{"id":46925,"date":"2019-09-03T17:41:44","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T17:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freedomfrommedom.com\/wp3\/?page_id=46925"},"modified":"2023-07-03T01:38:18","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T01:38:18","slug":"feedback-testimonials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomfrommedom.com\/wp3\/feedback-testimonials","title":{"rendered":"Reader Feedback"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following are comments and testimonials from readers of FREEdom from MEdom Project<\/span><\/em><\/span>, as well as individuals who’ve participated in therapy groups where I applied FREEdom from MEdom principles and directives.<\/p>\r\n

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“Your gift of truth may of just brought me back from praying for death. Thank you. I don\u2019t even wanna deal with me most days and have been pushing everything and everyone out for a good solid 4 years total and I\u2019d run away, but I would still end up with me, so why run. You might just be the best gift this season towards healing and breaking down some walls I’m custom to building around me to protect myself. It\u2019s amazing to me how much what I read from this sight might have saved me.”<\/em> —Lori L.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

“This is wonderful… It said something to me today. Sometimes I don\u2019t like myself when I disappoint myself when I should have done something and put it off or change something in myself and, oops. So, thank you to you and to Jesus.” <\/em>—Jurine Wickersham<\/span><\/span>
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\u201cI have gone through the FREEdom from MEdom Project then concluded that it is divine; my heart is deeply touched. I have been touched by your vision for delivering addicted people\u2026 May God expand your vision mightily all over the world. I\u2019m moved to pray for this ministry because it is a unique one. I know that this wave shall cause a great revival in our land.\u201d <\/em>\u2014Pastor Leonard Walubengo, Nairobi, Kenya<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cWhat a relief, to be reminded once again, that I am not responsible for everyone and everything. Although I love to take control, it is so overwhelming and I know that it is not mine. That is why the load is so heavy when I try to carry it. I do that because I stop trusting that God will take care of it, and I think that I will feel better and everyone will be better off if I just take over. What a lie!\u201d <\/span><\/em>\u2014Janet<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cWithout the guidance this program gave me, who knows where I would be today. Today, I am happily living out my life. This program laid a foundation that I neglected to build growing up. It gave me real direction and the resources to make clean decisions. My life is in no way perfect. Life still has its problems, but I now can rationally work my way through them.\u201d<\/em> \u2014Edward Stermin<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cYep. Appreciate your transparency and vulnerability. I suspect that writing this had a significant degree of healing in itself. Your ability to turn outward toward the end of the writing shows that. Great stuff.\u201d<\/em>\u2014Rick Selling<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cSo good, Steve. Excellent thoughts\u2026 just excellent.\u201d <\/em>\u2014Pastor Rich Wilkerson, Sr., Trinity Church, Miami, FL<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cThis was a wonderful read\u2026 it just came alive for me! The beautiful scripture\/prayers were so helpful and refreshing. Thank you for all your hard work and for writing in a way that is not only practical, but sweeping and inclusive. God Bless You.\u201d<\/em> \u2014<\/em>Deborah Morgan<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cwow, wow, WOW! I really get it so much more, you explain it so thorough and scripturally. God has blessed you with an amazing spiritual gift to explain so many things about our selfish nature. All for His glory, Amen!\u201d<\/em> \u2014Dianne<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cI took the time to read your page and it is incredible. I wish you GOD\u2019s blessings on this project. Too many people are building their little \u201cempires\u201d instead of building GOD\u2019s people. Building and investing into lives IS building GOD\u2019s kingdom. I thank you for taking the time to let the LORD use you in such an awesome way to help us deal with the inner core issues that plague our lives when we fail to deal with \u201cME\u201d. The LORD always knows where to place us. May those in your area of influence be delivered and set free through the power of His Word that brings healing and life to those that find it.\u201d<\/em>\u2014Narda Goodson,<\/span> <\/span>Christian Network Association<\/a><\/p>\r\n

