A friend of mine sent me this. BLEW MY MIND AWAY. Terry Crews nailed it. This is what freedom looks like! Freedom from shame, guilt, and the lie that its safer to keep secrets and live up to the false image of what everyone thinks is "the real you."
I love this message because it contains the truth. And all truth is God's truth so believers should accept it wherever they see it.
I listened to this message about 20x to get the transcript right. I'm totally convinced Terry is referencing spiritual freedom and the real battle in Ephesians 6. Terry, am I right?
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"Hey what's up Facebook family! How you doing? It's me Terry Crews again. um...
I just wanna address some things real quick man, um...you know...
The subject is: "Dirty Little Secret." And, you know, for years, years, years, my dirty little secret was that I was addicted to pornography. for years.
Now, most of you who are on FaceBook are using the internet.
And I...its kinda crazy because this thing has become a problem.
I think its a...a, you know, a worldwide problem.
But pornography, um...it really really messed up my life in a lot of ways.
And, you know, the thing is, it became a thing where I didn't tell anybody.
I didn't tell anybody. It was a thing that... It was my secret; nobody knew.
And that allowed it to grow. And it got bad. And when I say bad.. some people deny
They say, 'hey, man ... you can't really be addicted to pornography there's no way.'
But I'm gonna tell you something: If day turns into night and you are still watching, you probably have got a problem!
And that was me, um. It affected everything. I didn't tell my wife. I didn't tell my friends. Nobody new.
But the internet allowed that/those secrets to just stay and grow.
My wife was literally like, "I don't know you anymore. I'm outta here."
And that changed me. It/I had to change to change because I realized, "Yo! this thing is a major major problem." I literally had to go to rehab for it.
And the thing what I found...is that by not telling people, it becomes more powerful.
But when you tell...and when you put it out there in the open - just like i'm doing now...to the whole world....it loses its power!
And everybody wants you to keep this little secret: "Don't tell anybody...don't dun dun dun...whisper it...and this and this..."
I'm telling! And i'm putting it out there. Now let me tell you something. You know, I've been free of this thing probably going on 6-7 years now. Thank Goodness.
But now, it's become my battle to help other people who are going through the same thing.
Now, I know, again you're on the internet, if you don't have this problem, it's okay, a lot of people don't.
But there are a lot of people who can't stop. And I'm here to help you.
You can talk to me. Now, some of you might not agree. Please tell me what you think.
But my issue was...and is with pornography is that it changes the way you think about people.
People become objects. People become, you know, body parts to be used, rather than people to be loved.
And It really, you know, you start to change the way you see people and You start to use people.
You start to feel like, you're the man, and they're just you know whatever.
And I had to change my thinking. I had to change what I believed.
And once I knew and once I was aware of what it was doing to me....um, it changed me.
And I knew, I said, "I gotta to stop this."
And, Imma tell you this. My wife was like, "I'm out."
And you know what. I did not get help so that I could get my wife back. I just wanna tell you that.
I got help because I needed it. My wife could have decided, "I'm gone." and that would have been it. And you know what, ain't nothin I could have done about it because that was her choice.
But, she did decide to stay with me. because she knew I was repentant. She knew I was going to get help. And she new I was sorry.
Let me tell you something. It's not enough to to just ask for forgiveness.
It's always always necessary to make amends. To fix the problem. To do whatever you can to fix the problem.
So, if you are going through something like this or if you're not.
If you agree, if you don't agree, I'm keeping it real ya'll."
I'm keeping it real.
Hey, it's your boy Terry Crews.
I'm not playin. It's intensity level, Terry Crews.
We going all the way 2016. You know what I mean!?
We don't battle people! You battle mindsets! You battle mindsets that attempt to put people down.
You battle mindsets that attempt to hold people back. That's what I'm battling.
I don't battle people! I battle the way people think. That's what I'm talkin about.
So, again, I love you, share with me, come with me. Let me....Imma be doing this a lot.
So, please, if you don't like it, I understand, I'm with you...
I can sing, "Making my way downtown, faces passed and I'm homebound. tu tu tu tu tu tu tuuuuuuu... I can do that all day! We goin have a lotta fun! We're going to be singing!
But I also want to share. And I want to help people. That is what I'm about. Guys, its my mission. Its my life. It's what I do. I love ya'll.
Love you FaceBook! Have a great day!
I'm on my way to work! hugh! Peace!
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#IMWITHTERRY! #BATTLEMINDSETS
Let's join Terry in the battle against mindsets that attempt to put people down! Let's confess our junk to one another and walk in freedom showing the world our need for our Savior!
