A close friend returned from an extended mission trip in Asia. He came home with great stories and deepened faith. And one other thing.
A pair of chopsticks.
Talk about annoying. Every time we had lunch at a Chinese restaurant, he ate everything but the soup with chopsticks. And he wasn’t even good at it. It took him three hours just to finish the rice.
Some people make things more complicated than they have to be.
I have friends in recovery that do the same thing. They read every book, hear every podcast, and attend every conference. The one thing they don’t do is quit acting out.
The problem is rarely that we don’t know what to do, but that we don’t do what we know.
Recovery Step: “The Lord preserves the simple” (Psalm 116:6). Do what you already know. Don’t make recovery too complicated.
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.
