Now Choose Life!: One Man's Journey Out of the Grip of Pornography
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.89 (790 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0615741312 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Through poignant glimpses into his thirty-year battle with sexual addiction interwoven with easy-to-understand professional commentary, Now Choose Life! dispels many of the rampant myths and misconceptions about this little-understood addiction and provides indispensable education, empowering hope and a proven way out of the grip of sexual sin for every struggler. Now Choose Life! is very different than other faith-based sexual addiction books. Each chapter offers a unique balance of personal testimony, practical information and spiritual truth as we follow the down-to-earth story of the escalation of one man's addiction; the impact of his compulsive behaviors on his wife and marriage; and the trials and triumphs of his recovery. This book will benefit not only sex addicts and their spouses, but any Christian who seeks a deeper understanding of sexual addiction and the path to lasting freedom.
. Janet K. Having successfully dealt with this difficult struggle in their own marriage, she and her husband, Bruce, have been counseling and helping sex addicts and their spouses find hope, healing and marital restoration since 2002. Wheeler is the program director for Life More Abundant Network, a sexual addiction recovery ministry based in Washington State
Opened My Eyes K This is a brutally honest book about how one man became embroiled in sexual addiction and fought hard to escape it. I was taken by surprise at the transparency of this couple because sexual addiction has so much shame (for both the man and the woman) attached to it, that their courage in sharing it was amazing. As the wife of a sexual addict, this book really opened my eyes to the absolute grip of the compulsion that a sexual addict faces. I guess I never fully realized the full force of this compulsion and how the addiction isn't really about sex; but rather ab. Now Choose Life I wasn't sure about this book when I bought it. Curious I guess whether someone could write an objective book about this subject. When I got the book I starting reading and found it hard to put down. Janet Wheeler did an excellent job of tying together Bruce's comments and a clinical appraisal to his problem. I finished the book in ONE DAY.By the time I finished I not only thought I knew both Bruce and Janet but also found myself wanting to meet these two exceptional people. It must have been very difficult, and risky, for Bruce to be so honest, not only with hi. If your secerts are haunting you, this is a must read! After reading Now Choose Life!, I wish that any men or women that are secretly hiding their thoughts, feelings and actions from their loved ones could read this book. No longer do people need to be alone. No longer does anyone need to keep their secrets. Bruce's' experiences from early childhood up through his recovery provide an amazing tool for understanding ourselves in our own addiction. His testimony, along with his wife's interpretation of the reality of the disease of sexual addiction and how it affected them, can unlock doors for people who already know
Now Choose Life! will benefit anyone who seeks a deeper understanding of sexual addiction and the path to lasting freedom. Now Choose Life! is a down-to-earth account of how regular people like us, in all our brokenness and imperfection, found our way out of the private hell of sexual addiction. It illustrates, in very practical terms, the process of true recovery with all its ups and downs and shows how even the most tenuous Christian can learn to partner with God to find and heal the wounds that have created and fueled their addictive behaviors. It's a story of lasting victory and freedom--not just for us--but for all who choose to embark on the amazing journey to take back their lives from the enemy's grip. Through poignant glimpses into his thirty-year battle with sexual addiction woven together with easy-to-understand profession