Failure so often comes to us by the mercy of God as his open invitation for us to enter into his healing process. In this episode, Nate Larkin rejoins Gary Wilkerson to discuss how God uses our vulnerability to not only heal us from our addictive sins but also help others heal and grow spiritually as well. When we become quick to recognize our failings within loving relationships, we will awaken to new spiritual life.

Key Points from the Podcast

·       Building the habit of bringing our failures into the light means we will experience greater humility, healing, vulnerability in relationships, and more help from other peoples.
·       Learning how to unearth and acknowledge the implicit messages that we have absorbed throughout your lives and present them to God to sift out what is true or false is vital to healing and growing spiritually.
·       The denial of our needs and emotions may feel spiritual, but it denies others the ability to truly know us and engage with us. It’s a form of pride that refuses vulnerability in community.
·       The overarching three steps of putting addiction behind us is repentance, healing, and growth.

Bible Verses Referenced in the Podcast

Luke 6:45

Resources Mentioned in the Podcast

·       Samson Society
·       Sarah Society
·       Samson and the Pirate Monks by Nate Larkin
·       A Pastor’s Struggle with Pornography and Prostitutes - Gary Wilkerson Podcast
·       Sex Is Not Your Problem, It’s Your Solution - Gary Wilkerson Podcast

About Nate Larkin

Nate Larkin, the founder of the Samson Society and author of Samson and the Pirate Monks: Calling Men to Authentic Brotherhood, grew up as a preacher’s kid. He married his wife,  Allie, on the day he graduated from St. Lawrence University, and they headed off toward Princeton Seminary. If you’ve heard Nate’s story, you know his plans didn’t work out so well. He was ensnared by a sexual obsession he couldn’t tame, and the fear of discovery eventually drove him to abandon the professional ministry. It’s a miracle his marriage survived. Nate’s nightmare finally ended in a painful collision with reality. Today, he helps overlooked victims of the commercial sex industry find their way back to integrity and the true intimacy that every person craves
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