Devotions
Ways To Overcome Pornography Addiction
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In prayer acknowledge your body as the temple of the Holy Spirit. |
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Pursue counseling to address the root issue. |
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Have an accountability partner. |
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Include an adult content filter for your Internet connection. |
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Situate your computer in a public area of your residence to lesson the temptation to access adult content oriented web sites. |
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Engage yourself in community activities, which in turn while help you take your focus off of yourself. |
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Engage yourself in contemplative prayer, asking the Lord to search your heart for the void your are filling by accessing pornographic content. |
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Remember the presence of the Holy Spirit is with you at all times and may be called upon in order to overcome temptation. |
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Regularly attend a Bible believing church. |
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Join a cell group or regularly attend a Bible study. This will encourage meaningful relationships in your life. |
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Initiate conversations. Be the person who says 'Hello'. |
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Acknowledge the love of the Lord Jesus Christ for your life and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. |
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Don't suppress your emotions. Find healthy ways to express yourself (such as photography and drawing for example) |
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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. |
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Daily read and meditate on the Word of God allowing it to penetrate your heart. |
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Find Christian music to listen to on the radio, Internet stations and CD's. Genres exist for personal preferences. |
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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. |
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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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The Verse of the Day For
Monday, February 18, 2019
- Bible Reading
- Luke 10:2
- And He was saying to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into His harvest."
- NASB
- Devotional Reflection Thought
- I crucify my flesh today. I choose to live, walk and abide in the Spirit.
- Name Of God
- Hebrews 2: 5-9
- One Year Bible Reading Guide
- Mark 9 & 10; Psalms 19
- Bible Trivia Question
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Category: Life of Jonah
Question: Why was Jonah swallowed by the whale?
- Because Jonah disobeyed the Lord.
- To save Jonah from drowning in the raging sea.
- To transport Jonah to dry land.
- All of the above