A study by Josh McDowell revealed:
- Seventy-nine percent of men in the evangelical church use pornography at least once a month.
- Fifty-five percent of marriages are negatively impacted by pornography.
That’s astonishing data considering that pornography:
- Breeds disconnection rather than intimacy.
- Deepens secrecy.
- Creates distrust.
- Destroys marriages.
Many women are suffering because their husband uses pornography. They feel isolated, ashamed, hopeless, and helpless. They’ve tried everything they can think of to fight for their marriage – like being more sexual with him; being more patient, forgiving, or gracious; or creating a more loving environment – all to no avail.
Rosie Makinney, my guest on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly, says most women haven’t done the one thing that actually works: getting their husband into recovery. Most married men don’t enter recovery because of sudden conviction they feel but because their wives require it.
I hope that’s a liberating truth for wives to hear. You don’t have to (and shouldn’t) wait until your marriage is on the verge of divorce to seek help. If you know or suspect that pornography is an issue in your marriage, you can take proactive steps right now to help your husband chart a new course.
Rosie shares:
- How pornography hijacks a man’s brain and damages his relationship with his wife.
- How to set up a zero-tolerance policy for pornography.
- Why women are not only fighting to rid their marriage of pornography but to create a new level of vulnerability, honesty, and authenticity.
Rosie Makinney’s book, Fight for Love: How to Take Your Marriage Back from Porn, is available through our ministry for a gift of any amount. Click here for more information.
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