Fasting is the nuclear bomb of defeating lust. It’s not that you can’t defeat lust…
Tag: temptation
Today, I want to share an excellent video by Dr. Trish Leigh that I’ve transcribed…
Today, I want to reflect on a topic that we would often rather avoid talking…
He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes…
Grace is often contrasted with mercy. Mercy is when we avoid something bad that we…
In the modern world, they say “The way to take over is no longer through…
You may have heard the title of this article before. I remember hearing it on…
I’ve had conversations with a lot of people who watch porn/masturbate on a regular basis.…
Prayer in my observation is the most underutilized weapon in the battle for integrity. We…
Porn is like trash food. Many of us have gotten so accustomed to consuming it,…
Don’t wait for the dragon of lust and temptation to breathe fire before taking action;…
Why would anyone ever do anything difficult or pass up on something that feels good…
He is no fool who trades short-lived pleasures that do not satisfy for lasting pleasures…
When we say “defeat lust,” we don’t mean a final victory like the Allied Powers…
People involved in the no-fap movement, and Christians who have an interest in sexual integrity,…
I came across a solid clip that I want to share with you today. In…
Have you ever stopped to think why you may be struggling to control your sexual…
Our mattress is a metaphor for faith. Everytime we lie down, we have perfect faith…
There are five things you can’t negotiate with: old age, the weather, tax authorities, terrorists,…
The greatest victory is that which requires no battle. Sun Tzu, The Art Of War
To my mind, porn is a public health crisis for the damage the habit does…
Do you talk back to your temptation, or do you let your temptation do all…
I like to think of excuses when things don’t work out in life. Excuses help…
Samson, Solomon, and David went out of there way to have inappropriate relationships with women…
Fantasy refers to an alternative reality that an individual creates to fulfill some psychological need.…
Teachers, parents, and educators talk a lot about self-esteem. Self-esteem affects performance in school and…
Sex is supposed to be a social activity. You give and receive. There’s reciprocity. There’s…
Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy…
In criminal law, we more or less know the consequences of each action. 1st degree…
People are getting married at a later date. According to the data I looked at,…
In other words, the addiction wasn’t your problem. Your problem was you had a lot…
For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living…
Let your strongest fear thought battle your strongest faith thought. When faith doesn’t come out…
Addiction is an attempt to escape suffering temporarily. Gabor Mate
The pain of temptation is small in comparison to the consequences. Edwin Louis
Gratitude quenches the fire of lust. A thankful spirit destroys the driving passion for sex…
Fear is omni-present in nature. Everywhere you look, people, animals, and organisms die as a…
Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool who repeats his folly.…
The more we sin, the tinier God becomes in our minds. Steve Gallagher
Lust takes something that is beautiful (sex, intimacy, relationships), and makes it worthless. Walk In…
Thanks to pornography, a man can have a brothel in his own home. Steve Gallagher
Getting and staying free from lust requires hard work and dedication. The truth is that…
A memory is the legacy of an experience. Corrupt experiences create bad memories. Wholesome experiences…
Don’t let a temporary temptation do permanent damage to your heart, mind, and relationships. Walk…
Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his…
We may fool others, but we can’t fool our own minds (unless we go crazy).…
Porn isn’t real sex. Cocaine isn’t real energy. Alcohol isn’t real courage. Gambling isn’t real…
The ability to entertain one thought and discard another is a human being’s greatest leverage…
Freedom is having the power to do what you want but only choosing what benefits…
Do not expect much from people who are suffering. Walk In Integrity
For many people, the greatest pleasure in life comes from food and sexual stimulation. When…
When scientists analyze people who appear to have tremendous self-control, it turns out those individuals…
Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. Ponder the…
An unaccountable man is a danger to himself and others. Walk In Integrity
Freedom isn’t about having the opportunity to satisfy every impulse; it’s about having the strength…
A story why something didn’t work out is really just a series of excuses. Walk…
The obedience of the believer does not depend on circumstances. Adam sinned in paradise, Jesus…
The following is a guest post submitted by user John David Contreras Abello. Achieving personal…
To a non-person of faith, the title is confused. What do you mean I’m also…
King David believed in God, but he carried a sword everywhere he went. Faith does…
The internet has made it possible to do things that would have been a pipe…
We live in a sex-crazed culture. And it isn’t because people today are any worse…
Proverbs 7 is one of the most famous passages in the Bible on overcoming temptation.…
Today I want to share the testimony of a vlogger named Montell Fish. Montell was…
Purity isn’t something people are born with. It come as a result of knowing God.…
It’s been estimated that the average adult makes about 35,000 remotely conscious decisions every day…
Gratitude is the difference between what we think we deserve and what we receive. The…
Last week, I commented on the story of Joseph in the Bible. Joseph’s behavior is…
Most Christians are familiar with the story of Joseph in the Bible. Joseph was sold…
Many times we want change, but we don’t want change more than we want to…
On January 24th, 1989, serial killer Ted Bundy was executed by electric chair after being…
Sometimes it helps to have someone in your ear encouraging you to do the right…
The way to chastity is not to struggle with incontinent thoughts but to avert the thoughts by some employment, or by reading, or by meditating on other things.
An animal will conquer others. A Spirit-filled man conquers himself. Mark Driscoll
Being successful in any area of life has a lot to do with the environment…
Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power. Rene Descartes
You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will…
Addiction is a decision. An individual wants something, whatever that something is, and makes a…
It’s always easier to avoid temptation than to resist it. Randy Alcorn, The Purity Principle
The fear of God is a profound respect for His holiness, which includes a fear…
There is no dignity when the human dimension is eliminated from the person. In short,…
The proof that we believe something isn’t when we agree with what someone teaches us,…
In essence, engaging in sin is exchanging a short-term positive for a long-term negative, for…
We feature John Piper a lot on this site because he has spoken extensively about…
Long looking with admiration produces change. From your heroes you pick up mannerisms and phrases…
The way to conquer sin is not by working hard to change our deeds, but…
If Christ has died for me, I cannot trifle with the evil that killed my…
Have you ever felt like a slave to your phone? All my phone has to…
Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period. Lou Holtz
Pornography is often compared to a drug, so it isn’t shocking that other people have…
Why are those who are notoriously undisciplined and unmoral also most contemptuous of religion and…
A vital part of the happiness formula is self-discipline. Whoever conquers himself knows deep happiness…
Discipline equals freedom. Jocko Willink, Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win
Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and importance, although difficult, is the…
I’ve never heard of anyone who quit porn and later regretted it. Granted, it can…
Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook…
Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that’s real power.…
