“Help, I need somebody. Not just anybody.”
– The Beatles, 1965
We all need help. And we all need somebody. But we also need to be the somebody whom somebody else needs. Ralph Waldo Emerson said it well: “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.”
Lock in on the word compassionate. Our purpose is to be compassionate, to help others in recovery.
The Bible warns, “Pity anyone who falls, and has no one to help him up” (Ecclesiastes 4:10).
One of the best ways to secure your own recovery is to help someone else secure theirs. So ask God to lead you to a person (same sex) in need, someone you can encourage in their recovery.
Recovery Step: You need somebody. And somebody needs you. Go to work.
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.
