Encouraging Resources

This may have already been posted by someone somewhere here, but I really enjoyed this series. I may even have to listen to it again!
Bruxy Cavey at The Meeting House (Oakville, ON) - Let's talk about sex. http://www.themeetinghouse.com/pageid/1738/ (Scroll down and start with #1)

Know of any other honest and Biblical resources to encourage your brothers and sisters in their struggle with porn, masturbation, or being a sexual creation? Post it here!

 

Followup discussions to the series: http://www.themeetinghouse.com/…/lets-talk-about-sex-series… http://www.themeetinghouse.com/…/lets-talk-about-sex-series…

 

I found this song while making a playlist for my Rap and Religion class. Love the lyrics, and the first verse is super relevant here:

 

Links to help you think about how to approach someone who uses porn, or anyone for that matter:
The power of Empathy - Brené Brown
Shame vs Guilt - Brené Brown

 

Here's a great article on why Jesus wants the rose:

My purity ring didn’t keep me pure

 

Really good article that addresses some of the misconceptions about dating and sexuality in the church: https://www.crosswalk.com/family/singles/the-top-five-myths-of-christian-dating-11620987.html

Susan Isaacs discussing how sexuality is often shut down in the church: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4i2Cpt0g4g

 

"The sexual desire of the unmarried person is good, is holy, and is part of the shining creation of the image of God. Among all of the other voices, some helpful and needed (and some not), I want you, when you feel shame for sexuality or sexual desire, to be able to return to 1 Corinthians 7:9 and find peace. I want 1 Corinthians 7 to, without a doubt, be a place of respite for the unmarried Christian from shame, from self-hate, and from accusation, insofar as they feel those things about God’s good creation of their sexuality. You are loved, and you have sexual desires which propel you to get married which God endorses."
https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/the-single-person-s-good-desire-for-sex