Why porn is so hard to quit

Look, when someone quits smoking, they have to go buy cigarettes. Alcoholic has to go to the store. Drug addict has to find a dealer. There's friction. There's a barrier between you and the substance.

But with porn? It's in your pocket right now. On your phone. On your laptop. In your brain as memories that pop up uninvited. The internet isn't going anywhere.

Growing up, everyone watched porn. My friends didn't even hide it. They'd straight up say they were "going for a number 3" and laugh about it. It was just normal.

So how do you fight something that's always there?

"For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God." - Colossians 3:3

Paul says we already died. Past tense. The old you that needed this? Dead. But the body didn't get the memo. It still has the same wiring, the same urges.

Here's what helped me: Joseph didn't stand there and try to reason with Potiphar's wife. He RAN. Literally fled the house so fast he left his cloak behind (Genesis 39:12). Not a strategic retreat. A full sprint.

That's what we need to do. Run from temptation. Delete the apps (Instagram + TikTok). Unfollow the accounts. Download a blocker (I use Gracen). Put the phone down. Get out of the room. Go for a run. Do pushups until you collapse. Call a friend. Take a cold shower. Pick up a Bible. Pray out loud. Whatever it takes.

When the urge hits, you don't negotiate with it. You physically remove yourself. The urge will pass - they always do - but you have to outlast it.

The cigarettes stay in your pocket. But you don't have to light them up.

Flee.