\u2019re every bit insidious to the holiness of God. As Owen said, \u201cBe killing sin, or it will be killing you.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> How?\u2014because, obviously, there\u2019s part of me going, \u201cOkay, I have the whole power of the Holy Spirit\u2014you do\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> \u2014the Sin Killer.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u2014the Sin Killer. I\u2019ve experienced that; and yet, there\u2019s moments of weakness, where it\u2019s almost like Paul wrote in Philippians, \u201cWork out your salvation in fear and trembling.\u201d There\u2019s part of working\u2014I mean, it\u2019s all done by the blood of Christ in the power of the Spirit\u2014but there\u2019s <em>our side<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>John:<\/strong> Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> We have to take a step. How do you defeat an eating addiction? You don\u2019t just go, \u201cOh, God did it.\u201d <em>He did<\/em>,\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>John:<\/strong> Right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u2014but what is my participation? What is my working it out? Tell us how to work it out.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>John:<\/strong> When I was freed from alcoholism, probably ten years sober, married to Laura, we\u2019re on a date night. We had not made it two blocks from our house, and we\u2019re already in a fight. I\u2019m staring through the windshield, just so angry; and she says, \u201cI just wish we wouldn\u2019t fight for the rest of our lives.\u201d In that moment, I feel like the Lord said to me, \u201cI freed you from alcoholism. I can free you from arguing with your wife if you\u2019ll just ask.\u201d It\u2019s bringing God into the fight. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI started doing what I did 15 years prior, getting on my knees every day, asking God to keep me sober. But this time, it was: \u201cGod, keep me from fighting with Laura. She\u2019s your daughter; she\u2019s my wife\/my sister in Christ. This is not Your will, so free us.\u201d That first year, we probably fought three times. Single people are like, \u201cHah! See, it didn\u2019t work.\u201d [Laughter] Married people are like,\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Oh, yes, \u201cVictory!\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave: \u201c<\/strong>Dream!\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>John:<\/strong> \u2014\u201c\u2026the goal; oh, my goodness!\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> It\u2019s three times <em>yesterday<\/em>? You mean, \u201cthree times the whole year.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>John:<\/strong> Three times in a whole year, and it was a miracle. Half way through the year, Laura\u2019s like, \u201cHave you noticed we don\u2019t fight anymore?\u201d I hadn\u2019t told her what I was doing\u2014that I was seeking daily repentance\u2014which is what it is. It\u2019s not daily sobriety; it\u2019s daily repenting; turning from sin by turning towards Christ; that I was like daily, being, \u201cLord, today by Your strength, don\u2019t let me fight with Laura,\u201d and we didn\u2019t. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tShe was like, \u201cThat\u2019s amazing! We haven\u2019t fought.\u201d I was like, \u201cWell, I need to tell you something.\u201d What\u2019s crazy is <em>I\u2019m<\/em> the only one that changed anything. She didn\u2019t change anything, which <em>squarely<\/em> places the blame on me\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Wow!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>John:<\/strong> \u2014for the fighting. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> But, John, you did\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>John:<\/strong> But with one spouse\u2019s efforts, look what can happen. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> And you did it <em>every single day<\/em>.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>John:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> That\u2019s really big. You\u2019re really going to God, asking God to be the Sin Killer in your life. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>John:<\/strong> Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> You\u2019re repenting every day.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>John:<\/strong> Yes, I don\u2019t believe there\u2019s any other way\u2014I\u2019ve tried, and I fall headlong into sin\u2014there\u2019s just no other way. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tRight now, it needs to be daily repentance from being short with my kids. That\u2019s the one that\u2019s\u2014with kids that are seven, five and three\u2014I just\/man, they own me. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> I don\u2019t want anybody to miss this: you didn\u2019t do what I would probably do. If we\u2019re fighting, and I want God to help us with fighting, I would have said, \u201cGod, change her\/change Ann. She can\u2019t see my perspective. She always brings up stuff.\u201d It\u2019s a <em>hard<\/em> thing to look in the mirror and say, \u201cThis isn\u2019t her fault\/problem.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>John<\/strong>: Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Of course, she\u2019s got her thing; but you said, \u201cGod change <em>me<\/em>.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>John:<\/strong> Well, there was about seven years of that\u2014like, \u201cThis woman you gave me\u2026\u2014you know, it\u2019s Adam [about] Eve.