Top 7 Steps to Break PORN Addiction With Bible Help

Top 7 Steps to Break PORN Addiction With Bible Help

A question that I often get asked during my Comment or on emails is how do you overcome pornography apparently a lot of people struggle with this and the availability of pornography on the internet doesn't make it any easier. all it takes to access a porn site is a couple of clicks on your keyboard and a mouse and a lot of people visit porn sites in one statistic. I read from the website fight the new drug org in 2017 alone pornhub a pornography website got twenty eight and a half billion visits that's almost 1,000 visits a second or seventy eight point one million a day way more than the population of the entire United Kingdom and in 2016 nearly 92 billion videos were watched on pornhub that's 12 and a half videos for every person on the planet and in case you think this affects only men one statistic I read said that about 30 percent of the people who watch pornography are women not only that many people in the church watch or struggle with pornography a 2005 article by crosswalk com entitled how many porn addicts are in your church states 50% of men viewed pornography within one week of attending a Promise Keepers Stadium of it 54 percent of pastors said they viewed porn within the past year in a pastor's calm survey in a 2003 focus on the family poll forty-seven percent of respondents said porn is a problem in their home why this is such a big issue is because the Bible condemns pornography in Matthew chapter 5 verses 27 through 28 Jesus said you have heard that it was said by them of old time thou shalt not commit adultery but I say unto you that whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart pornography is damaging in a number of ways I'm not gonna get into that in this Article but I might talk about that in a future Articles because in this Article.

I want to focus on overcoming pornography and that's what I'm going to do as I present to you the top seven steps to break porn addiction.

Number one have faith in God's redeeming power all too often people tell me they can't break their porn addiction because they've tried and they keep falling back into it but you have to believe that you can overcome by the power of God if you don't believe God can deliver you by his power then you're never going to get the victory because you sabotage yourself and just set yourself up for failure in the future however 1st Corinthians chapter 10 verse 13 says no temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man but God is faithful who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able but with the temptation will also make the way of escape that you may be able to bear it whatever temptation you are tempted by God will make a way of escape for you so that you don't have to give in to it and sin after accepting Jesus God empowers you to gain the victory over sin John chapter 1 verse 12 says but as many as received him to them gave he power to become the sons of God even to them that believe on his name therefore God does not leave you on your own to fight temptation he gives you power to help you overcome it remember that the next time you are tempted by pornography

Step number two pray Jesus said in Matthew chapter 26 verse 41 watch and pray that ye enter not into temptation the spirit indeed is willing but the flesh is weak when we ask God to remain faithful to him and resist temptation he will grant that request there are some things that when we pray for we may not be sure we will receive for example I've been praying for a house for my family for a little while now and you may be praying for a new car or girlfriend or boyfriend or something like that and even though those things are nice they may not be part of God's will for our life right now so his answer may be no or wait on his timing but when it comes to overcoming temptation you can be sure that God will answer your prayer immediately and give you the victory because that's part of his expressed will 1st Corinthians chapter 15 verse 34 says awake to righteousness and sin not God does not want you to sin and did you know that all of God's biddings are enablings therefore when he commands you to do something he gives you the ability to do it.

Step number three identify your triggers not only do you want to identify those things that lead you to watch pornography but you also want to avoid them with a passion 1st Corinthians chapter 6 verse 18 says flee sexual immorality every sin that a man does is outside the body but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body to flee means to run away from something like Joseph when he was tempted by Potiphar's wife in Genesis chapter 39 verses 11 through 12 it's says and it came to pass about this time that Joseph went into the house to do his business and there was none of the men of the house there within and she caught him by his garment saying lie with me and he left his garment in her hand and fled and got him out did you know that there is no other sin besides sexual immorality that the Bible tells us to specifically flee from maybe that's because sexual temptations are some of the strongest and hardest to overcome and so we need to make extra efforts sometimes to gain the victory for instance if you notice yourself turning to pornography when you're bored find something to do with your time get up right away and take a walk outside if you turn to pornography when you're stressed out as a way to relieve your stress find another way to relieve your stress call up a friend or ask someone in your house to pray with you so God can give you peace if you view pornography on your computer and your computer is in your bedroom consider moving it to your living room where there will be more people around or install some kind of program on your computer or mobile device which blocks access to those kinds of sites and have somebody else create the password you don't want to know the password because obviously that defeats the purpose I'll include a link in the video description to a webpage with several free porn blocking programs which you can choose from step number four.

