Help for addicts:

Do you struggle with porn? Are you tired of losing this battle? If so, here are ten ways which may help you achieve victory over pornography.

10. Pray to God. Ask Him to change your heart and turn your affections from pornography to Him. Jesus Christ is the ONLY one who can give you victory over this. NOTHING ELSE WILL WORK! Trust me I have tried it all. Pray and ask God for help.

9. Admit you have a problem looking at pornography.
                   a. Looking at pornography is not “macho guy” behavior. It is wrong and you are ruining your life by looking.


8. If you do not know Jesus Christ as your personal Savior, you will NEVER beat porn.                  a. Without Christ all I knew was sin, all I could do was sin, all I did was sin. When I trusted in Christ I was set free from the power of sin and able to fight my sin.


7. Once/If you know Jesus Christ you have the power to defeat sin, confess your sin to God and ask Him for help.
                  a. Romans 8:12-13

6. Get serious in your desire to beat porn.                 
                 a. Motivational video; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4lwYRUwDRMb. 
                 b.Helpful sermon series; How to kill sin by John Piper: http://www.desiringgod.org/resource-library/sermons/how-to-kill-sin-part-1,http://www.desiringgod.org/resource-library/sermons/how-to-kill-sin-part-2,http://www.desiringgod.org/resource-library/sermons/how-to-kill-sin-part-3.

5. Get an accountability partner
                a. Make sure your accountability partner is someone of the same sex.
                b. Make sure your accountability partner is not also struggling with porn. Trust me you will just bring each other down and give license to sin.
               c. Make sure your accountability partner will ask you the tough questions and stay on you.

4. Download software which will let others know which sites you have been on.
               a. I use X3 Watch: http://x3watch.com/


3. Memorize Scripture
               a. Start with Job 31:1, “I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully on a woman.”
               b. After that begin memorizing Romans 8, take a verse a week. This chapter has helped me tremendously

2. Know your triggers and then avoid them. Do you look at porn more when you’re tired, hungry, stressed, not in the Bible? When do you look at porn? Find out when these times are and avoid them.
               a. For me I know that I am most tempted when I am tired and stressed therefore, during these times I stay off of the computer when I am alone.

1. Remember there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. If you know Jesus Christ and you mess up, remember God still loves you, your salvation is not at stake here, ask for forgiveness, get up and move on. Once you fall down, do not stay down, get up with the power of the Holy Spirit and continue to move forward.