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Welcome to episode #69!
This week, Matt and Braden bust the myths that say porn use is tied to libidos and will be an overwhelming, lifelong battle.

Myth 1: Porn use is tied to your libido
Porn use doesn't increase and decrease in correlation with people's sex drives. If that were the case, people in their 50s and 60s wouldn't ever experience an increase in their porn use, but in reality, they often do.

Porn use is more an issue of brain chemistry, emotional maturity, and spiritual understanding. When you start to figure out the reasons you go to sexual vices, instead of just claiming it's because you're horny, you can finally start to move towards the freedom that you hopefully desire.

Myth 2: Sexual temptation will be a lifelong battle
When you're in the thick of your battle with sexual vices, it's so overwhelming that you think the level of temptation that you currently experience will last forever. After all, it's often all you've ever known. The truth is that when when you learn to live with spiritual authority and emotional maturity, your brain rewires and the temptation doesn't come with the same frequency or strength. You will still be tempted sexual every so often, but it becomes like a fly that you swat away, rather than a bear chasing you down in a forest.

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Next week, Matt and Braden talk to Kelly Lamanteer on her journey of overcoming infidelity and abuse. She is now coaching women with Restored Ministries and seeing many lives transformed!

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Podcast Hosts
BRADEN HAFNER

Braden is the Regional Director in Alberta for FamilyLife Canada. He has been married for 12 years to his wife Kristen, and they live in Edmonton, Alberta. He is passionate about seeing marriages grow and thrive, and helping couples move to a deeper oneness with one another and with God. FamilyLife Canada has a variety of resources and events to help you and your spouse take your marriage to the next level. See what would benefit you at www.familylifecanada.com

MATT CLINE

Matt and his wife Louise raise their little guys, David and Oliver, in Edmonton, Alberta. He is honored to do what he can to tackle the epidemic of pornography and sexual perversion in every way possible. Seeing lives and marriages get free and experience the love of God in profound ways is what drives him every day. He leads Restored Ministries, is a certified speaker and coach for the John Maxwell Team, and formerly played hockey in the WHL and for Hockey Canada. You can visit www.restoredministries.ca.