If you want to grow your own recovery, become a sponsor. Encourage a newcomer. Help someone else get started. In short, be like Jesus.
“The Son of man came, not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Matthew 20:28).
You will never go further in your recovery than you are willing to take someone else. Said another way, if you’re too big to serve, you’re too small to lead. Martin Luther King, Jr. said it well: “Everyone can be great because everyone can be a servant.”
Make this the day that you give back. Help someone else in recovery. Do something to help someone else.
Recovery Step: Live the life of a servant.
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.
