“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost” (Luke 19:10). At the Last Supper, Jesus reminded his disciples, “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should abide” (John 15:16).
God began looking for us before we could have even thought about seeking him. I love the way Curt Thompson said it: “We come into the world looking for someone looking for us.”
Author Barbara Radisavljevic explains, “The most important truth in Christianity is that God loves us enough to seek us out even before we start trying to find him.”
Recovery Step: Your job is not to find God, but to respond to the God who has found you.
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.
