Stuck? 5 Steps to Get 4×4 Traction for Your Life!
STUCK
Have you ever gotten stuck?
I have.
I once owned an old Chevy truck. My favorite thing to do was to jump into the old beater, drive it out into our un-mowed field, and blow donuts. Imagine a 350 4-Barrel engine wound right up, screaming through an exhaust that’s full of holes. Goldenrod and mud flying through the air. Me bouncing all over the seat with a big, stupid grin on my face. Good times. Great stress relief.
(I know, I’m a bit of a redneck.)
Well, one day I was having so much fun that I slid right into a mud bog. I buried the truck so deep in the mud, right up to the axles, that it took me most of the rest of the day to get it unstuck. Please take 1:42 to watch this video:
STUCK!
If you’re anything like me, you’ll be cheering for this guy by the time it’s over.
Have you ever gotten STUCK in life?
I have.
It’s no fun. But I’ve landed in a sticky spot before, and wondered, “How am I EVER going to get out of this?” I didn’t see any hope of getting out of the predicament I was in. I had to make some tough choices. These are some of the lessons I’ve learned.
1) Do not get out of the driver’s seat.
If I was stuck in that river, sitting in the cab of that truck, I might have bailed out. Just swam to shore.
Nobody would blame him for saying, “The heck with it! I’m too stuck. There’s just no getting out of it.”
And I’m sure you’ve been there. Sometimes it’s easier to throw our hands up and say, “Look, I’ve got an overwhelming amount of excuses. Who could blame me for quitting?” But is that really what you want, to start a pattern of quitting when life gets tough? Who’s going to make that movie? I’d rather hang in there, take control of my own life, and do something. Anything.
But don’t think I’m telling you to “go it alone” and that “it’s all on you”. It’s not. In fact, here’s “29 Reasons to Hope” that will point you to the One who you can count on to show you the next step when you’re stuck.
So, if you’re already stuck, what do you do next?
2) Back up and try another approach.
In this case, the driver wisely saw that his efforts weren’t going anywhere. Trying the same exact thing any longer would only have dug him in deeper. So what did he do? He backed up a few feet, to the point of his last steering decision, and took another approach.
Where did you go wrong? Is it possible for you to back and correct the wrong turn? If you can, then do it.
Sometimes you can’t go back. Something broke. You’re immobilized. You just can’t move yourself.
If that is the case, you need to bring more resources to bear. That’s why I’m careful in my life to make sure I’m connected to people who can pull me out of a rut when I need it. Not just anyone can truly help you when you’re stuck. That person has to be un-stuck. They have to have traction of their own so they can pull you out. They need to be healthy enough to give you help that actually helps you out of the hole.
Valuable friendships with trustworthy friends don’t just happen by accident. That’s why my wife and I are super-intentional about developing those relationships. We might not need them today. But we might tomorrow. You never know.
Read More about developing those types of friendships: Why I Go To Church Part 1
3) Drop the hammer!
Often what gets us un-stuck is focused forward motion. Effort!
Sometimes when things don’t go our way we get frustrated. We start believing the lie that life will always be this way. We’ll always be dealing with these same problems. Things will never change. I’ve got news for you. That’s not true! Every day we get to make choices that effect the outcome of our future. That’s the beauty of free will. So don’t get lulled into believing that things will always be the same.
Take a look at this inspiring video of soccer player Lionel Messi. It doesn’t matter whether he’s slide-tackled, fouled or cheap-shotted. This guy never stops moving forward, no matter what gets in his way.
What would that kind of intensity do for you?
Maybe it’s time to charge forward toward your goal with renewed focus. Speaking of renewal…
4) Keep those wheels turning.
If you’ve been stuck for any length of time, you might be just about of fuel. I know you’re exhausted. If you’re out of gas, maybe it’s time to refuel.
Take a minute to read this post about refueling. And if you’re often feeling empty, maybe you need to consider switching up your routine. If you feel like all you do is work, you never get any rest, and the days just blur together, then this post about work and rest is for you.
Once you learn how to refuel on a regular basis, you will find that you get stuck less often. And when you do break traction, you will have the resources on hand to get un-stuck.
5) Don’t forget to celebrate!
My favorite part of this video is the very end. The guy holding the camera lets out a “Woo hoo!”
Hey. With what you’ve been through, don’t forget to celebrate when you climb up out of that hole. Take some time to thank a friend who helped you out when you were stuck. Let them know you’ll be there for them when they’re in the same spot.
