Talk is cheap. You can quote me on that. Give me credit. I’m pretty sure I’m the first person to say that. So let me say it again.
Talk is cheap.
Ben Johnson expounded a bit. “To speak and to speak well, are two different things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.”
Solomon said it like this: “Mere talk only leads to poverty” (Proverbs 14:23).
Go to any 12-Step meeting and you will hear a lot of talk. Some of it is good, helpful, and full of wisdom. But other talk is just that – talk. We hear empty promises of working the Steps, making calls, and taking our recovery to the next level.
If we are to be successful in recovery, we must learn the difference between talking and speaking; opening our mouths and actually saying something.
Recovery Step: Talk is cheap. So try this. Rather than talking about what you will do, do what you’ve been talking about.
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.
