I saw a funny cartoon that showed two little birds sitting on a limb. One of them was wearing a parachute. The other one said, “The problem with you is that you don’t have enough faith.”
Most of us live life with a parachute. We walk around with it tied to our backs – just in case. It would be easy to trust God, if only there weren’t so many things that could go wrong.
- What if the stock market crashes?
- What if the doctor gives bad news?
- What if my spouse leaves me?
- What if I don’t get sober?
God is really good at coming alongside the “What if” crowd. Seven hundred years before the birth of our Lord, God promised, “Do not fear, for I am with you. Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God” (Isaiah 41:10).
God really is enough. It’s time to let go of your parachute.
Recovery Step: Trust God – 100 percent. All in. No looking back. No parachute.
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.
