God Sets the Boundaries

God Sets the Boundaries

What insights can experts and survivors share about addiction? This session of **Resilient Truths** brings together faith, mental health practice, and everyday struggle to show how spiritual leadership starts with taking charge of your own life. Dr. Theresa M. Bell, a therapist and faith-based leader, talks openly about being “super therapist” and case manager, juggling work, health issues, children under pressure, and a new medication regimen.

Rather than pretending to have it all together, she admits, “At this point, I throw my hands up and just give it all to God,” modelling honest dependence on God without slipping into helplessness. The core theme is leadership as a believer: putting the enemy “under your feet” instead of trying to erase him, and refusing to stay stuck in victim mode. Using scriptures like 1 Corinthians 13:11 and the prodigal son (“when he came to himself”), Dr.

Bell challenges anyone stuck in addiction, unhealthy relationships or self-pity to grow up spiritually, take responsibility, and stop waiting for God to do what He’s already equipped them to do. As she puts it, “We waiting on God to make a move, but God is waiting on us to make a move.” Addiction gets addressed head-on, whether it’s cigarettes, alcohol, or any habit used to dull pain.

She explains why trying to “destroy” an addiction rarely works and why it must be dethroned and replaced with something life-giving, especially for those coming from substance abuse backgrounds. You’ll also hear practical wisdom on boundaries, health, choosing the right company, raising spiritual leaders instead of followers, and loving people who feel convicted around your obedience.

If you’ve ever caught yourself playing the victim, or swapping one harmful habit for another, this conversation might nudge you to ask: are you clinging to others, or standing as the leader God’s already called you to be?