The Bible never says, “Be loud and know that I am God.” Nope, it says, “Be still and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10).
Still is the antidote to stress.
Stress is a primary trigger of addiction. Few things are a worse enemy than stress. According to the Center for Disease Control, stress can literally kill you.
Let’s talk about stress – ASAP. Four things can lead to stress:
A = Ambition
S = Storms
A = Appetites
P = Procrastination
The answer to stress is to dig a little deeper. What is behind your stress? I suggest you do whatever you can to mitigate these four things: ambition, storms, appetites, and procrastination.
Recovery Step: Work on the things that work on stress before your stress works on you. Do it ASAP.
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.
