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From Whiteโ€‘Knuckling to Grace: Surrender, Story, and Community in Recovery

From Whiteโ€‘Knuckling to Grace: Surrender, Story, and Community in Recovery

Published 6ย months, 3ย weeks ago
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๐Ÿ“ป ๐™€๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ฃโ€™๐™จ ๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™ก๐™š ๐™‹๐™ค๐™™๐™˜๐™–๐™จ๐™ฉ โ€“ ๐„๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐“๐„๐’In Part 1 of a twoโ€‘episode series on the key elements of transformation, licensed counselors JJ West and Doug Barnes unpack why sexual integrity is about far more than โ€œnot looking at pornโ€ or โ€œtrying harder.โ€ They distinguish behavior modification from graceโ€‘centered heart change, emphasizing that without surrender, story work, and community, men will either whiteโ€‘knuckle sobriety or simply swap one unhealthy behavior for another.Youโ€™ll learn:Why surrender to Godโ€™s care is not weakness or defeat, but the doorway to freedom and real spiritual transformation.How understanding your story behind your unwanted behaviorsโ€”with curiosity and kindness, not contemptโ€”helps you identify the wounds you keep reenacting in adulthood.Why community (Sustained Victory groups, church relationships, brothers in the battle) is essential for lasting change, and how to join the EMB email list and survey so the podcast can better serve you.๐ŸŽŸ Use code ๐„๐Œ๐๐๐Ž๐ƒ to save $100 when you register for the Every Manโ€™s Battle Intensive, and ask about scholarships so finances donโ€™t keep you from the help you need.๐Ÿ“ง ๐๐Ž๐๐”๐’ ๐‚๐Ž๐๐“๐„๐๐“, ๐’๐”๐‘๐•๐„๐˜ ๐‹๐ˆ๐’๐“๐„๐๐„๐‘ ๐๐”๐„๐’๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’JJ pauses midโ€‘episode to make a specific request:Become part of the EMB email list so the team can better serve you.Complete a short listener survey that will shape future topics and resources.๐Ÿ‘‰ To join: email EMBpodcast@newlife.com and ask to be added to the Every Manโ€™s Battle Podcast list and receive the survey.Want extra content to encourage your integrity, delivered via email each month?๐Ÿ‘‰ Email EMBpodcast@newlife.com with โ€œBonus Contentโ€ in the subject line.Have a question or topic suggestion?๐Ÿ‘‰ Email EMBpodcast@newlife.com with โ€œPodcast Questionโ€ in the subject line.โ˜Ž๏ธ Need prayer, a counselor, or more info on workshops and groups?๐Ÿ‘‰ Call 800โ€‘NEWโ€‘LIFE or visit NewLife.com for counseling, groups, and faithโ€‘based sexual integrity resources.๐ŸŽŸ ๐’๐๐„๐‚๐ˆ๐€๐‹ ๐Ž๐…๐…๐„๐‘ โ€“ ๐„๐•๐„๐‘๐˜ ๐Œ๐€๐โ€™๐’ ๐๐€๐“๐“๐‹๐„ ๐ˆ๐๐“๐„๐๐’๐ˆ๐•๐„ ๐’๐”๐’๐“๐€๐ˆ๐๐„๐ƒ ๐•๐ˆ๐‚๐“๐Ž๐‘๐˜If youโ€™re realizing youโ€™ve tried to whiteโ€‘knuckle change without surrender, story work, or real community, the Every Manโ€™s Battle Intensive is a vital next step. This 3โ€‘day, inโ€‘person workshop brings together licensed Christian counselors and a small group of men for teaching, story work, and practical tools to move beyond behavior modification into heartโ€‘level transformation.After the weekend, Sustained Victory weekly groups provide the ongoing brotherhood, accountability, and graceโ€‘filled feedback that help men live out what they learned, instead of slipping back into old patterns.๐Ÿ’ต Concerned about cost? New Life offers scholarships because finances should never be the reason a man stays stuck. When you call 800โ€‘NEWโ€‘LIFE, ask about assistance for both Every Manโ€™s Battle and Sustained Victory.Use code ๐„๐Œ๐๐๐Ž๐ƒ when you register to save $100 on your Every Manโ€™s Battle registration.๐ŸŽง Discover more ways to listen watch:๐Ÿ‘‰ Every Manโ€™s Battle Podcast hub: https://newlife.com/podcasts/every-mans-battle/๐Ÿ‘‰ New Life LIVE other podcasts: https://newlife.com/podcasts/#EveryMansBattle #SexualIntegrity #Transformation #Surrender #StoryWork #GraceNotShame #SustainedVictory #EveryMansBattleWorkshop #NewLifeMinistries
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