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 Accountability partners are a great help in the fight against pornography.
James 5:16 says, "Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed."
However, many people are surprised that their confessing and praying is not always bringing the healing.
Well, confessing is a bit more than "I looked at porn yesterday." When I managed a staff of employees and something went wrong, I led them through an examination of the process that led to the mistake. We then determined if we needed a new way of doing things to avoid the mistake in the future.
Accountability is the same way. Identify the series of steps that led to the sin. James 1:14-15 explains this process. I'll number the steps. "Each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own (1) evil desire and (2) enticed. Then, after desire has (3) conceived, it gives birth to (4) sin; and sin, when it is (5) full-grown, gives birth to (6) death."
"I looked at porn yesterday" is just step four.
Confess all the steps. Not just one.
Covenant Eyes has produced a wonderful tool called "Christian Accountability: A Discussion Guide." This worksheet includes the following: On a scale of 1 (HELP!) to 9 (Stable),
- I have actively avoided known triggers of sexual temptation or titillation.
- My time with technology or media has not displaced time with God, family, friends, work, or my neighbors.
- I am resting completely in what Christ has done for me-not obsessing about my own failures nor putting stock in my own performance.
- When it comes to my habitual sins, is there a time of day, a place, a person, or a mood that tends to open the door?
This deeper accountability leads to more specific prayer and allows God to bring the healing.
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Social Media Program in Dallas
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 This week Legacy Christian Academy in Frisco, Texas had over fifty parents to see Eric's new program on social media, Not of the World. This popular program uses the Ten Commandments to teach a Godly use of social media.
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