I was defeated again…lust was reigning in my life. When I would leave my house in the morning, darkness would set in. I felt compelled to look for porn and “act out.” It had been happening for months…and I was “in the ministry.” I knew better, but didn’t know how…
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The Two Most Important Questions to Ask If You Have a Setback
Recently, a married man from a support group I lead had two setbacks (or relapses) with porn on the same day. But rather than quitting, he sheepishly retorted, “It was just what the doctor ordered!” One of the hardest things to understand or accept is that setbacks may be a part…
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Why Men Lack Courage to Quit Porn
“Our world desperately needs men. Real men. Manly men. Godly men. Holy men. Courageous men. Men who fear no one because they fear their God more. Our culture despises true, biblical manhood. What our young people today who grow up in American society will not learn on their own, from…
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3 Principles to Protect Your Kids from Porn Addiction
“The sins of a father are passed down to three of four generations ” (Exodus 20:5). We see this played out daily as porn or sex addiction often trickle down from our grandfathers to ourselves and eventually to our kids. But you can break the cycle. And when you set out to be…
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Husbands Who Watch Porn – What Are Their Wives Saying?
“Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that’s the stuff life is made of.” – Benjamin Franklin – My wife is pregnant, about 8 week along now, and I’m getting a front row seat on the adventures of morning sickness. Recently, my wife was perusing the…
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I Wasn’t the Only Victim of His Porn Addiction
As I battled with insecurities after discovering my husband’s porn addiction, I often blamed “the other woman” for my problems. I hated everything about her. Then, at some point during my healing process I started writing my novel, Exposed. As I researched for Exposed I discovered countless stories of ex-porn…
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What Is Your Reason for Quitting Porn?
Jim had the best intentions. He wanted to quit porn, fix his marriage, and stay clean. But after two months of sobriety, he relapsed. Derek has a similar story. After an arrest for viewing child porn scared him, his therapist directed him to a 12-Step Group, where he quickly found…
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Stop Looking At Porn You Sicko! (Part 1)
There are numerous strategies for battling pornography, and I tried many of them. My go-to strategy was the “Stop looking at porn you sicko!” approach mentioned in The Porn Circuit–which was to binge on porn, be furious with myself, look in the mirror, and just commit to “trying harder.” Too…
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I Was a Dead Man Walking: Chris’s Story
“Grace is presently at work in our lives.” —Robert Millet It was Saturday, December 10, 2016. I woke up, lying on my side, in a cheap motel room on Fremont Street in Las Vegas. I could see the daylight squeezing in around the edges of the blackout drapes on the…
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I’m finally quitting porn, so why do I feel worse?
Amy’s first exposure to internet pornography was accidental. At just 12 years old, she was at first shocked and disgusted but also felt a thrill—a strange rush accompanied by a sense of shame, which told her she should keep the experience a secret. As the days went by, she found the…