Real Talk with Rosie!

I PUT THE MAN I LOVED IN MY GOD BOX… LEARNING TO TRUST GOD – EPISODE 17 | Step 3 of the 12 Steps to Freedom What if trusting God meant you might lose the person you love most? ❤️ I stood in front of a mailbox for almost 20 minutes, holding a letter that could cost me the man I wanted to marry. I loved Rick deeply. But I was an alcoholic trying to get sober, and I knew I couldn't keep living the party lifestyle just to hold on to our relationship. I wanted God to change my life...but I STILL WANTED TO CONTROL EVERYTHING! Sound familiar? 😂 In Episode 17 of Real Talk with Rosie, we're diving into Step Three of the 12 Steps to Freedom: Turning our will and our lives over to the care of God. I'm sharing how one frightening decision taught me to surrender what I loved most, trust my Heavenly Father, and take one baby step toward transformation. And YES...Rick ended up in my GOD BOX! Wait until you hear what he said about trying to get out! 😂 In this episode, we'll talk about: · Why surrendering control can be so difficult. · How to trust God when you're afraid of His answer. · Setting healthy boundaries while loving someone. · What my God Box taught me about faith and letting go. · How God transforms us one baby step at a time. 👑 ROSIE'S KINGDOM PRINCIPLE SURRENDER IS NOT GIVING UP ON YOUR LIFE. IT'S GIVING UP THE IDEA THAT YOU HAVE TO CONTROL EVERYTHING IN IT. 📖 SCRIPTURES Proverbs 3:5–6 (NIV) — Trusting God with all your heart. 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV) — Giving your worries to God because He cares for you. ❤️ LET'S DO SOME KINGDOM INVENTORY! 1. What are you afraid God might ask you to release? 2. Is there something you've surrendered to God but keep taking back? 3. What ONE baby step can you take today to demonstrate that you're willing to trust Him? THE BIG QUESTION: IF TRUSTING GOD MEANT YOU MIGHT NOT GET THE ANSWER YOU WANT, WOULD YOU STILL TRUST HIM? 💬 I'd love to hear your answer in the comments! Your story might encourage someone who is struggling with the very same thing. 🙏 HELP SOMEONE FIND FREEDOM! Please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and SHARE this episode with someone who needs encouragement to trust God, let go of control, or take that first step toward recovery. 🌐 VISIT MY WEBSITE https://www.rosemaryfisher.com Discover Recycled Women Ministries, my books, and resources to help you grow in faith and experience lasting transformation through Jesus Christ. Protect your Fruit. Fix your Crown. Keep your Eyes on Jesus. 👑 Your past does not define you. Your wounds do not disqualify you. And it is NEVER too late for God to write a beautiful new chapter in your story! #RealTalkWithRosie #12StepsToFreedom #StepThree #TrustingGod #SurrenderToGod #ChristianRecovery #GodBox #LetGoAndLetGod #RecoveryTestimony

