A college freshman was struggling to keep up with his classwork assignments. When his parents came to visit him, they asked him what the problem was.
He said, “The guys in the apartment above me keep their TV up too loud. I can’t concentrate.”
His parents asked, “What do you do when they get too loud?”
College student: “I just go back to playing my bagpipes.”
That’s how a lot of us think. We don’t notice our own problems because we focus on the weaknesses of others. Jesus has a better plan: “First cast out the beam out of your own eye; and then you can see clearly to cast out the speck from your brother’s eye” (Matthew 7:5).
Recovery Step: You must take ownership of your disease if you are to take responsibility for your recovery.
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.
