The Day Fear Died | Unlock Your Freedom with Courtney Smallbone
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"The enemy wanted to kill me, he wanted to kill you, he really wanted to kill my son...but what he killed was my fear."
Courtney Smallbone - wife of Luke Smallbone (from the band for KING & COUNTRY), mother of 3 young boys, and fear stomper shares the day fear died for her when watching her youngest son die and come back to life. Thank you all for watching Courtney's life-giving story!
**Some key points from Courtney's story...
- Almost died from Lemierre's Syndrome (02:40)
- Nearly losing her husband to Ulcerative Colitis (05:40)
- Overcame an addiction to Zofran, learned how to speak out and have power over her fear + shame (07:26)
- The day fear died as she watched her son die and come back to life (15:40)
- Jesus met her in the middle...in the brokenness and sat in the process of healing with her (24:17)
- She chooses not to agree with fear anymore & now chooses JOY instead (31:41)
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I found this channel from binge watching music videos of for King and Country. I love this testimony so much! As difficult as it was to hear, I'm thankful that she shared it. I have been dealing with my own mental health struggles for more than 20 years, starting when I was 9. (I'm almost 33 now.) I love that she brought up the story of Lazarus. My favorite verses from it in The Message are '"When Jesus saw her (Mary) sobbing and the Jews with her sobbing, a deep anger welled up within him. He said, "Where did you put him?" "Master, come and see," they said. Now Jesus wept. The Jews said, :Look how deeply loved him." Others among him said, "Well, if he loved him so much, why didn't he do something to keep him from dying? After all, he opened the eyes of a blind man." Then Jesus, the anger again welling up within him, arrived at the tomb. It was a simple cave in the hillside with a slab of stone laid against it. Jesus said, "Remove the stone."' I love the way it tells this story because it showed the human side of Jesus and that he is sad when we are sad, no matter where that sadness comes from. The Message also has a passage in it titled : Don't Run From Suffering. The final paragraph from this passage hits DEEP. '"Then he told them what they could expect for themselves: Anyone who intends to come with me has to let me lead. You're not in the driver's seat-I am. Don't run from suffering; embrace it. Follow me and I'll show you how. Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to finding yourself- your true self. What good would it do to get everything you want and lose you, the real you? If any of you is embarrassed with me and way I'm leading you, know that the Son of Man will be far more embarrassed with you when arrives in all his splendor in company with the Father and the holy angels. This isn't, you realize, pie in the sky by and by. Some who have taken their stand right here are going to see it happen, see with their own eyes the kingdom of God."' It's taken me a long time, but I'm ready to stop running from suffering. I pray these passages touches the soul reading this and brings them to a place where they can start to do the same.
Courtney I love your Faith , my youngest son Duston passed from a kidney disease at 29 . Duston is in Heaven he wanted to work even in so much pain he described the pain was like a hammer on his back but being a believer In Jesus He wanted Baptized a year before he passed he was baptizedwhen he was younger but , now I know why it was so important for him , he is in no more pain ,but we my family and I continue to believe and praying for others and laying hands on others ,for places to live, children food , what they are in need of and cars for them to have . My Hope is in Jesus.Thank You for sharing , P.S I was diagnosed with ptsd from 18 and now I am 62 but fear is not from The Lord but it is a everyday battle I always tell Jesus I am not able to forgive today but I know you are my forgiveness I have been through crazy things but Jesus always comes through He Is my Protecter my High Priest , Jesus is my home my life my heart forever Thanks again Courtney you are a very sweet but very bold and I enjoyed listening to your story
This story has reignited my faith tonight.. I have great days of mighty faith and days of despair.. I am walking through sickness. It happened one year after my husband left me. With the sickness I am now battling anxiety. I've always known in my spirit that it's spiritual.. I know God will heal me. Thank you for this testimony!!
