OVERCOMING PORN ADDICTION 10

One of the things I needed to fight was the unexplainable habit of undressing a woman in my mind. It was a battle. From my teenage years, I had to struggle with it. At least, I could not be closing my eyes everywhere I see a woman. I knew I had to deal with it.

How did the Lord help me?

First, my mind had to be renewed by the Word of the Lord. It was like going for a continuous wash. The water of the Word did a great work of cleansing my soul. 

Second, I began to view women the way the Word of God said I should view them. Strange music, movies and soft pornography of all sorts made me objectify women, but the Word of the Lord set a different standard. What did the Word say?

1 Timothy 5:2 NLT

[2] Treat older women as you would your mother, and treat younger women with all purity as you would your own sisters.

I am commanded by the Word of God to treat younger ladies with all purity. The Scriptures say that I should treat them like my own sisters. It would take a demonic control to see your own sister as an object of sex. The standard is clear- do not treat them anyhow. That helped me.

Third, I had to draw the line between seeing and looking. Seeing is unintentional but looking requires deliberateness. You can see a lady that is funnily dressed but make sure you do not look. Looking means you fix your gaze on what you have seen. You must learn to look away.

There was a day we returned from shopping and Irewamiri said, “Darling, did you notice that lady that was acting funny around you in the mall. She made some strange, weird moves”. I did not see the lady and I did not notice her. She was telling me some moves she made.

That explains my final point- the protective mercy of God. Thank God for His mercies.  There are things we would escape when our focus is strictly on the Lord. The Lord helps those who trust in Him. I always run to him for cover.

“LORD, I cannot do this on my own. Please help and keep me”.

Listen beloved, when your faith is weak, strengthen it by giving thanks to the Lord always and at all times. Both the Word and Worship works in tough times.  It keeps your spirit strong, sensitive and alert.

May we finish this race with joy.

May we not become a part of strange statistics. Dear man, fight for your family.  Refuse any corruption slipping in through you.

God bless you.

temilOluwa Ola, Eruwa