A friend suffered a recent relapse. “What do I do now?” he asked me.
My simple answer was, “Do the next right thing.”
Where we get off the rails in recovery is by making things too complicated. We don’t relapse because we don’t know what to do, but because we don’t do what we know.
Mark Twain said it well: “Do the right thing. You will gratify some people and astonish the rest.”
And Victor Hugo added, “Initiative is doing the next right thing, without being told.”
Paul teaches a great principle in Romans 7:15-20. He emphasized the need to do what we know is right. That’s it. Don’t make it harder than it is.
Recovery Step: Do the next right thing.
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.
