Men of Integrity

By CODY THRASH

A podcast for men. Pornography addiction. Sexual addictions. Freedom.... more

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Men of Integrity episodes:

January 08, 2021 So she found out? What now? Confess. Repent. Be baptized in Jesus name. Be filled. Overcome.
Accountability partner recommendations.
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December 18, 2020 The Importance of Accountability, friends, Addiction Counseling.
TO OVERCOME ADDICTION, YOU NEED ACCOUNTABILITY.
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December 14, 2020 ESCALATION, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, PORNOGRAPHY, FEAR OF INTIMACY, YOU CAN'T HEAL WHAT YOU HIDE
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Escalation - a rapid rise, increase.
    an increase in the intensity of something, an intensification.
Escalation comes in many forms.
    Drugs.
    Depression
    Mental.
    Sin.
Hosea 13:2
A degradation of any one thing will entice the inclination of another.
Think about those pathways.
Ezekiel 16:47
2 Timothy 3:13
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Why? Tolerance
Spousal competition and degradation of spouse mental health.
First experience? Do you remember?
Progression.
Knowing its wrong, being unable to stop or forego.
How does it hurt a marriage?
Most of us who deal with pornography have a fear of letting someone know.
hidden sin.
You can't heal what you hide.
https://www.focusonthefamily.com/marriage/the-stages-of-pornography-addiction/
https://www.yourbrainonporn.com/relevant-research-and-articles-about-the-studies/porn-use-sex-addiction-studies/studies-find-escalation-and-habituation-in-porn-users-tolerance/
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December 11, 2020 FORGETTING, HANUKKAH, PATHWAYS, PRAYER, FELLOWSHIP, PLACES YOU'VE NEVER BEEN
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Philippians 3:12 I'm not perfect.

Forgetting can be good or bad.

The people of Israel had a knack for forgetting.
Brought out of Egypt. They forgot.
Given manna and water in the desert. They forgot.
Forgot their judges and wanted Kings.
The kings forgot who gave them power.
They all forgot God.
Turned to idols.
Hanukkah story, Power of remembering.
Philippians 3:13-15 Paul exhorting.
2 Corinthians 5:17 I'm a new creature.
James 1:22-25
How does the Word create pathways?
Prayer
Tithes/Offerings
Christian Fellowship
What does forgetting do for us? Got forgets.
Isaiah 43:25 Blots out sins.
Isaiah 43:18-19 The wilderness and God is there.
Where do new paths form? Places you've never been.
Micah 7:19 The sea of forgetfulness.
Hebrews 8:12.
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December 07, 2020THE SCIENCE OF ADDICTION
Raised on a Diet of Internet Porn
Grew up with internet in the home

Access to internet porn from an early age

2002 ED rates were 2% in men under 40

2015 ED rates were 30% in men under 40

2006 - YouTube style porn sites started to go live
Pornhub

Youporn

RedTube

Videos

Symptoms and Conditions that come from regular porn use
Chronic ED

Anorgasmia, delayed ejaculation

Brain fog, concentration problems

Lethargy, lack of motivation

Social anxiety, lack of confidence

Depression, emotional numbness

Declining interest in real partners

Escalation to porn that doesn’t match original tastes or sexual orientation.

Why does all this happen?
Neuroplasticity

The reward circuit
Mood

Emotions

Desires

Drives

Love/bonding

Addiction

Because of this circuit:
Compelled towards good feelings

Away from pain or bad feelings

Novelty

Dopamine
Craving chemical

“I've gotta have it, whatever IT is”

Not associated with pleasure or satisfaction
But rather with wanting, seeking, craving

Released in anticipation

Opioids - satisfaction

Dopamine is stronger than satisfaction

Food and desert

The rat and self-stimulation

Block dopamine - no stimulation, no motivation

Sexual cues produce the highest amount

Edging

The Coolidge effect
The perfect video

Compilations

How many potential partners did our ancestors have?

Porn is a supernatural/supernormal stimulus stimulus
Fast food

Junk food

Gambling machines

Video games

Animals are vulnerable to this
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December 04, 2020ANXIETY
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Anxiety results in heaviness of heart and provides no relief to the situation.
“What good is worrying?”

Proverbs 12:25

Job 6:2-3

I’m not implying that Job’s situation isn’t painful, just simply that the anxiety that he is feeling provided no relief. There is no relief in anxiety. We must find another way.

We must live by faith and not by sight. Anxiety pulls us down when we focus on what MIGHT BE rather than what IS.
Alot of times throughout life we will find ourselves describing the world around us, to ourselves. We end up speaking all the negative things around us and therefore digging them deeper into our psyche.

Psalm 73:1-3

Psalm 142:4-5

Job 23:8-10

Philippians 4:8 finally brethren...

2 Timothy 1:7 ...spirit of fear…

Anxiety is real. What Is the proper response?
Give the problem to God and ask for His help.

1 Peter 5:7

Philippians 4:6

Isaiah 41:10-13

Generally, anxiety is linked to envy and jealousy.
Proverbs 24:19-20

Isaiah 41:10-13

God’s sufficiency is more than enough for our every concern and need.
2 Corinthians 12:9

Ephesians 1:3

Philippians 4:13-19

Romans 8:32

Trusting God’s sovereignty replaces anxiety with peace. He does have our best interest at heart, we just have to submit to His will.
Isaiah 26:3-4

Psalm 139:16 no

Isaiah 45:5-7 ...he makes peace…

Knowing this...God has your life laid out. It's all been done, just follow Him and allow his peace to replace that anxiety.
Jeremiah 29:11-13

Matthew 6:33-34

John 14:1-3

James 4:15

God can and will use any situation for good, even those that trouble us.
Romans 8:28
Hannah, anxious because she was childless, 1 Samuel 1

Jeremiah, concerned about committing to God’s plan to purchase property, Jeremiah 32:24-27

David, realizing he must focus on God and not his enemies, Psalm 13
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December 01, 2020 Pornography Statistics, Covenant Eyes
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November 30, 2020S01E01 - YOU ARE NOT ALONE
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Biblically based for Christian men

Basing this podcast from a worldview
holding that that bible is true and correct in all that it says.

In the church, we tend to not want to talk about it.
1 Corinthians 10:12-13
[12] Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
[13] There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
2 Timothy 2:15
[15] Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needed not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
1 Corinthians 6:18-20
[18] Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
[19] What? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
[20] For ye are bought with a price: Therefore glorify God in your body, and in you spirit, which are God’s.
Matthew 5:28
[28] But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
TESTIMONY

YOU ARE NOT ALONE
Child molestatioN

Rape

Abuse

YOU ARE NOT HOMOSEXUAL
Experimentation with a friend

Sleepovers

Not defined by past experiences

“God has an attitude about you”

ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION

MARRIAGE PROBLEMS

SPOUSAL ABUSE

Men are so visual, we don’t need porn, a porn scene can be held completely within the mind.
James 5:16
[16] Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
1 John 1:9
[9] If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
In the next episode we will be talking about statistics and the science of addiction.
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FAQs about Men of Integrity:

How many episodes does Men of Integrity have?

The podcast currently has 88 episodes available.