By David Shannon

The problem of Pornography is ancient, but the modern day method of the internet is fueling the lust, causing more destruction than any California wild fire ever has. Forty-percent of all homes say pornography is a major problem in their home. The convenience of the internet has helped spread it into an epidemic. Its lure is in part to men and women feeling they are anonymous. Often the product is free. More than 25 million Americans a week are viewing pornography online. Twenty-five percent of all internet searches are porn related. With 372 million pornographic pages online the search is never unsuccessful. You may be saying, "Men have a real problem with porn." Yes, about half admit to struggling with looking at porn, but don't forget that women are also fighting this dragon. Almost 30% of viewers online are women. And if you think the problem is with young men, think again, the largest consumer base is men between 35-49 years of age. Perhaps the saddest of all is the average age for an American to see pornography for the first time is eleven-years-old. Children are finding what their mothers, father, and older siblings are addicted to at a young age.

Pornography destroys souls, healthy relationships, and reputations. There is a better path to travel. Solomon informs his son that the Lord ponders the path that we travel ( Proverbs 5:21). No wonder, every path leads to a destination. One who travels the path toward things that are sexually impure are devoid of understanding ( Proverbs 7:7-8). If they realized the destination at the end of the path, they would surely change.

"Do not stray into her paths...all who were slain by her were strong men. Her house is the way to hell, descending to the chambers of death" (Prov 7:25-27).

But how do you change paths? A man once said he was angry at God because he had prayed and prayed asking God to deliver him from pornography and God had not answered his prayer. Take a book and lay it on a table. Begin pushing it to the edge of the table. As you do this begin to pray, "Lord, please do not let this book fall to the floor." Pray over and over as you push the book over the edge. Did it still fall to the floor? The Lord will forgive if we repent, but the Lord will not make you repent (stop viewing pornography). You must decide to change paths. No amount of prayer will change your path! That is a decision you must make. You won't be able to do so alone.

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