Pornography prayer points with scriptures

Pornography seeks to ensnare and enslave individuals, drawing them away from the pure and holy life that God desires for His children. Christians must turn to the Word of God for guidance, strength, and deliverance. Here are 50 pornography prayer points with scriptures.

Bible verses about pornography

1. Guarding the Heart

“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” Proverbs 4:23

Nuggets: To overcome pornography, it’s crucial to protect your heart from impurity. By guarding your heart, you prevent the seeds of lust from taking root and influencing your actions.

2. Flee from sexual immorality

“Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body.” 1 Corinthians 6:18

Nuggets: This verse underscores the importance of fleeing from pornography. It is a sin against one’s own body, and by running away from temptation, you protect your body and spirit.

3. Do not conform to the world

“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” Romans 12:2

Nuggets: To overcome pornography, renewing your mind is essential. Changing how you think and perceive will help you resist the allure of sinful behaviors and align with God’s will.

4. Set your mind on things above

“Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.” Colossians 3:2

Nuggets: By focusing on heavenly things rather than earthly temptations, such as pornography, you elevate your thoughts and desires to align with God’s purity and righteousness.

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5. Jesus has set you free

“So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” John 8:36

Nuggets: Understanding your freedom in Christ is key. Pornography no longer has power over you because Christ has set you free. Embrace this truth to walk in liberation.

6. Crucify the flesh

“And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.” Galatians 5:24

Nuggets: Crucifying the flesh means putting to death the desires that lead to pornography. This verse encourages you to deny these sinful passions through your union with Christ.

7. Overcoming by the Holy Spirit

“But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.” Galatians 5:16

Nuggets: Walking by the Spirit involves daily reliance on God’s strength. It enables you to resist the urges of the flesh, including the temptation of pornography.

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8. Purity of heart

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” Matthew 5:8

Nuggets: Purity of heart is crucial for overcoming pornography. As you seek a pure heart, you cultivate a closer relationship with God and experience His transformative power.

9. Avoiding all appearances of pornography

“Abstain from all appearance of evil.” 1 Thessalonians 5:22

Nuggets: Avoiding even the appearance of evil helps to steer clear of temptation. By abstaining from content that might lead to pornography, you safeguard your heart and mind.

10. Victory through Christ

“But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:57

Nuggets: Victory over pornography is possible through Christ. By relying on His power, you can overcome every temptation and live in the freedom He provides.

11. Guard your eyes

“I will set no wicked thing before my eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.” Psalm 101:3

Nuggets: Guarding your eyes from pornography is a proactive step in maintaining purity. What you look at affects your thoughts and actions.

12. Purification through the word of God

“How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word.” Psalm 119:9

Nuggets: The Word of God is a powerful tool for maintaining purity. By immersing yourself in Scripture, you gain strength and guidance to resist the temptation of pornography.

13. Leading of the holy spirit

“For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.” Romans 8:14

Nuggets: Being led by the holy spirit involves following His guidance away from sinful behavior. As you follow His lead, you live as a true child of God.

14. Put on the new self

“Put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.” Ephesians 4:22-24

Nuggets: Putting on the new self involves leaving behind old sins and embracing a new identity in Christ. This transformation is key to overcoming the old habits associated with pornography.

15. Confess your sins

“Confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.” James 5:16

Nuggets: Accountability and confession are crucial in overcoming pornography. By sharing your struggles with trusted individuals and seeking prayer, you receive support and healing.

16. Be wise

“Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity.” Colossians 4:5

Nuggets: Avoid situations that may lead to temptation. By being wise and intentional about your interactions and opportunities, you protect yourself from falling into pornography.

17. Guard your steps

“Keep your foot from going into evil, and your eyes from looking at wicked things.” Proverbs 4:27

Nuggets: Guarding your steps and avoiding wickedness involves making deliberate choices to steer clear of temptation. This helps you maintain your focus on purity and righteousness.

18. Surrender to God

“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” James 4:7

Nuggets: Surrendering to God and resisting the devil are essential in overcoming pornography. By submitting to God’s authority, you find the strength to resist and overcome temptation.

