How to Quit a Porn Addiction

Are you finding yourself in a cycle of sin? Are you struggling to gain victory over your vices? Are you wondering how you can quit pornography, overeating, drinking, smoking or some other vice?

This video was developed in response to a viewer comment to my last video on unforgiveness titled How to Forgive Yourself for Something Unforgivable. For my full response, watch the video.

Beating yourself up when you fall into sin repeatedly won’t yield good fruit, but as you’re experiencing, revisiting sin over and over won’t yield great fruit either. Have you meditated on how much He’s forgiven you? Meditate on Jesus’ crucifixion. Read the passages. He went through our punishment so we would be set free.

Be encouraged! There was probably a time when you eagerly stepped into pornography or smoking or gluttony or drinking or drugs (insert your sin of choice here) and didn’t think a thing about it. The fact that your heart is so convicted is actually a really healthy sign the Holy Spirit is working in you! Thank the Lord He is setting you free from your addiction! Revisit the script in this video over and over (https://youtu.be/pHouZtAst5c). Grab it from the description. Give your lust, gluttony or addiction over to the Holy Spirit. Thank Him for burning it off you! Submit to the Lord and the enemy must flee.

How are your spiritual disciplines? Are you spending time in the Word? Are you setting aside time to pray and commune with your Father? Are you fasting? Are you stepping into private worship? Are you attending church weekly? Are you part of a community or small group that meets weekly? Without dedicated times and connections in your life, you will be ill-equipped to subdue the flesh; in fact, you would be spiritually-anemic. Without anchors like these, backsliding will certainly result.

Finally, what is your diet like? I don’t mean food (well, maybe,) but what media are you consuming throughout the week? If your music is carnal, if your television, movies and videos are carnal, you’re 1) feeding your flesh and walking into temptation more frequently and 2) you’re undermining any spiritual lift you might achieve through the disciplines I just mentioned.

P.S. If you’re not used to fasting, maybe start by fasting from screens for a week. (Fasting doesn’t always have to be food-centered.) Whenever you feel more agitated, impatient, judgmental, lusty, snacky, etc., it’s a good indication you’re due for a fast. Fasting is a weapon, just like prayer and worship and Scripture. Remember, we are called to subdue the earth (which includes our flesh); not to be subdued by it.