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

STEP 2: ACCOUNTABILITY
No Man Overcomes Porn by Himself
Positioning Scriptures
Exhort one another daily, while it is called “Today,” lest any of you be
hardened 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).
Principles
Principle 1: You don’t need accountability to do what comes naturally. You
need accountability to resist what comes naturally.
Default, or falling back into a routine, is a fact of life for all of us. We’re
naturally inclined to return to patterns of thought and behavior that have been
set in place early in life. These patterns are reinforced or interrupted as time
goes 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 on
how acceptable those habits continue to be as the person grows, they’re either
discarded or incorporated into life.
Unfortunately, even when negative habits have been discarded, they can
return when we’re under stress, depending on how much impact they
delivered. The reformed smoker may find that, years after he quit, a stressful
life event makes him yearn for the familiar comfort of a cigarette. The same
goes for the person who abused alcohol, drugs, junk food, slot machines, and
so on. When we discover actions that soothe or stimulate, we’re naturally