Overcome Porn: The 40 Day Challenge Sample

Day 6: Secrecy is the enemy

It’s Day 6 of Overcome Porn, and today is all about the things that fuel temptation more than any other: isolation and secrecy.

In the late 1990s, Dr. Alvin Cooper noticed what he called the “Triple-A Engine” of Internet porn: accessibility, affordability, and anonymity. Thanks to the Internet, porn is easily accessed, very affordable (even free), and offers the cloak of anonymity or secrecy.

Dr. Cooper considered anonymity (secrecy) the most significant of these factors. When the porn user believes he or she is unseen and undetectable, inhibitions are lowered.

For many people, the first step to run from pornography is running from secrecy. When we bring secrets to the light, the enemy no longer has power over you, and Jesus as the “light of the world” (John 8:12) now holds all power, which is the power of love, mercy, and healing that will pour great life within you.

Action Step

Watch at least one of the following videos.

In the first video, Porn Scar: Get Free, Stay Free, Free Others, Richie Cruz talks about his double life that nearly destroyed his marriage and how confessing his sin finally brought about healing.

In the second video, Girls Hooked on Porn: Battle Notes from a Weathered Fighter, Liz Vogt talks about the healing that honesty brings when you’re a woman addicted to porn, even when you are facing the shame of your own sin.

Reflection

What's the one thing that stood out to you in the story you watched?