Pornography

Porn is not just a guy thing.  

Surprise!

It irritates me that people think that guys are the only ones that struggle with it. Girls struggle with it as well, and in the past couple months alone...I have talked to at least a handful of girls who have told me that they struggle with lust and/or porn. For a long time, I thought I was just alone in this battle...but the more I share my story, the more people are willing to let their walls down and open up about it. It's honestly surprised me to see how many girls struggle with this. And it breaks my heart into pieces. 

 I don't know who will read this post...but you may be reading this and thinking, why would girls struggle with this? Aren't guys the ony ones who struggle? Well the answer is a big fat NO. In my case, I was abused. And curious about what happened. No one helped me or told me what happened. So I Googled it...and BAM. Porn. It just sucked me in. Others girls might struggle looking at it for other reasons, I just don't know. 

So if you're a girl reading this, please know that you aren't alone. That's the lie I believed for the longest time. People have came by my side to hold me accountable, and I'm thankful. Jesus doesn't want you to believe that lie and neither do I. HE IS WITH YOU. And that's all that matters. Believe that truth. He is with you in your temptation, and in your darkest moments. 

Also, He doesn't want you to find your satisfaction from porn, but in Him and Him alone. I believed the lie that porn could satisfy me, and I just kept digging myself into a bigger hole. IT WONT SATISFY. I promise. Only Jesus Christ will satisfy- there is LIFE found in Him!!! 

You know... I think the church needs to bring this sin to light. Too many guys AND girls struggle with this sin. It irritates  me how the church doesn't talk about this subject like at all. It's kinda like the church steers away from this topic. It's too hard and uncomfortable to discuss. They stay away from it, hoping the problem will just fix itself. And the problem won't fix itself. The problem won't fix itself unless the church is willing to talk about what is uncomfortable, to ask the hard questions, etc. 

I believe the Lord is a God who can break every chain. He's done that in my life. He's broken chains that bound me...for years upon years and has set me free from an addiction I once had.  He's a God who REDEEMS!!! And PRAISE THE LORD!!!!