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Pornography
June 14th, 2007
I am 17 and was previously delivered from marijuana and heavy partying. But the worse temptation of them all, was pornography. Pornography to me, is the worst addiction that I went through and still struggle with today. A lot of people may be reading this and thinking how is pornography more addicting then drugs, I can’t tell you why but I can tell you that any sin is tempting because it tempts sinners. I can honestly say I spent countless hours and days being indulged in the addiction. Any chance I had I would take it. It was like food, I had to eat in able to be filled. It soon put me into a depression, which I can’t figure if it was from the side affects of drugs, or that pornography was so addicting. I soon found myself wondering why I was so addicted and why after being saved was I still being tempted. The truth is, (I am kind of backtracking) I was saved back in January after I woke up one morning, after a heavy night of partying, and realized God was calling me back to Him.( I was brought up in the church and began to cover myself with sin around the age of 15). So after all of this I still wondered why I was indulging myself in constant sin. Then I just couldn’t take it anymore, so I prayed and asked God to change my hardened heart and make it clean again. I just prayed this prayer today after having an on an off struggle with sin. So if you read this, I ask that you pray for me (Brandon) to stay strong in the Lord.
June 14th, 2007 at 7:25 pm
I am also a christian who struggled with this kind of sin so many years. But now I’m free. How? Just a very simple truth I always know since I became a Christian 13 years ago. Let Jesus to handle your life, let Him to face the temptation, hang over all your life to Him. I will pray to you and all the people like us.
June 14th, 2007 at 11:48 pm
Keeping you in my prayers, Brandon.
June 15th, 2007 at 8:44 pm
Yep pornography is addictive. tell u what.. read the bible everyday… do not let the day pass by without reading a single verse. Attend the Holy Mass regularly. Then pray.. pray solemnly.. asked for forgiveness.. asked Him to heal you. He will do the work… without you knowing it. It may take some time though. But it will not fail… it will never fail. Have FAITH…
June 17th, 2007 at 8:00 pm
Enjoyed reading your testimony, Let me tell you for your age you are pretty mature, god has helped you tremendously i can see he was with you even when you wrote your testimony, i will pray for you as well all others suffering from this type of a sin. Jesus has freed me from this sin as well and i have already seen rewards for it. God is great, what he has promised in the Bible he will give it to you. I have listened to testimonies and seen for real the wonders he has done for those who follow and live in union with him. The only advice i can give you his keep your faith strong in him even in bad times,do not fall, keep yourself strong.He will reward you for everything…
June 18th, 2007 at 6:57 pm
You know what Brandon… you are just one among millions and zillions of people on earth who are being troubled by the satan. You are like Moses, who is went back to the Lord after 40 years. Even he doubted, but he was strong in FAITH. Nothing is impossible in our beloved Jesus. He has promised us that if our faith is of the size of a mustard seed, we can cast out the mountain into the sea… We are only fighting with a petty satan. Let him be cast out and be bound in the name of Mighty, precious Jesus… You will be relieved out of this… As you pray every day, confess, ask for mercy and forgiveness along with deliverance and “bind satan in the name of Jesus Christ” You will see the glory of Holy Spirit in your life. This is His promise to us. Isn’t this promise the base of every Christian’s life? Come on buddy, you are His chosen child. Cheer up. He is with you. Just accept Him, receive Him. Love
June 24th, 2007 at 9:57 pm
Will keep you in my prayers, Brandon. You do the same for me, cause everyone has to fight with the Satan. We shall win the Good fight at last. When you are being tempted, stop thinking about the same. Turn your attention on something else. Some thing Good, something Pure. Go to the bible, take its help, say a little prayer. Take care… Bye…
Submit yourselves to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
James 4:7
June 26th, 2007 at 6:40 am
I can think of one very small statement that will cure your addiction to porn, and that is….”PRESSURED FEELING”. Yes, temptation is a pressured feeling. If you find yourself feeling pressured to look at porn, then you should automatically know that your being pressured into temptations. You should rebuke the spirit of “pornography” and ask God for strength to turn away from future temptations….Meditate on the fact that its only a pressured feeling and then rebuke it.
June 27th, 2007 at 1:10 pm
your testimony share i read is really so helpfull,that i feel it has been the right time am reading this,bcoz,even am suffering out of this,i do knew that i was wrong but was not able to come out of it,and now by reading this i,ve got a hope that i would be able to come out of this though its really the hardest temptation that am facing,pls do pray for me also….