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>John:<\/strong> \u201cIt\u2019s her fault.\u201d It\u2019s like, \u201cNo.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> What\u2019s your wife\u2019s name?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>John:<\/strong> Laura.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Talk about her role\u2014and anybody\u2019s role in a person that is\u2014get back to where we were saying\u2014okay, God brought you a partner\/some of us have partners; some of us don\u2019t\u2014but we all want a road to victory. The struggle we started with: \u201cI can\u2019t do what I want to do.\u201d We have the Holy Spirit in our lives, but we\u2019ve got to take some steps; so walk us through the recovery that you\u2019ve been through and that you help others through.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>John:<\/strong> Yes; I tell people: \u201cIf you want to be forgiven, confess to God. If you want to be <em>healed<\/em>, confess to others: 1 John 1:9 and James 5:16.\u201d There\u2019s no way around it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tFor healing sake, and this is like super simple\u2014A-C-T\u2014you just ACT. \u201cA\u201d is \u201cAsk God.\u201d You bring God into the fight\u2014that\u2019s Romans 8:13\u2014where you, by the power of the Holy Spirit, you invite Him into the fight, because He\u2019s the Sin Killer. He\u2019s the One that wars against sin. You just ask Him; just be like, \u201cGod, I\u2019m addicted to porn. Will You help me? Will You free me from it?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThis is a daily walk with God, of like, \u201cHey, God, I have a struggle <em>today<\/em>. Will You free me <em>today<\/em>?\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> \u2014every day.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>John:<\/strong> Yes, ask Him every day; and I recommend you do that in a position of humility\u2014so on your knees if you can\u2014if you can\u2019t [because of] physical limitations, raise your hands. My kids, when they come up to me, they\u2019re hands are up; they\u2019re helpless, especially my three-year-old. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSomewhere along the way, we stopped doing that. God reminds us, \u201cMen with holy hands lifted high praying [1 Timothy 2:8]. You see it all throughout the Psalms; you see people, on their knees, praying. I recommend doing that\u2014it just helps\u2014He made us body, mind and soul. When you engage your body, with where your mind and spirit are, I think it\u2019s <em>really<\/em> beneficial.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Now, let me ask you this:\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>John:<\/strong> Yes, please. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u2014\u201cHave you ever talked to anybody that said, \u201cI\u2019m too embarrassed,\u201d \u201cI\u2019m too unworthy to ask God for help. I\u2019ve failed Him so badly.\u201d I mean is that ever a problem?\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>John:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u2014because that\u2019s identity. That\u2019s understanding that they are forgiven, but I think that\u2019s something that, sometimes, we are afraid. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>John:<\/strong> That\u2019s a <em>wise<\/em> pastor asking that question; because I don\u2019t know how many times I\u2019ve heard, \u201cBut I\u2019m just not worthy.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tMy response is: \u201cYou\u2019re <em>not<\/em>, and God loves you so much in our unworthiness. There\u2019s <em>nothing<\/em> we could do to make ourselves worthy. If you wait until you\u2019re worthy, you\u2019re going to be waiting a <em>really<\/em> long time. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave: <\/strong>That\u2019s good.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>John: <\/strong>But He comes to us; that\u2019s His only choice.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI tell people this a lot\/I say:\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tJesus in Jericho\u2014like what\u2019s He doing there?\u2014it\u2019s a God-forsaken city. Joshua says, \u201cWhoever rebuilds this, you\u2019ll do so at the cost of your children.\u201d Then they rebuild it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThen Jesus goes to Jericho, and you think, \u201cHe\u2019s about to tell people what\u2019s up. They shouldn\u2019t have rebuilt their city.\u201d [Laughter] Instead, he goes to the worst person in the whole city\u2014He goes to the chief tax collector\u2014He seeks out the one, of His own people, that should have known better and didn\u2019t. It [passage] says he was rich. Like He just goes to the worst in the worst city. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhy?\u2014and how does this relate to: \u201cWhat if someone doesn\u2019t feel worthy?\u201d\u2014that\u2019s the only kind of person that God can go to is unworthy people in sin\u2014and yet, He does. That\u2019s where Jesus set His sights: it\u2019s like, \u201cI\u2019ve got to go to Jericho to meet Zacchaeus.\u201d Church history tells us he went on to become the bishop of Caesarea, like pastor over a whole city. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tUnworthiness is actually a really healthy heart condition. Yes, you are altogether unworthy; and He <em>loves<\/em> you all the more. It\u2019s beautiful. