Overcome Pornography

Good morning, Happy Souls!

Bill Keller wrote a devotional today that I
recommend to you.  He has given me permission to
copy his e-mails, and I'm sure he would be happy if
you would share this with people you know as well.

Do you find pornography tempting?

Or would you like to see pornography eliminated?

Either way, this devotional has words of wisdom for you!

Please read on.

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL    SUNDAY MARCH 19, 2006
(Matthew 5:28, Colossians 3:5, 1 John 2:16)

***ONE OF THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE FORCES TO MARRIAGES,
FAMILIES, AND INDIVIDUAL LIVES IN OUR WORLD TODAY IS
INTERNET PORNOGRAPHY.  IT IS A WORLDWIDE PROBLEM THAT
AFFECTS MEN AND WOMEN EQUALLY.  THIS MESSAGE TODAY
SHINES A BRIGHT SPOTLIGHT ON THIS ISSUE SOCIETY REFUSES
TO DEAL WITH, AND COULD DELIVER SOMEONE, EVEN YOU, FROM
THE GRIPS OF THIS BONDAGE.

Internet pornography.  In one of today's anchor verses
from Matthew's Gospel, Jesus said, "But I tell you that
anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already
committed adultery with her in his heart."  A few months
ago, famed Criminal Defense Attorney Johnnie Cochran
passed away from a brain tumor. Cochran who will always
be remembered as the architect of the defense team that
got O.J. Simpson acquitted of double murder was as
talented a lawyer as there ever was.  However, even the
great Johnnie Cochran could not get you found "not
guilty" of adultery if you are looking at pornography on
the Internet.  There is no difference in the eyes of God
if you meet someone who is not your spouse and have sex
with them in a motel room, or if you sit in front of
your computer and lust after the images of someone who
is not your spouse.

Some people may not think Internet porn is a big deal.
Let me assure you that it is a VERY BIG DEAL.  Sadly, I
get to see the destroyed lives, the broken marriages,
the damaged children from pornography every single day.
A myth is that porn is a male problem.  That may have
been the case in the past, but I can assure you that 50%
of the people I deal with daily in bondage to porn are
women.

PORNOGRAPHY DESTROYS LIVES!  It is not harmless
entertainment.  It causes people to lust which is a sin.
It destroys a person's sexual life as God intended it to
be.  It leads people into bondage.  It progresses from
voyeurism to actually living out deviant sexual acts in
real life.  Pornography ruins marriages, ruins a person's
ability to have a normal, healthy relationship with
someone who they may actually fall in love with and marry,
and worst of all it damages a person's relationship with
God.  Porn is a tool satan uses very effectively to "kill,
steal, and destroy" human lives!

The fact is, pornography on the Internet could be
virtually wiped out and eliminated IF there was a real
desire to do so.  Right now, the only technological tool
to fight Internet porn is filtering.  Filtering does
NOT work no matter what the claims those who offer it
want to make.  It either filters too much content or not
enough.  As soon as a new filter is offered, in hours
the porn industry has found ways around it.  In addition,
most junior high school children can get around any
filter if they want to.  Filtering is as effective as 5
sandbags are in trying to stop a flood.

So how could porn be virtually wiped out and eliminated
from the Internet?  You go after the MONEY!  Internet
porn is a billion dollar a year industry.  Cut off the
money, and it ceases to exist.  When someone buys porn
on the Internet the money flows through the banking
system, mostly through credit cards.  That money
ultimately ends up in someone's bank account.  If credit
card companies quit processing porn transactions, if
banks quit accepting money from credit card clearing
companies that handle pornography business, if the
government began doing serious investigations into the
people and companies who own the accounts the porn money
ends up in, you could put a HUGE dent in the Internet
pornography business overnight.

The other way to shut down Internet porn is by companies
that supply bandwidth, refusing to sell the bandwidth
needed to those businesses that are putting pornography
on the Internet.  Also, individual Internet Service
Providers (ISPs) like AOL, Roadrunner, Earthlink, Yahoo,
MSN, or whichever company you use, could block any
domain that provided pornographic material.

Now some of you may be saying, if it is that easy why
doesn't it happen.  That is a simple answer, MONEY.
Again, Internet porn is a BILLION DOLLAR industry.  It
is HUGE business for the credit card companies.  It is
HUGE business for the banks.  It is HUGE business for
the companies that sell bandwidth.  It is HUGE business
for the ISPs.  I can guarantee you that as easy as it
would be to virtually eliminate all pornography from the
Internet overnight, it will NEVER HAPPEN because there
are too many people making too much money from it!!!

The other avenue to fight this battle is legally.  The
problem there however is gutless politicians with no
desire to take on the pornography industry. Larry Flynt
and other powerful people in the porn business have shown
in the past a willingness to go after any politician that
opposes them, not to mention the fact that the porn
industry gives lots of money to politicians.

Sadly, going after the entire pornography industry that
will take in over 10 billion known dollars this year has
not been a priority of the Bush Administration or of the
Attorney General.  Factor in liberal judges around the
country that will give the pornographers favorable rulings
when cases are brought to court, as well as the fact that
40% of Internet porn originates from other countries, and
the chance to stop Internet porn through the legal system
is simply a dream.

I love you and care about you so much.  Let me tell you
this, Liveprayer will be illegal on the Internet before
pornography is!  So what is the answer?  For parents,
you have got to understand that using the Internet as a
babysitter is like allowing your child to play in the
middle of a busy freeway during rush hour.  It is simply
an accident waiting to happen.

You MUST be diligent and monitor what sites your child
visits, monitor who they chat with, and sit them down and
have open and honest conversations with them about the
dangers of the Internet.  Talk to them about pornography
and why it is a sin.  Talk to them about being careful of
who they may "meet" in chatrooms.  The better they are
trained on the dangers of the Internet, the better
equipped they will be when faced with those dangers.

As for adults who struggle with a bondage to pornography,
it is a battle like any other.  You have got to first be
willing to admit you have a problem, and then turn to
the Lord to find the strength and plan to get victory
over your bondage.  This may be a wake up call for many
who have this problem in your life today.  Listen to me,
IT IS NO ACCIDENT YOU ARE READING THIS TODAY, GOD IS
SPEAKING TO YOU, THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO GET VICTORY OVER
THIS BATTLE WITH PORN ONCE AND FOR ALL BEFORE IT DESTROYS
YOUR LIFE!

I will be praying for you today.  Praying that you
realize what a huge problem Internet pornography is.
Sadly, because it is such a huge industry the things that
could be done to shut it down will never be done, both
from the technical and legal side.  That is sad because
that only means it will continue to be a growing problem
we will have to deal with in our nation.

Now more than ever, the church has got to get serious
about this issue.  We have got to reach out to those in
bondage to porn and help them find deliverance through
Christ.  We have got to continue to warn parents of
this danger so they can train their children to be aware
of this trap that can destroy their lives.  Ultimately,
we have got to continue to share with this lost and
hurting world the fact that Jesus Christ, and Jesus
Christ alone is the answer.  Whatever momentary
satisfaction may be found in porn, it cannot compare to
the true joy that comes from Christ.

The business world is not going to fight this battle, the
politicians are not going to fight this battle, it is up
to the people of God to fight this battle!!!

In His love and service,
Your friend and brother in Christ,
Bill Keller

***If I can help you in any way you can contact me
through my personal email at bkeller@liveprayer.com

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May God bless you as you learn from this message!

Donald W. Mitchell, Your Dream Concierge

Copyright 2006 Donald W. Mitchell