Why Does It Matter if I’m Addicted?

Hey, it’s Craig here. The question this week, honestly, it kinda hurts.

“Why does it even matter if I’m an addict?”

I get questions in my inbox every week and I’ve seen it all. But this question really sat with me. It sounds to me like this is a really defeated person. They have tried to quit and it hasn’t worked so they just want to give up.

Why does it matter? Because I think the fact that you’re addicted to something that all of us would agree isn’t healthy, it’s not feeding your soul. It’s not bringing you life.

It’s not helping you in the bedroom with your spouse. It’s not helping your mind. It’s not helping your relationship with God. It’s not helping your confidence. It’s not helping your drive. It’s not helping you see the things that God’s gifted you uniquely for.

I think you’re in a situation where you go, “Man, I don’t want to keep living this way.”

So the question, to me, just sounds like defeat. Like “I can’t change it. It’s always going to be here.”

So does it matter? Yeah, I think it matters a lot. It matters enough for me to be doing this job for almost 20 years. I do this because I know there’s someone else on the other side of the computer screen who is asking if it really matters if they’re addicted because they need help. And we’re here to help. 

And it’s funny because you didn’t even have to ask this question. We all know, deep down in our souls, that it’s wrong.

It’s a big deal because the Bible says it’s a big deal.

I would just challenge you, if you’re that in the dumps, if you’re that defeated, just know that it does matter. And the Lord forgives you. He gives you another chance.

At the end of this month, we’re relaunching My Pilgrimage, the single best resource we’ve ever put out. 

I think with My Pilgrimage, we’ve seen such transformation in people’s lives. They’re willing to talk about it. They’re willing to learn, willing to lead a group. They’re willing to be vocal about it saying, “Man, this didn’t just help my porn addict. This changed my whole life.”

We’re really excited for you to check it out.

MY FAVORITE QUOTES FROM THIS PODCAST EPISODE

• Why does it matter? Because I think the fact that you’re addicted to something that all of us would agree isn’t healthy, it’s not feeding your soul. It’s not bringing you life.
• Porn is not helping you in the bedroom with your spouse. It’s not helping your mind. It’s not helping your relationship with God. It’s not helping your confidence. It’s not helping your drive. It’s not helping you see the things that God’s gifted you uniquely for.
• Porn addiction is a big deal because the Bible says it’s a big deal.
• I think that the mind is a powerful thing that we have and when porn is circling through it, I think it’s detrimental to your relationship with your spouse, how you see women, and how you see sex.

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