Believe it or not there are many Christians who are silently fighting their temptation of lust and their addiction to pornography. If we're honest with ourselves we know exactly why these individuals won't come forward. How can one receive spiritual guidance from a condemning people? Yes, there are condemning and judgmental people within the church but this is why there are ministries outside the church "walls", yet they are still part of the church "body". These ministries are designed to help anyone who seeks deliverance from sexual sin (fornication, homosexuality, pornography, adultery, lust, etc.) to do so without embarrassment and shame.
The statistics for Christians addicted to porn are as follows:
50% of Christian men are addicted to porn
20% of Christian women are addicted to porn
47% of Christian families have expressed porn is an issue in their home
These numbers come from Pure Life Ministries, which is just one of the many ministries who have dedicated their time and effort to assisting countless men and women struggling with sex and porn addiction.
Porn has been attributed to breaking up family dwellings through divorce, separation, neglect, isolation and abandonment. Wives have become outraged with the competition of porn and the lack of love and affection received from their husbands. Porn has also destroyed single couples, caused job loss and even arrests for molestation, sexual assault and harassment just to name a few. Teens are battling porn through peer pressure and the usual sexual curiosity of adolescents.
Christians who find themselves in this predicament try to fight their flesh but it's impossible. We don't have control over our flesh, we were never given the power to control such strongholds. The Holy Spirit has the power to fight any spiritual battle and simultaneously give you strength to endure and overcome any obstacle. Your only position is to pray and believe God for the healing and deliverance to take root. The weapons of your warfare are not carnal but spiritual. There's absolutely nothing you can do besides call on Jesus for help, guidance and direction through prayer and scripture.
It sounds extremely easy to recover from the fall of sin; just pray and move on. I assure you it sounds a lot easier but the temptation is grand. In Matthew 26:41 and Mark 14:38 it reads, "Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak." So you will have to pray. Pray against the lustful desires of fantasy and sexual sin, you will not be defeated with Christ.
Here are a few free online resources from ministries designed to assist those who are on the pursuit of deliverance.
The statistics for Christians addicted to porn are as follows:
50% of Christian men are addicted to porn
20% of Christian women are addicted to porn
47% of Christian families have expressed porn is an issue in their home
These numbers come from Pure Life Ministries, which is just one of the many ministries who have dedicated their time and effort to assisting countless men and women struggling with sex and porn addiction.
Porn has been attributed to breaking up family dwellings through divorce, separation, neglect, isolation and abandonment. Wives have become outraged with the competition of porn and the lack of love and affection received from their husbands. Porn has also destroyed single couples, caused job loss and even arrests for molestation, sexual assault and harassment just to name a few. Teens are battling porn through peer pressure and the usual sexual curiosity of adolescents.
Christians who find themselves in this predicament try to fight their flesh but it's impossible. We don't have control over our flesh, we were never given the power to control such strongholds. The Holy Spirit has the power to fight any spiritual battle and simultaneously give you strength to endure and overcome any obstacle. Your only position is to pray and believe God for the healing and deliverance to take root. The weapons of your warfare are not carnal but spiritual. There's absolutely nothing you can do besides call on Jesus for help, guidance and direction through prayer and scripture.
"For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."
Matthew 11:30
It sounds extremely easy to recover from the fall of sin; just pray and move on. I assure you it sounds a lot easier but the temptation is grand. In Matthew 26:41 and Mark 14:38 it reads, "Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak." So you will have to pray. Pray against the lustful desires of fantasy and sexual sin, you will not be defeated with Christ.
Here are a few free online resources from ministries designed to assist those who are on the pursuit of deliverance.
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