The Struggle To Break Free Of Porn Addiction And Back Into The Arms Of The Lord with Bryan Horton (Part One)

On this episode of Growing Together in Christ I am joined by Bryan Horton, a fellow writer on Substack under his name: Bryan Horton. Bryan’s primary goal for writing is to point people back to basic obedience and trust in God and away from the endless arguments about those things that are not a matter of salvation. He struggled with sin, and specificly pornography, for most of his life. In this episode he shares his journey that led to a transformative relationship with Christ that would free him from the bondage of sin and destruction. As Bryan tried to find a relationship with Christ in church he became disillusioned with God and the inability to stop his porn addiction through obedience alone. In part one he explains his messy walk of falling and failing in his attempt to stop engaing in this evil on his own strength. We have recorded a part two so that we could talk about the solution he has found in complete and total surrender to Christ. Subcribe to be the first to receive it when it is released: Bryan and I dive into a topic I had no intention of getting into and that was my first sign that God had another plan. I was personally affected by pornography as a child and honestly wasn’t looking to talk about it. It gave way to the sin in my life just as it did his. But I have committed to God to use all things that were meant for evil for the healing and building up of the people who follow Him. So when I am disturbed, it tells me I must face it and expose it to the light. Evil thrives on our silence. Pornography is rampant in our society amoung men and women. It is being viewed by our neighbors and friends at church. As much as we humans want to keep our head in the sand, that is only giving power to the enemy. Just don’t do it and obey God isn’t working. According to brain imaging the damage is real and the bodies response is likened to opiate use. Sexual immorality in all forms is erroding our society, destroying children and tearing apart families. We simply cannot pretend it isn’t happening. Jesus said to the church in Thyatira: But I have this against you; that you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and is teaching and seducing my servants to practice sexual immorality… Revelation 2:20 This isn’t new. The spirit of Jezebel is alive and living among us and cannot be tolerated. I owe a debt of gratitude to Bryan for being willing to shift at the last minute and discuss this with me. He is indeed a brother in Christ. Each time we face the things we are afraid of we grow closer to being the person God created us to be. Payer for all who hear Lord use the exposure of this evil, to guide others to freedom from the bondage of sin that grips their soul and suffocates their life. Cast out the spirit that corrupts and corrodes Your people. Use our witness to open a dialog in the body of Christ so that all will turn to Jesus and repent. May Your healing hand restore us to a way of life that is far better than what the world has to offer. In Jesus mighty name, Amen Thanks for listening to Growing Together In Christ ! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit allthetime333.substack.com