Welcome to episode #58!In this week's episode the guys chat with Keith Johnston as he shares his story about how a $15K phone bill due to porn use rocked his world. He also shares about how he came to terms with that moment and how it was a catalyst for him to get help!You will always look for affirmation that you're not receiving Brittni grew up in a home with verbal abuse and toxic relationships. She was never affirmed or told that she was beautiful, so when she got affirmed when...
Welcome to episode #58!
In this week's episode the guys chat with Keith Johnston as he shares his story about how a $15K phone bill due to porn use rocked his world. He also shares about how he came to terms with that moment and how it was a catalyst for him to get help!
You will always look for affirmation that you're not receiving
Brittni grew up in a home with verbal abuse and toxic relationships. She was never affirmed or told that she was beautiful, so when she got affirmed when stripping at a club on a Mexico holiday, she loved what it did for her confidence. This led to porn producers offering her a spot in the porn industry that she quickly took them up on. No matter how many scenes she did or men she was with though, the need for affirmation was never fulfilled, which drove her to do things for a pay check that she never wanted to do.
Abuse in the porn industry
Porn directors had Brittni doing scenes that she didn't feel comfortable with at all. She was getting tied up and hit or dressed up as a child portraying pedophilia with an older man. She didn't know that she had a voice in the industry, so instead of saying 'no' to these scenes, she endured the pain. She'd go home crying thinking about how much she hated what she was forced to do, but her pay check was on the line and drugs helped her endure.
God rescued her
When she was smoking heroine and becoming suicidal, she knew she needed help. She went with her Grandma to a church service where she gave her life to the Lord. After this, she was still in the porn industry for over three years, all the while hearing the voice of God and experiencing a greater conviction against evil. When she went back to porn one last time simply for the money, the Holy Spirit spoke to her about the wickedness of leading people into sexual immorality. She quit that day and has been bringing people out of the porn industry and preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ powerfully ever since!
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Next week, Matt and Braden chat with Brittni's husband, Richard, about how he came to fall in love with her and was able to rise above all of the many complications that come with falling for an ex porn-start who's content is still out there online.
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Braden is the Regional Director in Alberta for FamilyLife Canada. He has been married for 12 years to his wife Kristen, and they live in Edmonton, Alberta. He is passionate about seeing marriages grow and thrive, and helping couples move to a deeper oneness with one another and with God. FamilyLife Canada has a variety of resources and events to help you and your spouse take your marriage to the next level. See what would benefit you at www.familylifecanada.com
MATT CLINE
Matt and his wife Louise raise their little guys, David and Oliver, in Edmonton, Alberta. He is honored to do what he can to tackle the epidemic of pornography and sexual perversion in every way possible. Seeing lives and marriages get free and experience the love of God in profound ways is what drives him every day. He leads Restored Ministries, is a certified speaker and coach for the John Maxwell Team, and formerly played hockey in the WHL and for Hockey Canada. You can visit www.restoredministries.ca.
