Can you want something you don’t even like? Many people who try to leave their porn addiction are confused by their own desires. They genuinely wish to stop. They may even feel disgusted by pornography, not to mention the effects it has on their lives. But they still want it irresistibly. If this is you, rest assured: You’re not alone. The Apostle Paul himself grappled with similar struggles, “For I do not understand what I am doing, because I do not practice what I want to do, but I do what I hate” (Romans 7:15). “I hate porn because I…

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We have access to mind-boggling technology, and our culture is devoted to using it effectively. Too often, however, our technology uses us. It’s very evident with things like pornography. But even apart from porn, we often struggle to use our computers, tablets, and smartphones to the glory of God. Thankfully, God’s Word gives Christians clear instructions for dealing with new technology. Although written thousands of years ago, the Bible is full of timeless stories that show us how to have discernment. In 1 Corinthians, Paul gives some stern rebukes to the Corinthian church for the way they were mimicking—and in…

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I have been struggling with a masturbation addiction since I was about 12 years old. I am 29 now. Even when I am not watching (or listening also in my case) any form of pornography, the tendency to return to compulsive masturbation is there. In the past, I couldn’t make it a day without watching pornography or masturbating multiple times. It would not be an exaggeration that I have lost entire weeks of my life to masturbation. It may even be months. Despite big victories in the past, the biggest one being free of pornography and masturbation for more than…

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Daniel stormed about the office, complaining about his porn recovery schedule: “This is too overwhelming for me. She knows what my work schedule is like and how demanding my job is… yet, she and you still expect me to do all this recovery work. Well, I am telling you, all of this is impossible… I’m doing two meetings a week, a counseling session with you, a call with my accountability partner, and 12-step work. I know what I did. However, I don’t have the bandwidth to do everything that people expect me to do when it comes to recovery. Why…

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