GOD HAS GIVEN US EVERYTHING WE NEED!
“God’s divine power has given us everything we need for life and for godliness.” (2 Peter 1:3) If God has given us everything we need, what do we lack? Nothing!
In reality, I always had everything I needed to beat my compulsive addiction to pornography. You have always had everything you need to turn your back on your habitual sin, find freedom and discover a new life. God is good and God is faithful.
The Spirit of God declares in Paul’s letter to the church in Rome:
If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?
Romans 8:31-32
God already gave us the most priceless gift of all. Jesus gave his life to rescue us from our sins. So won’t He take care of us today and supply the resources we need to live a flourishing life right now? Of course, he will. In fact, if he hadn’t already spoken to our hearts and given us a nudge in the right direction, we would still be blind to the darkness that had imprisoned us for far too long.
Can I live a life without lust? Only when I believe that all my needs are being met by the One who knows me the best and loves me the most. Drinking salt water will won’t quench my thirst, it will cause me to be thirstier. Only the living water that comes from above can quench and satisfy my thirsty soul.
That’s why Jesus is a million times better than porn or any other substitute. When Jesus spoke to a woman who went to draw water from a well, he told her:
If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.” Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.
John 4:10-13
The man who hopes to quench his thirst with porn and lust will forever be searching for one more thrill. The person who is searching for satisfaction through material possessions will constantly be running after one more purchase. But when Jesus fills my heart, he becomes in me a “spring of water welling up to eternal life.” Only He is big enough to fill the hole in my soul!
This world has nothing to offer us. As the apostle Paul wrote to believers in Philippi:
But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ and be found in him.
Philippians 3:7-8
Jesus isn’t just better than porn. Jesus is the best!
Do I have hope? Yes, I am hope FULL! My hope and my help come from the Lord the Maker of heaven and earth (Psalm 121). Take heart! Your life can be different. You can live a life worth living. You can lay your head on your pillow at night and know that you lived a day with no regrets. With God, all things are possible (Matthew 19:26).
Today you can take another step towards the Light. You will need to ask for help along the way, but don’t get discouraged. Every trial and obstacle you face will only make the prize at the end seem that much sweeter. Never forget that freedom is a glorious gift from above.
Learn more about breaking free from habitual sins in my book: Jesus Is Better Than Porn
