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🗓️ 11 February 2025
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A struggle with pornography will only get worse when kept in the dark. Greg and John address the need to find good accountability if porn is a struggle for you. Plus, Jim Daly and Mark Makinney share why there is hope for men who are wrestling with a sexual addiction.
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0:00.0 | Well, the scripture tells us that sin can thrive in darkness, and that can be especially |
0:10.7 | true for someone who struggles with a porn addiction. Every effort is made to keep it in the dark, |
0:16.4 | to isolate that sin, and to feed it. And having godly accountability can bring that problem into the light and God can start working. |
0:26.2 | I'm John Fuller, joined by Dr. Greg Smalley and his wife, Aaron. |
0:29.4 | They lead the Focus Marriage Department. |
0:31.3 | And Greg, what are some ways that a person with porn addiction can start to take steps to find accountability. Yeah, and really the vision, |
0:40.4 | the goal is what you said. It's to really keep this stuff from staying in the darkness, |
0:46.6 | being silent, being hidden. And accountability is so important for that. You can do things |
0:53.0 | like there's great support groups around |
0:55.6 | your area. I would look at the church first to see what's offered in your area. But check that out. |
1:02.2 | There's great John online communities. Nick Stumbo, he has a ministry called Pure Desire. |
1:08.5 | They do distant support groups, and that's fantastic. |
1:13.2 | We'll put the link to that in our show notes. |
1:16.8 | John, this could be a trusted friend. |
1:18.6 | This could be a mentor. |
1:21.0 | Go get professional help from a great Christian counselor in your area. |
1:26.4 | Call Focus. |
1:27.1 | We have amazing counselors who can help you find someone in your area. Call Focus. We have amazing counselors who can help you find someone |
1:30.8 | in your area and even accountability software. So I would say it's all of that. Like you want to |
1:38.4 | take those things that I've just mentioned and spread out that help. You don't just want to find |
1:43.9 | one source of accountability. |
1:46.3 | Because one, that overwhelms that person potentially. And you want a good variety. |
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