\u201cYou always put things in a way that makes me think. I appreciate the good read about deferred hope. It\u2019s not a topic that you hear talked about very often. It was very thought provoking. I like that!\u201d<\/em>\u2014Pastor Aaron Koehler, Community Christian Church, Yorkville, IL<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cI am thankful that I was lead to find this expository today. It was not my intent to look for this specifically. I came across it by accident online and I\u2019ve spent over 1 hr and 30 minutes reading it in amazement. It really opened up my eyes and made me understand so many things. Indeed, we are born into sin. We make mistakes daily. But with sincere hearts and constant repentance, God is gracious enough to forgive us. Now, I never want to give up! Praise God!\u201d <\/em>\u2014Alvin<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cGreat post! I liked your post: Stuck in the Heartache of Deferred Hope.\u201d<\/em>\u2014Robert Piccone, President,<\/span> <\/span>Clearbrook Treatment Center<\/a><\/p>\r\n

\u201cI especially liked the how you tackled the difficult topic of ambivalence and how our addictive behavior runs counter to the intellectual truth of the matter (common sense). It seems, within myself, that it has been a long journey to come to the place where I more readily bow down to the truth\u2014the truth that my selfish direction is completely unfruitful, ridiculous even, and only harmful to myself and those I love\u2026 I don\u2019t want to waste more time, and I don\u2019t want to have to learn some of the same lessons over again\u2026To some degree, for the committed Christian anyway, our resistance to His will reveals that we do not really believe it is good\u2014at least not the kind of \u201cgood\u201d we want. Good stuff, my friend.\u201d<\/em> \u2014Pastor Fran Leeman, Life Spring Community Church, Plainfield, IL<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cI read your essay and it is right on. You did a lot of work and your study was directed by God\u2019s eternal truth from the Bible.\u201d <\/em>\u2014Pastor Randal Ross, Calvary Church, Naperville, IL<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cYour in-depth and intensive expository account on life, addiction, relapse, conviction, and restoration\u2026 is well thought through and it was worth my while. I appreciate you and would want to know if possible you may have similar treats for me that would help me further in my study program in theology here in Warri, Nigeria?\u201d <\/em>\u2014Evangelist Edo<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cYou cannot begin to understand how timely this is to me. I just had a divine visitation from God about joy and laughter. I open my laptop in search of a song and this website popped up! God bless you for putting this right here for me.\u201d<\/em> \u2014Bisi Oyarekua<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cWaking up this morning finding myself lost in many ways in the process looking for some kind of peace and understanding. I came across this site and reading the Serenity Prayer that gave me some hope that even though I can\u2019t even begin to explain or quite understand, I know whatever it is, has brought me peace of mind and comfort. I might not be able to understand everything at the moment. But I know that in time He will show me the way and give me the courage and understanding in the things that I\u2019m not in control of, to know the difference and know that anything\u2019s possible when I surrender myself to Him.\u201d<\/em> \u2014Juan<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cYou speak a great truth here, of course. You clearly note the role of the Holy Spirit as the source of the power we need to walk free. The principles, because they are girded in scripture, work! Practicing these principles in our daily life DOES provide a degree of energy and \u201cpower\u201d to live well. I\u2019m praying more and humbly asking God to relieve me of the bondage to self and to take away my defects of character\u2026 If my life speaks loudly of transformation, the Truth about the one True God may begin to draw the doubter into that very truth. And THAT is good enough for me.\u201d<\/em> \u2014Rick Selling<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cGreat information. It will help me in my personal spiritual journey. I am also ministering to new believers who are struggling with change.\u201d<\/em> \u2014Eunice Davis<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cThank you for a very informative website. As a former addict myself, I wholeheartedly agree with the information on your site, especially the part about denial. Stop denying that you do have a drug or alcohol problem (not only to yourself, but also to your loved ones) is a vital step on the road to recovery. In fact, from personal experience and as someone who assists people with drug and alcohol dependency on a daily basis, I firmly believe that if you don\u2019t wholeheartedly admit to your dependency problem, you only compromise your recovery from the addiction.\u201d<\/em>\u2014Victor McCormack, <\/span><\/span>2 <\/a>Oceans Recovery House<\/a>, South Africa<\/p>\r\n

