Being honest in a proactive manner is really helpful to having a clean life. Being honest in the heat of a battle is essential to staying clean that day. When lust hits, be it a landmine or some other opportunity in your environment, immediately call someone and let them know what’s happening. Honesty can be as simple as having Covenant Eyes accountability software on your phone and computer. When your wife, pastor or accountability partner gets the report on your Internet travels, this is a form of honesty that can really protect and help you lead and maintain a clean life. As soon as you call, you've prevented that landmine trigger or opportunity from taking you down a path of guilt and shame again.
You deserve a clean brain, but it doesn’t come easy. You are the person who has trained your flesh to lust after a certain image or emotional trigger. Unfortunately, your flesh doesn’t change overnight. Be persistent and over time you can begin to look at any woman as a person and not as an object. The longer you stay free from porn and masturbation, the easier it gets to see women as people. Stay Tuned for Part Four of The Brain Series!