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Tom (USA)

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Tom shares how he was not interested in spiritual things. He had a party lifestyle, and entered into a sexual relationship with his girlfriend which resulted in pregnancy. Tom shares that he married his girlfriend, but life as newlyweds was strained and involved secret sin. God intervened in Tom’s life and brought him to repentance. He trusted in Christ as his Savior. Tom confessed his secret sins to his wife, and she also confessed her secret sins. God gave Tom the ability to forgive his wife. Tom has a new understanding of marriage and describes the joy in his marriage now.

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This story was produced by Saylorville Church , Des Moines, Iowa, USA.

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Tags: Alcohol abuse, Christian upbringing - reject it, Forgiveness, Getting forgiveness, God - forgiven by God, Marriage - keeping secrets, Marriage - newlywed problems, Parents - rebelling against them, Party lifestyle, Pornography use, Religious life - going through the motions, Secrecy, Selfishness, Sexual life - outside marriage, Spiritual curiosity, Spirituality - don't care, Wife - forgiving her

February 28, 2019 0

Chuck (USA)

Meet Chuck

Chuck shares how God became a part of Chuck’s life at a young age, and blessed him with a family and career as a doctor. Chuck talks about how he used to care too much about how others perceived him as a Christian. Chuck shares he hid a secret addiction to pornography. God used circumstances to expose Chuck’s sin, and free him from it. Chuck talks about the deepening of his relationship with God through daily Bible reading. God has now placed Chuck and his wife in a new fulfilling chapter of their lives as missionaries to West Africa. Chuck stresses the need for people to come clean about sin.

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This story was produced by Saylorville Church , Des Moines, Iowa, USA.

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Tags: Approval from others, Career - medicine, Christian ministry life - missionary, Marriage - keeping secrets, My Christian life - hypocrisy, Pornography - escapism, Pornography addiction, Sin - feeling unclean, Sin – trapped by it, The Bible - daily reading

February 28, 2019 0

Tim (USA)

Meet Tim

Tim tells his story of how a neighbor repeatedly sexually abused him as a child. Tim shares how this led to an addiction to pornography as a teenager. Tim did not tell anyone about the abuse or pornography use and he felt burdened by his secrets. His mother caught him using pornography. God used this incidence to open up a family dialogue about the sexual abuse Tim had experienced and also the sexual abuse each of his family members had encountered also. Tim notes the sincere Christian faith of his parents at the time. He came to Christ six months after revealing his secret past.He describes how Jesus has shown him mercy and patience. Over time Jesus has freed Tim from the pornography addiction and other burdens weighing Tim down.