Often triggers and motive are treated as two distinct things, and there are differences. But those differences are more akin to two sides of the same coin than apples and oranges. In this post we’ll examine the things that trigger your sexual sin and the motives attached to those triggers.…
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Building Walls Against the Flood: Luke’s Story
I was thirteen the first time I saw pornography. It happened behind the snack bar at our neighborhood pool, where I worked my first summer job. A few older guy–friends I looked up to were hanging around after hours. One of them asked casually if I’d ever watched porn. I…
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6 Dangers of Having Tunnel Vision in Recovery
When I started in recovery, my sole focus was sobriety. All of my actions were done to ensure I was not repeating the mistakes of the past so I didn’t continue to hurt myself or those around me. Sobriety was everything. I didn’t realize my focus and determination to abstain…
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Porn Was My Sex Education: Joy Skarka’s Story
I first saw porn in fifth grade. I remember the day like it was yesterday. My friend and I just got back from basketball camp and went up to my room to play. I had a small Dell laptop sitting on my desk and my friend said, “Let me show…
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What the Devil Meant for Evil, God Turned to Good
In this short testimony, I will offer my testimony of failure, forgiveness, freedom, and a new family that began in a nearly decade-long addiction to pornography. God’s grace and sovereignty are written all over my life, and what the devil once meant for evil, the Lord has now turned into…
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Accountability and the Habit of Lying
“There are those, too, who suffer from grave emotional and mental disorders, but many of them do recover if they have the capacity to be honest.” – The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous “We are a company of Christian men. We are also… natural liars who are now finding freedom in…
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Why Do I Stay Stuck in Pornography?
Why would a Christian have such a personal battle with something he or she believes is wrong? Let’s check out three hidden reasons it’s so hard to go more than a few steps on the recovery journey. All three are driven by pride. The first hidden reason is denial. Countless…
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How Do I Kick a Masturbation Addiction? (For Women)
It’s time to address a taboo topic: female masturbation addiction. For quite a while now, masturbation has been a gray area of Christian sexuality. It is fairly “accepted” for men and rarely discussed among women. It gets to sneak around under the name “natural sexual release.” Natural is not a…
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Running the Race With Endurance
“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and redeemer” (Psalm 19:14). This passage has been the one I’ve been able to fall back on in recent months as I continue to wage war against my flesh.…
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Will You Go to Hell for Watching Porn?
“Can someone please help me to stop watching porn because, because I’m a Christian, I’m afraid that I might go to hell for this.” If you’re a religious person and you struggle with porn, you may be wrestling with a terrifying thought: “Will I go to hell for watching this?”…
