Last year, I wrote my favorite book to date, Recovery Rules. I unpack 100 truisms of recovery. Let me give you a few of the rules here. Pick one that you like and live by it today.
- If you’re 90% in, you are 100% out.
- Addiction isn’t a bad problem; it’s a bad solution.
- If you can stay sober for 20 minutes, you can stay sober.
- God won’t use you despite your past, but because of it.
- Free cheese is always available in the mousetrap.
- Relapse is not an event, but a process.
The Bible says we are to sharpen one another as iron sharpens iron (Proverbs 27:17). I pray these rules will help to sharpen your recovery today.
In response, help me with my recovery. If you have a one-sentence inspiration on recovery, send it to me by responding to this email. I’d love to hear from you!
Recovery Step: Put a recovery rule in place today.
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.
