As Paul Harvey used to say, let me give you the “rest of the story.” Let’s talk about rest.
Rest has dozens of great benefits for the addict, or anyone else. Here are just a few.
- Rest reduces stress.
- Rest boosts creativity.
- Rest improves productivity.
- Rest enhances decision-making.
There is a reason we often “sleep on it.” A time of rest puts us in a better position to do and think the right things.
God made this promise: “I myself will bless my sheep. I myself will give them rest. The lost I will seek out, the strayed I will bring back, the injured I will bind up. The sick I will heal, shepherding them along the way” (Ezekial 34:16-16).
Recovery Step: God is pro-rest. You should be too. And that is the “rest of the story.”
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.
