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What is the TR Weekly Boost all about?
Dustin Anderson
May 06, 2024
Welcome to the TR Weekly Boost! You will receive resources, opportunities, and encouragement for your recovery once a week (I will not bombard your inbox rather offer you extreme value each time). Long-term sobriety and true freedom are possible - they are not easy, but they are possible! I pray this will be a tool to propel you forward on your journey to lasting recovery and authentic community.
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Encouraging quotes from Mark R. Laaser and the Bible
A Resource for YOU: What Building For Freedom (BFF) can do for you
Don’t Miss YOUR Opportunity: What getting connected can do for your recovery!
Tip for the Day
Experience without reflection equals nothing.
Do not miss the opportunity to spend a few minutes reflecting on your day and what you have learned. Write it down. Your future self will thank you.
Be Encouraged!
Quote of the Day
“What we put in our brain over the course of a lifetime stays there. That is the consequence of sin. The good news, however, is that Paul was right: our brain can be transformed by the grace of God and made new again.”
Did you find it encouraging that there is good news?
It is true - our brains will store everything we put into them. For those struggling with porn, this can be discouraging to hear. In my recovery, I have turned it around from a discouraging truth to a sobering thought. I cannot change what I did yesterday, but I DO have a choice in the here and now. Science has confirmed that our brains are capable of rewiring or healing itself in a process called neuroplasticity. Isn’t it interesting that Paul wrote in the Bible thousands of years ago, encouraging believers that a transformed mind is possible!
Verse of Encouragement
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Let us help you
Building For Freedom (BFF for short) is a nonprofit organization committed to helping YOU overcome an addiction to porn and unwanted sexual behaviors.
Getting started
BFF offers virtual small groups to help YOU experience authentic community, accountability in love, and inspiration on your journey to LASTING FREEDOM! Learn more at our website by clicking here!
Join a virtual support group - I promise you will be glad you did!
Words of Wisdom
My reflections on Taking Every Thought Captive
The premise of this book is looking practically at how to renew our minds as Romans 12:2 invites us to do. The Bible also teaches we must take every thought captive and make it obedient to Christ (2 Corinthian 10:5). Mark does an excellent job of making this very applicable and relatable to men in recovery from sexual addiction. My AHA! moment was that our thoughts and fantasies are not something to be avoided at all costs or be ashamed of. Rather, they can be our teachers, bringing us messages from our soul. Pick up your copy to learn more! |
Getting Connected
Getting connected with other men who can journey with you is imperative in your recovery. At first, I know it is frightening to think about discussing your struggles with porn. It feels easier and safer to try on your own. How is it going for you, doing it alone? For most men, if you are honest with yourself, would have to admit that doing it alone isn’t working!
It isn’t working because sin and addiction grow in secrecy and isolation. You must bring it into the light. In the light is the only place you can deal with it. In the light you can receive accountability, encouragement, and freedom to be authentically YOU. I challenge you to find a safe place to bring it into the light.
Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, expose them. It is shameful even to talk about the things that ungodly people do in secret. But their evil intentions will be exposed when the light shines on them, for the light makes everything visible. This is why it is said,
“Awake, O sleeper,
rise up from the dead,
and Christ will give you light.”
Around the Web
Porn Statistics: 56% of divorces state the reason for divorce is an obsessive use of pornography. 57% of teenagers search for porn at least once a month. The average age boys are first exposed to porn is 12. Check out more stats at Covenant Eyes.
How Porn Can Fuel Sex Trafficking: This article from Fight The New Drug explains the connections between the making of porn and sex trafficking. It is noted that even in mainstream porn, sex trafficking is much more common than you would think.
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What’s Happening at Transparent Recovery?
“The REAL Price of Porn” is the current study we are going through, looking at the variety of consequences men face with long-term porn use and how to make changes for the future.
“The Path Forward” is another study and is a great time to jump into a virtual support group! We will look at creating a game plan to remove porn from your life for good.
I want to hear from YOU
What topics would you find helpful for future newsletters?
What is it that prevents you from reaching out for help with porn?
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