If you’ve ever been addicted to anything, it’s likely that one of the emotions you’ve been haunted by is a continuous sense of guilt. It could very well be that you’re dealing with an addiction now and have tried everything possible to find your way out. Addiction changes us and, in many instances, causes us to hide further and further away from those we care about. Addiction messes with our relationships. Without realizing it, we become the very people we swore we’d never become – the people we despised and labelled as out of control; the people we used to drive past and shake our heads disapprovingly.
We often think that, the deeper we get into a lifestyle of addiction – whether it be the open addiction to alcohol in a pub or the secret room of addiction to porn – the more unlovable we become. We curse ourselves and no longer believe it’s possible to be accepted. “What would people think of me if they were to find out that I’m addicted to pornography?” Some of us may even go as far as to say “If there is a God, he couldn’t possibly ever love me now”
This video of an upcoming movie, Hearts of Men demonstrates, from the mouths of men who have walked the road of overcoming porn addiction, that God doesn’t look at us the way others do. He doesn’t condemn us when we fall.
You may have struggled with addiction to porn and still be trying to break free from it even now. The place to start, oversimplified as it may be, is that God loves you. While there are many things we need to do to overcome addiction – including taking responsibility – the greatest thing we can do is embrace the fact that God loves us unconditionally. If you want to know more about this love, we invite you to click on the banner below and find out more.