Number four be accountable to someone if you have a porn addiction and want to overcome it don't be afraid to talk to someone about it James chapter 5 verse 16 says confess your faults one to another and pray one for another that ye may be healed the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much find an accountability partner that you can talk to and pray with if you have someone that you are accountable to it will motivate you to stay pure your partner can also give you emotional support and encourage you when you are feeling discouraged and overwhelmed and you can celebrate with each other after you reach certain milestones like avoiding pornography for a day than a week than a month and so on.

Step number five d some fasting if you have tried all of the previous steps and you're still having a hard time gaining the victory over pornography you may want to try some periodic fasting and praying sometimes we need to do some praying and fasting to gain the victory over a difficult temptation this reminds me of when Jesus's disciples unsuccessfully tried to cast a demon out of a boy Jesus told them in Matthew chapter 17 verse 21 howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting one of the reasons I think fasting is so effective in helping us overcome our sins is because it helps us learn self-denial when you fast you deny yourself of a physical desire which is hunger not to mention this is probably one of the strongest physical desires you'll ever have I mean you can go months or years without doing anything sexual but try not eating for that long you will die and when you fast I think it makes it easier to deny other desires especially sinful desires like watching pornography it's like a form of conditioning.

Step number six get married one thing you can do if you're having difficulty overcoming pornography or other sexual temptations is get married the Apostle Paul wrote in 1st Corinthians chapter 7 verses 8 through 9 but I say to the unmarried and to the widows it is good for them if they remain even as I am but if they cannot exercise self-control let them marry for it is better to marry than to burn with passion getting married is a valid biblical step that you can take to help control your sexual desires sex is a blessing in marriage for example after God joined Adam and Eve in marriage Genesis chapter 1 verse 28 tells us and God blessed them and God said unto them be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth and subdue it to replenish the earth means to fill the earth and there's only one way they were going to do that and it's not by playing hide-and-seek.

Step number seven eat and live healthy there's a reason why the Bible endorses healthy living for example 3rd John verse 2 says beloved I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health even as thy soul prospereth when you eat and live healthy your mind is sharper stronger and more focused and that's important when it comes to overcoming temptation because sin starts in the mind mark chapter 7 verses 21 through 23 says for from within out of the heart of men proceed evil thoughts the word heart in the Bible can also represent your mind you don't really think with your heart you think with your mind adulteries fornications murders thefts covetousness wickedness deceit lasciviousness an evil eye blasphemy pride foolishness all these evil things come from within and defile the man the kind of food we eat and the kind of lifestyle we live an impact on our brain for example if you live a sedentary lifestyle and don't get any exercise that can affect your mood and health an article from lifespan fitness.com entitled health risks of a sedentary lifestyle states physical inactivity may contribute to anxiety and depression and that's not good if you're trying to overcome pornography or any other temptation for that matter because it's going to discourage you and to make it harder in addition a lot of people eat too much sugar and an online article from host a listing 6 negative effects of sugar on your brain includes memory loss dementia and decreased cognition which has basically impaired brain function it's important for us to have a good memory when battling temptation so we can remember god's warnings against sin and promises to help us overcome another issue is the consumption of too much fat especially trans-fat from processed foods and saturated fat from meat and dairy products an article entitled what saturated fats do to your brain by the doctor will see you now calm states in a study conducted with rats Italian researchers found that saturated fat reduces cognitive function and that makes it harder for the brain to regulate eating in other words too much fat like too much sugar impairs brain function.

There are other things that should be avoided too like caffeine and alcohol caffeine tends to make you more impulsive which means you act without thinking things through all the way and alcohol impairs your judgment so you make bad decisions and so if you have some bad practices when it comes to your diet and health and you're wondering why you're being overcome by temptation all the time try cleaning up your diet and being more active I recommend trying a vegetarian or vegan diet I'm personally a vegetarian and one of the reasons. 

I became a vegetarian is because I learned that God designed us to eat plant food that goes all the way back to the creation of mankind after God created Adam and Eve Genesis chapter 1 verse 29 says and God said see I have given you every herb that yields seed which is on the face of all the earth and every tree whose fruit yields seed to you it shall be for food watching pornography is a sin that affects a lot of people including both men and women granted it can seem difficult to overcome pornography because it stems from sexual lust and sexual temptations are some of the hardest to overcome but it is possible you can gain the victory and God will help you have faith in his redeeming power be constant in prayer avoid your triggers and do everything you can to keep your mind focused and sharp to help you battle the temptation and if you fall into temptation while trying to overcome pornography don't let it keep you down that's what the devil wants you to do repent and ask God to forgive you and move on. God bless you.