So, how do you deal with a porn addiction?
Many men have considered Job's confession in Job 31:1 (NIV) - "I have made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a girl," and said to themselves, "Yeah, right."
Our media inundates us continually with images of barely clad stars and starlets. Summer wear and fashion continue to get more and more revealing. It prompts men to ask the question presented in Psalm 119:9, "How can a young man keep his way pure?" (NIV).
The answer from the same verse is, "By living according to your (God's) word."
This is a good answer, but I'm afraid it needs to be defined in much greater detail for many men, especially these days.
Men, particularly Christian men, who view porn tend to feel isolated and fearful. They feel stigmatized and rejected, even though their activity may be known only to them.
As embarrassing and shameful as they may feel, their secret needs to be brought into the open, not publicly, but in a safe environment, with trusted men who will not betray their confidence.
Along with this, they need to agree to be brutally honest about their activities on the web and other avenues through which they view inappropriate material.
They also need loads and loads of prayer from their confidantes, and prayer for themselves as well.
This is a very tough addiction... every bit as hard as alcohol and drugs in many cases. But it can be won. Consider the testimony of this brave Christian singer, Clay Cross - Click here
What are your thoughts on how Clay became trapped in this delimna... and how he got free?
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