19. Dying to self

“I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.” Galatians 2:20

Nuggets: Dying to self means that your old desires no longer control you. Christ’s life in you empowers you to live a new, victorious life.

20. God’s grace is sufficient for you

“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” 2 Corinthians 12:9

Nuggets: In moments of weakness and temptation, God’s grace is sufficient. His power is made perfect in our weakness, providing the strength needed to overcome struggles with pornography.

21. Delight yourself in the Lord

“Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:4

Nuggets: As you delight in the Lord, He transforms your desires. By aligning your heart with His, you will find that your longing for purity grows stronger than any desire for pornography.

22. Resist temptation

“No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.”1 Corinthians 10:13

Nuggets: God provides a way of escape in every temptation. By relying on His faithfulness, you can find the strength and direction needed to avoid and overcome the temptation of pornography.

23. Seeking Purity

“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.” Psalm 51:10

Nuggets: Seeking a clean heart is essential for overcoming pornography. A renewed spirit aligns with God’s purity, helping you live a life that honors Him.

24. Draw near to God

“Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.” James 4:8

Nuggets: Drawing near to God involves purifying your heart and actions. By seeking God’s presence you experience His nearness and strength.

25. Pray for strength

“Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Matthew 26:41

Nuggets: Praying for strength helps you stay alert and avoid temptation. Recognizing the weakness of the flesh and relying on prayer equips you to resist the lure of pornography.

26. Focus on pure and commendable things

“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” Philippians 4:8

Nuggets: Focusing on pure and commendable things helps redirect your mind away from pornography. By meditating on what is righteous and pure, you cultivate a mind aligned with God.

27. Overcoming by the word

“I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.” Psalm 119:11

Nuggets: Storing God’s Word in your heart provides the strength to resist pornography. Scripture memorization and meditation fortifies your spirit against temptation.

28. Walk in the light

“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.” 1 John 1:7

Nuggets: Walking in the light means living openly and honestly before God. This transparency helps you avoid the secret struggle with pornography.

29. Accountability

“Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up.” Ecclesiastes 4:9-10

Nuggets: Accountability partners are vital in overcoming pornography. Having someone to support and uplift you during struggles ensures that you don’t face temptation alone.

30. Honor your marriage

“Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.”  Hebrews 13:4

Nuggets: Honoring marriage and keeping the marriage bed undefiled highlights the importance of sexual purity.

31. Keep your mind focused on God

“You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.” Isaiah 26:3

Nuggets: Keeping your mind focused on God’s truth brings peace and protection from temptation. A mind fixed on God is less likely to be swayed by the allure of pornography.

32. Submit to God

“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” James 4:7

Nuggets: Resisting the devil involves submitting to God’s authority. By aligning yourself with God’s will and resisting temptation, you drive away the influence of pornography.

33. Maintain integrity

“The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.” Proverbs 11:3

Nuggets: Maintaining integrity means staying true to God’s standards. It guides you away from pornography and leads you toward a life of purity and righteousness.

34. Seeking the Lord’s help

“I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.” Psalm 121:1-2

Nuggets: Looking to the Lord for help in overcoming pornography acknowledges His power and ability to aid you in your struggle. He is the ultimate source of strength and deliverance.

35. Avoid the path of the wicked

“Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers.” Psalm 1:1

Nuggets: Avoiding the counsel and path of the wicked helps you stay clear of temptation. By not engaging with influences that lead to sin, you protect yourself from falling into pornography.

36. Living a transformed life

“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” Romans 12:2

Nuggets: Transformation involves renewing your mind to align with God’s will. This renewal helps you reject pornography.

37. Strength in the Lord

“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.” Ephesians 6:10

Nuggets: Finding strength in the Lord equips you to face and overcome the temptations of pornography. His might is your greatest resource in the battle against sin.*

38. God is with you

“No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.” 1 Corinthians 10:13

Nuggets: This verse reassures believers that they are not alone in their struggles and that God provides the means to resist temptation.

