Yes, that was me for most of my life. I was a friend of the world, and an enemy of God!

I say that because I embraced all the things that people of the world said I should embrace. I wanted the things that people of the world treasure and hold in high esteem. I sought to satisfy the desires of my flesh. Most significantly, however, I was willfully and continuously sinning by lusting for beautiful women on a daily basis. I had developed an addiction that needed to be fed. Yes, I had an addiction to porn. This addiction lasted more than 30 years, before I washed my hands and purified my heart. My focus was all about me. I was not concerned about seeking God, about knowing God or about serving God. I may have acknowledged that there was a God, but so what, demons do more than that. Demons acknowledge, know about and believe in the power of God.

As a young boy some of my favorite TV shows were The Dick Van Dyke Show, I Love Lucy, Leave it to Beaver, The Andy Griffith Show and others of similar themes. In these cases husbands and wives were not even allowed to be seen sleeping in the same bed. Rob and Laura Petrie slept in twin beds. The same was true for Ricky and Lucy Ricardo. As far as Ward and June Cleaver were concerned, I don’t remember even seeing them in a bedroom.

Pornography is now a multi-billion dollar per year industry. There are award ceremonies held in various parts of the world, at which the people that star in and create porn films are honored. A large portion of this revenue stream is being made via Internet Pornography. But that’s not all. Pornography and sensuality have invaded every aspect of our culture. It is in our music. It is in our movies. It is in our television shows, especially cable television. It is in every aspect of marketing and advertising. Sex has become the most powerful tool of the advertiser. This proves that the world has definitely embraced and desires pornography, and that the world has crossed-over any inhibitions that previously existed regarding unbridled cravings for sexual gratification.

I wish that I had submitted myself to God at an earlier age, but I can’t change the past. I am, however, very thankful that I now have a relationship with God through His son Jesus Christ. I know that I am no longer a friend of the world. My eyes have been opened to the truth, and the truth has set me free. I have been baptized into Christ, and therefore, I am a new creation. The old has gone and the new has come (1 Corinthians 5:17). Now, I turn away from the things of the world and I seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness.

Romans 8:28 indicates that, “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”

I have grown to know and love God. I know that I have been called according to his purpose. God has delivered me from my addiction, and is now allowing me to be his humble servant. I have become a full-time minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and I want to share the great news about Jesus with the lost. My heart cries out for and yearns to help people who have not been able to break free from the bondage of various types of addiction.

I was an Enemy of God! I once was lost, but now I’m found. I am now a true child of the living God saved by His grace and my faith in his only son, Jesus Christ. If you are struggling with an addiction, please know that God wants to deliver you as well. God’s desire is that you be freed from the wages of your sin. Jesus came so that you may life, eternal life, and have it to the full. All you have to do is have faith in him, and surrender yourself to his will. With the victory that you will have in Christ coupled with the power of the Holy Spirit you can overcome your addiction.

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