Healthy alternatives to lust

Y’all, let’s replace porn/masturbation with something that’s good in y’all’s lives. My Christian counselor told me that we use porn/masturbation as a sort of wall in our lives when we have emotional turbulence. Healthy things can be: - work on a puzzle!! You can have it in progress and laying around in ur room or living room. Work on it when ur tempted! - get an app where u can learn a new language! When ur tempted, go learn a new word on the language you’re focused on. - go to a park and empty your mind! Be present and smell the goodness of God’s creation! - call up a friend!!!!! Catch up with someone!! - Read the Bible! - play some video games - learn some origami - do some push-ups/exercise! - read a good book! At the end of the day I think major reasons why we stumble are: - boredom - emotional turbulence - you had a bad day, your emotions aren’t aligned with reality, you aren’t practicing gratitude, you’re not remembering the Gospel, that Jesus died so that you could have eternal security and that absolutely nothing can harm you in this world and that you have victory over every challenge!! - mental health stuff (loneliness, depression, anxiety) We have to lift each other up! This sounds cliche, but no one is alone! You are not alone! Every time you open this app, remember that you are not alone! Why does this app exist? Because you are not alone in the fight!!!!!!! 1 Corinthians 10:13 “No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.” For the creative readers out there, try to think of how you can contribute to humanity with more fun things that can be easy. We have puzzles, basketball, sports, cooking, origami, etc. think of how you can contribute to mankind with more fun and recreational activities!!!