1 Corinthians 6:18 *"Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body*".
*EFFECTS OF PORN IN MARRIAGE*(g)
The effect of porn in marriage cannot be overemphasized. Those that are suffering from loveless bedroom life due to porn can attest to these things and confirm them to be true. Porn is more dangerous than you think.
The several ways Satan is ruining homes today is due to subtle sins like giving attention to porn. A good wife may discover her husband's emotional indifference and start thinking something is wrong with her not knowing her husband's heart has been captured. Same applies to men whose wife's heart has been captured by porn.
*7#. IT IS A SLOW PATH TO DIVORCE*
Porn is also one of the unspoken leading causes of divorce today. It is a slow path to divorce because sexual immorality breaks the marriage covenant according to Matthew 19:9. A correlation studies says that married people who consume porn have 6-11% chances of ending their marriage in divorce.
Dr. Jill Manning 2004 research found 56% of divorce cases involved one party having an obsessive interest in porn websites. That number is widely shared on marriage sites: "56% of divorces come as result of one partner's excessive pornography use.
In today's world, divorce does not start with hotel escapades but with phone and other electronic gadgets. A spouse who discovers his/ partner's addiction to porn may feel cheated having been neglected over time and may start thinking of a way out.
Some may conclude there is a side chick or side cock somewhere and start planning to exit the marriage. Do not think all of these are mere assumptions, they are happening already. Porn is breaking many homes today.
Many couples still live in same house but as roommates. The long time of emotional distance may lead to a legal dissolution of the marriage because of coldness because one person feels betrayed.
Today, courts and pastors are seeing divorce papers that say: “Irreconcilable differences" which might be due to porn addiction of the partners that has damaged the marriage badly. A physical affair may not have happened, but the marriage bed was already defiled due to porn.
If your marriage is on the verge of collapse, there is hope for you. Take full responsibility for your actions and do not shift blames. Repent! Further, seek help from a trusted sanctified counselor. Do not try to fix it alone.
Pray along with me, *"Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways*"( Psalm119:37).