03/02/2021
A Battle Plan Against P**N ❗️❗️❗️
Because LOVE IS ALWAYS PURE.
Truth is, your battle always starts in your mind. And every day is a battle that you're meant to win, not to lose.
At first, I was hesitant to share this because I'm a Christian woman. But my heart cries when we let the world and the internet define s*x and we just keep the truth hidden because we're too afraid, guilty, or even shy to talk about it.
I was first exposed to po*******hy during my College years and got addicted to it for the past 4 years. I have kept it hidden all alone because all I know is that I am Christian and if someone knows it, they might think of me as ungodly—to end it, I was a hypocrite. To add that I've experienced s*xual traumas from the past, it was really a strong bo***ge in my spiritual walk with the Lord.
But you know what kept me going to puruse Christ? His grace saved me and will always save me.
You see, you're meant to see this, it might be you're struggling with p**n or you know someone who struggles with it and you don't know how to rebuke and encourage them to quit it. And I am not here to condemn you, but I'm praying and hoping that you'll also have that strong conviction that end it, too.
So here are my practical steps to quit it:
1. Idleness is a sin, you're meant to flee not fight against it.
Don't ever ever let yourself to be tempted to idle yourself and let your thoughts wander. When you think of watching it again, replace it with something that will make you productive instead. David was tempted to Bathsheba because rather than being in a battlefield, he let became complacent. Just like any other addiction, p**n creates dopamine in the brain that makes you excited on viewing it again and again, replace with a hobby that will make you godly. Walk in the nature. Play a worship song. Write down in your journal.
2. Be accountable with your godly leaders.
Even the great Pastors, Christian leaders and influencers that you admire, you'll be shocked that most of them struggle with p**n. When I first in a discipleship group in our church, I admire the bravery of my leader to admit that she is also struggling with it. So there's no gender bias here, we are all in a day to day battle, and it hurts for me to know that even the younger generation fight it alone—the kids who are afraid to tell their parents that they struggle with it, because I've been there, too. Let's be the generation who is not quick to judge but to listen. Tell them honestly, seek help. Ask for a prayer partner. We open up not because we want to remove the guilt but it's also a humbling process to willingly admit in a sin, because God just wanted for us to be honest with ourselves.
3. Be careful with your thought life, small compromises are still compromises.
Not being legalistic here, but if you think that just viewing too much on a social media app will trigger you to think lustfully, then take a break on it. In my case, I have to be mindful of the songs that I listen to, conversations with the opposite s*x, books that I read, and movies that I watch. So know your weaknesses and take action of it. The lie of the enemy is that it will make you think that it's pleasurable during the process yet he will also make you feel guilty and leave you hanging after the sin. If you think that you're standing strong, be careful not to fall.
YOU ARE NEVER ALONE AND IT'S NEVER TOO LATE.
God's grace is always new every morning, but He wants us to have freedom over it. He gives life, p**n destroys it.
He wanted us to be pure once again, p**n will make you feel dirty.
He satisfies the longingness of our hearts, p**n will leave you empty.
"The thief comes only to kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." JOHN 10:10 NIV 🙌🏻
Share this to tell the world that p**n is not the answer to complete your loneliness, it’s always Jesus!
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