July 9th, 2007 at 6:52 pm
to Brandon757
I am very thankful you stated what you have gone through, and my husband and I will pray for you, pornography is a tough strong hold, but quess what?, CHRIST IS STRONGER!!! keep the faith, keep your eyes on him…
blessings
July 15th, 2007 at 10:34 pm
Brandon,
Your confession is the first important step of true repentance from pornography. I too, dealth with this sin call lust of the eyes. Yes, it fees the fleshly lusts but as it does, you know too well that it sucks the spiritual life right out of you. I heard a story years ago, about a man that told his son which one of their dogs would win if a fight ensued. One day, the dogs began to fight with one another, and the son asked the father how he knew which dog would win? The father looked at him and told him the dog that you feed the most! One of your dogs Brandon is pornography and the other dog is the word of God. The Bible. yes, yes, yes, to the previous comment about staying in the Word of God. It feeds your soul daily with meat and substance to your very soul. Feed your soul daily and not our flesh and that dog will win every time! Thank you for your confession of sin, for God will bless. He that covereth his sin will not prosper but he that confesseth and forsaketh his sin shall have mercy….May God bless you…you are more of a man at 17, than most men twice your age who have the same problem. You admitted your sin and in God’s eyes that makes you more of a man to him!
July 25th, 2007 at 4:12 am
hey , i like your testimony. like u i too have a problem with porn. the thing is i lead in worship.
i look at it once nd far and hope i don’t get caught.i hate that i do this to Jesus when he has ben so good to me.i am inspired my all the comments and will put them into practice especially the one with spending time in the word daily and starving he flesh.
i have statred that an am much better.
please reay for me
August 5th, 2007 at 7:15 pm
I have read your testimony and most of the replies. Because of your bravery in coming forward to confess your sins before men, you have helped them in knowing that we as men do not suffer alone. Porn is the most evil, defiling discusting thing and how can a so called pure heart crave it so badly. I am 37 years old and struggle with it also, you have helped me, I feel as though I can get on my face and pray and recieve help from him. I no longer want to be addicted to anything but Jesus. This is my prayer.
September 20th, 2007 at 10:45 pm
I have been saved for several years, and have also been wondering why it’s such a temptation. I have spent countless hours praying to God, crying, to remove the temptation from me. Problem is, I fail to realize he already has. Jesus was tempted in every way, so that we can go to Him, and trust His power to get us through, and He will show us the way out brother.
It’s a horrible sin, and temptation, and I suggest you take some drastic measures to get rid of it. If you can, get rid of the internet from places where you will be alone (some people can’t do this, because they use it for work, like myself)
This is what I have done
1. Installed Safe Eyes filtering. http://www.safeeyes.com When you install it, you need to put a password in, so if you have someeone who you can be accountable to, let them put it in. Alternatively, make a long password of random letters. Write it down. Take the paper to work, and leave it there. You will only be able to access the program settings at work, and you are unlikely to be tempted there.
2. Tell someone - I told my church leaders in Australia, and I recently told my wife. During my marriage, there has been less temptation, but still a lot, so I wanted her to know, because she is the best accountability partner I could have.
3. Move the computer - I live with my wife obviously, and I moved my computer from the study out into the lounge. At any time, she can see what I am doing, and I know that, and even though am tempted at times, it’s much easier to not do, knowing someone is right there.
4. Trust God, Read your Bible & Pray - This is the most important one. The others, while helpful, are useless if you aren’t trusting God. Read your Bible. The Bible says to take off the old man, put on the new. If you are going to remove this sin from your life, you will need to replace it with something. Scripture is the best substitute.
Praying for you brother. Contact me if you need any help. My testimony is similar to yours. I began covering myself with sin about age 15 as well. I started partying hard at age 18, and then at 21, my life was a mess, and God called me back. I praise Him that I listened, and didn’t turn away, and keep on in my rebellion. But after that, it was so difficult. I was still sinning, lusting, looking, even committing fornication, and I knew it was wrong, and I was so guilty (this was several years ago). I have prayed to God so many times to clean me up, and I look back, and see the work He has done, and think where I would be if I hadn’t repented, and I am thankful to him.
A final warning. Pornography, Fornication, Lust etc WILL cause you to doubt your salvation. If you keep on in it, you will only listen to Satan’s lies more and more. Remember Jesus keeps us eternally secure by His power. Trust Him friend.
