The Road to Recovery: A Story of Addiction in Marriage -Barbara Bice :: [Episode 286]
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4.9 • 611 Ratings
🗓️ 18 September 2024
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
September is Addiction Awareness month, and today we bring you a story from Barbara Bice of our Montgomery community. Life took a sudden turn when her husband became addicted to cocaine after years of marriage. An era of hardship and heartache ensued for Barbara and her family.
Listen and be amazed to hear how, even while her husband journeyed to recovery, Barbara was on her own path to healing and forgiveness. She leaned into the Lord over the long haul, and He revealed deeper struggles and battles within her own soul. When life wasn't pretty, Barbara learned to say, "His ways are not my ways."
In this episode you will learn:
- Never let the giants in your life take away your hope!
- When in a crisis, focus on the "here and now" and avoid going down the "rabbit trails" that haven't occurred.
- If you are in a dark place, just wait - God is still in the business of miracles!
Links:
Listen to a similar story on addiction~ Hope Aldred- Ep. 229: "Breathing In Faith- Trusting God Through A Spouse's Addiction"
Addiction Playlist on Spotify
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| 0:00.0 | Do not let this giant in your life cause you lose hope because that's what I was doing. |
| 0:08.0 | The giants in my life were winning the battle. |
| 0:10.5 | I had such a white knuckle grip on all of my problems and all of my worries. |
| 0:15.5 | I just feel that thing to turn them over to the Lord. |
| 0:20.8 | Welcome to the Storytellers Live podcast, where everyday women share stories of hope found in Jesus. |
| 0:26.8 | I'm Robin Cowen. |
| 0:27.9 | I'm Lindy Walker. |
| 0:29.0 | And I'm Katie Dunn. |
| 0:30.1 | And we are your podcast host, as well as part of Storytellers Live ministry, where simple |
| 0:35.3 | life stories are helping women increase their faith, find freedom |
| 0:38.7 | in Christ, and build community with each other. Welcome to today's story. These stories are recorded |
| 0:44.3 | at live gatherings. And just a little tip before we jump into today's story is that you may need |
| 0:49.7 | to turn your volume up on this one. The sound didn't quite come through. And so we want to make |
| 0:53.9 | sure that you hear the story. But today, we are bringing you Barbara Bryce from Montgomery. I'm telling you, today's story is one of miracles, restoration, purpose, and also one of letting go of control. Barbara shares her journey of, in her sweet Southern draw, I might add, of walking through her husband's addiction to cocaine for many years. And you know, y'all, with September being Addiction Awareness Month, we just thought Barbara's story is exactly what someone out there might need to hear to give them hope in maybe a seemingly impossible situation. That's right, Katie. And speaking of giving people hope, y'all know that there are three pillars to the Storytellers Live Ministry. There's the podcast, |
| 1:28.1 | there's a live gathering. We've talked about those live gatherings across the country. And then our third |
| 1:32.4 | pillar is biblical resources. And we actually have Bible studies that are full of hope. We have a |
| 1:38.5 | When God Shows Up series, Stories of Hope, Stories of Freedom. And later this year, the third installment of the When God Shows Up series will be launching Stories of Hope, Stories of Freedom, and later this year, the third installment of the When |
| 1:45.4 | God Shows Up series will be launching Stories of Faith. |
| 1:48.9 | So stay tuned. |
| 1:50.0 | Make sure you're subscribed to our show. |
| 1:51.8 | Make sure you're subscribed to our newsletter. |
| 1:53.9 | You can do all of that in the show notes because you do not want to miss this third |
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