Sep 14, 2026 · 50 min · 10 segments
In Episode 56 of Joy Hour, Tom Lyman sits down with Kara to hear a powerful testimony of prayer, rebellion, mercy, restoration, and coming back to God. Kara shares what it was like growing up around…
You know, the thing that kept coming through I heard was, "Create in me a clean heart," you know, when you said that prayer and had that mindset of, God, whatever it takes, and, you know, make me fat, make me whatever, you know? And I think back to actually cigarettes was one of the hardest things God delivered me from-
Mm-hmm
... and cocaine and alcohol, that was difficult, but, um, cigarettes was one that was the hardest.
The hardest.
I was like, "Either deliver me from cigarettes or take my life." I mean, I was that extreme.
Yeah.
And so, folks, if you're listening today and you feel bound by anything, cigarettes, pornography, alcohol, drugs, um, bitterness, anger, resentment, jealousy, anything, that is one of the most important prayers is, "Create in me a clean heart, O God." Um, wish I could quote the wr- rest of the verse.
And, you know, it doesn't say have the heart of a tough, calloused adult, you know? And, and yet in life, when we made choices and things were done, you know, to us, or we made our own choices and did things to others, you know, we kinda did, you know, harden our heart.
Mm-hmm.
Right
... or it started with porn or alcohol or drugs or whatever, a, the other spirit came inside of us and hardened our heart.
And so not sure who all will listen to this today, but I definitely kept picking up on that, and I just could go on and on about the, the importance of daily saying, "Create in me a clean heart." If there's any unforgiveness-
Mm-hmm
Well, you know, just because I got married to Gary and got back in church, things weren't easy.
You know, the thing that kept coming through I heard was, "Create in me a clean heart," you know, when you said that prayer and had that mindset of, God, whatever it takes, and, you know, make me fat, make me whatever, you know? And I think back to actually cigarettes was one of the hardest things God delivered me from-
Mm-hmm
... and cocaine and alcohol, that was difficult, but, um, cigarettes was one that was the hardest.
The hardest.
I was like, "Either deliver me from cigarettes or take my life." I mean, I was that extreme.
Yeah.
And so, folks, if you're listening today and you feel bound by anything, cigarettes, pornography, alcohol, drugs, um, bitterness, anger, resentment, jealousy, anything, that is one of the most important prayers is, "Create in me a clean heart, O God." Um, wish I could quote the wr- rest of the verse.
And, you know, it doesn't say have the heart of a tough, calloused adult, you know? And, and yet in life, when we made choices and things were done, you know, to us, or we made our own choices and did things to others, you know, we kinda did, you know, harden our heart.
Mm-hmm.
Right
... or it started with porn or alcohol or drugs or whatever, a, the other spirit came inside of us and hardened our heart.
And so not sure who all will listen to this today, but I definitely kept picking up on that, and I just could go on and on about the, the importance of daily saying, "Create in me a clean heart." If there's any unforgiveness-
Mm-hmm
Well, you know, just because I got married to Gary and got back in church, things weren't easy.
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