Don’t overthink things.
Confucius said, “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”
Recovery is like that. We never fall because we don’t know what to do, but because we don’t do what we know.
Here’s my advice – seek God more than you seek recovery. In my experience, when I seek answers, I get frustrated. But when I seek God, the answers find me.
In one of Jesus’ most famous quotes we find these words: “Seek first the kingdom of God and all these things will be added to you” (Matthew 6:33).
Recovery Step: What Albert Einstein said in general applies to recovery specifically: “If you can’t explain it to a six-year-old, you don’t understand it yourself.” Keep your program simple. But more than doing it simply, simply 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.
