How Do I Escape The Trap Of Pornography?

We hear from so many people who are frustrated and also who feel disgusted with themselves because they just can’t seem to unhook themselves from the pull that pornography has on their lives.
They ask the question, “how can I escape it?” … “How can I stop doing what I don’t want to do?”
It’s like the Apostle Paul’s struggle, “I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.” (Romans 7:15-16)
He went on to say, “As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. I know that nothing good lives in me, that it, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do —this I keep on doing.” (Romans 7:17-19)
The Apostle Paul eventually recognized that it was the “law of sin at work within my members. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God —through Jesus Christ our Lord!”
There is victory in Christ as we grab onto Him to help us gain victory over that which He has already conquered. Keep in mind that:

“God did not create us to act on every urge, every desire, as if that would bring about what our hearts truly long for. He made us for Himself, to enjoy intimacy with Him. This requires faith and a daily dependence on His power and guidance. When we acknowledge we have no rights apart from Christ, we finally find the peace and fulfillment that lust and porn promise, but never deliver.
“Have you bought into the porn entitlement? The danger of entitlement thinking cannot be overstated.
“…When one begins to equate desires with rights, a slippery slope of moral degradation is created. If everyone has ‘rights’ to their own desires, then eventually no one has any rights.You don’t have to get stuck there.” (Jonathan, from the Bebroken.com article “The Porn Entitlement”)

“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5)
To help you to escape the trap of pornography —the vehicle, which the enemy of our faith is trying to discourage you from getting rid of, we would like to direct you to read several articles posted on different web sites.

First, Dave Boehi and Mike Pickle wrote an article you might find helpful that is posted on the Mentorguidefamilylife.com web site addressing the issue:

• HOW DO I ESCAPE THE TRAP OF PORN IN MY LIFE?

In this next article, Gary Thomas addresses this subject on his own web site, Garythomas.com, as it pertains to men who are single, but whether you are single or married, we believe you will gain insights from reading:

• SLAYING THE SECRET SIN: Single Men Winning the Battle

Steve Arterburn understands a lot about being caught up in sexual sin. He’s been there and has done that. For that reason, you may be able to learn from some of the things that Steve, himself, has had to struggle through and minister to (he is a psychologist who counsels many people in this area of life) as you read the following Growthtrac.com and CBN.com articles:

• 10 STEPS TO OVERCOMING PORNOGRAPHY ADDICTION

• HEALING A MARRIAGE PLAGUED BY PORNOGRAPHY

And lastly, here are a few things (written by Adam) that you can do to protect yourself and your family from being exposed to porn:

• Use an online accountability filter like X3watch.

• Don’t allow the use of Facebook without having accountability in place.

• Monitor general activity on your families mobile devices periodically.

• Use a good antivirus and firewall on your computer (even Mac users)

• If your antivirus/firewall software does not protect against spyware, run an anti-spyware program tool (like AdAware or Spybot).

Hopefully, prayerfully you will find this helpful, as you follow through and do what you know you should.

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