Pornography! Be honest, when is the last time you’ve looked at it?………..Come on……when? We might as well let this cat out of the bag because you and I both know it’s a big problem! In the last 3 months at our church we have had 3 married men cheat on their wives and leave their families. Talk about frustrating. In my 8 years at Mountain View, I have never met a person (male or female) who has cheated on their spouse that did not struggled with porn. NEVER!

Allow me to regress a bit. I hate porn! I hate it because for so long I struggled with it. I was not raised in a Christian home or environment. The first time I ever went to church was my senior year of high school when I accepted Jesus Christ as my Savior. My dad taught me the “facts of life” by exposing me to porn and by exposing me to magazines as a young teenager. Not to mention the fact that when I was in Jr. High and High school my dad had a “descrambler” that could unscramble every station on his TV. As you can imagine, as a hormone driven teen, Hugh Hefner and me had many late nights together. Even as a kid, I was exposed to porn and magazines quite a bit. So when I gave my life to Christ at age 18, I had a battle on my hands. Up until the last 12 years or so I consistently struggled with porn. Nothing to extreme just a little “dabble” every once in a while. When I got married I thought, “That will fix it. Now that I’m married I won’t need porn any longer.” You’re laughing right now aren’t you?

Things didn’t really improve until, I began to talk openly about it with my wife and a close friend who I was on staff with. We decided to become accountability partners and ask each other tough questions. This made all the difference in the world. Now I can honestly say that for the last several years, porn has not been a part of my life. I talk openly about it with our staff, our church (we have a “porn Sunday” every year), my wife and my teenage son. Exposure brings healing and accountability.

Let me tell you honestly, the more you ignore it. The more you keep it quiet. The bigger it will get. Expose yourself to someone, anyone. I’m sick and tired of hearing stories of fallen pastors and of men leaving their families. I don’t want to be next! No matter how strong or how spiritual you think you are, NONE of us are above it! I consistently remind myself that what I feed grows and what I starve dies. Repent and then make the necessary changes and I promise, you will feel healthier on the inside! (Man, I’m glad that’s over) For great resources and help go to www.xxxchurch.com or www.pornsunday.com.