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Todd and Julie Chrisley opened up about how they have been doing of their final Chrisley Confessions podcast recorded earlier than they started their jail sentences for tax fraud on Tuesday, January 17. The couple spoke about how despite the fact that they have been having a “rough week,” they have been attempting to maintain all the things “in perspective,” as a result of they knew that there are different individuals fighting many extra heartbreaking points.
At the beginning of the podcast, Julie, 50, revealed that she was feeling “okay,” even supposing the remainder of the week had been “rough.” Todd, 53, shared his perception, explaining that others are undoubtedly struggling a lot worse. “Rough is all in perspective. Some people would not say that we had a rough week. Some people who are asking, ‘God, why has my child been diagnosed with cancer? God, why is my child going to be taken?’ does not consider our week to be rough,” he mentioned.
The pair spoke extra about their authorized battles inside the Georgia Department of Revenue, and Todd appeared very hopeful that the courts would work out of their favor, and that he knew that so many individuals have been fighting greater issues. “Right now, during this podcast, at this moment that I say this, there are so many more people that are facing far worse than what we’re facing, and I think that’s why I’m in a better place with it because I know that this is not my final destination,” he mentioned. “I know that this may be my future for a minute, but I also have faith that the judicial system is going to turn it around. I also have faith that the appellate court is going to see this for what it is.”
The couple each spoke about how they have been placing their belief of their religion with prayers, even when it doesn’t at all times imply essentially the most superb path. “Just because you pray doesn’t mean that what you’re praying for is what God has in store for you,” Todd mentioned. “At the end of the day, we may be praying for the wrong things.”
Towards the top of the podcast, the couple took a number of messages from callers. They thanked one caller for providing prayers for them. Another caller requested if there was something that their followers may do to attempt to assist them with their authorized troubles. “As far as what you can do for us, you can pray,” Todd responded. “Prayer is the greatest gift that you can ever give anyone.”
Todd defined that whereas it was good {that a} fan wished to start out a petition, he didn’t need to bombard the choose with extra letters, and he advised a prayer group could be a beautiful approach to assist them. “The legal system, which we’ve never been a part of until now, is a very complex system that we are still learning, and we don’t know, which is why we have all these attorneys that work for us. You just have to hope and pray to God that when one division of the judicial system fails that the next level, which is the appellate court, sees the mistakes and tries to correct those mistakes. That’s the best you can hope for, and you have to put your faith in God and hope that God is going to lift you up and push you forward,” he mentioned.
Todd and Julie each turned themselves into jail on Tuesday to start serving sentences of 12 and seven years, respectively. Julie is serving on the Federal Medical Center Lexington in Kentucky, whereas Todd is on the Federal Prison Camp Pensacola in Florida.