Pornography, one of the biggest businesses in America. The place to sell your body online. To flaunt yourself in front of adults, teenages, and even children on occasion. This is a rampant sin in America, and all over the world. It is a sin to Non-Christians, and Christians alike. People struggle with this sin daily, at work, and at home, and when they think they are not being watched.
I have heard many Christians who talk about porn like it is not a great sin. Like, this is not dangerous in any way to their relationship with Christ, and they treat it like a joke. I knew a Christian who told me flat out that if she didn't live in a Christian family, she would be the best porn star ever. Sad? Yes. Very.
Why is pornography such a dangerous thing? What is wrong with it?
Referring back up to the scripture verse, it says that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit. So when you watch porn, you are watching people ruin their temples and committing adultery. So how does this effect you? It's them that is ruining it, not you. Well, lets think about this. When you become a Christian, Jesus makes his home in your heart, and when you watch porn, what are you filling your heart with? Junk. Lust. Impure thoughts. Sin. This is not something to joke around about. Pornography is very real in everyone's life. Whether you watch it or not, you will be exposed to some type of Porn at one point or another in your life. On magazines, on posters, in movies, on the internet. It's all around. We will all be exposed to temptation in pornography.
If you are fighting the addiction of pornography right now, then there is hope! There is always hope in Christ Jesus. If you are a Christian watching pornography, and you still don't feel any conviction about watching it, then you should be very worried. The Holy Spirit's job is to convict you, so if you aren't feeling convicted, it means that you have done this so much that you have worn away any guilt.
Pornography can be like a drug. People go back for more all the time.The first step to stopping is to realize that it is killing you spiritually, and that you need to step away from it and leave it behind forever. Step two would be to ask God for forgiveness, and turn your life over to him. Repent of your ways, and turn away from your sin! Easier said than done? Yes it is. But that is what being a Christian is: living a life of sacrifice for the one who made you. The third thing to do, would be to start anew by throwing away any movies, magazines, pictures or anything that makes you stumble. If you struggle with your computer, put it out where everyone can see what your doing all the time. Find a accountability partner and tell them what is going on in your life. This person should help keep you accountable by checking on you and talking with you. The next thing to do, would be to bury yourself in the word and God. The reason I say this is because of this. Once you remove something big from your life, you will have to fill it in with something else. If you do not, then you will be tempted to fill it in with your old ways again. Have you ever heard someone say "An idle mind is the devil's workshop"? Well it is absolutely true. You HAVE to fill your mind and heart with Holy things if you don't want to return to your old ways.
You have to remember that only the Lord can heal you from this if you struggle. Reading this will not. It may help, and I hope it does, but only the one who is the inspirer of this post can heal you. You have to be totally dedicated to kicking this or you wont. Keep trying and NEVER give up!
~Philippians 4:8
Whatsoever things are true.
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