Another blog in this series deals with the common objection that all an addict needs to do to escape a porn addiction is “read the Bible more” (see Blog #39). An ineffective approach once the problem has gone neural. Ineffective because it does not get to the neural root of the problem, the addict’s limbic system.
But let’s not throw the baby out with the bath water. Make no mistake, escape does involve doing “more.” Escape from a porn addiction is accomplished by feeding on more limbic-laced (think emotional/visual), Spirit-saturated content. Escape from a porn addiction is accomplished by feeding the Spirit more (Galatians 5:16).
I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh (Galatians 5:16).
FEEDING THE SPIRIT MORE
All believers have been feeding the Spirit since the moment of their conversion. The believer/addict continues to struggle because he is not feeding the Spirit for long (or often) enough periods of time to reprogram his brain (see the left-hand side of today’s lead graphic). But let’s not make this more difficult than the Biblical God of Mercy and Grace intended. The believer/addict can reprogram his brain by simply feeding the Spirit more limbic-laced content (see the right-hand side of today’s lead graphic). Easy-Peasy! No flesh-starving accountability partner/group required!
The believer/addict can reprogram his brain by simply feeding the Spirit more limbic-laced content.
A GAME-CHANGING BOOK HAS ARRIVED
In A Way of Escape, readers learn how to escape a porn addiction by “feeding the Spirit more.” Readers learn how to escape a porn addiction—not by starving the flesh—but by stepping up the degree to which they “walk in the Spirit” (Galatians 5:16). They learn how to build a library of Spirit-anointed, flesh-diffusing apps. Apps that are uniquely fitted to them, and their unique Spirit-filling triggers (Ephesians 5:18b-19).
The still-struggling now have another option. The still-struggling now have fresh hope for discovering that long-sought-after way of escape from temptation and resulting sin (I Corinthians 10:13). A way that—because it is wholly Spirit-powered—does not require enlisting the aid of an accountability partner or group. Truly, a game-changer!
THANK YOU, HOLY SPIRIT!
