Most Recent Posts in Defeat Lust & Pornography
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Faith and Porn: Jonathan’s Story
To explain my struggle against this sin is to, in essence, describe…
To explain my struggle against this sin is to, in essence, describe my faith journey as a whole. So, let’s start there. I was raised in a Christian home, albeit one that didn’t actively have…
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Beth Davis’s Story: Jesus Set Me Free
Like so many people, I was exposed to pornography at a young…
Like so many people, I was exposed to pornography at a young age—maybe eleven or twelve. I wasn’t looking for it and no one showed it to me. I stumbled on it accidentally. I knew…
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I Can’t Do It Alone
I crouched nervously behind the glow of our home office computer. Just…
I crouched nervously behind the glow of our home office computer. Just hours before, my sister and her friends had called me into that very room to see “something funny.” I was trying to remember…
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From Addiction to Accountability
I started watching porn when I was in high school, but this…
I started watching porn when I was in high school, but this was before the age of the smartphone. So, while the seed had been planted, my exposure to porn was very limited. I did…
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Learning To Feel Like a Whole Person
I was 12 years old when I first started looking at porn.…
I was 12 years old when I first started looking at porn. I don’t remember the first time, but it started with just random magazines and Pinterest art. I didn’t know why I liked looking…
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Pornography’s Prison of Shame and God’s Keys to Freedom: Matthew’s Story
Pornography remains one of the vilest substances on the planet, an abomination…
Pornography remains one of the vilest substances on the planet, an abomination that twists our God-given sexual desires and mutates them into selfish desires leading to emotional and spiritual destruction. My Mental Prison Cell I…
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Longing For Acceptance: Cole’s Story
My exposure to pornography began when I was very young. At 13,…
My exposure to pornography began when I was very young. At 13, I remember sitting in the cafeteria and hearing about these images and videos. I was a pastor’s kid, raised to value the truth…
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Porn Made Me a Hollow Shell
I grew up in a middle-class home that, on the surface, appeared…
I grew up in a middle-class home that, on the surface, appeared ordinary. I went to school, played sports, and earned good grades. But, behind closed doors, I was struggling. I was managing my father’s…
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I Was Tired of Guilt and Shame: Jonathan’s Story
At age 13 I received my very first personal electronic device, an…
At age 13 I received my very first personal electronic device, an Amazon Kindle Fire. My parents made sure that the browser was blocked to protect me from pornography. I still had access to the…
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My Biggest Struggles Were Hopelessness and Apathy
Over the 13 years that I struggled with pornography the two biggest…
Over the 13 years that I struggled with pornography the two biggest struggles I encountered were hopelessness and apathy. You can only have so many moments where you tell yourself, “This is the last time…