Ok, so by now every parent certainly has at least heard of the terrible snare of pornography and the lifetime of enslavement it can lead to. And by now certainly Christian parents in our churches, homeschooling circles and Christian schools have heard that porn is a problem among “Christian” kids just like it is among non-Christians.
But maybe Christian parents are not aware of how close the danger is to THEM and THEIR OWN family. It’s the perennial thought process that says, “That will never happen to me and my family.” But, as a pastor, I continually run into brokenhearted families, parents, men, etc. who have discovered it was happening to them for a long time and they never knew it. And then they ask, “How did that happen to US or MY CHILD?”
You know the Direct TV commercial with the funny line that says, “Don’t let you dad get punched in the stomach over a can of soup?” Yea, it’s a silly collage of domino affect choices and events that result in the absurd happening. It’s something really outlandish that will never happen, right? But we see that porn invading a home can be very much the same way. And it happens all the time.
So I’m posting again on the issue in the hopes of waking up a couple more parents to the reality that this is a clear and present danger to YOUR family and children RIGHT NOW! So wake up. Take action. And trust God to help to defeat this tool of the enemy.
Here is a very helpful article from a friend and biblical counselor, Rick Thomas, posted on his blog, Counseling Solutions, both of which I highly recommend. In his article, he gives you five sure-fire ways to motivate your child to use porn. It is very helpful in that it reveals things that go on in someone’s marriage and home that he says leads children down the path to porn. What is shocking is that these are things parents likely would never notice as contributing factors to their child’s destruction.
I hope you will go read it. And if you can see these factors present in your marriage and hmpe start doing something about it TODAY. Talk to your mate. Together go talk to your LIFE group leader. Together with your LIFE Group leader and your mate go talk to your pastor or counselor.
By God’s grace fight against the destructive weapons aimed and you, your spouse and your children.
