I was once a captive trapped in prison,
a prison not made with hands
nor built of iron, stone, and steel.
No mine was a prison of my own making.
Bound by chains unseen
in a prison without walls.
Mine was the prison of pornography,
that silent addiction.
Years were spent building my prison
as daily I spent countless hours
filling my mind with poison
these images that served
only to feed my insatiable addiction
and further strengthen
the chains that bound.
All I knew was to gratify my flesh.
Oh the glitz and glammer
which serves to mask the dead emptiness.
It brought no joy, no hope, no happiness.
Still I fed ever more,
but no satisfaction did I find,
no fulfillment, no peace,
only lonliness
and the empty desolation of my cell.
Chained a prisoner I remained
There was no substance, no sustenance,
merely fluff like chaff
blown away with the wind.
Pornography promises,
but truly is only death and a trap.
That season of my life lasted for many years. But I have since been set free and have come to know and to have true and lasting freedom from that prison. And with this freedom came an indescribable peace. It is unwavering and unshakable. I've noticed that few, too few really, know and possess this true freedom and this incredible peace.
You may not be struggling with an addiction as I did, but in your heart of hearts can you really say that you have this true and lasting freedom and this unshakable, unwavering peace? Deep inside are you empty and longing for something more, but nothing seems to ever really satisfy?
I meet people all the time who look like they have eveything and have everything together. They live lives most people only dream about. They have tons of money, nice homes, fast cars, can be with virtually anyone they want, and do all their hearts desire to do. But they are really just empty people looking for anything to fill the emptiness in their lives.
Maybe this is you. You have tried to fill your life with sex, drugs, and alcohol. Or maybe it is wild parties and music, late nights at the club. Or it could big houses, lots of money, power, or even trying to do good work.
I don't know what your "stuff" is that you use to try to fill your life. But does this "stuff", whatever "it" is, whether sex or work or whatever, does it really satisfy? Does it really bring true meaning to life? Do you have purpose and joy and freedom and true peace? Or are you really just as I once was, just a prisoner only in a different prison, maybe not a prison of addiction but in prison and a prisoner all the same?
My freedom did not come from some means as you might suppose. It did not come from countless, endless hours of psychotherapy. It did not come through medication. It did not come from religion. Religion is a prison just as much as anything else.
My freedom and this peace came from a life changing encounter with the true and living God. A radical life transforming encounter with God, the creator of heaven and earth.
In an instant, He removed the chains of addiction that had me bound and gave me a supernatural peace. Religion can't do that. Sex can't do that. Drugs can't do that. Work can't. Money can't. Stuff can't.
God Himself, came and set me free, and I now possess a peace I could not have previously even imagined. I now have intimate fellowship with Him, and He has become my best friend.
I was trying to fill a void in my life with "stuff", but the only thing that could actually fill the void of emptiness and lonliness was the love of God experienced through friendship with God. I was designed and created to have intimate fellowship with Him. And the beauty is this freedom and peace and fulfillment and satisfaction and meaning and purpose and so many other things are not reserved for a select few. It is available to everyone.
If you know in your heart of hearts that you do not have this peace and this freedom, then you can get it today.
--giant slayer
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