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Read my journal. I told myself for 20 years that I could not get rid of my phone or my PC because I needed them for work. Finally, I had had enough, and I quit IT and became a plumber -- all so I could get away from phones and PCs. That ended up being the beginning of freedom for me.

We can always make excuses why we cannot cut off our hand or pluck out our eye, but Jesus's instruction to us does not change (Matthew 5:28-30). Being a disciple will cost us something. Getting free will cost us something. It is up to us to count the cost and determine when we are willing to pay it. As I found out, the longer we wait, the higher the price gets!

 

The temptations are always going to be there. You have to learn the habit of turning away and changing how you use electronics. You may have to put blockers on your devices or buy ad free subscriptions. Tao is right we are called to do whatever it takes. Do not be afraid to talk to trusted people in your church. There are many dealing with the same problem. When you give up P your eyes seek other options for stimuli. I used scripture memorization or simple cry Jesus help me stay pure. You can do it and the longer you practice, the better you get like exercise.

 

Consider setting up a blocker or filter apps. I use Boomerang Parental Control plus its browser app SPIN.

It works great for my phone and, honestly, not having the constant background thought that I can access P with a few taps, has helped me enormeously.
For PCs it's trickier. But doable. What I use required me to sacrifice even Google. I can't even use those chapta anti-bot things. It has caused me a couple of weird moments with people, but I don't care. There are endless excuses you can use, most are credible. I say that I am almost addicted to procrastination and this is my way to keep myself in check. I am in fact in such a condition so it doesn't even seem a lie when I say it.
Anyway for PCs I advise Activtrak which is a software for employee monitoring, technically, but does the job just fine. Setting it up requires plenty of effort though so there may be better options out there.
Google had to go because it cannot be trusted. It would lead me to fall endlessly. It finds every single P site that is around, even the most obscure. Since I told it "goodbye" I only fell a few times, and now use only my trusty SwissCows as search engine. All others engines are locked, as they too are dangerous.

If anyone's seriously interested I can send a list of all the blocked sites I have configured on my Activtrak profile.

 

Way to go! Freedom may carry a heavy price. No matter how high it is, it is worth it. Well done.

 

Some things also seem huge initially, but we humans were designed by God to be resilient and get used to discomfort.