“Plant gardens and eat what they produce” (Jeremiah 29:5).
Let me translate that for you. If you want to enjoy a good recovery tomorrow, you need to do good recovery work today. If long-term sobriety sounds like a worthy goal, you need to plant a good garden today. Here are a few of the plants you might want to include in your garden:
- Weekly recovery meetings
- 12-Step work
- Accountability software
- Spiritual disciplines
- Physical exercise
When you plant your garden, be willing to work hard at tilling the soil and establishing the roots. What you put into it will determine the measure you get back. Robert Arnott said, “In investing, what is comfortable is rarely profitable.”
Do the hard work of recovery. What you plant today will bring a great harvest tomorrow.
Recovery Step: Do something today that tomorrow will thank you for.
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.