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cA\u201d is \u201cAsk God to help.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cC\u201d is \u201cCommit.\u201d I think we can often have a <em>reactive<\/em> confession of sin\u2014like, \u201cI\u2019ll tell you if and when my sin gets bad enough\/big enough; I\u2019ll bring it into the light, if ever.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut this, now, is a <em>proactive<\/em> commitment. Rather than telling you, if and when I sin, I\u2019m going to decide, in advance\/I\u2019m going to commit\u2014that\u2019s the \u201cC\u201d\u2014commit for the next \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t24 hours to not give into my thing, whether that\u2019s food, porn, control, nagging\u2014whatever it may be\u2014giving myself away to guys, passivity. I commit, by God\u2019s strength\u2014that\u2019s really important; that\u2019s the \u201cA\u201d\u2014by God\u2019s strength, for the next \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t24 hours. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI\u2019m not going to quit forever\u2014don\u2019t focus on forever\u2014focus on today\/daily bread: \u201cSeek first His kingdom and His righteousness today. Don\u2019t worry about tomorrow. Tomorrow\u2019s got enough worries of its own [Matthew 6: 33-34].\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhat you\u2019re doing is committing to another person\u2014like, \u201cI\u2019m going to tell Dave,\u201d\u2014\u201cHey, Dave, I commit to you, by God\u2019s strength, that I will not be short with my kids for the next 24 hours.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd, now, we\u2019re going to go for the \u201cT\u201d because this is ACT: \u201cAsk God,\u201d \u201cCommit,\u201d and then \u201cT\u201d\/\u201cTalk or Text\u201d\u2014however you want to phrase it. If you want to call\u2014probably not meet in person\u2014that would be a lot of meetings; or text: \u201cI\u2019m going to follow up with you this time tomorrow. I\u2019m going to set an alarm on my phone for 3:15. I\u2019m going to let you know how I did in 24 hours, if I was free from being short, and sharp, and harsh with my kids for the last 24 hours.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf I fell, your response is to pray for me\u2014James 5:16\u2014you\u2019re going to say, \u201cHey, man, thank you for confessing. You want to re-up? You want to go another 24 hours?\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cYes, of course. I want to <em>turn<\/em> from this. Proverbs 28:13 \u2018Whoever conceals a sin will not prosper. Whoever confesses and renounces will find mercy.\u2019 So, yes, I want to fall forward seven times and rise again.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOr I call and say, \u201cYes, I was free from being harsh and sharp with my kids.\u201d \u201cMan, awesome! Praise God! Let\u2019s thank the Lord. Do you want to go another 24 hours?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe then start walking <em>daily<\/em>. Again, this is not some Christian life hack; that\u2019s Hebrews 3:13, where it says, \u201cEncourage one another daily so that\u2026\u201d \u201cWhy?\u2014why do we need to encourage each other daily? Isn\u2019t Sunday enough? Isn\u2019t women\u2019s Bible study on Wednesday enough?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cNo, every single day.\u201d \u201cWhy, God?\u201d\u2014\u201c\u2026so that you will not be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin [Hebrews 3:13].\u201d Every single day, you\u2019re going to be hardened by sin, unless, you have a daily encouragement with a brother or sister in Christ. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThat ACT: \u201cAsk God\u201d; \u201cCommit for 24 hours\u201d\u2014not for life\/for 24 hours\u2014people can\u2019t quit porn for life or they already would have. When I was struggling with drinking, the doctor would be like, \u201cYou know you need to quit drinking.\u201d I\u2019m like, \u201cOh, that\u2019s profound; brilliant. Thanks for the help.\u201d [Laughter] \u201cYes, <em>of course<\/em> I know that. I don\u2019t know <em>how<\/em>.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tDo it for one day, 24 hours\u2014daily bread\u2014and then \u201cTalk\/Text\u201d\u2014that\u2019s the ACT\u2014follow up with someone the next day [with Talk\/Text].\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> That requires friendship; it requires accountability. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>John:<\/strong> Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> How do people get that? I\u2019m thinking especially, sometimes, you feel so isolated; you\u2019re living in so much shame. What would your first steps be in encouraging someone to find that person or find a few people? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>John:<\/strong> I would start with your church. If they say, \u201cI can\u2019t tell my church, because then my church would know.\u201d Well, that\u2019s a whole bigger problem if you can\u2019t tell your church. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBe the first one. If you get mocked because of your sin, then widen the circle and say to your group\u2019s pastor, whoever it is, \u201cHey, I brought this into the light. It resulted in gossip.\u201d Work through it; don\u2019t go find another church. Don\u2019t church shop; that\u2019s not right. Be the change; bring <em>health<\/em>. Repentance is a thing that catches <em>fire<\/em>. God will use it. If you just keep bouncing and running\u2014or \u201cI\u2019ll tell my over-eaters anonymous group,\u201d\u2014it\u2019s like, \u201cNo, no; these are scriptural instructions for the church.