October 4th, 2007 at 7:21 pm
I would like to add my testimony of pornography addiciton. I have been saved for over 2 years now and still struggle with stopping my addiction. I know that Jesus sees my every move and will forgive me but I need to repent of my sins. Stopping this sin is the hardest thing I have ever encountered. Most people would say just turn the computer or whatever else off. If only it was that easy. I agree with the comment that it is a pressured feeling. Most times I am ok when the house has people here or I am busy at home or serving at our local A/G Church. The temptattions start, and are at their worst when nobody is home or when they are planning to leave. This is where the choice to do right or wrong comes into play and unfortunately, I fail most times. The worst feeling is that I know it is wrong and God is watching. Why would I hurt my family and Jesus for saving me over something so stupid is beyond me but still find myself more often than not, stuck in this quicksand pit of sin. I do have my good days where I can go for a time without looking but seem to not have the strength to continue on. I search the net for stuff like this also looking for testimonies of others victory over this and pray to God for forgivenes and help. I have questioned my salvation after being babtised in water and asking Jesus to come into my heart. I pray that he can change me into the man he wants me to be. We are expecting twins soon and I don’t want to be this kind of dad to my future son’s. Please consider me in prayer if reading this. Thanks for reading and God Bless.
October 6th, 2007 at 11:37 am
This is what helps me avoid temptation: I think about how I would feel if Jesus returned while I was engaged in the activity. We all know just where we were at the moment we learned of major sudden events. One of these days, the Lord WILL return, and it will be the biggest event since He rose from the dead!
October 11th, 2007 at 1:53 pm
hi friend, even i being on fire for god once fell into this sin of pornography.the Satan keeps accusing you that you cannot come out of, or he will accuse you telling that even though God brings you out of it, you will again get back into the same dirt. but i have a news for you.THE DEVIL IS A LIAR!!! your weakness is greater than the strength of the Satan, because when you are weak, the joy of the lord is your strength. all you need to do is to cry out to Jesus and ask him for cleansing. The word of God says that those who call on the name of Jesus will be saved… read the bible for the renewal of your mind ( romans 12) . Jesus will save you.
Jesus knows you even from the beginning of his creation. if he knew that he couldnt change u then he would have never died on the cross for you.but the word of god in Hebrews 12 says that “for the joy set before him , he endured the cross” and the joy was none other than seeing u being seated with him in the heavenlies.. praise Jesus!!
October 17th, 2007 at 3:46 pm
I am a missionary, and I admit that I am an addict to the pornography. I have been fighting with that during 15 years but every time I feel worse. I have many problems at this time, I feel very bad. Please pray for me. I want to leave this moving sand.
October 17th, 2007 at 9:27 pm
I will pray for you Esteban.
October 22nd, 2007 at 10:39 pm
Hi Brandon,
I am proud of you. admitting that you still struggle. God knows your heart and if you really want to turn away from this, he will help you. God allows us to go certain things. You understanding this is/was wrong is a start. Everytime you get the temptation talk to God. Ask him to take away this temptation, walk away, start praising the Lord. Healing can come right away for some and others it takes time. Don’t give up. One day God will use you to help others dealing with this addiction. : ) Think of this as a testing of your faith an trust you have in God. Jesus was tempted over and over, but he never sinned. We have the choice to do wrong or right. When you feel tempted start singing and praising the Lord for all the good he’s done in your life, talk to him. God will take that away from you. I’m praying for you!! Your in good hands..Gods! : )
October 22nd, 2007 at 10:46 pm
Esteban,
I’m praying for you too. You as a missionary know that God is there for you and he loves you. We all sin an fall short. Admit to God that you do this..he already knows. Go directly (bodly) to the throne of God. Pour out your heart to him. Start confessing scriptures about your situation. God can and will deliver you from this. Don’t give up, it’s all in God’s hands, he’s the one in control. You really have to want to be delivered from pornography. We serve a good God. He’s there for you and he hears your prayers. Praying for you!
October 28th, 2007 at 8:25 pm
I am 30, and I’m also addicted. Today I’m home alone and was about to open those sites. I think of our Jesus, google a praying site, found your post, read all responses, and feel strong to walk away (at least for today). How’s your addiction now? I pray for you and me.
