The reason many of us are on a bad pathway today is that we refuse to reverse a bad decision we made yesterday. Let me say three things:
- Sticking with a bad decision is not a triumph of commitment; it’s a failure of courage.
- The quicker you are to admit you were wrong, the sooner you can start making it right.
- Persistence is not about staying on the same path; it’s about finding a better path on which to walk.
From God’s Word: “See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland” (Isaiah 43:19).
Identify a bad course you continue to walk today simply because you are sticking to a bad decision in the past. Now, change course.
Recovery Step: Chart a new course.
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.
