Here we are on day 5 of our 26 Principles to Battle Porn with Jay Dennis!
We’ve already outlined several awesome reasons, action steps and resources…. to review what we’ve been talking about, head here!
Check out 3 more action steps:
KEEP Good Resources Available
These resources are highly recommended and will help you in your struggle.
Recommended Books:
Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction, Dr. Mark Laaser
Shattered Vows, Debra Laaser
The Porn Trap, Wendy and Larry Maltz
Don’t Call It Love, Patrick Carnes
In The Shadows Of The Net, Patrick Carnes, David Delmonico, Elizabeth Griffin
When Good Men Are Tempted, Bill Perkins
Eyes of Integrity—The Porn Pandameic and How it Affects You, Craig Gross
The Drug of the New Millennium—The Brain Science Behind Internet Pornography Use, Mark B. Kasstleman
Recommended Websites:
Faithfulandtrueministries.com
XXXChurch.com
Healthysex.com
Bethesdaworkshops.org
Freedomeveryday.org (L.I.F.E. Ministries)
SA.org (Sexaholics Anonymous)
Scriptural Basis:
Proverbs 4:7
“The beginning of wisdom is: Acquire wisdom; And with all your acquiring, get understanding.
LIST What Matters To You Most And Ask “Is Porn Worth Giving Up These Things For?”
If you continue to view pornography you are putting in jeopardy everything that matters most to you in life. God cannot be number one if you are viewing pornography. You cannot love your wife and children the way God intended if you are viewing porn. Porn demands first place! God demands first place. The two are mutually exclusive. “This attraction threatens everything I hold dear.”
Scriptural Basis:
Matthew 6:33
“But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”
MASTURBATION Must Be Addressed As a Sinful Sexual Activity When Accompanied By Porn or Lust
It is not possible to masturbate, with an image of pornography in your mind or while viewing porn and not sin. This is highly enslaving.
Scriptural Basis:
I Corinthians 6:12
“All things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be mastered by anything.”
“You say, ‘I am allowed to do anything’—but not everything is good for you. And even though ‘I am allowed to do anything,’ I must not become a slave to anything.”-nlt
Matthew 5:27-29
“You know the next commandment pretty well, too: ‘Don’t go to bed with another’s spouse.’ But don’t think you’ve preserved your virtue simply by staying out of bed. Your heart can be corrupted by lust even quicker than your body. Those leering looks you think nobody notices—they also corrupt. Let’s not pretend this is easier than it really is. If you want to live a morally pure life, here’s what you have to do: You have to blind your right eye the moment you catch it in a lustful leer. You have to choose to live one-eyed or else be dumped on a moral trash pile.”- the message