Additional Resources

12-week Daily Study on Breaking Free from Bondage to Pornography, Masturbation, Lust, and Fantasy:

Proven Men Ministries, doing business as "1 Way Out of Pornography" has several free resources available in its "bookstore" at the top of this page. For instance, it has revised its 12-week Daily Study, named: Striving for Absolute Purity. It is designed to position you to meet daily with God and receive the healing power of Christ. You will learn how to stop striving in vain and to put into place a PROVEN™ lifestyle. If you are willing to yield to the Lord and do whatever it takes to break free, you will be set upon a path leading to victory.

Books on Sexual Purity or Healing:

False Intimacy by Harry Schaumburg (NavPress, 1997; 800-366-7788) [explaining how we came to form false and shallow relationships and why we need an intimate relationship with Jesus and others].

Sexual Healing by Mastering Life Ministries (904-220-7474; www.gospelcom.net/mlm/index.htm) [guiding you further away from sexual immorality and into yet a deeper relationship with Jesus].

The Wounded Heart by Dr. Dan Allender (NavPress). [exposing how inappropriate sexual influences during childhood lead to closed relationships which carry over into adulthood, and discussing how to tear down walls].

Other Daily Work Books:

By studying the Bible you will grow deeper in your relationship with God. Other tools that may help assist you in your study of the Scriptures areSelf Confrontation, by John Broger (Thomas Nelson Publishers) (619-773-2667); Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God, by Henry Blackaby and Claude King (Lifeway Press) (800-458-2772); Lord Is It Warfare?: Teach Me To Stand, by Kay Arthur (Questar Publishing); and The Walk of Repentance, (www.purelifeministries.org)

Spending time daily in study is vital to breaking free from (and remaining victorious over) sexual bondage. In addition, these help develop the discipline necessary to battle temptations. Remember, a changed heart is demonstrated by your willingness to do “whatever it takes.” By meeting with the Lord and flooding your mind with godly inputs (while starving the self-centered inputs), your mind and heart will be “renewed and transformed” into the image of the Lord Jesus Christ. Once an intimate relationship with Jesus is established and ongoing, the byproduct is a loosening of the grip of lust, replaced with a heartfelt desire for things above.

Books on Prayer and Spiritual Growth:

As you begin leading a victorious life, you will thirst for deeper spiritual things and to yield more and more of your life to the Holy Spirit. Some examples of books on seeking the face of God, include Moving Through Your Problems Towards FINDING GOD, by Larry Crabb (Zondervan Publishing) and Inside Out, by Larry Crabb (NavPress). Perhaps the best books on prayer that we have seen are the handful written by E.M. Bounds, available at most book stores.

Television and Music:

Chances are you have been spending a lot of time watching TV or listening to music. While there are no absolutes as to whether TV and music are bad, we know that it takes time away from other things. In addition, we are told: “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – His good and pleasing perfect will (Romans 12:2).” It seems wise, therefore, to strictly limit the time and content of what TV you watch, and to switch over completely to Christian music. You will be pleasantly surprised to learn about the variety and quality of Christian music! Give your mind a break, and fill it (renew it) with the type of godly inputs discussed above.

Other Christian Ministries:

www.FreeInChrist.TruePath.com (a Christian online support group)

www.SettingCaptivesFree.com (online mentoring and biblical purity study)

www.MasteringLife.org (resources for sexual identity confusion and sexual addiction)

www.EveryMansBattle.com (best selling books and affiliated with New Life Ministries - professional counseling services)

www.PureLifeMinistries.org (in-house and at home counseling services)

www.StonegateResources.org (author of False Intimacy)

www.PureIntimacy.org (affiliated with Focus on the Family)

www.FaithfulandTrueMinistries.org (Christian 12-step and counseling oriented help)

More Resources for Christian Growth:

The PROVEN™ model for breaking free and staying free from the bondage to compulsive sexual behaviors is to be ever striving to be more and more

Passionate for God
Repentant in spirit,
Open and honest in relationships,
Victorious in living,
Eternal in perspective, and
Networked with other godly men.

In other words, healing from sexual brokenness does not end after 12 weeks. Instead, PROVEN Men and PROVEN Women™ must keep striving for absolute purity all the days of their lives. Each day they need doses of each of the PROVEN acronym components.

Below are several articles geared towards fostering spiritual growth so essential for winning the battle.

-Purpose in Life
-Developing a Heart of Worship
-How to Write a Psalm
-Relational Exercises

Additional Resources:

Internet Blocks and Filters

Pornography is only a mouse click away! Don’t constantly tempt yourself or risk letting someone innocently stumble upon pornography on your computer; use a filter, or better yet switch to an Internet provider that blocks objectionable sites on their end. Viewing pornography on the Internet can be addictive to both children and adults. Using a block helps prevent even a hint of sexual immorality in your household. Although a bit cumbersome, the following website (www.filterreview.com) lists many of the hundreds of companies offering Internet blocks and filters, even for use with high speed DSL or cable. In addition, some companies, such as www.hedgebuilders.com, offer discounts to churches and missionaries.

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