39. Do not desire her beauty in your heart

“Do not desire her beauty in your heart, nor let her capture you with her eyelids.”Proverbs 6:25:

Nuggets: This warns against the dangers of lust and the need for self-control.

40. Be holy in your conduct

“But as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct.” 1 Peter 1:15

Nuggets: Living out holiness in all conduct, including sexuality, is crucial for overcoming pornography. By reflecting on God’s holiness, you align your actions with His purity.

41. Battling against the flesh

“For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh. For these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.” Galatians 5:17

Nuggets: Understanding the conflict between the flesh and the Spirit helps you recognize the battle against pornography. By yielding to the Spirit, you can overcome the flesh’s desires.

42. Rejecting lustful desires

“But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints.”
Scripture: Ephesians 5:3

Nuggets: Rejecting lustful desires and impurities ensures they do not become a part of your life.

43. Practicing self-control

“For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” 2 Timothy 1:7

Nuggets: Exercising self-control is essential in overcoming pornography. The Spirit empowers you with the strength to control your desires and live a life of purity.

44. Flee from pornography

“But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.” 1 Timothy 6:11

Nuggets: Pursuing righteousness and fleeing from pornography directs your focus away from pornography.

45. Guarding the mind

“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” Philippians 4:8

Nuggets: Focusing your thoughts on pure and commendable things helps you avoid the pull of pornography. A mind dedicated to what is virtuous will steer you clear of impurity.

46. Spiritual warfare

“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.” Ephesians 6:12

Nuggets: Recognizing the spiritual nature of the battle against pornography equips you with the right tools for victory. Engaging in spiritual warfare through prayer and the Word is essential.

47. Reject lustful thoughts

“We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ.” 2 Corinthians 10:5

Nuggets: Taking thoughts captive involves rejecting and reframing sinful thoughts. By focusing on Christ, you overcome the thoughts that lead to pornography and maintain purity.

48. Live a life worthy of God’s calling

“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.” 1 Peter 2:9

Nuggets: Living as a chosen and holy people involves reflecting God’s light and purity.

49. Power over sin

“For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.” Romans 6:14

Nuggets: Understanding that sin has no dominion over you through grace empowers you to resist pornography. You live under grace, which provides the strength to overcome sin.

50. lust and adultery

“But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” Matthew 5:28:

Nuggets: This verse emphasizes that lustful thoughts are equivalent to adultery, highlighting the seriousness of sexual desire outside of God’s design for marriage.

Prayer for pornography

Heavenly Father,

I come before You, acknowledging the battle I am facing with pornography. I confess that I have allowed myself to be drawn into this sin, and I feel the weight of guilt and shame. I ask for Your forgiveness and cleansing.

Lord, I know that pornography distorts the beauty of what You have created and leads me away from Your truth. It affects my mind, my heart, and my relationship with You and others. I recognize the damage it causes, and I desperately want to break free from its grip.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew my mind. Help me to turn away from these images and desires that do not honor You. Guard my eyes and my thoughts, and empower me to make choices that align with Your will. Strengthen me, Lord, to resist the urge to seek out pornography, and instead, fill me with a desire for purity and holiness.

I ask that You break every chain of addiction in my life. Set me free from the power that pornography has over me. Help me to see myself as You see me—redeemed, forgiven, and made new in Christ. Replace the lies that pornography tells with Your truth, and help me to find my identity and worth in You alone.

Fill me with Your Holy Spirit, Lord, so that I may walk in the Spirit and not fulfill the lusts of the flesh. Give me the strength to flee from temptation and to seek accountability from others who will support me in this journey. Help me to immerse myself in Your Word, allowing it to renew my mind and guide my thoughts.

I surrender this struggle to You, Lord, trusting that You can deliver me and lead me into freedom. I know that You love me and want the best for me, and I ask that You continue to work in my life, transforming me day by day.

Thank You, Father, for Your endless mercy, Your unfailing love, and the victory that is found in Christ. I commit this area to You, believing that You will help me overcome.

In Jesus’ name, I pray,

Amen.