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So Today I'm here to talk about Porn. This won't be awkward. However, if my Savior can take the most humiliating position on the cross as a falsely accused criminal in front of mankind, briefly defeated king in the eyes of Satan, and a guilty sinner by The father for taking on the sin of you and me, Then I should be able to lay down my life for my brothers who are losing the battle of Purity in their life.Amen

The devil doesn't play fair. My first sexual experience was at age 4. I'll admit it most people would think it as childish behavior, and I would grow out of it. However, some of the smallest actions are the ones that make a big impact, and That is how the Devil deceives and hooks you.

Back in a study done in 2012 The average age of first exposure of porn was at age 11. I was looking up porn on the internet around the age of 10.

By the time I hit high school, Sexual experiences became the necessary task in my daily life. I would Wake up and felt the need to masturbate to get me going. After school with stress of the day I would have to do it .When going to bed, but not yet tire I would give in to it. Now that I look back at it, I can say that it was a waste of time, energy, and mental processing.

Don't say I didn't try to quit.I would pray to God: “can’t you take this from me. Don’t you love me. Can’t you see that I want to be set free.”So I tried reading the Bible more,praying more, Going to church, Wednesday night youth, but the addiction just seemed to win me over. I felt that I was alone in this battle and I wasn’t doing enough for God’s care. It wasn't until my obsession can into the light and I had to face the consequences of my actions, but I would not be able to stand up here without accepting the consequences.

So I’m telling you all this, Because another study showed that 50%-70% of Christian men and 15% and 30% of Christian women are trapped in sexual addiction, and that could mean that 32%-50% of our church is trapped in sexual sin, which is over 100 of my brothers and sisters that I see right now looking out is either suffering for freedom or has excepted failure.

I just can't accept that. So I'm done playing church and ready to be vulnerable so that I can help another climb out of the pits. Those who hide from the church, or like I said are in the congregation but they are still suffering.

So men I beg you to come join fight club if you are suffering or come join even if you are succeeding in the fight against pornography. The more we have the harder it is for the devil to win, and the more success you will have to be the man that God has called you to be.

I thank God that he doesn’t leave us where we are at, but constantly pursues and pushes us towards what he wants us to be.