What if something you've believed about God your entire life...wasn't true? 😳 How do you KNOW what you believe is true? Because your parents taught you? Your pastor said it? Or because you've opened your Bible and discovered the truth for yourself? I spent 14 years practicing a religion I believed was teaching me the truth about God. I attended meetings, studied, knocked on doors, and genuinely LOVED God. But I didn't KNOW Him. After years of painful losses, religious disappointment, and running from God, something happened that changed my life. I experienced His love, began searching for answers, and finally heard the Gospel of Jesus Christ. But then came a frightening question: If I'd been deceived before...HOW COULD I KNOW I WASN'T BEING DECEIVED AGAIN? In this episode of Real Talk with Rosie, we're finishing Step Two of our 12 Steps to Freedom journey: "Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity." We'll talk about spiritual discernment, testing what we're taught against Scripture, the Holy Spirit's guidance, and the difference between knowing ABOUT Jesus and truly KNOWING Him. Because the Gospel isn't about earning God's love through religious works. It's about salvation through Jesus Christ and a life of transformation! 👑 ROSIE'S KINGDOM PRINCIPLE Just because I've believed something my whole life doesn't make it true. I must be willing to examine what I believe against God's Word, with the help of the Holy Spirit. 📖 LET'S DO SOME KINGDOM INVENTORY! 1. How do I know what I believe about God is true? Have I examined it in Scripture? 2. Have painful experiences shaped my picture of God more than what Jesus reveals about the Father? 3. Have I confused religious activity with having a relationship with Jesus? 4. Am I willing to let the Holy Spirit correct something I believe? 5. Can I see evidence that knowing Jesus is transforming how I live? THE BIG QUESTION: If Scripture challenged something I've believed my entire life, would I be willing to change my mind? 💬 Choose ONE question and share your thoughts in the comments. Your testimony may be exactly what someone else needs to hear today. 📖 Scriptures: Acts 17:11 | 1 John 4:1 | 2 Timothy 3:16–17 | Matthew 7:21–23 | 2 Corinthians 5:17 ❤️ Learn more about Recycled Women Ministries, my books, and resources for your journey toward freedom: https://www.rosemaryfisher.com Protect your Fruit. Fix your Crown. Keep your Eyes on Jesus. Your past does not define you. Your wounds do not disqualify you. And it is never too late for God to write a beautiful new chapter in your story. 👍 LIKE • SUBSCRIBE • SHARE #RealTalkWithRosie #ChristianTestimony #SpiritualDiscernment #KnowJesus #12StepsToFreedom #ChristianRecovery #HolySpirit #BibleStudy #RecycledWomen

“WE DON’T DO THAT HERE!” That’s what my pastor said as he put his hand up in my face like a big red STOP sign. I wasn’t trying to cause trouble. I was a new believer who had experienced something I didn’t understand, and I went to someone I trusted for help. Instead, I walked away hurt. But that church hurt was NOT going to get the final word in my story. In this episode of Real Talk with Rosie, we continue Step Two of 12 Steps to Freedom: “Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.” Rick and I had a choice. Would one painful church experience stop us from searching for God—or would we forgive, keep searching, and keep asking God to show us the truth? What happened next still makes me laugh. God used the computer guy at work to lead us to a church where I discovered something completely different. 😂 And a Bible study called “Breakthrough to Joy” quickly became known among us ladies as “Breakdown to Joy!” 😂 Through it all, I was learning something that became a huge part of Step Two: People may disappoint me, but God will never leave me or forsake me. 👑 ROSIE’S KINGDOM PRINCIPLE Don’t let a bad experience with God’s people become your definition of God. Forgive, stay in the Word, keep searching for truth, and keep following Jesus. 👑 KINGDOM INVENTORY Take some time to pray about these questions and ask the Holy Spirit to show you what is happening in your heart: • Have I allowed a church hurt to become my picture of God? • Is there someone I need to forgive without returning to unhealthy leadership? • Am I testing what I hear against Scripture? • Have I stopped looking for healthy Christian community because one experience hurt me? And here’s the big one: Do I believe God is still with me—even in the parts of my story I don’t understand yet? Don’t rush through these questions. Honest answers can help uncover places where God wants to bring truth, healing, and freedom. 💬 Choose one question and share your thoughts in the comments. Your story may help someone else realize they’re not alone. ❤️ Learn more about Recycled Women Ministries, my books, and resources for your journey at rosemaryfisher.com. Protect your Fruit. Fix your Crown. Keep your Eyes on Jesus. 👑 Your past does not define you. Your wounds do not disqualify you. And it is never too late for God to write a beautiful new chapter in your story. #RealTalkWithRosie #ChurchHurt #12StepsToFreedom #ChristianRecovery #ChristianTestimony #StepTwo #JesusChrist #RecycledWomenMinistries

