Showing posts with label renewal of the mind. Show all posts
Showing posts with label renewal of the mind. Show all posts

Thursday, September 21, 2017

Mission Impossible: Finding a 20-Year-Old Who Hasn't Used Porn - KINGDOM WORKS CHARISMA NEWS

Is there any man in his 20s who hasn't used porn?
A University of Montreal professor was searching for a control group of male subjects in their 20s who had never viewed it in order to study porn's effects.
He couldn't find any such young men.
That's right—not a single one.
He had to go back to the drawing board, changing the entire structure of his study.
Given that this was eight years ago, it's probably worse now (although that's hard to imagine). We've only gotten more digitally focused and connected in our society, while even mainstream publications and entertainment are pushing the envelope when it comes to sexually explicit material.
It's literally everywhere you turn—the everyday porn we encounter in movies, TV shows, even on billboards.
What's the Problem?
The average age children are first exposed to porn is 11, and children 12-17 are the biggest consumers of porn. If this isn't reason enough for alarm, consider this: Developing a porn habit can lead to significant problems in later life, such as intimacy issues with a future spouse, divorce, lost productivity, lost employment, affairs, acting out sexually and so much more.
It's not that easy to stop, either.
Many men who use porn regularly are trapped in a binge/purge cycle where they leave it alone for a while, but then they always come back.
If you're thinking this sounds like a drug addiction, you are right on the money.
Porn acts on the brain just as drugs do—releasing a flood of the very same chemicals. And it can be just as hard to quit porn as it is to quit heroin or cocaine.
How to Stop
Quitting cold turkey does not work. You are fighting the structure of your own brain by doing this.
Instead, it's about a renewal of the mind. Dr. Ted Roberts, former pastor and Marine Fighter Pilot, has a 90 percent success rate in helping men quit porn and walk in freedom. He hosts the Conquer Series, a six-disc series featuring expert insights and Biblically based strategies that nearly a half-million men have used to break the hold of porn in their lives.
Said one 68-year-old man "I have had a continuous fight with this since I was a young boy (12 to 13 at best memory), yet I could never figure out why. Thanks be to Jesus Christ for leading me to this point. I ordered the Conquer Series and have just finished disc 3. The hope this has renewed in me I barely dare to express."
Another Conquer Series customer expressed thanks for the series. "Just want to say thank you to all of you folks out there for the Conquer Series. With your help, it's now four months of pure living and a freedom I had not known in over 60 years!"
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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Led by the Spirit by Elaine Tavolacci

Led by the Spirit 

by Elaine Tavolacci

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We often hear Christians say that they feel "led" to do something or other, meaning that they think or feel that the Holy Spirit is leading them in a particular direction. Many are not sure if they are actually hearing from God or if it is their own thoughts or their own will. The Lord is showing me that He wants every believer to be led by the Spirit, and He wants to make His voice known. 

He is releasing revelation to those who are positioned to receive it. The Lord says, "As you seek truth, and as you seek to know Me more, the eyes of your heart will be enlightened. Those who are willing to go beyond the milk of My word will notice that their thoughts will begin to align with My word. They are those who are hungry for the meat and willing to leave foolish and childish things behind. 

I will give them understanding of spiritual things and My truth will become alive in their innermost being. They are those who are willing to separate themselves unto Me. They are those who not only spend time with Me, but they live a fasted lifestyle and they walk in holiness. They refuse irrational arguments and they will readily forgive others who have wronged them. 

They are not content with the milk, therefore they press on to the higher calling. They depend on My leading as they go about their daily chores and they know that they have been called and set apart for My plans and My purposes.

Renewal of Your Mind

As you allow My word to become part of you, your mind will be renewed. You will no longer desire to submit to the things of the carnal nature. The temptations of this world will grow dim as you hunger for spiritual realities.  The more that you spend time in My word and in My presence, you will find that hearing My voice will come with ease. 

Pray in the spirit often to build yourself up in your most holy faith and as you do, you will become more attuned to My ways.  Soon you will find that as you continue to persevere, you will begin to be led by My Spirit. I will release discernment to see into the dark places. You will begin to discern the motives and intentions of the heart. You will understand My word with more clarity and insight.

I am filling the hearts of those who desire to know Me more. Those who are rooted and grounded will surely ascend to new heights. I will reveal My secrets to those who are seeking revelation, and the hidden mysteries. I will make My voice known to those who have treasured My words more than their daily bread. It is not mystical or mysterious to them because they have a personal relationship with Me. 

They are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness. They are those who have learned to tune in to My frequencies. Signs and wonders will accompany those who walk in My truth. Those who follow My word will walk in peace. Fear, confusion and anxiety will be far from them. So enlarge your vision and extend your boundaries and as you yield yourself to Me, My plans will be established in your life says the Lord.

Romans 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

1 Corinthians 2:6-8 However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory, which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

1 Corinthians 2:13-14 These things we also speak, not in words which man's wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

Hebrews 5:14 But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

Elaine Tavolacci

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