“I appreciate Tim’s bluntness. The Pureheart workbook follows the theme of WWII and at times, I really did feel like a recruit in Basic Training taking orders from a drill sergeant! I took it, however, because I know he really has my best in mind, and because we truly ARE in a war. Falling into the enemy’s trap has HUGE disastrous consequences for myself, my wife, my kids, my church, community and the Kingdom of God. I truly believe that. I was losing my relationship with the Lord. My wife was becoming hurt and distant. I was not connecting well with my children. My ministry was suffering. All of those things could have been thrown away in a moment of stupidity by acting out at church and having someone else find out. On the other hand, VICTORY also has huge consequences of blessing, life, freedom and helping others to get free.”

“How did I ever get to this place,” was the thought rolling through my mind.  I was sitting on the edge of the tub in the bathroom of my motel room contemplating taking my own life…

At that moment the emptiness of where my decisions had led me completely overshadowed any light that I could see.  I cried out repeatedly through the tears, “Lord, take my life, or take this sin!”  What I was really hungering for in that moment was freedom from the sexual sin that ate at me from the inside out over decades of indulgence.  I didn’t know it at the time, but redemption was close at hand even though I couldn’t see it in that moment.”