Addictions

Article: Chains of Addiction (Poem)

Photo courtesy of Stock.XCHNG.com/cwsillero I feel desire in my bones that runs so deep Calling out for my flesh in days it is weak Like buddies hanging closer than the strongest glue Killing me softly with ideas that seem so true I must move past the desire and guard from the fire With addiction coming strong to build its empire I run faster than gingerbread with no sign of escape Addiction on the prowl it seems to my last day SAVE ME LORD, I tried and failed at all that I could My actions in the flesh have not been what they should I cannot live a...

Article: How Do I Live Out of Lust?

In 2004 we wrote Living Out of Lust, a beautiful book that engaged the very issue of sexual addictions, its devastating effects, and how we can live without the stains of sexual sins. Over the years, we’ve learned that there is a larger encompassing scope beyond the principles of Living Out of Lust. The key message for us that struggle with sexual sin (or any sin for that matter) is the closer we draw to the Lord, the further we draw from sin and the world.

Article: Wired for God

Photo courtesy of Stock.XCHNG.com/sundstrom In today's society, many people are living with sexual addictions, fetishes, etc. - and this is within the church. Across the spectrum of life's dilemmas, people find themselves stuck being the way they believe they were created (by no choosing of their own) and living as a child of God. So what to do? Many have tried (or portrayed) to live for God during the day (or at least in public) and then in the darkness, at night, or when no one is looking, they will satisfy their longing desires.