On yesterday’s program, we talked about the outward expression of what is in our hearts. God knows - the Bible speaks of the “desperately sick” heart we all possess. But, the presence of Jesus can become a cleansing agent in order to set us free - to put to death the desires of our sinful, human flesh, and to live in the new life that Jesus brings. We are new creatures in Christ Jesus, instructed to put off the old and put on the new. Romans 3 (ESV) states:
10 as it is written:
“None is righteous, no, not one;
11 no one understands;
no one seeks for God.
12 All have turned aside; together they have become worthless;
no one does good,
not even one.”
But the good news comes later in the chapter:
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus
He may be one of the most well-known television celebrities, the host of “America’s Got Talent.” But, his story may not be well-known, and it involves an aspect of his life that he kept a secret.
Terry Crews, according to Movieguide, was raised in church. But, his church experience drove him away from God.
Until he went to another one. The article says that “something real took root,” stating:
What broke it open entirely was a secret he’d carried since childhood: a pornography addiction that had quietly gutted his marriage to Rebecca King Crews.
“I was like, ‘Wait a minute, God. Wait, wait, wait.’ He’s like, ‘I’ve had enough. I’ve given you grace…Every time, I let you come back, and you get a chance to clean it up, and you didn’t. If you don’t do this now, I’m gone,’” Crews recalled. The confession followed immediately — and Rebecca told him to leave. Crews shared parts of his story on a recent edition of the TBN “Praise” program.
Movieguide related:
He went to rehab. A pastor gave him a word that reframed everything: get better for yourself, not to win your wife back. “God was like, ‘Now I can change you. Now it can happen,’” Crews said.
His wife, Rebecca, said: “He took hold of the Word of God, and he took hold of the Scriptures, and he just ran with all his might,” adding, “He said, ‘God, I don’t want to be like this anymore.’ And He amazes me every day. He really is the kinder, gentler version of Terry Crews because he let God do a work in his life.”
The Crews’ addressed that challenge head-on, and it seems that a measure of victory has been won through Jesus Christ. But, we find, even in the Christian life, that victory in one area can prepare us to handle difficulties in other areas. And, we can recognize the certainty of trials.
A new chapter is being written in the marriage of Terry and Rebecca Crews, according to Movieguide:
In April 2026, Rebecca went public with a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis she’d been quietly carrying since 2015 — symptoms her doctors initially dismissed as anxiety. She waited until she had something hopeful to offer.
“The only reason I’m going public is because I finally have some uplifting information to offer,” she told PEOPLE.
That information was a procedure called Focused Ultrasound Surgery — no incisions, no general anesthesia. Terry had been researching it through the Michael J. Fox Foundation for a decade. After Rebecca’s first treatment in early 2026, the tremor on her right side was gone.
The article quotes her from a TODAY Show appearance: “Just keep walking. Just keep going. And that’s what I’m going to keep doing,” she told the TODAY Show. “I believe that you don’t lie down and die because you got a diagnosis.” The Movieguide website notes:
As Movieguide® has previously reported, the Crews’ story has always been one of transformation through faith — from addiction and near-collapse to the kind of marriage that faces Parkinson’s side by side and calls it a battle they were “designed to fight together.”
Here we see a couple who has experienced going through the fire of the refiner together. We can incorrectly view our trials as interruptions or inconveniences. Or, we can take those opportunities to trust in God more fully, to surrender our lives more wholeheartedly.
Whether it’s struggling through an addiction and overcoming it through the power of the Spirit, or facing a health challenge and sensing the hand of God to sustain us and/or heal us, or any number of difficulties, we can stand strong in the Lord and enjoy His victory and wisdom, knowing that He is with us and He is working to bring us more in conformity to His will.