God loves the man who has it all together, who spends an hour each day in prayer, memorizes Scripture, teaches a Bible study, and has never looked at pornography a single time.
But get this – God loves the most porn addicted, self-inflicted, truly wicked abomination of a man who ever lived, just as much as he loves Super Saint.
Oswald Chambers said it like this, in My Utmost for His Highest: “It makes no difference to God’s grace what an abomination I am, if I will only come to the light.”
There is a line in the SA white book, Steps 6 and 7, that says, “God is for the sexaholic.” I love that, because I just happen to be a sexaholic.
So take heart, if you are a sinner. God loves sinners. In fact, those are the only kind of people God does love!
Recovery Step: “Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat!” (Isaiah 55:1).
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.