Let me tell you something really clear and real. It’s not just a feeling of guilt. It’s real. Every single time I open those sites, masturbate, my connection with Him is choke somehow. Every business deals seem to close doors when I commit this type of sin. In addition, I am less affectionate with my wife after I jerk masturbate and as a result, family time is not as fun when I committed to the sin. When I reconnect with Him, doors are open again. It happens every single time! Still I am addicted. When I’m horny, I just pray for forgiveness and go straight to those sites. After I finish, I face all the consequences that are so obvious.
Please pray for me.
Thanks all.
November 9th, 2007 at 10:54 pm
Well I too was like many ya’ll. I struggled with the heavy addiction to pornography since I was 5. It lead me to start venturing into many other types of pornography…beastiality, incest, bisexual, and any other type of porn that is offered. I became saved in 2005 and was blessed to have had the chance to become married to my best friend and my soul mate. However, once I got the internet on my computer, i began to start viewing porn stream sites and became addicted. I never told my wife, but it seemed that once I allowed those spirits into my home, we began fighting alot more and I started to drift away from the church, my family, and Christ. I loved my wife so much, but she didn’t want to compromise her walk with Christ, so we ended up divorcing. I tried many a time to try and go back to Christ, but as long as I still had pornography in my heart and in my head…I felt like I was trying to climb up a pole smothered in grease. Recently, I have gone back to church and the Lord showed me that pornography was the catalyst for all of these issues. I still see my wife in services, but we do not speak. However, I pray and believe that in God all things are possible. I also pray that he will continue to help me with these type of struggles. However, the main thing to remember is that no matter how little you may think that sin is, there is always a price to pay and no one has to even know what it is, the spirits are that powerful and Satan is indeed real. So to everyone that has these struggles, I reccommend that you be honest with what you are struggling in and give it all to Jesus. Don’t ever hold anything in, because once you do and you rely on yourself to get you out of the problem, you’ll just end up making a mess of things even worse. Well i hope this has helped, and please feel free to keep me and my ex wife (even though in God’s name we are still married, even though in this world we are considered divorced) in your prayers. God Bless
November 25th, 2007 at 5:08 am
Hello Everyone!
First of all I commend everyone who has come forth in sincerity & truth. I pray the Lord’s grace & mercy for us all! We have been redeemed by the blood of Jesus BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH, not of works lest any man should boast(Ephesians 2:9). So that takes care of the sin issue…if you confess your sins he is just and faithful to forgive. Satan tricks us by getting us to focus on all of our insufficiencies when CHRIST has taken care of that issue (actually a lamb was slain before the foundation of the world so before YOU ever had a problem GOD had the solution). Our focus is simply to have a sincere relationship in spirit & in truth. John 17:3 And this is eternal life: that you know God and know the Christ whom he has sent. The closer your walk with God, the more “things” start to fall off. Walk in the Spirit and you wont fulfill the lust of the flesh (Galatians 5:6). What did Jesus say when gathering his disciples? “Follow Me”. Once we purpose in our hearts to follow after Christ in spite of AND in the midst of our weaknesses, deliverance will take place. For some it will be immediate & for some it will be a process and it needs to be maintained either way. Your flesh has an appetite as well as your spirit….whoever you feed the most daily will win. I pray that the Lord gives you a revelation about fasting concerning pornography because most of us have been dealing w/ this since we were young. Remember the Dad who brought his son to Jesus b/c His disciples couldnt cast out the demons? What did Jesus ask him? How long has he been this way…the father replied, “he has been this way since he was a youth”….Jesus said, this kind comes out only by prayer and fasting (Matthew 17:21). Read Isaiah 58 to understand this type of fasting and to experience immediate victory if you do it in faith. Then you will have the weapons (the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God) you need to defeat the enemy in Jesus Name……Greater is He that is in you than he who is in the world. Much love, mercy, peace, and success to everyone in the name of Jesus!
P.S. The way to knowing God is thru His word (His will) and by communicating w/ him thru prayer. PLEASE KEEP ME LIFTED UP IN PRAYER!