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI would say find a brother or sister in Christ. I would do same gender just because of everything that could happen there. I would say, not with your spouse, just because your spouse may be one of the ones that you\u2019re sinning the greatest <em>against<\/em>. Walk with a brother in arms. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think a lot of times, with guys, they\u2019ll be like\/they\u2019ll just honestly want to unpack their guilt with their wife. They should; they have sinned against their wife. They need to ask their wife for forgiveness; they have withheld themselves from their spouse as \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t1 Corinthians 7 says not to. They do need to ask for forgiveness; but I think, sometimes, you need a brother\u2014who\u2019s going to exhort you, admonish you, rebuke you, encourage you\u2014all the different ways that Scripture instructs. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd for a sister in Christ\u2014it could be spouse for different couples, who are different maturity levels\u2014if a spouse it ready to probably own mutually, there\u2019s different dynamics\u2014but I\u2019d say a brother or sister in Christ.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Yes, and I would just\u2014man, it\u2019s been so helpful\u2014because I learned what you said earlier, years ago, and I never understood it: that when you confess to God you receive forgiveness; when you confess to a brother, or a woman confesses to a sister, you receive <em>healing<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI was always like, \u201cHow are you <em>healed<\/em>? God\u2019s the healer.\u201d But there\u2019s a healing that happens. Again, we said earlier, when you bring something out of the dark into the light, in community with somebody you can trust, the healing starts. Again, it doesn\u2019t mean you <em>never<\/em> struggle with this again. It\u2019s not: \u201cThis demon is gone\u201d; but it is this beautiful step toward healing. It just shows how God made us to need one another; you know.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>John:<\/strong> It\u2019s the body of Christ.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Yes, community.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>John:<\/strong> It\u2019s 1 Corinthians 12, where he says, \u201cYou can\u2019t say to another part of the body, \u2018I don\u2019t need you [I Corinthians 12:21].\u2019\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Exactly. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>John:<\/strong> We are all [an] inextricably intertwined temple in which God dwells.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> And I think we play this game\u2014it\u2019s like, \u201cI\u2019ve confessed it to God; I\u2019m forgiven. I\u2019ve got it,\u201d\u2014then we struggle\u2014\u201cI confessed with God; I\u2019m forgiven\u201d; and it\u2019s like, \u201cNo, it\u2019s so scary\u201d\u2014isn\u2019t it?\u2014\u201cto tell a brother.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI\u2019ll never forget the day I told three of my best friends, the year we started our church, that I was struggling with porn. I had no idea; but in that moment, healing started. It was finally out to some people\u2014that I was\/I was\u2014they were my best friends\u2014I\u2019m still scared to death to tell them because they don\u2019t know. I thought I would get: \u201cAre you kidding me, dude?!\u201d They all looked at me and said: \u201cThanks for sharing. We will walk with you.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHere I am, 30 years later,\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>John:<\/strong> That\u2019s so beautiful \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u2014living a different life; because there was healing in that moment that was continual healing for\u2014and again, I would just say, if you\u2019re listening, and nobody knows, you\u2019ve got to tell somebody. It isn\u2019t: \u201cSend an email to your pastor,\u201d unless you\u2019re really good friends with him; it\u2019s: \u201cYou need to text or call somebody that you know\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>John:<\/strong> Yes, that you walk with daily. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u2014\u201cthat will walk with you; that you can ACT with.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> I think one of the things, too, is to get John\u2019s book, <em>Freedom Starts Today<\/em>.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>John:<\/strong> Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Because it\u2019s a 90-day devotional. We could all read it, honestly; and it would help us. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tJohn, thank you for being here. I\u2019m wondering, \u201cWould you just pray for our listeners to close us?\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>John:<\/strong> I would love to.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> I think it would be great.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>John:<\/strong> \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tFather, thank You so much for brothers and sisters in Christ that you\u2019ve adopted by the blood of Jesus, now indwelt by the Spirit. