Most Recent Posts in Defeat Lust & Pornography
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How to Trust People
After helping people overcome pornography for more than two decades, one thing…
After helping people overcome pornography for more than two decades, one thing has become clear: Defeating porn requires trustworthy relationships. Pornography develops a powerful grip on people that can’t be overcome in isolation. We need…
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Running the Race With Endurance
“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart…
“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and redeemer” (Psalm 19:14). This passage has been the one I’ve been able to…
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Killing the Dragon: My Struggle With Sexual Sin
The war that I have been waging against my flesh has been…
The war that I have been waging against my flesh has been going on for around six years now. The story of how that war began and how I came to faith in Jesus Christ…
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Making This One Simple Sacrifice Will Help You Eliminate Porn
Sometimes the answers to our questions are simpler than we would like.…
Sometimes the answers to our questions are simpler than we would like. When I’m eating ice cream and cake late at night and begin googling “secrets to getting lean and jacked fast,” I’m looking for…
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God’s Grace Set Me Free From Pornography
I had never had capabilities on any device (to my knowledge) to…
I had never had capabilities on any device (to my knowledge) to look up pornography until I was 16 years old, when my parents, younger brother, and I moved to the Middle East. Because of…
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Reading Romance Novels: Is It Porn?
I encountered an influencer who shared a few verses on what the…
I encountered an influencer who shared a few verses on what the Bible tells us we should turn away from. She brought several verses to her followers’ attention, including Hebrews 13:4. “Marriage should be honored…
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Pride and Porn: The Risk of Overestimating Your Willpower
These days, we’re often told to believe in ourselves, build our self-esteem,…
These days, we’re often told to believe in ourselves, build our self-esteem, and take pride in our abilities and accomplishments. But this pride might be what undermines our ability to deal with deeply ingrained struggles—like…
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Not a Single Person in the World Knew About My Addiction
Everyone has heard pornography called an addiction, but not everyone understands what…
Everyone has heard pornography called an addiction, but not everyone understands what that means. It’s not like a substance addiction, where you start to feel physical effects. It’s not like a sugar addiction, where you…
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I Was a 12-Year-Old Girl Addicted To Porn
All the assumptions that pornography was a boy’s struggle completely dismissed me,…
All the assumptions that pornography was a boy’s struggle completely dismissed me, a twelve-year-old girl addicted to porn. I was part of a large percentage of teens using pornography, and while so many of us…
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Porn Habit vs. Porn Addiction: Is There a Difference?
What’s the difference between being addicted to porn and merely having a…
What’s the difference between being addicted to porn and merely having a porn habit? Habits are behaviors that have become automatic over time. Addiction involves a deeper change in your neurochemistry. Habits might be changed…