For me, that also means thanking God for giving me the fuel and the traction I needed, for not leaving me stuck. I’m not under any illusions about my limitations. I am joyfully dependent on Him. I know I need Him to walk me through every single situation that life finds me in. And He does. He’s always there for me.
Keep these 5 steps in mind the next time you’re stuck. And let me in on the celebration when you climb up out of that hole!
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Feel Like a Failure? Here’s 5 Helps
Keep Moving Forward
While staying up late to write this post, Kelcy (my wife) asked me, “What’cha writing?”
“A blog post on feeling like a failure.” I replied.
Her immediate response? “You’re not (a failure).”
“I know” I assured her. “That’s why I’m writing it.”
Even now, after 15 years of her assuring and reassuring me, she is still aware that I need the occasional reminder that I am not, in fact, a failure.
When I tell people I’ve felt like a failure before, they often say, “Come on, you? You’re such a positive guy. You’ve always got a smile on you face. How could you think that you’re a failure?”
It’s easy. After suffering one setback after another (I’ll save you the sob story), I let my negative circumstances get me down. I had believed the lie that each setback was a failure, and that I, somehow was and always would be a failure.
I’ve learned a lot since then.
Here’s 5 helps for when you’re feeling like a failure:
1) What you do is not who you are.
You are not the job you lost. You are not your failed business. You are not your last relationship. You are you.
So who are you?
Chances are, if you can’t answer that question apart from “I (insert verb)” then you’re identifying with what you do rather than who you truly are. We’re human beings, not human doings, remember? The truth is that, rather than tying our identity to the things we do, or even to other people, we should begin establishing our identity as God defines it.
He tells us we’re created in His own image. That’s right. He created you, and He doesn’t create junk. The living God, who created everything from nothing, created you with all of your unique traits. He loves who He created you to be. So if you’ve spent too much of your life drawing your identity from sources other than the Source, I suggest you take steps toward discovering who you truly are.
To help you discover who you are, I highly recommend two books by Neil T. Anderson:
Victory Over The Darkness by Neil T. Anderson
Who I Am in Christ by Neil T. Anderson
These books will take you on an in-depth journey of experiencing who God designed you to be.
2) Experience is an expensive education.
Everybody makes mistakes. Some of those mistakes are monumental. They’re costly. But even though we’d never go back and make them over again, we can still squeeze a great deal of value out of them.
If you are willing to learn from your mistakes, you can benefit from them. Consider this: Many of the mistakes you have made in the past can inform your future decisions. I tell people that the number of mistakes I’ve made, and what they’ve taught me, is part of why I’m writing now. At this point in my life, I have amassed a wealth of mistakes. I’ve paid dearly for each and every one of them. Don’t think for a second that I’m going to forget the sting of pain that came with each one. And don’t think that I’m going to make the same mistake twice.
This book by John Maxwell helped me turn the page on a difficult chapter in my life. After years of ups and downs, I sincerely thought I had failed beyond repair. This book helped me begin moving out of despair and into a newfound hope. It helped me begin to leverage my mistakes as a valuable set of resources.
Failing Forward by John Maxwell
3) Failure isn’t final. (unless you let it be)
There are two ways you can make failure final.
- You make the same mistake over and over again, never learning or improving.
- You quit.
If you’d rather live to fight another day rather than resign to the finality of failure, you’ve got to do two things.
- Learn from your mistakes. You’ve paid your tuition, now show up for class. The difference between the wise person and the fool is that the wise person learns from their mistakes. “The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.” (Proverbs 27:12) How do you see danger coming? You remember the last time you were in that situation, and you adjust your response! Learn from life, and life will get better as you go.
- Keep moving forward. You do not get to quit. Sorry. I just won’t let you off the hook. Sure, you have been hurt. I understand your pain is real. I would never minimize the suffering you have experienced as a result of failures in your life. But that does not mean your life is over. Keep moving forward. Do NOT stop. You’ve got too much to lose by throwing in the towel. Need some inspiration? Take a look at this post. Watch the video of soccer player Lionel Messi. He’s a true inspiration.
4) God has a plan for you that’s good.
God once said to Israel, “‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'” (Jeremiah 29:11) Today we can be just as assured that God works for our good. In fact, He even sent His Son to this world to give His own life for us. Then He sent his Holy Spirit to fill His followers. That’s right, the God of all creation values you, and your future, so much that He spared no expense to reconcile you to Himself. He wants you to experience all of the good He has designed you for, and He has moved heaven and earth to make that a reality.
