5 Steps to Breaking Free from Porn _Joe Dallas (2)

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exploits them in such a primitive way.Give me a holy, white-hot hatred for this habit I’ve trained myself to allow.Give me Your indignation over the fact that I, one of Your children, so stupidlyand deliberately gave myself to something so dark. Then give me the strength torenounce it not once but every time the temptation rears its ugly head. I want toexperience such a close relationship with You that I won’t allow anything,much less something so destructive and foolish as porn, to ever come betweenus again.In the name of my Lord Jesus, who was tempted in all areas yet remainedsinless, I pray. Amen.
STEP 2: ACCOUNTABILITYNo Man Overcomes Porn by HimselfPositioning ScripturesExhort one another daily, while it is called “Today,” lest any of you behardened through the deceitfulness of sin (Hebrews 3:13).As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend(Proverbs 27:17).Let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works(Hebrews 10:24).PrinciplesPrinciple 1: You don’t need accountability to do what comes naturally. Youneed accountability to resist what comes naturally.Default, or falling back into a routine, is a fact of life for all of us. We’renaturally inclined to return to patterns of thought and behavior that have beenset in place early in life. These patterns are reinforced or interrupted as timegoes by and we grow in our experiences. Nail biting, daydreaming, knucklecracking,swearing, overeating, and smoking are all good examples of patterns.They’re behaviors people adopt for comfort, relief, or pleasure. Depending onhow acceptable those habits continue to be as the person grows, they’re eitherdiscarded or incorporated into life.Unfortunately, even when negative habits have been discarded, they canreturn when we’re under stress, depending on how much impact theydelivered. The reformed smoker may find that, years after he quit, a stressfullife event makes him yearn for the familiar comfort of a cigarette. The samegoes for the person who abused alcohol, drugs, junk food, slot machines, andso on. When we discover actions that soothe or stimulate, we’re naturally
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