How many so-called professionals say that she-bopping is wrong and not a good practice?zionminded wrote:Is this your personal experience, or do you have some understanding of addictive behaviors from a professional view point?freedomforall wrote:Nor did I say anything referring to a bishop. Extensive therapy is not the solution either. It may greatly help..but the word Of God deeply embedded in one's mind does work.zionminded wrote:The only therapy that works is bringing people to God. However pornography addiction requires professional intervention, not a lay minister who has no experience in mental disorders, addictive patterns of behavior and the physiological factors associated with nearly all comorbid and related conditions. A bishop is a part of the solution, but it is not the solution.freedomforall wrote: When one falls, they get back up and go again. The condition of one's heart says a lot in the long run. Therapy may work for some, but they still lack having the word of God embedded in their brain for a more effective barrier against repeated falls. Merely reading scriptures is not the answer. The answer is in permeating one's mind with various verses, that after time become a shield against Satan's fiery darts.
Putting on the Whole Armor of God reveals how to go about building that much needed shield.
Just what would anybody lose by just reading the book and trying the prescribed method? Not one thing. The author was addicted for over thirty years and knows all about guilt and shame...and success in breaking the cycles and addiction.
They say it takes about twenty one days to establish a habit, during that time we ponder, concentrate and mull over what we want until it sticks with us.
Now turn that around by pondering, concentrating and mulling over the word of God all throughout each day for weeks on end, via, 3X5 cards, reading them over and over and over and over again all day long.
Our mind will direct us to either sin or heaven depending on what we have concentrated the most on.
It doesn't hurt to get the book and give it a try, does it? Personal experience says a lot, including how they got away from living in hell every day.
God tells us that he allows not one sin to enter into his kingdom. So if people are going to go by what professionals say they're not on the right path.
We are told to have virtue garnish our thoughts, so is stimulating oneself included in that endeavor?
How many professionals are concerned about personal, God-like virtue?