God has a plan.
No matter the turmoil and pain you may have caused with your addiction, God can turn it for good. Peter Marshall wrote, “God will not allow suffering to come into your life without first devising a plan on how to use it.”
There is no amount of suffering that is greater than the grace of God. “Suffering produces endurance” (Romans 5:3). C.S. Lewis called pain “God’s unwanted gift.”
There are several ways in which God can use suffering in your life:
- Drive you back to himself.
- Build humility in your life.
- Help you identify with someone else.
God has a plan.
Recovery Step: Nothing you have ever done was so bad that you can’t be healed by what’s good. Always – God has a plan.
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.
