I heard someone say, “I’m sure that wherever Mom is right now, she is looking down on us. She’s not dead, she’s just condescending.”
Do you know anyone like that? Someone who thinks they have “arrived”? They have all the answers. They are beyond temptation. They have life – and recovery – all figured out.
Those people scare me. I never want to be the guy who knows it all and has no more struggles. Why? Because it is those struggles that keep me in a perpetual place of desperation.
I was born in the State of Texas. I lived most of my life in the State of Confusion. But I have since moved to the State of Surrender. It’s the only place I ever want to live.
So when you find yourself in the State of Superiority, remember the words of Jesus. “Judge not, that you be not judged” (Matthew 7:1).
Recovery Step: Move to the State of Surrender.
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.
