Quitting porn causes us to miss the dopamine rush that our former destructive habit gave us. Music can sometimes help with that. Put on some loud Christian music and see what happens. Psalm 95:1 Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!” Make some noise, and have some fun. Psalm 105:2 ESV Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works!” Strive to make a habit of doing what this verse says, instead of dwelling on problems. James 5:13 ESV Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.” Today, I added this to my verses for daily meditation. Great stuff. Colossians 3:16 ESV Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.” Consider shutting off music that tempts you, or music that is just openly evil. Consider praying: “Father, help me to turn off the trash.” Then put on some good stuff. Psalm 150:1-6 ESV Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens! Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness! Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe! Praise him with sounding cymbals; praise him with loud clashing cymbals! ...” David praised God eleven times in this passage. Consider reading this passage enthusiastically, exactly the way David wrote it. Then add two or three things of your own to praise God for. Music and praise are two powerful habits to learn to replace the vacuum addiction causes. If we determine to make them permanent solutions, they will help us permanently.
Worshipful music, esp. without words, is part of the background sound track for my life. Very, very helpful. Let us praise him all the time!
