How To Walk In Freedom From Pornography as A Husband

Show notes

About This Episode Aaron opens up about his long struggle with pornography, which began around age 7 or 8 and carried into marriage. He believed marriage would fix his lust, but it didn't, and Jennifer shares how his addiction affected her and every aspect of their marriage. Aaron reads aloud a letter to pornography he wrote in 2014 and names the two moments that changed everything: Jennifer lovingly telling him he was committing adultery, and a mentor telling him he was not a slave to porn and needed to confess that he actually loved his sin. Their prayer is that by being open about this sensitive and taboo subject, many men and women would find freedom and healing. Nothing graphic is shared, but this is not an episode to listen to around children.

About Aaron & Jennifer Smith Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.

In This Episode Where it started — Aaron's exposure to pornography around age 7 or 8 and how it followed him into marriage. The marriage myth — why getting married did not fix his lust. How it affected Jennifer — the impact of porn on her heart and on every part of their marriage. A letter to pornography — Aaron reads the letter he wrote in 2014. Turning point one — Jennifer lovingly telling Aaron he was committing adultery. Turning point two — a mentor telling him he was not a slave to porn and needed to confess that he loved his sin. Already free — what it means that believers have been set free from slavery to sin. Confession vs. minimizing — the difference between true confession and repentance and half-truths. Not alone — why reconciliation and community matter for lasting freedom.

Scripture Referenced Galatians 5:1 Romans 6:6 2 Corinthians 5:17 Ephesians 4:17 1 John 2:1

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