If you don’t believe that, I’m sorry. I’m sure you have good reasons to believe otherwise. I myself have questioned, once or twice, whether or not God’s plan for my life was really good. In the middle of painful circumstances, it’s easy to question God. Is He good? Is he just? If so, how could he allow bad things to enter my life?
- Sometimes we fail by making bad decisions, and we suffer the consequences.
- Sometimes other people fail us, and we pay those consequences too.
- Sometimes failure is just part of living in a world that’s fallen and broken.
Regardless of their source, there is no failure that God can’t redeem.
5) Even a devastating loss can lead to a great comeback.
Did you go see that movie this Summer about that guy who had a nice life, and then it gradually got better and better? No? Me either. It sounded boring and predictable.
Every story worth telling involves a comeback. God is in the business of writing those stories.
- God anoints a shepherd boy as king. He faces opposition on his way to the throne. Then, after fighting for years to take what God had given him, he rules as king over a period of expansion and security. Then he blows it. He sleeps with another man’s wife, then has her husband killed to cover it up. But then he realizes he’s made a mess of his life. He hangs on through the consequences, and turns his life back around. Generations later, Jesus Christ is born through his blood line. I’d say David’s life, although interrupted by his and others’ failures, turned out to leave a lasting legacy.
That’s just one example. Those are stories I read over and over again. I wouldn’t be surprised if He’s in the process of writing a comeback story with your life right now.
Just imagine what your life could look like if you let God have the last say with your failures. It’s a process. It takes time. But if you discover who you really are, learn from your mistakes and keep moving forward, you’ll discover that His plan for you is good. Considering all you’ve been through, that would be a great comeback story.
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Alanna’s Story – A Labor of Love
Alanna Underwood and Family
Today I get to share a story in progress. God has been moving in and through the life of our dear friend, Alanna, who Kelcy and I befriended while at Asbury. When I heard a bit of her story, I knew I wanted to share it with everyone I know.
Who Am I?
by Alanna Underwood
“You want me to what?” I’m perfectly happy to teach a classroom full of children, or throw a tea party for a group of little girls. I’m even eager to share my heart with a room full of people staring at me. But administration of adults? I’m sorry, Lord, but I don’t have that gift.
I knew that God had laid on my heart the vision to get a crisis pregnancy center started in our area. Being a spontaneous visionary, I leapt at this idea and began scrounging for support from friends and churches. I told the Lord that I would be willing to serve in whatever capacity He called me to in this ministry. Really, I was hoping it would be counseling the pregnant women. I’d even be happy scrubbing the toilets compared to what He ended up asking me to do. Lead it. Put together a committee. Draw up the by-laws. Organize the fund-raising. I held to my promise, but panic began to find permanent residence in my heart.
One morning I was reading the account of Moses at the burning bush. The Lord called him to do something he had tried to do before and failed at: deliver the people of Israel from Egypt. Moses, petrified in his own personal sense of inadequacy, blurted out, “Who am I?” In other words, “What are you looking at me for? I don’t have that gift!” Curiously, God never answered his question directly. He never told Moses who Moses was. Instead, He said, “I Am Who I Am.” In other words, “Moses, it doesn’t matter who you are. It only matters who I am. You’re right—you can’t do this, but I CAN.”
Who am I, Lord?
I felt somewhat encouraged by this, but still afraid. Later the same day, I was reading a novel about a woman who God called to minister to women in crisis pregnancies. In terror, she responded, “Who am I, Lord?” and the answer she received was, “It doesn’t matter who you are.” God tends to repeat Himself when He wants my attention.
Later, He sent me another message from Isaiah: “Who are you, that you fear mortal men…that you forget the Lord your maker who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the Earth, that you live in constant terror everyday… (Is 51:12-13) I didn’t even have the right to be afraid. Did my fear fly in God’s face, challenging Him with the accusation that He was incapable of pulling this off? Am I so small that my fear insults God’s greatness?
Our every effort at getting the ministry started ultimately failed.
Although I was still reluctant, I struggled and strived for the next two years to put this ministry together. I put together the committee, drew up the by-laws, and asked people for money. We got a little bit, but nothing ever solidified. Our every effort at getting the ministry started ultimately failed. Finally, members of our committee dropped out or moved away, until there were only two people left—and I was one of them. I felt the weight of the entire ministry on my shoulders. I was almost constantly sick or burdened with anxiety.
