What comes to mind when you hear the word "desire"?

Desires can show up in many different ways in our lives. We can try to squelch them, but then they can pop back up again somewhere else.

For years I saw many of my desires as "bad" and something I needed to numb, ignore, or somehow squelch. That didn't work (at all).

I don't think that works for most of us.

Could your desires be telling you something different than you think?

Porn is created to cause a response in everyone that views it. When it starts to affect someone's attractions, it can cause a lot of fear, shame, and confusion. If this is something that has affected you, you are not alone.

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I had been trying to get my life together before I attempted to have a deeper connection with Jesus, but that wasn't working at all. Then something quite the opposite happened. As I gradually learned how to share with Him what was going on in the depths of my heart and life, (before I got my life together) I slowly started realizing it was ok to do this. The shame I felt started disappearing as I started building a deeper relationship with Him by being transparent with Him about everything I was walking through. He didn't scold me or turn away. He drew me in closer and started healing my heart.