Although the majority of porn users are men (due to their visual-stimulation response in sex), women are increasingly being drawn into this temptation. The world/flesh/Devil influence is an equal opportunity corrupter.

Author Stave Prokopchak has cited these statistics:

• United Families International reports that 1 in 3 porn viewers are women.
• Barna Group has revealed that 63% of men aged 18-30 view pornography several times per week while 33% of women do the same.
• 40 million Americans claim to be regular visitors to porn sites.
• The computer program Covenant Eyes reports that men prefer images and women prefer erotic stories and romance sites.
• Six in ten young adults (age 18-24 males and females) seek out porn daily, weekly or monthly. (Barna) [1]

Although the biochemistry of men and women differ, the root causes of turning to porn are similar, including the attempt to escape emotional problems and pain through fantasy. For instance, when girls are exposed to porn at a young age, it can adversely affect their arousal template and, through curiosity and availability, draw them into the lust patterns of porn.

Prokopchak notes,

“Men need healing and support groups, but so do women. Yes, women are betrayed by men and husbands who are involved in pornography, but pornography use among women is growing rapidly. God designed sex, not for sin, but rather to be something sacredly held within marriage where one man is committed to one woman. God’s design of sex carries no regrets, no diseases, and no shame with it.”[1]

Thankfully, the Gospel promises forgiveness and the Holy Spirit provides the ability and wisdom to meet God-given desires within the design of His good intentions for us.

We are encouraged by the story of this unnamed woman’s repentance, forgiveness, gratitude and worship:

“And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil, and stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil…
Then He said to her, ‘Your sins are forgiven.’
And those who sat at the table with Him began to say to themselves, ‘Who is this who even forgives sins?’
Then He said to the woman, ‘Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.’ Luke 7:37,38,48-50 NKJV

God’s forgiveness and blessing are offered to believing women and men.

JBW

[1] Read Steve Prokopchak’s article here:

Women and Pornography