They Were Set Free from Pornography
Pornography addiction is a rising issue globally. Besides being one of the more embarrassing addictions to seek help for, it has the potential to create real relationship damage and serious mental health distress. A number of people head over to therapy to get help. The people below, however, found real help from Jesus. See the summaries of their testimonies below; as per usual, the original, full-length testimonies are available through the linked videos.
Elizabeth Robinson found freedom from pornography through Christ
Elizabeth accepted Christ as her Savior at an early age. Despite her zeal for the Lord, her descent in the wrong direction also began early, initially with private, internal fantasies. Then, in her teen years, she and her brother were gifted an iPod Touch. One thing led to another, and Elizabeth found herself a full-blown porn addict. Her condition got so bad that “there were times, on the weekends after school, [she] would literally wake up, start watching porn. It would be light outside; [she’d] happen to look up, and it would be pitch black.”
Her porn addiction made her feel like “a freak” because she was a girl. It also opened the door for fear, specifically of being attacked by demons and of her secret life being exposed to others. Watching porn made her feel dirty, and occasionally she would actually shower vigorously afterward in a vain effort to wash away the filth of the porn.
At a church conference, Elizabeth watched a woman publicly share her testimony of secret sin. Though she saw the opportunity for freedom, Elizabeth was unable to do it herself. A member of the worship team, Elizabeth could not bear to be exposed. However, she did confess to her parents later, and that brought relief.
At seventeen, she took an assembly line job. Free of pornography consumption and in a good place mentally, she enthusiastically evangelized to her colleagues and invited them to an upcoming church conference. Then, she dreamed that a colleague demanded that she deny Jesus. When she refused, “he pulled out a gun and shot [her] in the head.” Fast forward two days, she suffered an aneurysm.
Elizabeth recovered, but it was not a quick process: she had to get her memory back and relearn to read. Over time, she began questioning God, and her faith petered away. Years went by, and during a weak period, she started consuming “dirty music” and sensual movies – and then she was back into porn. She would use an excuse that she was “educating” herself in preparation for marriage but was still left in turmoil.
One day, during her lunch break at work, the Holy Ghost spoke to her, saying, “Just give it to me.” It seems that the implication was that she needed to confess her sin publicly; she panicked, terrified at how the people would react. The Holy Ghost repeated His earlier statement, and she saw in her mind a scene in which she was trying to hug Jesus, but something (her sin) was between them, preventing a full hug. Elizabeth broke and repented with tears.
Elizabeth confessed to her church leaders and parents. Though this was not an easy process, afterward she experienced inner freedom, joy, and even “physically felt lighter.”
While at her parents’ house after a church conference, she felt ill and asked for prayer. Pray they did, and she shook, fell to the ground, and manifested. At the time of testimony, she recounted, “I could feel this demonic stronghold just slowly working its way up my body, I could feel it in my throat, and then I just screamed, and this thing just came out. And I remember crawling up in the fetal position and just crying because I knew it’s gone.”
At some point, God told Elizabeth, “You’re going to be free from this, and you’re going to write a book, and you’re going to call it ‘Girls Do Too.’” She has since written and published that book.
New Christian receives deliverance of pornography
Having given his life to Christ at 20 years old, the (unnamed) young man in this testimony wasted little to no time plunging into ministry service, eventually becoming an evangelist. However, remnants of his former life, pornography consumption and lust, reappeared in weak moments and increased over time, making him confused why he was experiencing theses issues after becoming a Christian and leaving him ultimately unsure of his salvation.
Two years later, he started seeing a Christian counselor. He ceased upon improving maybe eight months later, relying instead on prayer and accountability checks via software and his Christian brethren. Still, he relapsed, causing shame.
Then, he ended up going to a youth retreat, where he was to serve as a translator for a guest pastor. Later in the service, during prayer, the guest pastor singled him out from where he stood all the way in the back of the crowd. The pastor performed deliverance on him, noting “There’s something between that only you and God know.” As the deliverance progressed, God stirred in his memory that he had been molested by an older boy when he was around ten years of age.
The young man made the tie between his pornography/lust addiction and the issues arising from the sexual assault, including self-esteem issues and the need to prove his worth and masculinity.
Even though he had discovered the root of his problems and had more deliverances done, he found himself drawn back to porn and bewildered why this was happening.
Some time later, the guest preacher returned for a conference. The young man witnessed great revival among people. He was preparing to talk to either the guest pastor or his regular pastor about the revealed root of his addiction when God told him, “But do your parents know?” As a matter of fact, he had never told them.
He went straightaway to his parents and told them about the root of his problem and how he had discovered it. The young man concluded at the time of his testimony, “And in that moment, I found freedom because I was actually fully known. God knows me; God fully knows me, but God wanted me to be fully known by my family.” Though it’s a bit unclear when exactly it happened, his obedience was rewarded as “God finally gave [him] liberty.”
Are you experiencing pornography addiction as well? If you are seeking some freedom today and would like to give God’s way a try, here’s a deliverance video to which you can listen. Be blessed!
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