A young woman named Mariah tried the path of self-reform. She says that didn't go so well.

I'm going to clean up my life, but I didn't get lordship and I didn't get surrender.

So I walked away from that putting a pretty blanket

over a pile of trash and I was terrified of myself.

This is the Reviver Hearts podcast

for December 11th,

2023. I'm Danagresh.

Our host is the author of Adorned Nancy DeMoss Walgamuth.

We have a lot of apple orchards and vineyards here in southwest Michigan where

Revive Our Hearts is located. At this time of year of course everything looks

brown and dead but in just a few months the plants will start budding and blooming.

And then in the fall, someone, or lots of someone's actually, will pick tons and tons of

apples and grapes. That is, they'll pick them unless the tree or vine

is barren and produces no fruit. Well today and tomorrow we're going to hear the

story of a precious young friend named Mariah.

God moved her from fruitlessness to fruitfulness.

From death to life, from darkness to light.

It's a sweet story, and I hope you'll listen carefully,

especially if you're the parent of a prodigal or perhaps you know someone who is.

Mariah's parents, Brent and Lisa Halverson, are on staff with Revive Our Hearts.

Brent served for many years as a pastor, and now he and Lisa serve as ministry representatives

for Revive Our Hearts. But just because Mariah was a pastor's kid

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