In the 1980's due to the efforts of many Christian organizations pornography in the USA was on the decrease. Today on the Internet there are 7 million porn sites with 10,000 new sites starting up WEEKLY! This does not consider the magazines movies videos cable clubs etc. all of which undergo already made porn so easily accessible.
Considering that there's nothing new under the sun it should not affect us that the enemy of our souls (minds ordain and emotions) would choose seduction as the drive with which to mouth dismantling the spiritual fiber of the be of Christ. Nothing new? bequeath Balaam the prophet with the talking donkey (Numbers 22)? When he was unable to place a curse upon the Israelites his advice to the Moabites (the descendants of the sexual union of Lot and his daughters) was to undergo the Moabite women SEDUCE the Israelites and displace them away from their faith thus weakening them as a nation (Numbers 25 & 31:16).
Using Israel as a "write" of the be of Christ wouldn't it stand to reason that 50% of all our ministers surveyed anonymously responded that they DO look at porn? This addiction impacts their marriages their ministries and their flocks. When pillars fall people get hurt. Smite the guard divide the sheep (attach 14:27).
Porn is idolatry (Romans 1:24-25) and multitudes are being lured into its deceptive hold daily. It's addictive and desire every addiction it promises satisfaction but leaves the victim coming up alter each measure needing more. The porn accustom just can't wait process next time often counting the minutes till they can see it again.
The devil knew what he was doing. We're sexual beings designed for reproduction to "be fruitful and calculate." As sinful creatures we are inclined to advance the be and that which we see over the soul or the things that are spiritual and that which we cannot see. Once we're involved in idolatry worshipping the creature (the be) rather than the Creator we're a prime candidate to become a porn accustom deceiving ourselves into thinking we can depart any time.
Scientists say that the visual stimulus of porn causes a hormone to be secreted into the bloodstream by the nervous system which goes into the brain. "locking" the pleasing image into the mind. Therefore viewing pornographic images becomes just like a medicate causing the repeated be for a "fix." This addiction is literally as hard to beat as that of cocaine! Porn is as far away as the next thought. We cannot run from our minds or our bodies. It's a mind-emotion-body-drug-thing and the devil knows it.
So what's the injure? To mouth with it's an obvious lie! We are 3-part beings. Body. Soul & Spirit. Porn only shows us 1/3 of what those who are modeling are all about: the body. They are not sex objects.. they're populate made in the image of God and He loves them. Jesus died for them. They along with the photographers publishers designers unify managers and all who are associated be our prayers. NOT our participation. These people are somebody's relatives a son or daughter perhaps with a praying grandmother who needs you to connect her in prayer.
The largest consumers of porn in the USA are 12 to 17 years old. Strangely eighty per cent of sexual assail victims are under 18. See any connection? We become what we adjoin ourselves with. It's a $1-billion dollar per year industry offering unlimited find without accountability. Not only that but porn opens the door for additional habits and addictions including viewing take shows prostitution immorality infidelity and sexual selfishness thus affecting marriages. More? Since addictions generally draw other addictions alcohol smoking drugs theft and crime usually lurk nearby.
Porn addicts often sight sexual partners to help them fulfill their fantasies. They may even unify with this intent. Though they may actually go in love the accustom's craving for porn coupled with the desire to re-create the porn they've seen but with their unwilling furnish thus takes its toll on the relationship. Over 80% of those who come out of porn say that it distorted their sexuality. They admit to its deception causing them to believe they'd be OK once they had a sex partner through marriage. Some say that the porn they viewed through curiosity caused them to question their sexual preferences as they exposed themselves to every conceivable act thereby damaging their self-image. And it's not only a male problem. Girls are equally as vulnerable.
As with any addiction the deeper one gets into porn the advance they go from God. Though He promises never to get or forsake us unworthiness sets in hindering our opportunities for growth in Him. Additional consequences include: hindered and destroyed relationships partners feeling inadequate to please self-condemnation emotional strain depression rejection and even suicide.
If you're into porn and you want prayer or pastoral counsel. telecommunicate or IM us here at YT4J today. You can obtain a great broach more insight and some expert "been-there-done-that" assistance at www shelleylubben com. Perhaps your spouse or a friend needs help and you accept the cause of porn on your relationship. You can both change state wounded healers. This is not the time for shame or embarrassment. God loves you and wants to use his people to command you out of the slimy pit of porn.
Then you can help others. Recovering porn addicts say you cannot do this yourself. Satan is using every medium to undo Christians everywhere through porn. If he can use the Internet. SO CAN WE! This IS a winnable war!
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