Again, God came to me and said, “Alanna, you’re doing this is in the arm of the flesh. Stop working at this. Sit back and let me do it in the arm of the Lord.” For the next year, I sat back and did nothing. The weight slipped off my shoulders. The anxiety left my gut. And God seemed to do nothing. I wished He would just forget about the whole thing and let me off the hook.
Just a couple of months ago I got the news. A mobile ultrasound unit is heading toward our county to help women with crisis pregnancies. They need a place to receive clients. A couple of weeks ago, the Lord gave me the idea of joining with an already existing ministry, who has a vision for reaching the whole family through a family center. Including pregnant women in the family outreach just makes sense. Better yet, I wouldn’t have to put together the board. I wouldn’t have to draw up the by-laws. And today I received a phone call from an organization that wants to help us out financially.
God provided…
Entirely without my help, God provided the ultrasound machine, board, support, and community contacts to make this happen. I was thrilled, but also humbled in a disgruntled sort of way. “God, you’re not going to use me AT ALL? You’re going to do the entire thing yourself? But then I won’t get any of the credit.”
God gently rebuked me, and then reminded me of Moses standing at the bush, saying, “Who am I, Lord?” God doesn’t need me to make His plan work. Without Him I am nothing and can do nothing. In Him, I have infinite value and can do all things through Christ. The power, strength, and resources all come from Him. Consequently, He gets all the credit. Isn’t that what He wants? Isn’t that what we want?
So will the pregnancy center finally get started this way? Honestly, I don’t know. We still need land. We still need a building. We still need more volunteers and monthly support. Sharing all of these great potential beginnings for our ministry is a tremendous risk to my pride. What if God doesn’t come through? What if I’m misunderstanding His leading me to do something crazy and so far outside of my natural abilities? What will people think of me if I fail again? Who will they think I am?
It doesn’t matter. I’m not here to glorify who I am. I’m here to glorify the Great I AM.
To keep up with Alanna, and read more of her inspiring writing,
go to her blog, “Break My Chains“.
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Telling Your Trusted Friend about your Porn Habit
Are you sick of all this “telling” yet?
Good.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m not trying to drag you through some needless agony here. Penance doesn’t help solve a bad habit. But if you’ve done the hard work of telling God, then telling your spouse, about your porn habit, you’re ready for this next step.
You need a trusted friend who knows your struggle and will keep you accountable to pure living. Old habits die hard, and when you’ve failed, you need to be able to ‘fess up to someone who will both love you and hold your feet to the fire a little bit. Here’s how you can take that step today.
- Think of a friend who you know will love you no matter what. You’re about to bear your soul to this person. You should have a reasonable foundation of trust already built with this person.
- Think of a friend who’s committed to living a pure, godly life. We cannot give what we do not have. If your friend doesn’t give a rip about their own personal purity, how in the world are they going to help you? They don’t have to be perfect. Heck, they may even be as screwed up as you! But they need to be moving forward.
- Think of a friend who can keep their mouth shut. And commit to keeping your mouth shut as your friend reveals their struggles to you, as well. This is a trust relationship. Break that trust, and you’ll be starting over from zero.
If you don’t have a friend like this, it’s time to get some new friends. Seriously. It is.
If you’re fortunate enough to have a friend like this, call them today. Tell them you’ve just installed “X3Watch” on your computer and/or smartphone, and you’d like them to take a look at the Accountability Report that lands in their inbox every 2 weeks.
Done. Now all you have to do is continue the conversation.
There, wasn’t that simple?
Read the Whole Series:
- Porn by the Numbers
- Why Porn is Killing You
- Telling God about your Porn Habit
- Telling your Spouse about your Porn Habit
- Telling your Trusted Friend about your Porn Habit
- How to Get Help: Quitting Porn for Good
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Telling Your Spouse about your Porn Habit
“Do I have to?”
Your Marriage is Worth It
I can hear the objections already. If you’ve confessed to God that you’ve been involved with porn and want to stop, that’s a fantastic first step. The next step (if you’re married) is to tell your spouse. Why?
- You’ve been sinning against them. God provided you with a spouse as the source of your sexual fulfillment. That does not mean that they are required to be available 24 hours a day to carry out your every fantasy. That simply means that you’re involved in a sexual relationship with them and only them. Period.
I don’t know how much you read the Bible, but it’s more practical than you may think. Proverbs 5 is a great reminder of the kind of purity God expects us to maintain in the marriage relationship.
15 Drink water from your own cistern,
running water from your own well.
16 Should your springs overflow in the streets,
your streams of water in the public squares?
