The question is not whether you will fail, but when you will fail. And what you do next.
Andrew Stanton, the director behind Toy Story, offered wise counsel: “Fail early and fail fast. Be wrong as fast as you can.”
In other words, learn from your mistakes. Let your failures instruct your future, and move on quickly. Take on the attitude of Paul whose mantra was, “forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead” (Philippians 3:13).
Success is dependent on two things:
- Forgetting the past
- Forging the future
You can’t do the second until you do the first. You will never move forward by looking back. Your past is your instructor, not your prison.
Recovery Step: When you fall, get up quickly and move forward.
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.
