See if you can match the TV lines to their respective shows:
The famous lines:
- “Marcia, Marcia, Marcia.”
- “Live, from New York, it’s Saturday night!”
- “Survey says!”
The television shows:
- Saturday Night Live
- Family Feud
- The Brady Bunch
Okay, for those of you in the U.S., that was pretty easy. Now, let’s try a much more important match. What is absolutely necessary for successful recovery?
- Desperation
- Surrender
- Disclosure
- Community
- All of the above
If you said, “All of the above,” you were right. Anything less simply won’t work.
Recovery Step: Jesus asked a sick man, “Do you want to be well?” (John 5:6). Then he gave him the roadmap above. You must be desperate, surrendered to God, known to someone else, and living in an intentional community. Nothing less will work.
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.