17 Let them be yours alone,
never to be shared with strangers.
18 May your fountain be blessed,
and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.
19 A loving doe, a graceful deer —
may her breasts satisfy you always,
may you ever be intoxicated with her love.
20 Why, my son, be intoxicated with another man’s wife?
Why embrace the bosom of a wayward woman?
Who knew the Bible was so explicit? And helpful? God gives us some straight-up wisdom here. The fountain of sex should be kept private, between you and your spouse. It seems simple, but I’ve watched a lot of people get this wrong, and pay a high price for it. It’s time to start guarding that spring. Don’t let anyone else in, either in person or electronically.
“But I’m not married.”
Yet. And don’t forget, the people featured in porn are victims of visual adultery. You wouldn’t want someone gawking at your daughter or wife, would you?
So here’s a few tips toward coming clean with your spouse:
- Choose the time and place. This is a serious matter, and needs to be handled face-to-face, not by text or facebook. Sit down with your spouse and give them your undivided attention. Then do what’s hard but necessary. Tell them the truth.
- Tell them it’s been a struggle for you, but don’t go into extraordinary detail. It’s unnecessary and can cause more harm than good.
- Expect them to be angry and hurt. Feelings of betrayal are appropriate for your spouse. They will need time to process, and most likely will not understand. This resource may help them.
- Ask them for forgiveness, and accountability. Tell them you’ll be adding them to the new accountability software you’re installing on your computer and smartphone.
If you take this step, you’ve truly committed to recovery. Hang in there. The next step is coming.
Read the Whole Series:
- Porn by the Numbers
- Why Porn is Killing You
- Telling God about your Porn Habit
- Telling your Spouse about your Porn Habit
- Telling your Trusted Friend about your Porn Habit
- How to Get Help: Quitting Porn for Good
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Telling God about your Porn Habit
Help begins here.
If you’ve struggled with porn, you’re not alone. Many see nothing wrong with it, thinking that it’s harmless. You know better. Your conscience tells you it’s wrong. You sense the negative effects of consuming the “fast food” of sex, a far cry from the meaningful fulfillment God intended for the marriage relationship.
Now the question becomes, “What do I do about this?” Many people discover that, once they’ve decided to make a change, they don’t know where to begin. You make a commitment to never look at porn again, but then you do it again shortly. Panic sets in. “How do I get out of this? I’ve been looking for so long, and I’ve tried to stop so many times, but I always go back.”
The Psalmist gave us a great starting point to begin winning the battle of secret sin:
16 Come and hear, all you who fear God;
let me tell you what he has done for me.
17 I cried out to him with my mouth;
his praise was on my tongue.
18 If I had cherished sin in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened;
19 but God has surely listened
and has heard my prayer.
20 Praise be to God,
who has not rejected my prayer
or withheld his love from me!
- Is that your decision today?
- Are you ready to make a break from porn?
- Are you ready to seek forgiveness, cleansing and purity from Him?
All you have to do is ask.
I know. It sounds too simple. Forgiveness, cleansing and purity, just for the asking? It’s outrageous. But do not be confused. The lavish price was paid by our savior when He, the pure One, was nailed to a cross. Then the victory for our future was won when He was brought back from the dead.
Maybe there is one more thing you have to do.
Believe. Agree with God that it’s time to walk in a new direction, away from sin and toward a new hope. Agree that God’s word is true. In it He says,
8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
If you’re in your right mind, you know you’ve sinned. The good news is that if you confess it to God, He’s ready and waiting to forgive you.
- Wouldn’t it be amazing if you could experience forgiveness?
- What would it be like to be purified right now?
Want to find out? Pray with me:
“Father, I know I’ve been full of sin. I’m so sick of getting sucked into this trap, and I want out. I’m asking you to forgive me because of what Jesus has done for me on the cross. Thank you for His sacrifice for me, for Him laying down His pure life in exchange for mine. Come purify my heart, and empower me to live a new life tomorrow. Amen”
Read the Whole Series:
- Porn by the Numbers
- Why Porn is Killing You
- Telling God about your Porn Habit
- Telling your Spouse about your Porn Habit
- Telling your Trusted Friend about your Porn Habit
- How to Get Help: Quitting Porn for Good
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Why Porn is Killing You
Why Porn is Killing You
In “Porn by the Numbers” I highlighted a few stats collected by our friends at xxxchurch.com . No matter what slice of information you sample, the numbers are staggering. More pornography is available today, and viewed by more people, than any time in history.