I love this message because it contains the truth. And all truth is God's truth so believers should accept it wherever they see it.
I listened to this message about 20x to get the transcript right. I'm totally convinced Terry is referencing spiritual freedom and the real battle in Ephesians 6. Terry, am I right?
-----------------------TRANSCRIPT----------------------------
"Hey what's up Facebook family! How you doing? It's me Terry Crews again. um...
I just wanna address some things real quick man, um...you know...
The subject is: "Dirty Little Secret." And, you know, for years, years, years, my dirty little secret was that I was addicted to pornography. for years.
Now, most of you who are on FaceBook are using the internet.
And I...its kinda crazy because this thing has become a problem.
I think its a...a, you know, a worldwide problem.
But pornography, um...it really really messed up my life in a lot of ways.
And, you know, the thing is, it became a thing where I didn't tell anybody.
I didn't tell anybody. It was a thing that... It was my secret; nobody knew.
And that allowed it to grow. And it got bad. And when I say bad.. some people deny
They say, 'hey, man ... you can't really be addicted to pornography there's no way.'
But I'm gonna tell you something: If day turns into night and you are still watching, you probably have got a problem!
And that was me, um. It affected everything. I didn't tell my wife. I didn't tell my friends. Nobody new.
But the internet allowed that/those secrets to just stay and grow.
My wife was literally like, "I don't know you anymore. I'm outta here."
And that changed me. It/I had to change to change because I realized, "Yo! this thing is a major major problem." I literally had to go to rehab for it.
And the thing what I found...is that by not telling people, it becomes more powerful.
But when you tell...and when you put it out there in the open - just like i'm doing now...to the whole world....it loses its power!
And everybody wants you to keep this little secret: "Don't tell anybody...don't dun dun dun...whisper it...and this and this..."
I'm telling! And i'm putting it out there. Now let me tell you something. You know, I've been free of this thing probably going on 6-7 years now. Thank Goodness.
But now, it's become my battle to help other people who are going through the same thing.
Now, I know, again you're on the internet, if you don't have this problem, it's okay, a lot of people don't.
But there are a lot of people who can't stop. And I'm here to help you.
You can talk to me. Now, some of you might not agree. Please tell me what you think.
But my issue was...and is with pornography is that it changes the way you think about people.
People become objects. People become, you know, body parts to be used, rather than people to be loved.
And It really, you know, you start to change the way you see people and You start to use people.
You start to feel like, you're the man, and they're just you know whatever.
And I had to change my thinking. I had to change what I believed.
And once I knew and once I was aware of what it was doing to me....um, it changed me.
And I knew, I said, "I gotta to stop this."
And, Imma tell you this. My wife was like, "I'm out."
And you know what. I did not get help so that I could get my wife back. I just wanna tell you that.
I got help because I needed it. My wife could have decided, "I'm gone." and that would have been it. And you know what, ain't nothin I could have done about it because that was her choice.
But, she did decide to stay with me. because she knew I was repentant. She knew I was going to get help. And she new I was sorry.
Let me tell you something. It's not enough to to just ask for forgiveness.
It's always always necessary to make amends. To fix the problem. To do whatever you can to fix the problem.
So, if you are going through something like this or if you're not.
If you agree, if you don't agree, I'm keeping it real ya'll."
I'm keeping it real.
Hey, it's your boy Terry Crews.
I'm not playin. It's intensity level, Terry Crews.
We going all the way 2016. You know what I mean!?
We don't battle people! You battle mindsets! You battle mindsets that attempt to put people down.
You battle mindsets that attempt to hold people back. That's what I'm battling.
I don't battle people! I battle the way people think. That's what I'm talkin about.
So, again, I love you, share with me, come with me. Let me....Imma be doing this a lot.
So, please, if you don't like it, I understand, I'm with you...
I can sing, "Making my way downtown, faces passed and I'm homebound. tu tu tu tu tu tu tuuuuuuu... I can do that all day! We goin have a lotta fun! We're going to be singing!
But I also want to share. And I want to help people. That is what I'm about. Guys, its my mission. Its my life. It's what I do. I love ya'll.
Love you FaceBook! Have a great day!
I'm on my way to work! hugh! Peace!
----------------------------
#IMWITHTERRY! #BATTLEMINDSETS
Let's join Terry in the battle against mindsets that attempt to put people down! Let's confess our junk to one another and walk in freedom showing the world our need for our Savior!
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