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‘Jesus Brought Me My Mother Back’: Tyrese Gibson Says of Mother’s Battle With Alcoholism

Photo: Tyrese Gibson via Instagram
Photo: Tyrese Gibson via Instagram
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By Faithwire Staff
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October 18, 2017

“Fast & Furious” star Tyrese Gibson has bought his mother a house to celebrate her 11th year of sobriety last week.

Gibson said his prayers for clarity have been answered after he’d believed for years that his mother was the “only one who has ever broken” his heart.

READ: Tyrese Gibson’s Passionate Prayer: Even in ‘Some of my Dark Hours’ I ‘Never Lost Faith’ in God

“It’s very easy to THINK of your parents as the actual problem because of what THEY’re saying and doing while drinking or using drugs…,” Gibson wrote on Instagram, accompanying a photo of his mother leaning on his shoulder.

Today I gotta say today was a good day…. If there's an award in heaven for forgiveness, having compassion towards those who have broke your heart and let you down over and over and over again…… I hope God doesn't skip over me….. My mother is gonna pull up in 1 hour my heart is beating out of my chest she was an alcoholic for 27 years substance abuse KILLED my childhood I couldn't wait to grow up and move out been living on my own since I was 17……. Today Oct 11th marks 11 years of my mothers sobriety she just got her 11th year chip…….. And this is how I decided to celebrate her and the victories God's favor that he has extended over her life……….

A post shared by TYRESE (@tyrese) on Oct 11, 2017 at 10:05pm PDT

Gibson said his mother introduced him to the Lord and showed him what love is. He now realizes that the things she did and said while she was under the influence wasn’t really her.

“That was NEVER my mother who said and did those things…. That was a women under the ‘influence,’” Gibson wrote. “The mother that I know that raised me before the drinking started was always in church, always sweet to everyone, always giving…”

If there's an award in heaven for forgiveness, having compassion towards those who have broke your heart and let you down over and over and over again…… I hope God doesn't skip over me….. My mother is gonna pull up in 1 hour my heart is beating out of my chest she was an alcoholic for 27 years substance abuse KILLED my childhood I couldn't wait to grow up and move out been living on my own since I was 17……. Today Oct 11th marks 11 years of my mothers sobriety she just got her 11th year chip…….. And this is how I decided to celebrate her and the victories God's favor that he has extended over her life……….

A post shared by TYRESE (@tyrese) on Oct 11, 2017 at 6:22pm PDT

After 27 years of alcoholism, Gibson wrote, “So blessed to know that this same JESUS brought me my mother back.” And after more than a decade of sobriety, Gibson wrote that he now trusts his mother again – and trusts her with his 10-year-old daughter, Shayla.

My mother introduced me to the Lord my mother showed me what love is, she's also the only one who has ever broken my heart so I thought……. It's very easy to THINK of your parents as the actual problem because of what THEY're saying and doing while drinking or using drugs…….. My prayers for clarity has been answered… That was NEVER my mother who said and did those things…. That was a women under the "influence"…. The mother that I know that raised me before the drinking started was always in church, always sweet to everyone, always giving, and in most cases giving to those who in my opinion didn't deserve it…… So blessed to know that this same JESUS brought me my mother back…. alcohol took you away from me for 27 years…… 11 years later I trust you with me again….. I trust Shayla with you again…….. The memories of what was said and done are slowly fading away cause a mother would never ever do that to her Baby Boy……… enjoy your day I hope at least person out there is touched by this message…….. Don't get caught up in the hype….. This is what my timeline is about asserting and inspiring change…… Mother I will echo this around the world that I forgive you…… And I will forever blame it on the Ah Ah Ah Ah Alcohol

A post shared by TYRESE (@tyrese) on Oct 12, 2017 at 11:50am PDT

While his mother’s substance abuse “killed” his childhood, Gibson bought her a five-bedroom home to celebrate her sobriety.

“This is how I decided to celebrate her and the victories God’s favor that he has extended over her life,” Gibson wrote.

(H/T: Black Christian News Network One)

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