Celebrate Recovery Testimony - Chris Decker

Celebrate Recovery Testimony - Full Length - Chris Decker
I'm sharing my full testimony online for the first time.
Intro:
I was shattered and broken, beaten down and distressed, and suffering in silence. The great pain I endured in my past became my identity, and the very behaviors I learned to survive with became the weapons I used to lash out in grief, and while I cried out in my darkness, I longed with desperation for someone to rescue me.
My name is Chris and I’m a grateful believer in Jesus Christ - I’m an adult child of family dysfunction in recovery for alcohol, sex/porn, the love of money and codependency.
Tonight, I invite you into a grand adventure. The world today is clouded by darkness. The water outside is choppy, and the thunderstorm is turbulent, but there is a warm, stable and peaceful ship that sails with confidence and bright light. With Jesus at the wheel of this ship, I surrender my story to the Captain of my life.
"Dear Heavenly Father, I pray with a humble vigilance, that we are protected by your love, guided by your light, and strengthened by your Holy Spirit. We surrender to Jesus Christ, our Captain, whose voice brings clarity and direction, purpose and passion back to our lives. Please do not let me attempt to take credit for the work you have done, and please use my story for your glory. It's in your name we pray, Amen."
The trauma and circumstances of my youth were so painful that they distorted my sense of identity. I didn't have a good answer to the question: WHO AM I? As I learned to survive, I developed behaviors that kept me alive, but made it virtually impossible to trust anyone and develop healthy relationships. I struggled with the question: HOW DO I FIT IN? Without trust and healthy relationships, I developed an antisocial way of being. I turned inward to fantasy and pornography, I numbed the pain with alcohol, and forced significance through sex, money and prideful thinking. I couldn't give you an answer to the question: WHY AM I ALIVE?
I was running headfirst into a jail cell, an early grave, or even worse, a love affair with the Devil leading to eternal suffering.
But it is today through the POWER of Jesus Christ that I have found healing, hope and restoration. Earlier in March of this year I celebrated 4 years of sobriety from alcohol, 3 years of sexual sobriety as defined by Celebrate Recovery, and in later this month in June, 4 years of surrendering my finances and business to Jesus Christ by returning my tithe and engaging in ethical business practices.
So will you join me on this grand adventure?
#celebraterecovery #jesus #12steps #recovery #addiction #addictionrecovery

[@christchurchpjs7430]

Many blessings to you Chris!!!

[@RichardLeNoir-sw7ju]

A wonderfully honest testimony. There is a broad powerful message born out of your pain. I am the CR leader at my church and we will be using your testimony soon on our testimony night.

[@ChristopherDecker]

Thank you for the blessing of this comment today!

[@tigerdesjadon6770]

Amazing story man glad God got you where you needed to be

[@DougFlair]

Thank you for sharing this brother, I think we will be using it at Daybreak CR in Vermont tonight. I am the VT State Rep

[@ChristopherDecker]

I hope that it is a blessing for your community!

[@davidmorgan1408]

Thank you for sharing your story! I too was blessed by God with a wife that reacted with grace. She actually told me about this thing call Celebrate Recovery that she thought could help me heal, along with her prayers. Healing does change one's brain!

[@ChristopherDecker]

What a blessing and story @davidmorgan1408 - thank you for sharing!

[@lynellesquibel65]

Wonderful testimony of Gods deliverance in your life. Thank you for sharing Amen 🙏🏼

[@ChristopherDecker]

Thank you for this comment. God bless you!

[@TimOakleaf]

We will be sharing your testimony tonight! Thanks for sharing the greatness of God's grace and power! You are welcome to come visit us in Winchester, VA any time. (W1N Church on Middle Rd)

[@ChristopherDecker]

I will be praying for you! Blessings

[@asilva1623]

Beautiful testimony and so proud of the courage God has given you! I will be sharing this video with friends. May God our Father protect your mind., body and increase your spiritual growth.

[@ChristopherDecker]

Thank you so much for the encouragement and prayer @asilva1623!

[@nicholelesassier1799]

Thank you for sharing! I love that God loves us enough to not leave us where we were at! Blessings to you and your family!

[@ChristopherDecker]

Thank you so much for the kind comment - God bless you!

[@anastasiapsomiadis206]

What a POWERFUL Testimony! Thank you for sharing Chris!🙏🙌

[@ChristopherDecker]

Thank you for the kind words @anastasiapsomiadis206!

[@missyh6931]

Way to go! This will be played at our CR. Thanks for sharing!

[@ChristopherDecker]

Thank you so much for the kind comment! Where is your CR if you don't mind me asking? Just in case I'm ever in town!

[@elliottware9184]

Thank you for sharing this Chris. We will be sharing His story you collaborated on, at our CR. God bless you. Shalom!!!

[@ChristopherDecker]

What a blessing @elliotware9184 - Shalom to you too! If you don't mind me asking, what is your CR location? Just in case I ever find myself there. Love our global family of recovery brothers and sisters!

[@elliottware9184]

@@ChristopherDecker Silver Spring, Maryland

[@bradduerson]

Thank you. God bless you.

[@ChristopherDecker]

Thank you very much for sharing this comment. Godspeed.

[@johnsononey]

Great testimony ! Service , I need to commit to service at my local CR . I need to do another step study as it has been over 10 years since I finished one . God has been faithful , but I need to spread the good news on a bigger platform . thank you for this

[@ChristopherDecker]

It's principle 8/Step 12 Yield myself to God to be used to bring this Good News to others, both by my example and my words. (Principle 8 + Step 12) “Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires.” Matthew 5:10 TEV

[@marcc325]

@@ChristopherDecker How come you don't use the King James Bible. That Matthew 5:10 TEV verse greatly obscures what God is trying to convey there. It has taken out reference to the kingdom of heaven (millennial reign of the Lord Jesus Christ) which is a yet future time period. The only pure word of God for English speaking people is the King James Bible. Here's a link to an awesome King James Bible seminar that should blow your mind on some things that you as of yet have overlooked. God bless!! 🙂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJimi2elhbWBh6M