\u201cPraise God. Well done Steven. My spirit man cries, \u201cYes and amen.\u201d Thank you for sharing this post. I read several of your posts and each one was a blessing.\u201d<\/em> \u2014Gary L. Selman, First Call Advisory Group<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cIt\u2019s great to finally have an opportunity to reach out to you and personally thank you for your assistance and guidance in my spiritual recovery program. The lessons you shared are a treasure that I share with others today. I am eternally grateful\u2026 It\u2019s people like you that make it possible for people like me to look deep within and change the mindset to productivity instead of destruction.\u201d<\/em> \u2014Lesley M.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

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\u201cThank you for the sensible critique. Me and my neighbor were just preparing to do a little research about this. We grabbed a book from our local library but I think I learned with more clarity from this post. I am very glad to see such excellent info being shared freely out there.\u201d<\/em> \u2014Ewangelia<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cPraise the Lord, sir! Thanks for the good gospel word you posted. I would love to have you come down here and deliver to us please. God bless you.\u201d<\/em> \u2014Bishop Omukosi Dickson, Nakuru, Kenya<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cHi! I\u2019ve been following your web site for some time now and finally got the courage to go ahead and give you a shout out from Kingwood, Texas! Just wanted to say keep up the fantastic job!\u201d<\/em> \u2014Wilfredo<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cBeautifully said. Thank you for pouring out so much in this piece. God\u2019s blessings on you, my friend.\u201d<\/em>\u2014Sandra Cerda, Editor in Chief,<\/span><\/span>New Life Publishing<\/a><\/p>\r\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know you but thank God for you because this is right on time. Thank you.\u201d<\/em> \u2014Bishop D<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cI am finding these articles and activities very well written and thought provoking. A good study for ANYONE! Those who go through it will come out with a much better understanding. It really puts things into perspective.\u201d<\/em> \u2014Sherrie<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cI read it; loved it\u2026 We often are not really facing how we have accepted a \u201cstatus quo\u201d Christian existence, plodding through our days not really alive to God\u2026 I liked your use of recovery as a synonym for salvation\u2013\u2013that could be really helpful for people to take the religion out of the notions of salvation, and infuse the term with a restorative mentality.\u201d<\/em> \u2014Pastor Fran Leeman<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cDavid has always been one of my favorite Bible characters because he messed up so badly, in so many ways! His emotions were all over the place. One minute he\u2019s chasing after God the next he\u2019s mad at God and then he outright does something dumb. Yet, he was still called a man after God\u2019s own heart. David has always given me hope that, even though I make more mistakes than getting it right, it\u2019s okay. If I keep picking myself up, God\u2019s gonna be there for me.\u201d<\/em> \u2014Noriyuki<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cGreetings in Jesus\u2019 name from India. We have a ministry among the Hindus in a village in South India. We would like to invite you to come over to our place and minister among the people here. We have small church groups in under-privileged areas. We are working towards breaking the bondage in people\u2019s lives and set them free from the clutches of the devil. We would love to have you minister here and bring healing and deliverance in people\u2019s lives and have you speak in Pastors\u2019 conference. We would also love to partner with you in any ministry that you would need help in. We would also love to assist you and work with you if you want to extend your ministry in India.\u201d<\/em> \u2014Pastor Bernard Shaw<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cThank you, Steven. I thank Jesus daily for His ongoing grace and work in my life. What a joy it was to read this about forgiveness! And what a joy for Pastor John and me to see God working in your life and ministry. I still get updates and ever since you first \u201ccame on board\u201d I have been asking God to guide you in his ways.<\/em>\u201c \u2014Albertha McArthur<\/span>
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\u201cThanks Steven. I am going to go to your site to understand it better and consider bringing up some of your studies. We all need to take an honest look at sin from an entitlement standpoint.\u201d<\/em> \u2014C. Marsh Bull, President, Men\u2019s Group Foundation<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cThank you very much for the forgiveness bible study. There\u2019s a lot to chew on and I do need it. God bless you abundantly my brother and thank you for allowing the Lord to use you as a conduit.\u201d<\/em> \u2014Lucia<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cI would love very much to change and be the woman my God wants me to be. Please pray with me that I will be healed body, soul and spirit. GOD BLESS YOU.\u201d<\/em> \u2014Grace<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cI thank you for putting this out there and making it available for everyone. You have greatly helped me. May God bless you!\u201d <\/em>\u2014Daniel<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

