before i go into 10 steps on how to overcome pornography i would like to invite you to
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or what what are you learning from this video the first way to overcome pornography is to
understand that you can't do it on your own do not trust in your ability to overcome lust
the bible says in jeremiah chapter 17 verse 5 that cursed is the man who puts his trust in his flesh
cursed is the man who makes his own flesh his source of strength we cannot overcome
sin nature we cannot overcome demonic presence and demonic spirits in our own strength it's not
about discipline all the rest of the nine tips are totally useless without the help of god you can
only be freed by the help of the holy spirit you can only be freed by the help of the weapons and
the help of the presence of the holy spirit the second step and i know you may you may be thinking
but you just said that there are 10 steps and you said in the first step that's the whole point we
need god and without him we're totally helpless there are people who will not do any of the steps
that i would just give and god will have given him freedom and there are people who will do all of
them and they will not walk in freedom because you have to walk with humility and dependence upon god
and be desperate for his intervention so step number two if you're addicted to porn you need
deliverance i remember one man of god told me he said if you are addicted you got company
the scripture says in john chapter 8 that he who sins commits sin is a slave of sin
if you are addicted to porn you are a slave to porn and if you are a slave you have a master
you have somebody that's controlling you you have somebody that's called this calls the shots
you have somebody that decides what you do with your eyes and with your time
and it's time to break free it's time like a bird to break free from the snare of the fowler
to break free from the snare of the captive who captured you in his
caption i was addicted to pornography i know what it's like to have this evil spirit torment you
pull you but i also know what it's like to be free there is god there is jesus that is
holy spirit and there is hope there's hope for you god wants to set you free seek deliverance
ask your pastor to pray for you ask your mentor to minister to you cry out to god he can deliver you
through self-deliverance number three avoid emotional triggers of isolation loneliness
stress and boredom you must understand a lot of times the studies have been done
that before a person looks at pornography there's emotional state that triggers them to look into
pornography and pornography becomes this emotional medication that people take some people go to the
fridge some people go to a bottle of alcohol some people take gambling some people numb themselves
with a consumption and overuse of entertainment and some people they're drawn to pornography the
story of king david is a good example of that when david didn't go to a battle he battled with
boredom which led to bondage the scripture says that those who don't have the love of the father
they live in the lust of the world see when you don't experience that fulfilling love and peace
you're susceptible to lust scripture says flee lust but pursue righteousness love and peace
enjoy see we're not only called to run away from lust we are called to maintain an emotional state
not of happiness but of peace and joy and community with other people it makes us a
very difficult it makes very difficult for the enemy to tempt us with lust of pornography when
we are full of the joy of the holy spirit when we are full of the peace of the holy spirit and when
we don't need something to medicate ourselves with because we are already healed and whole by jesus
christ confess your sin and get an accountability partner in second timothy chapter 2 verse 22 it
says to flee lust pursue righteousness peace and joy with those who call in the name of the lord
we see in james chapter 5 verse 16 it says confess your sins to one another so you will be healed not
so that you will be forgiven but so you will be healed sin grows in the dark when you take it out
of the dark and you confess to a trusted friend to a mentor and you ask him to hold you accountable
something begins to happen you weaken the power of that sin you you break the grip of that sin
over your life number six feed your spirit by memorizing the scriptures psalm 119 verse 11 it
says your word i have hid into my heart that i may not sin against you there is this powerful
weapon against the spirit of pornography against the temptation of pornography and against the lure
of lust and that is the word of god by putting the word of god inside of you through meditation
through memorization you are protecting yourself and you are feeding your spirit
thus in the moment of temptation whoever is fed more conquers a lot of us we spoon feed our spirit
our spirit is on life support our spirit is hungry it's dying it's like this homeless starving child
because we're not feeding with scriptures and we keep spoon feeding the flesh the flesh is so big
it's so fat it's so overweight and then in the moment of temptation guess who wins whoever you
fed if you fed your flesh the flesh is going to win if you're feeding your spirit your spirit
is going to win jesus quoted the scriptures in the wilderness but he memorized them first
he memorized them before the temptation then during the temptation the holy spirit used those
scriptures to help jesus overcome the temptation that he was in that's the same plan of battle a
strategy the holy spirit will give you today to overcome your temptation with pornography it's
called the word of god number seven stay full of the holy spirit in galatians chapter 5 verse 6
it says walk in the holy spirit and you will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh
if you want to not fulfill the lust of the flesh walk in the holy spirit develop intimacy with the
holy spirit to walk in the holy spirit you have to talk to the holy spirit holy spirit is holy
he will give you fresh desires he will give you new insights into purity if you walk with him
number eight make a covenant with your eyes job said in job 31 verse 1 he says i made a
covenant with my eyes i will not look meaning i will not stare i will not continuously look
at the young virgin if you want to conquer your eyes you have to make a covenant with your eyes
see a lot of people what happens is that their eyes are conquered by the enemy because they
did not make a covenant with their eyes make a covenant with your eyes make a deal with
your eyes to move your eyes to bounce your eyes you have to control your eyes because your eyes
are the soul at the window to your soul your eyes is the open door either to the enemy or to jesus
jesus's eyes are full of flame may your eyes be on fire for god may your eyes be pure may your eyes
be clean but to do that you have to control them to control your eyes you have to make a covenant
with your eyes number nine fight back when you fall back in proverbs 24 16 it says a righteous
man falls seven times that he gets up see one of the biggest struggles is not pornography it's
condemnation pornography lasts for a few minutes but condemnation lasts for days condemnation lasts
for weeks sometimes months and for some people years and condemnation is what satan uses to make
you feel like ah what difference will it make just go watch again tomorrow you already blew
it you don't have a clean sheet anyway and satan will use condemnation to bring you back into sin
and that's why jesus told a woman cut in the act of adultery i don't condemn you go and sin no
more if you want to go and sin no more you have to overcome condemnation but to overcome condemnation
you gotta rise up ask god to forgive you receive the gift of no condemnation and see yourself as
jesus sees you not as a porn addict but as a new creation chosen generation a royal priesthood
a holy nation his own special people called to proclaim his praises see yourself like that
get up you're a warrior get up you're not a loser get up you're a conqueror you can do
it through christ who strengthens you in jesus name the last tip and the last step practice
brace method let me say what is brace method brace method and i've heard this from other people brace
stands for b-r-a-c-e well the brace the b stands for breathe deeply so in the moment of temptation
take few deep breaths why because you will send oxygen to this part of your brain
enable the brakes which are right here mental breaks to catch you know for those breaks to be
able to operate properly when the oxygen goes into that part of the brain so you can think so breathe
number two r stands for remember the truth remember the scriptures you memorized a
stands for ask for help just just say god help me i'm being tempted i'm being drawn
remember a verse ask for help c stands for call or text accountability partner and then e escape
the situation that you're currently in where you're being tempted so b stands for breathe
r stands for remember a stands for ask for help c stands for call somebody and an e stands
for escape i pray that god will give you strength and courage to fight and win and slay the goliath
of pornography so you will walk with purity having your loins girded and your lambs burning to be
a vessel of honor to live in such a way that you have no hint of immorality in this corrupt
twisted crazy culture that you will be the son and the daughter of purity in jesus name
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in your life or share your testimony if you feel comfortable how the lord delivered you
from this pornography if you were addicted before and what did you do encourage other brothers and
sisters in the comments below so that we can all together win for the glory of god until next time