Summary: If everything I do is preventative, setting up filters, rules, boundaries,etc. — how do I know if I’m recovering? Am I really getting better? What are proactive things can I do speed up my recovery?<br> Resources:<br> <br> Trust in the Slow Work of God<br> Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, S.J. (1881-1955)<br> Above all, trust in the slow work of God.<br> We are quite naturally impatient in everything<br> to reach the end without delay.<br> We should like to skip the intermediate stages.<br> We are impatient of being on the way<br> to something unknown, something new.<br> Yet it is the law of all progress that is made<br> by passing through some stages of instability<br> and that may take a very long time.<br> And so I think it is with you.<br> Your ideas mature gradually. Let them grow.<br> Let them shape themselves without undue haste.<br> Do not try to force them on<br> as though you could be today what time,<br> that is to say, grace and circumstances<br> acting on your own good will,<br> will make you tomorrow.<br> Only God could say what this new Spirit<br> gradually forming in you will be.<br> Give our Lord the benefit of believing<br> that his hand is leading you,<br> and accept the anxiety of feeling yourself<br> in suspense and incomplete.<br> Above all, trust in the slow work of God—<br> our loving vine-dresser.<br> Amen.<br> <br> <br> Register for our Webinar<br> <a href="http://recoveredman.com/five-habits/">5 Essential Habits of Porn Free People</a><br> Wed Nov. 11. 8PM CST.<br> Sprint Coaching for Porn Addiction<br> <a href="http://recoveredman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/CMobCjVUkAAY3O3.jpg"></a>Are you getting stuck? I want to help you. I have openings starting this month. Sprint coaching is the fastest way to get a recovery plan in place and start taking action. <a href="https://dobberco.wufoo.com/forms/sprint-coaching-for-porn-addiction/" target="_blank">Fill out an application here</a> and I’ll set up a free 30-min session to see if sprint coaching is right for you.<br> Thanks for all your ratings and reviews in <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pornfree-radio-matt-dobschuetz/id872329779?mt=2">iTunes</a>. If you haven’t had a chance yet <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pornfree-radio-matt-dobschuetz/id872329779?mt=2">please subscribe in iTunes</a> and leave a rating or review because that helps get the word out.<br> <br>
