By the end of World War 2, General Dwight D. Eisenhower was smoking four packs of cigarettes per day. Then he quit cold turkey. How did he do it?
“I gave myself an order,” he said.
No one was there when Ike gave himself that order. As C.S. Lewis said, “Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.”
But the key to Eisenhower quitting tobacco was not giving himself that order. It was taking the order.
Theodore Roosevelt said, “Knowing what is right doesn’t mean much unless you do what’s right.”
Recovery Step: “Learn to do good” (Isaiah 1:17). Then do it.
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.
