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Resilient Truths

Dr. Bell discusses how our thoughts can hinder us in our walk with God. How we believe (worship) things that are not glorifying, nor pleasing to God. Participating in idolatrous ideas are sabotaging our spiritual walk with God. It is walking in compromisi

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Resilient Truths

Resilient Truths Faith-based Human Services

Resilient Truths Human Services is a federally recognized 501c3 nonprofit corporation. This platform was chosen because this business is not about the profits, it is about serving the people with their best interest at heart. Resilient Truths is a faith-based, nonprofit human services organization that funds the communities with the resources that is needed to enable the community. through provision and referrals, we are providing bus fare, vital credentials, job preparation, servicing the homeless, assisting the veterans, transitional housing, group home, affordable housing, funeral preparation, substance abuse treatment, behavioral health, respite care, intensive case management, senior resources, food pantry, workshops, financial literacy, investment workshops, education assistance, parenting skills, and Biblical based teaching to empower those in the communities to create a better lifestyle. Resilient Truths has offered affordable childcare assistance to single mothers and middle-income families with multiple children. This is being restructured to implement the regulations concerning COVID. We are also in the process of providing learning centers to hep families with the challenges of those who have special needs. Intervention/prevention programs are also offered for at-risk youth who are suicidal or thinking of going down a path of destruction. Resilient Truths has a staff that serves the community out of experience as well as education. All with a passion to help those in their community. Resilient Truths believes it is a community for communities. The fruit is never for the tree. The goal is to be a resource for families to help achieve their goals for generations in multiple states. Rebuilding America one heart at a time. Checkout the website at http://www.resilienttruths.org. Resilient Truths is an IRS 501c3 recognized entity. Should you care to support this ministry you can do so by cashapp $cashmetruthful Blessings and thank you.

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Breaking Mental Bondages: Superstitions, Addiction and Faith

Episode Overview

Superstitions, horoscopes and divination are described as strongholds and forms of idolatry that block God’s power in a person’s life.
Addictive behaviours such as crack cocaine, alcohol and cigarettes are framed as replacing Christ, turning substances into objects of worship.
Dr Bell stresses the need to repent quickly and cast cares onto God to avoid sinking into hatred, depression or destructive behaviour.
Relying on psychics or false prophets for guidance is warned against; believers are urged to read scripture themselves and test every message.
Joy through the Holy Ghost is presented as deeper and more lasting than pleasure or happiness, especially during hardship or uncertainty.

“My addiction was worshiping crack cocaine. I used to go to crack cocaine… Alcohol, cigarettes—there are people that go to that rather than going to Christ.”

How do different strategies aid in addiction recovery? This instalment of *Resilient Truths* centres on "mental bondages"—the kinds of thoughts, superstitions, and habits that quietly run the show in your head and block a close walk with God. Dr Theresa M Bell, often referred to as Pastor Bell, chats with a small group in a warm, candid style that feels more like a kitchen-table conversation than a formal sermon.

From "don’t step on the crack" and black cats to horoscopes, tarot cards, and Easter bunnies, she connects everyday beliefs with deeper spiritual issues, calling them strongholds and forms of idolatry. If you’ve ever clung to rituals or superstitions without knowing why, you’ll probably recognise yourself here. The episode speaks directly to anyone wrestling with substance use or other compulsive behaviours.

Dr Bell is open about her past addiction: "My addiction was worshiping crack cocaine." She links alcohol, cigarettes, and gossip to the same core problem—turning to something other than Christ for comfort or control and, in the process, defiling the "temple" of the Holy Spirit. You’ll hear practical faith tools woven throughout: repenting quickly, casting burdens on God before bitterness takes over, and saturating your environment with scripture and worship.

There’s humour about pimples, toilet paper hoarding, and bidets, but it’s balanced with serious warnings about divination, false prophets, and trying to play spiritual hero while living in compromise. The tone is blunt yet compassionate, reminding you that all sin is equal in God’s eyes and that constant repentance keeps the heart soft.

If you’re in recovery, thinking about it, or simply tired of going "around the same mountains" in life, this conversation might get you asking: what have you been worshipping without even realising it, and are you ready to hand it over to God?

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