Thorn in My Flesh

Why can't I stop?

That's the haunting question asked by believers who feel stuck in patterns they can't pray or willpower their way out of. Thorn in My Flesh offers a biblically grounded, clinically informed guide for understanding and overcoming Life-Controlling Problems - behaviors and obsessions that persist despite our best efforts.

Drawing from over forty years of personal recovery, pastoral ministry, and clinical practice, Dan Cross offers a bold yet compassionate path forward. With rich biblical insight, theological clarity, and practical application, this book exposes the spiritual, emotional, and neurological dynamics that entangle us - and the transformative power of grace that can set us free.

Whether you're a pastor, clinician, lay leader, or someone in the fight yourself, Thorn in My Flesh will help you:

Understand why certain sins feel impossible to shake

Reframe addictions and compulsions in the light of Scripture

Discern the difference between spiritual bondage and disease

Apply a Christ-centered model for healing, identity, and recovery

Integrate biblical theology with clinical best practices

God's grace isn't just sufficient - it's more than strong enough for the struggle that has previously defined you.

There is a way out. This book will help you find it.