Urgent Care Recovery for the Spouse Prodigals International The person living with the addict needs special care and support, too. See "Pornography & Sexual Addiction" Training Pack

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Topics:	Accountability, Addiction, Congregational care, Counseling, Discipleship, Healing, Mentoring, Support groups
Filters:	Counseling, Discipleship, Elder, Men, Mentoring, Pastor, Pastoral care, Shepherd
References:	Matthew 5:27-28
Date Added:	September 26, 2007
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Matthew 5:27–28

Getting someone free from the bondage of pornography and sexual addiction also means providing care to others who are caught in its wake, especially spouses of the addict. Here are nuggets of wise counsel you can give to these hurting people.

• Draw a line in the sand. Don't ignore his behavior; it will only get worse. Let him know gently but firmly that he must seek help. One pastor's wife tolerated—and covered up—her husband's pornography addiction for two years because she feared he'd lose his ministry. But those two years took a terrible toll on their marriage. And when his addiction came to light, the backlash from his church was much greater because he hadn't voluntarily sought help earlier.

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