I thought THEY were crazy…then I became one of them! 😂 My husband and I once walked into a Pentecostal church, heard people speaking in tongues, looked at each other, and basically thought, “We need to get out of here!” So how did I eventually end up sitting alone on my living-room floor, Bible open, tears pouring down my face…doing the very thing I once thought was crazy? Oh friend, that's a story. In Episode 14 of Real Talk with Rosie, we're continuing Step Two of 12 Steps to Freedom: “Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.” I was still trying to figure out who God really was. Then an Atlanta Falcons cheerleader invited me to church because she wanted me to check out a man she was interested in. I went to check out HER man…and God used that day to lead me closer to MY Savior. What happened next challenged things I had been taught, frightened me enough to send me searching through Scripture, and became another turning point in my relationship with Jesus. But I want to make something very clear: Speaking in tongues did not make me more special, more spiritual, or more saved than another believer. Jesus saves. This is my testimony, not a formula for yours. Don't chase my experience. Chase Jesus. Don't seek a gift because you want to feel special. Seek the Giver. And if you've ever been skeptical about the Holy Spirit, spiritual gifts, speaking in tongues—or you've simply wondered whether there might be more of God than you've experienced—I especially want you to hear this story. 👑 Rosie's Kingdom Principle: “You can argue with my theology, but you can't argue with my transformation. When Jesus changes a life, people notice.” 📖 Scriptures: Matthew 3:11 • 1 Corinthians 12–14 • John 1:46 ❤️ Learn more about Recycled Women Ministries, my books including Recycled Women, and resources for your own journey toward freedom and transformation at rosemaryfisher.com. And remember: Protect your Fruit. Fix your Crown. Keep your Eyes on Jesus. 👑 Your past does not define you. Your wounds do not disqualify you. And it is never too late for God to write a beautiful new chapter in your story. #RealTalkWithRosie #12StepsToFreedom #HolySpirit #SpeakingInTongues #ChristianTestimony #StepTwo #ChristianRecovery #JesusChrist #FaithJourney #RecycledWomenMinistries I especially like this description better than our original one because it matches what we just discovered about your episodes: don't explain everything—make them want to hear the story. #RealTalkWithRosie #12StepsToFreedom #StepTwo #HolySpirit #SpeakingInTongues #Jesus #ChristianRecovery #FaithJourney #ChristianWomen #AddictionRecovery #RecycledWomenMinistries

What if the God you’ve been running from…isn’t who you thought He was? For years, I believed I had to work harder, behave better, and somehow fix myself before God could love me. I looked successful on the outside, but inside I was empty, hurting, and still trying to sit on the throne of my own life. Then Step Two challenged me: “Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.” There was just one problem—I wasn’t sure I trusted God. In this episode of Real Talk with Rosie, I share the very personal story of what happened when all my backup plans disappeared and I ended up on my knees crying out, “God, if You are really real…I need You now.” What happened next began changing everything. If religion, guilt, shame, addiction, control, or the feeling that you’ll never be “good enough” has distorted the way you see God, this episode is for you. You don’t need to have my experience. God created you uniquely, and He knows exactly how to reach your heart. Don’t chase someone else’s encounter—chase Jesus. 👑 Rosie’s Kingdom Principle: I couldn’t trust a God I was afraid of. I had to stop believing only what religion had taught me about Him and start finding out for myself who He really was by looking at Jesus. 📖 Scriptures: 1 John 4:19 • Luke 7 • John 14:9 • John 5 ❤️ Learn more about Recycled Women Ministries, my books, and resources for your journey: www.rosemaryfisher.com Your past does not define you. Your wounds do not disqualify you. And it is never too late for God to write a beautiful new chapter in your story. #RealTalkWithRosie #12StepsToFreedom #StepTwo #Jesus #ChristianRecovery #AddictionRecovery #FaithOverFear #ReligiousTrauma #HolySpirit #ChristianWomen #RecoveryJourney #RecycledWomenMinistries