November 26th, 2007 at 3:48 pm
yes it’s true that satan can be funny most atimes by bringing you your past memories and fantacies, telling you not to deceive ursef,that you’re not born-again; don’t mind him ,he’s always an idiot and a trickster which was what he used to deceive eve. the bible says he’s a liar, the father of all lies and has been lying from the begining,and that he’s not changed,he’s still the same old fool.so don’t mind him, the next time he comes, remind him of his status as a liar; and you, knowing that’s who he is,have in mind that he doesn’t have the ability to say the truth; so believe the opposite of what he’s accusing you of and who he’s saying that you are.
cncerning the issue of overcoming porn temptation,I strongly agree with jada in his opinion just be assured that there’s more sure victory in Christ.There’s no temptation that comes ur way that’s common 2 u,having seen how many a people u’ve given the courage to own up but the bible says that God will in the same temptation make a way for you and the bible also says in heb12v2″looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith” what more will i say but like apostle Paul said, time and space will not permit me to say more but remeber to always give thanx to Him(God),who always gives us victory/makes us triumph through JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD.
PLS:if you’ll like to receive more counsels in a more detailed way,even in complicated issues,contact me at; collins_oliver@yahoo.co.uk
January 3rd, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Hi
Am so glad that i’ve come accross this site. I can completely relate to all the testimonies i’ve been reading. i myself i have been struggling with the same addiction; which is pornography. i wish that i never came accross this garbage that continuously eats me away . i have been a Christian for 13year and have been in this bondage for the last 6-7 years. Every time i make some progress and get back into it, it’s always stronger, i know the Lord is with me, i always confess my sins but feel upset as i know am abusing the grace of God. I love jesus and want to please him, but my flesh is out of control, please pray for me please… am desperate i need to put my life in order and keep on running the race.
January 9th, 2008 at 7:37 am
Hi
AS YOUR SISTER IN CHRIST I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND
THAT WHEN YOU FEEL YOUR FLESH LUSTING WHICH IS A HUGE SIN IN GOD”S EYES AND BEING SAVED WILL GET YOU ETERNAL
LIFE.iT IS NOT HOWEVER A PASS TO CONTINUE TO SIN YOU WILL GO BEFORE THE JUDGMENT SEAT.IF YOU TRULEY PRAYED FOR God to take this desire away from you and meant it
you would not be struggling right now we can do all things thru christ who strenghtens us.Pick up your bible
read more get in fellowship more and get off the computer christ died for you and what r u doing for him
January 9th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
Hi Brandon I to give into this temptation and it has been loose sand in my life. Its a constant struggle I need all prayers please. I pray one day God will set me free.
February 12th, 2008 at 4:05 am
Brandon,
I did say a prayer for you and I wasn’t going to post anything on here but I just wanted to give you words of encouragment. When I was praying for you, I saw you grabbing for that dvd or remote and then while I was praying I saw you walk away from temptation. Just remember that this too shall pass. It is not easy but It is going to pass. When GOD tells you it is going to pass… it will. Have faith, patience and trust in that!!!! Just think of how awesome you will feel when that temptation passes and you can think to yourself…” I made it!!!” But then think of the consequences and the way you will feel after you have watched that video. It’s sinply not worth it. I love you and I have faith in you. You are strong and CAN resist temptation!! Your sister in Christ, Mary
February 20th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
Hey brother,
I am both encouraged and upset that so many are being consumed with this temptation. I am glad to see I am not alone in fighting this sin. I agree that this addiction has been the strongest to overcome. I i’m married with 2 little girls and don’t want this to affect my relationship with my wife or kids. I feel the more I surrender to the temptation, the more problems arise in other areas of my life. This sin has a snowball affect and can ruin lives. I will pray for all of us who fall into this trap. God bless all of you for sharing your testimonies.
I am strengthened by your words.
May 8th, 2008 at 3:36 am
You know brother. Did you see all of the hits that you got concerning this issue. You are making it and your going to keep on making it. Stay strong in the Lord and in the Power of his might. I have been delivered from pornography. I’ve been delivered from masterbation( I hope this is not offensive to anyone I’m just trying to convey a response as properly as I can). I have been delivered from hating white men. I have been delivered from low self esteem and fear. I have been delivered from poverty and Iwas delivered from marijuana a long time ago. Just keep the faith. I’ve been delivered from hating my children’s mother and hating my own mother and women. My brothers and family and friends and enemies. I have been deliverd from hating all things and everyone including myself. Don’t ever beat yourself up. You are normal. You are on the right track. Stay with God. You see how many people struggle with these same issues. We have an advocate Jesus who has been temted with all temptation but that without sin. He is always talking to God on our behalf. He loves us. Continue to talk to him. He wants to know you. Stay blessed and strong in Jesus.