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tLord, we hate sin. We love You; and yet, we return to that which we hate. I ask for freedom. I pray, Lord, that You would do what only the Spirit can do\u2014that You would kill sin in us as we walk together, encouraging one another daily\u2014and that we would take action. As Dave and Ann have rightly said, this isn\u2019t just something we\u2019re listening to as like a daily nourishment, but that this would be <em>actionable<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou say in your Word, \u201cDo not just be hearers but doers,\u201d so Lord, may we employ what You have made so clear in the Scripture to be free from sin. Lord, may repentance be the root of revival so that, at Your coming, You will find the bride of Christ spotless, without wrinkle or blemish. We love You. In the <em>mighty<\/em> name of Jesus, Amen.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Amen.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Amen.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Our hope\/our prayer actually this week is that the conversation we\u2019ve heard with Dave and Ann Wilson and John Elmore would be the first step to freedom for many of you who are listening\/all of you who are listening, who are ensnared by sinful addictions, or patterns\/behaviors that you need freedom from. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tJohn\u2019s book, <em>Freedom Starts Today<\/em>, is a great catalyst in that journey. In fact, we\u2019re making that book available this week to any listener who would request a copy. If you can help with a donation to support this ministry, the book is our gift to you as a way of saying, \u201cThank you for your partnership with us in expanding the outreach of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>, helping us reach more people, more often.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe\u2019d love to send you a copy of John Elmore\u2019s book, <em>Freedom Starts Today: Overcoming Struggles and Addictions One Day at a Time<\/em>. You can donate online at FamilyLifeToday.com, or you can call to donate: 1-800-FL-TODAY is the number; that\u2019s 1-800-358-6329; 1-800-\u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then the word, \u201cTODAY.\u201d On behalf of the people, whose lives will be impacted because of your support\/your donation, thank you for partnering with us, here, in the ministry of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou know, what John has talked about today, talking about addictions or behaviors that control us and the impact that can have in a marriage and in a family, this affects so many families. David Robbins, who\u2019s the president of FamilyLife, is here with me. David, these are the kinds of issues that we want to be addressing, regularly, because these are the issues that we know families are dealing with. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>David:<\/strong> Yes, we really do have a passion for whatever the things that are drifting you apart. We want to halt that drift and help you move toward oneness with God, and move toward oneness with one another, whether that\u2019s a spouse or other relationships in your home.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe went on vacation about a month ago. It was a strong-current day when our kids were boogie boarding; and within five minutes, they were already 50 yards down the beach. I spent all afternoon\u2014waving them back to the shore, and then telling them to come walk back, so they could get back at it again\u2014because they were having a blast. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tLife does that\u2014there\u2019s all sorts of issues: whether it\u2019s addictions, whether it\u2019s communication issues, intimacy issues, a prodigal kid, conflict that we have in our marriages\u2014the natural drift of life will drift you apart; the currents will push you away. We are passionate about helping people see what the currents in life are doing to the oneness in their homes, and helping them get to the shore a little bit to walk back; so they can get back and join what God has created them to experience in the oneness in their home with the relationships that matter most. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Again, we want to say, \u201cThank you,\u201d to those of you who support this ministry financially; because you make all of this possible. We are grateful for that partnership. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThank you, David.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, tomorrow, we\u2019re going to get a chance to hear from Dave and Ann Wilson about what they would do differently if they were raising their kids all over again. I mean, all of us would like a do-over; right? When it comes to parenting, we can all look back and go, \u201cMan, I wish I had done it this way\/done it differently.\u201d They\u2019re going to talk about some of their biggest regrets when it comes to parenting. We\u2019ll hear about that tomorrow. I hope you can be with us for that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOn behalf of our hosts, Dave and Ann Wilson, I\u2019m Bob Lepine. We will see you next time for another edition of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> is a production of FamilyLife; a Cru<sup>\u00ae <\/sup>Ministry. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHelping you pursue the relationships that matter most.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe are so happy to provide these transcripts to you. However, there is a cost to produce them for our website. 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