Reconciliation
Ministries
offers Living Waters, a
Christ-centered discipleship/ministry program for men and women seeking healing
in areas of sexual and relational brokenness including pornography addiction,
sexual addiction, homosexuality, sexual ambivalence, childhood sexual abuse,
transgender issues, and difficulty in establishing and sustaining healthy
intimacy in relationships. The program runs for twenty weeks, and includes
worship, a large group teaching time, and small group ministry with an emphasis
on healing prayer.
Here are some powerful
testimonies from participants who had their lives changed in the Living Waters
program through the power of Jesus Christ. These quotes are used with the
permission of the participants.
I
have been a Christian for over 25 years, but have never revealed my struggles to
others. God showed me that I will never be free from my sexual addictions until
I get help from others and admit my need. Through Living Waters I have been
freed and am on my way to complete healing.
A
male participant
The Lord has transformed me from a “man” who lived in total
separation from God into a devoted follower of Christ. He has poured into me a
desire to be like Jesus. Before this place… I was addicted to all kinds of
pornography, I spent around eight hours a day seeking and gathering images. I
masturbated constantly. I lived apart from my wife and daughter. I lived apart
from the body of Christ. This cycle repeated for more than 25 years.
A
male participant
My relationship with God and my husband has never been better,
and I look forward to the days ahead. This program has given me a new and
healthy perspective about God, myself and my husband. You have given me the
husband (new and improved version) that I always knew was in there. Thank you
God!
A
female participant
…He [God] loves us so much. He has such a wonderful and
fulfilling plan for each of us and when we follow him it is life’s richest
experience. The understanding that he created us uniquely special for his plan
is awesome. He has begun a work in me and he will see it through. He is
healing me to lead a better life that involves a stronger relationship with my
wife and my kids. I don’t feel the insecurities like I used to so I am stepping
out with others for the first time. Thank you God, It’s all about Him.
A
male participant
I came to Living Waters knowing that there was brokenness of some
kind. I realize that I’ve tried to “control” things – probably to avoid the
pain I felt from abandonment. I am learning the process of yielding to God and
seeing Him as Sovereign. Also, learning how to press my wounds into Christ’s.
A
female participant
I had seen a counselor for about 6 years. However, over the last
year or so I had quit going and really hadn’t worked on improving myself in my
recovery process. Living Waters has shown me that I need to quit
“white-knuckling” it and get busy doing something.
A
male participant
I
doubt that anyone in my church would ever guess the emotional torment and the
intense struggle with sin that I’ve been experiencing over the past couple of
years. I hide it pretty well. Throughout my life I’ve become quite proficient
in the art of hiding my pain – until it overpowers me. I try to reject my need
for emotional connection with other women, because I fear unhealthy dependency,
exposure of my overwhelming sense of need, and a possible fall into
homosexuality. I had fallen two other times over the course of many years, and
this third time of temptation was ripping me apart. You see, I truly desire to
please God, but I need help. And, where can a person go where they are safe to
confess the wretchedness of their enslavement?
The Reconciliation Ministries [Living Waters program] has been a
true lifeline for me. I don’t know how I would have pulled out of this terrible
pit if I hadn’t worked through the book, “Pursuing Sexual Wholeness”, and hadn’t
gone through the training from Reconciliation Ministries. The first thing I
encountered there was hope – hope through the leaders compassion and belief that
God was not rejecting me as trash, but that He
intended to free me from sin and restore me to Himself. The freedom to worship
God without people looking over my shoulder was also a source of tremendous
healing. I came to Him feeling like a worm crawling in the dirt, and He lifted
me up, little by little. In group I could bring to light the distortions of my
thinking that needed to be spoken and rejected. I received words of God’s truth
from the leaders and was able to forgive, confess and forsake sin. The
obsessive sinful thinking is gone, and I’m going to the Lord to meet my needs,
and to finish my journey of restoration. Praise the Lord!
A
female participant
If you or someone you love is
struggling with sexual or relational difficulties, there is hope and healing
through the power of Jesus Christ. Contact us today and ask about attending the
next Living Waters program at Reconciliation Ministries. Call (586) 739-5114.
If you would like
more information about Reconciliation Ministries, or any of the ministries we
offer, visit us on the Web at www.recmin.org,
or call (586) 739-5114. You may also e-mail us at
info@recmin.org. All correspondence
will be kept strictly confidential.
Our office is located at
25410, in Roseville, Michigan 48066.
Reconciliation Ministries is
an affiliate ministry of
Exodus International,
and uses many of the programs written by
Desert Stream Ministries.
© Reconciliation Ministries 2004