I love history and I love great success stories. And this is what I know – every great success story in history happened for one reason.
Someone refused to give up.
Hard work and daily practice reap benefits that cannot be found any other way. Malcolm Gladwell estimated that mastery in any field requires a minimum of 10,000 hours of dedicated practice. That would be 90 minutes a day for 20 years.
Author Gregg Levoy writes, “Passion isn’t just about exuberance, but endurance.”
Apply that to your recovery. You won’t find long-term sobriety because you are brilliant or discover the silver bullet. You will meet your recovery goals because you stayed in the battle, never gave up, and kept doing the right things over and over every single day.
Recovery Step: The Bible says, “Seek his presence continually” (1 Chronicles 16:11). Underline the word continually.
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.
