Don't you know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Just the same, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you (James 4:4, Matthew 5:44-46). I'm at peace despite the world around me falling apart, I have joy despite the sorrows justifiably around me, and for Christ's sake this must all be so.
I'm not making it through another day without Jesus, I'm not making it any other way...
Folks, you cannot love God and pornography. Your blogs should not have a bible verse proceeding some BDSM garbage. We cannot drink both the poison and the cure and best believe me when I say pornography is a poison. It is a poison of all aspects of your being and it will not grow into something wholesome with time, only give way to more vile evil.
With this said, I understand very well how hard it is to give up; pornography is so understatedly, mockingly perceived as a non-issue by the world today, yet its the world that pornography belongs to, and christian, we are not of this world.
But how do you quit something so powerful? I’ve heard it said before that “you are only as addicted as you want to be”, yet without the Lord how could we hope to break free? I’m not saying it isn’t possible to walk away from the stuff - especially when you know that you know better - but how often have we returned?
Truly, we must repent, we must go to the Lord for help and to help ourselves we must make behavioral changes: if your source is tumblr, give tumblr a break, unfollow blogs that feed the habit - block and report them, even - and if you are getting additional supplements from elsewhere (instagram, Facebook, etc), then follow suit. And when eliminating these sources from your life, understand that you can do it in small bursts daily - I know that I had to step away for a bit after dealing with just two or three some days because even in the act of repentance I was still feeling tempted.
You are not alone. God doesn’t want you sinning, He wants you to walk with Him. Please change your ways, embrace Jesus and reject porn.
But I know the LORD will help those they persecute; he will give justice to the poor. — Psalm 140:12
Insight To whom can the poor turn when they are persecuted? They lack the money to get professional help; they may be unable to defend themselves. But there is always someone on their side—the Lord will stand by them and ultimately bring about justice.
Challenge This should be a comfort for us all. No matter what our situation may be, the Lord is with us. But this truth should also call us to responsibility. As God’s people, we are required to defend the rights of the powerless.
“A sleeping mother snow leopard curled up in a doughnut shape, front paws resting against her back, while her tiny, eyes-and-ears-closed kitten nuzzles into the fur of her belly and wraps their arm around her”
Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Romans 14:17 for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
1 Peter 1:8 and though you have not seen Him, you love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory,
2 Corinthians 6:4,7,10 but in everything commending ourselves as servants of God, in much endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses, • in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and the left, • as sorrowful yet always rejoicing, as poor yet making many rich, as having nothing yet possessing all things.
Romans 5:3 And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance;
Hebrews 12:2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
John 15:11 These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full.
2 Corinthians 1:5 For just as the sufferings of Christ are ours in abundance, so also our comfort is abundant through Christ.
Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice!
Nehemiah 8:10 Then he said to them, “Go, eat of the fat, drink of the sweet, and send portions to him who has nothing prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”
Psalm 16:11 You will make known to me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.
Revelation 7:17 for the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd, and will guide them to springs of the water of life; and God will wipe every tear from their eyes.
It’s dumb as hell that tumblr won’t let you reblog posts from deactivated blogs that had you blocked. Like. Clearly I’m the superior blog here I’m the survivor I should be able to pillage and plunder whatever I like from them
