A farmer was driving down a road with a load of fertilizer in the back of his truck. A young boy saw him and yelled out, “What do you have in the back of your truck?”
“Fertilizer,” said the farmer.
“What are you going to do with it?” asked the boy.
“I’m putting it on my strawberries,” said the man.
“You ought to live here,” replied the boy. “We put sugar on ours.”
Here’s my question – Which is better, fertilizer or sugar?
Answer: both. You have to use fertilizer in order to grow strawberries, and you need sugar to make them taste their best.
The same principle applies to recovery. In order to enjoy the benefits of recovery (sugar), you have to do the hard work on the front end (fertilizer).
Recovery Step: “What a man sows, he shall also reap” (Galatians 6:7). What are you sowing 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.
