
Surfing for God
Discovering the Divine Desire Beneath Sexual Struggle
- 224 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Discover how the barrier built by porn addiction can become a bridge to abundant life. Using personal examples, scriptural illustrations, and 20 years of counseling experience, Cusick will help you understand how to break free from the prison of sexual addiction.
What if lust for porn is really a search for true passion?
In a world where there are 68 million searches for pornography every day and where over 70 percent of Christian men report viewing porn in the last year, it's no surprise that more and more men struggle with an addiction to this false fantasy. Common wisdom says if they just had more willpower or more faith, their fight would be over. But is the answer really that simple?
According to counselor and ministry leader Michael John Cusick, the answer is no—but the big truth may be much more freeing. Backed by scripture, Cusick uses examples from his own life and from his twenty years of counseling experience to show us how the pursuit of empty pleasure is really a search for our heart's deepest desire—and the real key to resistance is discovering and embracing the joy we truly want.
Cusick discusses the origins of sexual addiction, the need for affirmation, and the heart that aches for God while falling into relapse. Handling a difficult topic with grace, mercy and honesty, Cusick's insights will help you understand:
- How porn struggles begin
- What to do to prevent those struggles
- How to overcome compulsions once they begin
An essential resource centered on the sustaining love of Christ, this book will help guide anyone battling sex addiction or those in ministry seeking to provide encouragement to those struggling.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction: What’s Better than Porn?
- Chapter One: Getting Your Feathers Back
- Chapter Two: It’s Not about Sex
- Chapter Three: Insatiable Thirst
- Chapter Four: Gathering the Broken Pieces
- Chapter Five: Exposing the Counterfeits
- Chapter Six: Shame and Core Beliefs
- Chapter Seven: The Soul Snare Path
- Chapter Eight: Your Good Heart
- Chapter Nine: The Invisible Battle
- Chapter Ten: Your Brain on Porn
- Chapter Eleven: Less is More
- Chapter Twelve: The Soul Care Highway
- Chapter Thirteen: Freedom to Live
- Chapter Fourteen: Going under the Knife
- Conclusion: Becoming the Hero That You are
- Acknowledgments
- Notes