I’ll admit it. My spiritual gift is worry. My team is ahead, but they’ll probably blow it. The stock market was up yesterday, but today it will probably crash. The tests said there was nothing wrong with me – yet.
I’m like the guy who thinks that every time the football team goes into a huddle, they’re talking about him.
If you’re like me (hope not), there’s hope. What matters most is not what happens to us, but what is happening in us. David wrote, “The righteous is not afraid of bad news” (Psalm 112:7).
The world is full of bad news. Add to that the people in our lives who are critical of everything we do, and you hear a lot of bad news. But we can rise above it. Our sanity, self-esteem, and recovery depend on it.
Recovery Step: In a world of bad news, we have the Good News. That’s why we need to immerse ourselves in the Word of God every day.
Author: Mark Denison
Mark and Beth Denison, married for 36 years, launched There’s Still Hope as a national movement to call men and women into lives of sexual integrity. Their ministry offers 90-day recovery plans for addicts and one-on-one and group coaching for addicts and their spouses. TSH also produces resources for pastors and churches to confront the porn epidemic that is destroying so many lives.
Dr. Denison was a senior pastor for over 30 years, NBA chaplain, and board chairman at Houston Baptist University three times. With a Master’s Degree in Addiction Recovery, Mark is a certified PSAP and active member of the American Association of Christian Counselors.
Mark has written four books on recovery: Porn in the Pew, 365 Days to Sexual Integrity, A 90-Day Recovery Guide, and 40 Days to Porn-Free Living. His latest book, Jesus on the 12 Steps, will be released later this year.
