Tag Archives: contentment
In Search of Pain
- Posted on May 17, 2013
- in Freedom and Victory
- by Jessica
I had originally intended on publishing a post about how it is human for us to experience emotions. I still plan on that, but I wanted to take a moment and share with you how God is working in that very part of my life right now. This was originally [...]
Continue reading...Building Healthy Boundaries with Boys
Boundaries. Most of us don’t have them, or don’t have good ones, when it comes to men. Men are either sex toys, objects of our latest fantasy, or wicked entities to be avoided who are not worthy of our trust. We either lust for them or we hate them- there [...]
Continue reading...Marriage Won’t Set You Free: Getting Real About Our Expectations
- Posted on March 6, 2013
- in Pornography, Masturbation, and Lust
- by Jessica
I know… I’ve been writing a lot about marriage. It’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot. I’m single and 27; it’s what single 27-year-olds do, I guess. Usually, thinking about marriage leads us ladies into this manic depressive state of panic and dread. Thinking about marriage or a lack [...]
Continue reading...What To Do With Male Attention Addiction
- Posted on November 23, 2012
- in Pornography, Masturbation, and Lust
- by Jessica
I received an e-mail from a young woman who had an interesting perspective. She had determined, from her struggles with lust and her difficulty recovering, that she was, in fact, addicted to not just porn or lust. No, she was addicted to men themselves. It didn’t matter what the context, [...]
Continue reading...Hit Me With Your Best Shock: How 50 Shades Has Captured Women.
- Posted on September 24, 2012
- in Pornography, Masturbation, and Lust
- by Jessica
Behind every tidal wave of culture is an earth-shaking pain. Everything that enrages us (or at the least offends us) as Christians, stems from a place of brokenness in the life of the offender. Somewhere a message was missed. Somewhere, we fell short of God’s glory and became OK with [...]
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