The band For KING and COUNTRY just released there new album Burn the ships and the song with the same title
Crying driving down the highway!!! I needed this so much! I have 2 special needs boys because I found out after the birth of Zeke I carry a genetic syndrome.... lots of shame there... my husband is backslidden and I have been teetering on the edge of screaming my head off and numbness for months!! Thank you for this!! I feel a little more strength now.
What I found even more amazing is that....she was able to put the boys down for a nap while Luke was mowing the lawn lol! Sorry I had to put that in there! I have 3 boys and I have not yet experienced putting them all down for a nap all at the same time! Courtney is soo amazing...she has such a good vibe!!! I would love to be her friend! She is the real deal!
I am amazed hearing your story because I had to go into a facility when I was pregnant years ago with our second child . I had a serious eating disorder but my husband wouldn't take me, so a few days later I drove myself. I know the band but I never knew your story. Wow! I just watched this and it was what I needed to hear because I just discovered my husband has a drinking problem, He has been back slides n 24 out of 25 years of our marriage. God told me not to leave him, so I haven't, but it sure is hard. I get mad at God because I was abused my entire childhood and I just want things to get better. I also had a near death experiences 3x and my son almost died right infront of me but I drove him to the hospital in time. So many similarities Wild!
🛐❤ This is from 2018 and her testimony of God's healing is powerful!!!
Beautiful revenge on the enemy it's like icing on the cake when your walking with Jesus! Amen!!
Amazing testimony! With God, our lives are not storm free but storm proof! <3
FABULOUS!!!
What a Beautiful life-changing testimony. I'm Blessed, GOD Bless You Court
Words of Wisdom! May God bless you, Luke and family.
2 Timothy 1:7 King James Version (KJV)
Probably the hardest confessions I have heard. Courtney, you are just the greatest mama bear ever.
I love Courtney’s story. It is very real and raw and beautiful. I love hearing stories. The part that really resonated with me is how she talked about Christ meeting with her at the middle during the tragic death and then resurrection of her child. I never truly thought of the Jesus and Lazarus story the way she does; as Jesus being the son of God who comes in amongst the brokenness and goes through the process of healing with us. This is super comforting to know and I really can’t wait to use this middle Jesus mentality in future hard times as well as share him with those who are going through difficult times. I am sooo thankful for watching this video when I did. Thank you honey!
Wish I could talk to Luke. I had colitis from 19 to 38. Flare ups every year to two years. I haven’t had any symptoms in 5 years.
Having held my baby that was blue and stiff I relate to her testimony. 4 years later the enemy tried to take my son again with autoimmune encephalitis (brain). Within months my husband was almost taken with a heart attack.
I’ve had couple death experience and it still traumatizes me daily and even made it hard keep job every time I get sick or start faint I think I’m dying again...so glad Courtney shared. Mental health+ Jesus
Her story is so awesome. I love how authentic she is. I connected so much with Courtney when she was talking about being ashamed of having a rare disease and trying to hide it from people. I got Lyme disease in fall of 2017 and because of it I had Bells Palsy. At first I didn’t want anyone to know and I tried to fight it on my own but it was hard to hide. I am in high school so eating in the cafeteria was a nightmare. Food would just fall out of my mouth and I couldn’t eat. It was so embarrassing. People started asking questions and I had to face my fear and let other people know what was happening. In my mind I had thought that people would think of me as weak and not want to hang around me anymore. But the exact opposite happened, people came together to support me, they prayed, and were always there to listen. Now the doctors believe the Lyme disease is gone(there is no test. it is just based on symptoms) aside from some of the Bell’s palsy which I am still recovering from. But that time taught me that it’s okay to have weaknesses and asking for help only proves that I’m human. Knowing that I wasn’t alone helped me so much because I realized God was with me and people were with me to support me on my journey. That has really gotten me through my recovery from the Bells Palsy. When it got hard learning to sing, play the clarinet again, eat, or smile, it helped knowing that I want on this journey by myself.