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.

If you were within walking distance of a place you wanted to visit, it would be very challenging to get there if you didn't know which direction to go, what street it was on, or what landmarks to look for nearby.

This is how it can feel to want healing from sexual strongholds, if we don't know how to get there or even what it can look like.

Join me as I discuss this today in Chapter 10 of my book, All of You.

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There's often a pattern involved in our continual temptations. Do you recognize a pattern of when you seem to be the most vulnerable?

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Is anger and unforgiveness weighing you down? In this latest podcast episode, I talk about what forgiveness is (and what it isn't) and the freedom and healing that can come from being able to recognize it and release it in a healthy way.

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For years I thought I just needed to work harder to shove down the pain in my heart. That seemingly worked for several years...until I had my first baby and everything came flooding up to the surface. Learning that Jesus could heal my heart was scary for me at first, but I started to learn just how much He could heal those very same places that I wasn't sure could ever be healed.

👉 All of You Book: https://a.co/d/7T7yT5a

👉 See my website for additional resources: https://www.walkinginfreedomministries.com

Join me as I talk about the how to reach out for help when you are a woman wrestling with sexual strongholds. This is such an important aspect to beginning the healing process, but it can be so scary and intimidating to reach out for help.

In this episode, I read from Chapter 6 in my book, "All of You" about the importance of reaching out for help, who to reach out to, and how to do that.

• All of You Book: https://a.co/d/7T7yT5a

• See Amy's website for additional resources: https://www.walkinginfreedomministries.com

• 1:1 Coaching with Amy: https://www.freetobemecoaching.net/individual-coaching