All daily inspiration can be found in the book Sex and Porn Addiction Treatment and Recovery. This article is used with permission from the author.

First, we have to stop playing God. It doesn’t work.

As one long-term recovering sex addict recalled: “When I started sexual recovery, all I wanted was to minimize the consequences of my behavior. I wanted all my problems to go away so I could go back to a normal life (including my addiction). I wasn’t looking to change my behavior, and I certainly wasn’t interested in the ‘spiritual awakening’ that 12th Step promised. Well, things didn’t go as planned. I was crushed by the consequences. At the same time, as I stayed in recovery, I gradually had a spiritual awakening. Today, I’m grateful for the consequences I experienced because they kept me in the program, and without it, I wouldn’t have what I value most in my life now: a spiritual connection.”

Today’s Task
Think of your recovery as a spiritual journey, not a means to an end.