S2E07 - Discipling a Masturbation Addict

"How can you help a younger believer who is addicted to masturbation when previous intervention doesn't seem to be effective?" That is the summary to the interesting question we responded to in this episode. It comes in from Bimpe who asks,  "Sir, please I need your counsel on a matter. There's this girl myself and [my fiancé] are discipling who is addicted to masturbation. I shared with her #Unaddicted. We read it together and encouraged her [but] she's still deep into the act. How else can we help her sir? (Plus we've prayed with her!) Thank you sir." Welcome to this special episode of Not Alone Today Podcast. It's our ANNIVERSARY EPISODE! It's been ONE YEAR since this podcast began and we are grateful to God for the journey so far. We began the episode by reflecting briefly on the TOP 5 EPISODES (the episodes that had been listened to the most) before diving into the question for the day. The resource Bimpe mentioned in this episode is a book I wrote in 2019 titled #Unaddicted: Finding Freedom from Sex-related Addictions (link below).  Anu and I discussed this by reemphasising the fundamentals of victory in managing any negative addiction: by taking our focus off of the act and viewing our sanctification process more holistically. God is not only after your victory over ONE particular sin; He wants you to enjoy your victory in Christ over ALL sins. What will this look like? Have a listen to the episode to find out more. BIBLE VERSES REFERENCED Romans 6:14 (NKJV) "For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace."  Hebrews 4:15-16 (VOICE) "For Jesus is not some high priest who has no sympathy for our weaknesses and flaws. He has already been tested in every way that we are tested; but He emerged victorious, without failing God. So let us step boldly to the throne of grace, where we can find mercy and grace to help when we need it most." Click on any of the links to listen . . . and please, remember to share. ✥ Joseph's Website — https://www.josephkolawole.org/notalonetoday/ ✥ Other Podcast Platforms — https://pod.link/1537774506 LINK TO GET THE REFERENCED RESOURCE: #UNADDICTED https://paystack.com/buy/unaddicted  ANOTHER RESOURCE FROM JOSEPH ON "OVERCOMING NEGATIVE ADDICTIONS" https://youtu.be/Slod3hIfekM FOR MORE RESOURCES FROM JOSEPH & ANU OLA https://linktr.ee/josephola https://josephola.disha.page/