“Howdy! This blog p\u03bfst could not be written much better! Reading through this article reminds me of my previous roommate! He constantly kept talking about this. I\u2019ll send this information to him. P\u0433etty sure he\u2019s going to have a good re\u0430d. Thanks for sharing!”<\/em><\/span> —Rachel<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

“I just stumbled upon your website… I love the story of the wayward lamb through brokenness bonding with the shepherd. After reading through your letter above, I realized I may have met a kindred spirit in Christ. I have also believed for many years, that everyone needs to be healed from the brokenness caused by self abuse. That would include all chemical abuse, relational abuse (with self and others), physical abuse, emotional abuse, mental abuse, etc. All of which can be stacked neatly under the title: Selfishness. We are called to listen to and follow Him as He leads, not as our self demands. Only Christ can take our wounds and bind them for good and glory. Thank you for sharing John 8:34. May God bless your ministry!” <\/em>—Teri<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

“Hi Steven… Wow! I was saddened that you left the counseling agency. I learned so much from you in our sessions. I really want to thank you for having such a hand in saving our marriage.”<\/em> —Madeline<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

“Praise the Lord again\u2026 This message blessed me this morning. Wow, I didn\u2019t even know how I bumped into this. Thank you glorious father God.”<\/em> —Pastor Maurice Adero<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

“Hello Brother Steve\u2026 Greetings to you once again. How are you doing? Thank you very much for sharing this best teaching with me. I am blessed.”<\/em> —Pastor Y.S. Rao<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

“Spot on with this write-up, I really think this website needs far more attention. I\u2019ll probably be returning to see more. Thanks for the advice!” <\/em>—Jenifer<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

“God Bless You, respected Brother, Steven. I greet you in the name of our Savior, Lord Jesus Christ. I am so much happy to read about yourself. My country, Pakistan, needs people like you. Our young generation is so drug addicted and wasting life. So our mission is to save them for the Kingdom of God and we want to provide free medical camp for them and free treatment. So please pray and stand with our team in Pakistan for this great ministry. I give love to you in Christ.”<\/em> —Pastor Asif Masih<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

“As warned, the article was long but worth the read. It covered a lot of material, however, in a short space. It was a reserved and gracious writing very well put together. The perfect foundations lesson for new converts. An excellent read and study for those on a variety of spiritual levels, in addition to a refresher course to draw one\u2019s attention back to the mission.”<\/em> —Pastor Rubie James<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

“Hi Friend, it’s pretty good stuff. You have taken (King) David\u2019s addiction alive into the modern adulterous context. Well done.”<\/em> —Chudao<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

“I still have yet to understand WHY it had to be this way\u2026. but then again, I am not very well versed in the Old Testament\u2026 This page is very inspiring.”<\/em> —Denise<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

“Thank you, Steven. This is so perfect for a relative who is in the process of leaving her addictive behavior. This article tells the gospel better than I could have shared with her in the manner she will understand, knowing what she has gone through, and going through now that her addictive behavior has reached rock bottom with cancer.”<\/em> —Jeri<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

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