Garold

Another thing you might be interested in . . . I recently had the opportunity to be interviewed on Dr. Kevin Skinner’s program, “Pornography As I See It.” You can listen to the whole thing here: http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/11/12/breaking-free-of-porn-addiction/

I explain on there how I experienced freedom from porn addiction and how Covenant Eyes can help others.

Thank you for your thoughtful comment. I appreciate hearing what you thought about the article. My intent was to take a different approach to fighting pornography addiction than you typically read about.

I have read about Covenent Eyes and will try to remember to recommend it to those I deal with who are struggling with pornography. I like the idea of being accountable to another person.

Thanks,
Garold

Thanks for commenting on the importance of prayer, fasting and service. These are at the heart of Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 6.

Thank you for also focusing on service as a key to self-discipline and mastery of sin. Jesus told the Pharisees, “Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. You fools! Did not he who made the outside make the inside also? But give as alms those things that are within, and behold, everything is clean for you” (Luke 11:39-41).

I have always found this Scripture interesting. As we give of ourselves more and more, out time, talent and treasure, then we become clean inside, cleansed of selfishness and self-centeredness.

I wrote a bit of my own testimony about my exodus out of pornography on my company’s blog. Check it out if you like: http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/02/20/how-a-porn-addict-found-hope-between-the-altar-and-the-door/

I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Thanks for not focusing on technology such as filters to cover the problem. I work for Covenant Eyes. We make a content filter for computers but our chief piece of software is our accountability software. It isn’t like a Internet filter; it simply monitors where a person goes on the Internet. We create detailed Internet-use reports of every single website visited. These reports cannot be edited or erased (like a computer’s Internet history). We have an up-to-date scoring system that rates sites based on content and includes those ratings on the report. Accountability partners (of that person’s choosing) can then view that person’s Internet activity via emailed reports or on our website 24/7. People avoid viewing porn online because they know they are accountable for what they see.

Accountability is such an important principle for freedom from sin. Obviously our software is rendered pretty useless unless the person who has it is truly seeking to live differently, be accountable for their actions and thoughts, and enter into real covenant community. This is why we’ve heard so many exciting testimonies over the years from thousands of people who’ve found freedom for the first time because they were challenged to enter into real accountability relationships.

Thanks again for your thoughts!

Luke Gilkerson
Internet Community Manager
Covenant Eyes
http://www.covenanteyes.com

“I have made a covenant with my eyes” (Job 31:1)