iwilltrustinyou:

We are experts, aren’t we? Experts at taking something beautiful, innocent, pure, and little by little, one by one little compromise after another.. Whether it be a lingering thought, a click of a mouse, a blind eye or a deaf ear—- it is a slow rusty decay… and all of a sudden we wake up to ourselves.. and begin to question… Wow… ‘how did I get here?’…. 

An estimated 1 million women and children are trafficked across international borders each year. This does not count the millions within their own countries.

77% of trafficked sex workers are minors.

The majority of American victims of commercial sexual exploitation tend to be runaway or thrown away youth who become victims of prostitution at the age of 11-12.

In Russia, there are more abortions than live births each year. 13 for every 10.

Hollywood currently releases 11,000 adult films per year.

40% of young girls in The United States, will get pregnant before age 20.

1 of 3 visitors to adult websites are women. 

Roughly 60% of marriages end in divorce.

USA Today says that 56% of US residents say it is important to live with each other before getting married.

Un-married couples living together, have twice the break-up rate of married couples, and in the US. 40% of them bring children into their often shaky live-in relationships.

44% of US workers with an internet connection and direct access- admitted to accessing an X-Rated website whilst at work.

96% of adult males, and 94% of adult females have had pre-marital sex.

The United States has the highest rates of STD’s in the industrialised world.

47% of families said pornography is a problem in their home.

And so we’re left asking ourselves, questioning… ‘Where do we go from here?’ … Some of you are convinced you are not a part of these statistics, others of you are aware that you most certainly are. — But through this list of statistics, I wanted to remind you that if you are struggling with the addiction of pornography, lust, sexual pleasure and satisfaction, masturbation, etc. You are not alone. You are one of many who struggle and fall short daily…

But there is hope- Christ came to blow statistics out of the water. Christ came to shatter any pre-conceived numbers, any political view or census. He came, He endured, He lived blamelessly, without sin - as a man- to show us that there are chances, choices and opportunities to change. 

Today is your chance to let Christ renew you in your addiction.

Today is your chance to release yourself from being ‘a statistic’ and into being ‘a new creation’. 

He desires to make you whole again- to give you new life, and life in abundance. Free from sexual immorality, free from the trappings of sin.

Step out today- begin to pray… He is listening, waiting and ready to begin a good work within you.

He is bigger than anything you are facing.

Trust. In. Him. — Our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.

Bless.
Jacinta.