DID YOU KNOW…
1 in 5 youth pastors use porn on a regular basis
1 in 7 senior pastors use porn on a regular basis and currently struggling.
That’s more than 50,000 U.S. church leaders.
Ted Bundy was a serial killer and rapist. He confessed to having committed 30 homicides, though the actual number may be much higher. One could never tell if Bundy was being truthful. He was a dirty manipulator. He even managed to escape from jail on two occasions.
He also admitted to using porn beginning at an early age. While in prison he granted an interview, in which he stated that in his conversations with other men who had committed acts of violence, “… every one of them was deeply involved in pornography.”
Bundy wasn’t the only one to confess to a porn addiction. Other serial killers were also regular porn users: Jeffrey Dahmer, Richard Ramirez, and John Wayne Gacy among them. Dahmer even admitted that he prepared himself for the hunt by reviewing pictures of his previous victims, which he considered his victories.
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Many argue that viewing porn does not lead to bad behavior. In fact, some have suggested it is actually helpful!.
But, you and I are followers of Jesus, and we are forbidden to allow ourselves to be conformed to this world - with its anti-God philosophies.
We also know something else: porn and lust go hand-in-hand. Lust feeds a porn habit: a porn habit feeds lust. Jesus made it very clear that if we look at a woman for the purpose of lust we have committed adultery in our hearts (Matthew 5). And adultery is simply off-limits for men and women of faith.
Porn generates an estimated $100 billion per year in revenues – that’s an average of about $3,000 per second.
Are you funding the porn industry? I can tell you this: if you cannot go 30 days without looking at porn, you are an addict.
Porn cannot be viewed without having some effect on your life. This fact has been well-documented.
One study showed that college students who used porn three times a week had a higher rate of depression. A study of Swedish teenagers who viewed porn regularly were twice as likely to experience depression. Porn has also been shown to increase anxiety, as well as shame.
Shame is a terrible thing to suffer from. It forces us to keep our heads down because we are always overwhelmed by a sense of sadness about who we are. We conclude that God has no plan for our life and that everyone would be better off without us. Shame can have devastating consequences.
THIS WILL BLOW YOUR MIND: According to Covenant Eyes, a German study revealed that, “… the brains of porn users had actually grown smaller, especially the part of the brain responsible for decision-making and critical thinking.”
And you wonder why you sometimes make bad decisions? If you are caught in the web of porn, your brain is shrinking.
Let me close by offering you some assistance.
You are not going to break the power of porn in your life by willpower or sheer determination. Millions and millions of men (and women) know this to be true. You are going to need intervention. Such help is available at Covenant Eyes.
Covenant Eyes is an internet browser that detects what you view on the internet (whether you use your smartphone, iPad, computer, etc). If you view porn or any questionable material, an email is sent to your accountability partner.
You’re going to need a “brother” who can help you get through this.
Learn more about them by clicking here. The cost to sign up is $16.99/month or $183.99 annually (up to 10 users and unlimited devices).
