More than Desire

He could be your pastor. Your youth leader. Boy Scout leader. Dentist or doctor. Even your husband.

She could be your mother, your pastor's wife, a missionary or even your best friend.

Who are they?

They are our brothers and sisters in Christ, good and decent people who struggle with pornography, or who have been deeply wounded because somebody they love, struggles with an addiction to pornography.

Considering the statistics, chances are very high that you know somebody that struggles with this addiction.

This is a serious issue, and it's time that the church stopped being silent, and started talking about it. From the pulpit. In men's groups. And started walking, encouraging and supporting men and women whose lives have been affected by this sinister addiction.

There are lots of women out there who don't know where to turn, for support, a listening ear and advice, but there is a wonderfully refreshing and honest blog that you CAN look to. Where you can ask questions, read articles and talk to other women who have been there. And who understand. And if you or your husband don't struggle but want to know how to help somebody who does, this blog can be a good resource.

It's called, More than Desire. And Ashley Weis has been there.

She and her husband wrote a book this past year titled Exposed. Read below for more info.

When I discovered my husband’s porn addiction I never thought I’d be here today, writing about the restoration of our marriage and the hearts of porn stars. God had a plan. A bigger plan that I may have missed had I not been willing to forgive and love. My husband and I are working to publish a non-fiction book and a novel about the heartache porn brings to those affected by it. The novel, Exposed, is the story of a marriage counselor who discovers her husband’s pornography addiction, and an unloved teen who falls into the same self-destructive industry.

They have also written a workbook for couples, couples that are on the road to healing.

You don't have to walk the road of reconciliation and forgiveness alone.

and church?

This is what the kingdom of God is about. Extending our hands of mercy and grace, because there will come a time when we need those hands of mercy and grace to lift us up.