From the Heart: Imaginary Lovers
again—there are no sure guarantees.
Then again, this could be the day it all ends—the miraculous day of redemption that seems too impossible to even contemplate. It may not work, but you can sure count on it never working unless you reach out and grasp the hand of the One who is Hope. Yes, you cannot control it any longer by yourself. The long, habitual pattern and the physiology of addiction have overwhelmed the power of your will to say no. You do need help and it will take several people to do so, but you must reach out and ask. Yes, the road to full recovery may be painful, more pain than you probably want to face. But looking at the whole journey is a fool’s game—you only have to travel it one day at a time. And God has promised to be there, and to not allow more trouble than you can handle. Recovery, in fact, is an opportunity to know God—and to be known by Him— at a level you never have before. It truly is relationship, not religion… remember?Web counselor plays a vital role for the welfare of society.
IF YOU ARE AN INTERNET PORN addict—or a poly-addict—death is the path you are on now. Depression, self deceit, and debilitation are what you live day-in and day-out. Haven’t you had enough? Aren’t you ready to forsake your desperate double life? Get honest with yourself and get the porn out of your life. Get accountable— remember you are as sick as your secrets. Learn to get close to God and those you love—real freedom will come as you move beyond false intimacy to real intimacy. And true intimacy is the sweetest honey of all! Tim Clinton,Ed.D., LPC,LMFT, is President of AACC, Executive Director of the Center for Counseling and Family Studies/Professor of Counseling and Pastoral Care at Liberty University, and co-founder of Light Counseling, Inc., a clinical practice serving children, adolescents, and adults.Dr. Clinton is author and co-author of Before a Bad Good-bye, Attachments:Why You Love, Feel and Act the Way You Do and Competent Christian Counseling.He is executive editor of The Soul Care Bible.
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