Devotions
Ways To Overcome Pornography Addiction
In prayer acknowledge your body as the temple of the Holy Spirit. |
Pursue counseling to address the root issue. |
Have an accountability partner. |
Include an adult content filter for your Internet connection. |
Situate your computer in a public area of your residence to lesson the temptation to access adult content oriented web sites. |
Engage yourself in community activities, which in turn while help you take your focus off of yourself. |
Engage yourself in contemplative prayer, asking the Lord to search your heart for the void your are filling by accessing pornographic content. |
Remember the presence of the Holy Spirit is with you at all times and may be called upon in order to overcome temptation. |
Regularly attend a Bible believing church. |
Join a cell group or regularly attend a Bible study. This will encourage meaningful relationships in your life. |
Initiate conversations. Be the person who says 'Hello'. |
Acknowledge the love of the Lord Jesus Christ for your life and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. |
Don't suppress your emotions. Find healthy ways to express yourself (such as photography and drawing for example) |
Using your Bible find people who endured trials for the sake of their Lord (such as Joseph and David) and read their stories for encouragement. |
Daily read and meditate on the Word of God allowing it to penetrate your heart. |
Find Christian music to listen to on the radio, Internet stations and CD's. Genres exist for personal preferences. |
Choose carefully what you watch on TV, in movies and through the various forms of media. Use a standard where people are respected, not lusted after. |
Don't relax your standards around your friends. |
Resources Available On The Web:
- For the accountability software, a good blog post is: networkedblogs.com/yXaP1
- For guys, this is a particularly helpful blog post: learningmylines.blogspot.ca/2012/05/male-brain-pornography-and-young-woman.html
- For accountability and understanding: www.settingcaptivesfree.com
- An online resource to fight pornography addiction: www.xxxchurch.com
If you have or know a website dedicated setting people free from pornography addiction please contact us with the details.
Contributed By: Ron Piggott
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