When I was a kid, I rode my bicycle everywhere. You could do that back then. It was safe to ride through the neighborhood, down any street, and along the bayous. No one asked where I was going; it never occurred to us that riding a bike was unsafe.
There is really just one skill to riding a bike. It’s called balance. For those of you who have not yet mastered this athletic specialty, let me give you the secret.
Keep moving.
Albert Einstein said, “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”
Let’s repeat that, but by changing one word.
“Recovery is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”
Recovery Step: Never take a day off from recovery. Heed the words of Job: “The righteous keep moving forward, and those with clean hands become stronger and stronger” (Job 17:9).
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.
