A Shift in Battle: Part 3

Shift in Battle

A Latter-day Saint Perspective on Pornography Warfare

Part III: On to Victory

written by: Vincent Grosso, CPC

April 2015

For your convenience, this article is color coded as follows:

red text = Direct quote
green text = Paraphrasing

Before continuing, be sure to first read Part I: Prepare for War and Part II: The Tables Turn

On to Victory

Things are about to change...again. This time in the Nephites’ favor, and I believe, in our favor as well. Why do I believe this? How can things turn around? Here’s what happened in the case of the Nephites as described in verses 45 and 48-50 of Alma 53:

Nevertheless, the Nephites were inspired by a better cause, for they were not fighting for monarchy nor power but they were fighting for their homes and their liberties, their wives and their children, and their all, yea, for their rites of worship and their church.

And it came to pass that when the men of Moroni saw the fierceness and the anger of the Lamanites, they were about to shrink and flee from them. And Moroni, perceiving their intent, sent forth and inspired their hearts with these thoughts—yea, the thoughts of their lands, their liberty, yea, their freedom from bondage.

And it came to pass that they turned upon the Lamanites, and they cried with one voice unto the Lord their God, for their liberty and their freedom from bondage.

And they began to stand against the Lamanites with power;and in that selfsame hour that they cried unto the Lord for their freedom, the Lamanites began to flee before them…

From that point the Lamanites are driven by the Nephites all the way back to the river Sidon. The Lamanites are surrounded, all in one body, by the Nephites who are now destroying them (vv 51-54)

So it can be with us. Just like the Nephites, we are fighting for a better cause than power; we are fighting for our families and our religion. Just like the Nephites, we have leaders who are inspiring our hearts with encouraging thoughts and words. Just like the Nephites, we CAN and WILL prevail once again over our enemy if we will...

1. call upon God with faith in Jesus Christ and in His power to strengthen and heal
2. fight with all our might and “make use of the means which the Lord has provided for us” (Alma 60:21)

Conclusion

It is essential for us to realize that the very same spiritual armor that may have worked in the past to protect ourselves and our families against pornography, no longer works today. The enemy has become desperate and is fighting harder than ever, piercing our armor and dashing our shields to pieces. While we are losing many individuals and families in this battle, we can have hope of winning the war because we are fighting for a better cause. In order to win, we need to do more than we have done in the past to defend our homes and our communities. We need to do more to protect our families and friends. We need to do more to preserve our religion and freedom--freedom from addiction. It can be done. On to victory!