Children of the Porn
Pornography can be just as addictive as any form of narcotics or over usage of some form of substance that assures you instant gratification. It can manipulate your time management, taint your relationships, and cause a financial setback, having you spend thousands of dollars on computer repairs/replacements because your virus protection wasn't strong enough to manage your constant withdrawals. You can lose hours of sleep, finding yourself awake in the black hours of the night, Internet surfing while you could be fast into a dream, snoring away until morning comes. Pornography can cause your productivity to lack, putting you behind on countless assignments and work-related obligations. Just like anything we use to suppress depression or receive satisfaction, the excessive access causes a form of dependency, leaving nothing else useful to suffice the urge.
I remember glancing at a fictional television series where a man who lived on the streets was being interviewed about the usage of heroin. He was asked why did the average addict seek to obtain it so often, at any cost. The man answered by stating that every time an individual injects the substance into their arm, they're trying to mimic their first experience because something so dangerous was sensational to the body, causing it to desire more beyond its fill. The reporter asked the man if they would ever experience that same "high" again. The man being interviewed took a puff from his cigarette, looked into the reporter's eyes, shook his head, and walked away. I didn't watch the entire episode, nor did I watch any other, but that one scene was so vivid to me, so sublime that I was able to remember it till this day. As human beings, we're able to apply that principal to anything--eating food, drinking alcohol, sexual intercourse, etc. A former pastor of mine quoted C.S. Lewis, saying that inside of exists a "God-shaped hole", which is a large space located in our hearts that only God can effectively fill. We are constantly attempting to fill that void with things that lack substance and won't stick to the body during the operations of the spirit's digestive system. We're consuming unhealthy amounts of influence that is detrimental to our souls. We begin to lack nutrients essential for us to maintain an ability to reject that which is psychologically threatening and a sense of moderation, depending on how harmful the substance is.
There's a verse that I came across years ago (2 Peter 2:19) that states that "a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him", presenting this idea that items outside the concept of a human being can be considered manipulators of a living individual. I also remember a scene from X-men : United where Professor X is trying to prevent Jean Gray from adhering to the powers of The Phoenix because her powers are limitless, destructive, and can cause Jean to act irrationally.
I remember glancing at a fictional television series where a man who lived on the streets was being interviewed about the usage of heroin. He was asked why did the average addict seek to obtain it so often, at any cost. The man answered by stating that every time an individual injects the substance into their arm, they're trying to mimic their first experience because something so dangerous was sensational to the body, causing it to desire more beyond its fill. The reporter asked the man if they would ever experience that same "high" again. The man being interviewed took a puff from his cigarette, looked into the reporter's eyes, shook his head, and walked away. I didn't watch the entire episode, nor did I watch any other, but that one scene was so vivid to me, so sublime that I was able to remember it till this day. As human beings, we're able to apply that principal to anything--eating food, drinking alcohol, sexual intercourse, etc. A former pastor of mine quoted C.S. Lewis, saying that inside of exists a "God-shaped hole", which is a large space located in our hearts that only God can effectively fill. We are constantly attempting to fill that void with things that lack substance and won't stick to the body during the operations of the spirit's digestive system. We're consuming unhealthy amounts of influence that is detrimental to our souls. We begin to lack nutrients essential for us to maintain an ability to reject that which is psychologically threatening and a sense of moderation, depending on how harmful the substance is.
There's a verse that I came across years ago (2 Peter 2:19) that states that "a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him", presenting this idea that items outside the concept of a human being can be considered manipulators of a living individual. I also remember a scene from X-men : United where Professor X is trying to prevent Jean Gray from adhering to the powers of The Phoenix because her powers are limitless, destructive, and can cause Jean to act irrationally.
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