As access to pornography has proliferated, so has cultural acceptance of it. What was once a “dirty secret”, stashed away shamefully, is now much more out in the open. It is referred to and made light of in popular culture. Along with the widespread acceptance has come a new tolerance of what was once considered too sexual. What was once acknowledged as “soft core porn” now permeates magazines, advertisements and almost every surface that can be covered by an image. Sex sells, and apparently, business is booming.
Here’s the tricky part. No matter how accepted porn becomes in our culture, it is still corrosive and destructive at the core. Do not be fooled, porn is not a natural part of our sexuality. It is a distortion of it. The viewer of porn is harmed by it in more ways that one.
Why Porn is Killing You
It’s guaranteed to never satisfy: The progressive nature of porn exposure ensures that we will never be satisfied with viewing the same amount of porn as we used to. This progression, similar to other physical addictions, ensures that a constant pursuit of more and more graphic content is the norm. In order to achieve the same “high” from porn tomorrow as we did yesterday, we must consume more of it, or more graphic versions of it. Sexuality, being an appetite, is influenced and distorted out of its intended shape by the consumption of low-value, high-volume “foods”. The result is growing dissatisfaction with porn itself, as well as the authentic sexual relationship God has designed for us.
It kills our chances of real sexual intimacy: Consider this, if you are single, and a consumer of porn, how in the world could your spouse satisfy you on your wedding night, or any other night for that matter? If you routinely fantasize about, and in fact view, fake and distorted sexual acts that can be changed at the click of a button, then how could a real, live human being ever match up? They can’t. And they shouldn’t. Attempting to fulfill our sexual needs with anyone other than our spouse is going to lessen the chances of our spouse being able to fulfill us sexually. Did you get that? Let me rephrase it. The more we consume porn, the less satisfied we will be with a real sexual relationship with our spouse. Want a better sex life now or in the future? Ditch the porn.
It kills our closeness to God: God has designed the sexual relationship of a husband and wife to involve much more than physical pleasure. The physical pleasure is best and most fulfilling when it falls under a life-long commitment of two people who are intimately familiar with each other’s needs within and without the bedroom. God knows exactly how we are wired. He designed us! His plan always leads to the greatest fulfillment, not emptiness.
When Jesus said, “anyone who even looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart” (Matthew 5:28) he was holding out for a higher standard than what was popular at the time. He highlighted the state of the heart, even if it didn’t result in acting out physically. If you’re a Christ follower, you understand that the cycle of guilt and shame involved with viewing porn can become so overwhelming that you want to walk away from your faith altogether. When we’re losing the battle with lust, we don’t exactly feel like we can approach God. The truth is, sin becomes a wedge that drives us further and further away from Him. Darkness always flees from the light, and if the darkness within us is growing, we tend to shy away from the very One who can cleanse and heal us.
There is good news. This cycle can be broken. Stay tuned for the next installments in this series.
Read the Whole Series:
- Porn by the Numbers
- Why Porn is Killing You
- Telling God about your Porn Habit
- Telling your Spouse about your Porn Habit
- Telling your Trusted Friend about your Porn Habit
- How to Get Help: Quitting Porn for Good
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63 Seconds of Unstoppable Movitation
If this doesn’t inspire you to blast through barriers, you might want to check for a pulse.
Has life unfairly dropped a heavy load in your path? Join the club. If this man can overcome the loss of a leg, and still compete, I’m sure you can find a way out of the wreckage and into recovery. Just take it one step forward at a a time.
“With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” (Matthew 19:26)
What’s stopping you from moving forward?
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The 8 Most Inspiring Minutes of Your Day
Think you’ve got problems?
Nick is here to tell you, “You do not need a miracle. You are a miracle…”
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How to Have a Miserable Monday
Happy Monday.
How to Have a Miserable Monday
Welcome to the day of the week we all love to hate. Mondays are universally known s the day of the week we’d all love to skip. Here’s how you can ensure that it’s absolutely miserable:
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Live for the Weekend.
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Hate what you do.
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Amp up the Attitude
Congratulations!
You are well on your way to ruining your Monday (and everyone else’s too).
I suppose there are alternatives to sulking through today. You could:
- Live every day like God has a purpose for you. (Jeremiah 29:11)
- Work like God is your boss, and everything you do is important. (Colossians 3:23)
- Treat other people the way you want to be treated. (Matthew 7:12)
But then again, who would want to do that? I mean, what fun is it to live with purpose and joy? It would be much easier to just complain my way through one day a week.
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