I grew up with a violent and abusive father. It was a tough childhood, and I always wondered whether my father actually loved me. I eventually got born again, and it was an amazing experience, and I thought things would get better.

As a Christian, I was told I needed to be holy, and I tried that to the best of my ability. But things didn’t get better. Instead, I found myself struggling with lust, pornography, and masturbation in high school. It left me feeling guilty, discouraged, and depressed.

I tried my best to break the addiction. I went for prayer, I fasted—I even went on a 3-day fast—but nothing worked. I was left feeling hopeless. What made things worse was being told that God would leave me to my struggle and I would go to hell. I thought I would have to manage my struggle on my own, and this even led me to want to commit suicide, but I thank God I didn’t.

At this point, I had already discovered Joseph Prince, but I didn’t understand what he was teaching. It was after high school that I began to intentionally listen to him, understand what he was saying, and see the light.

Although I was beginning to understand grace, I found myself still bound 5 years later. I was still listening to Joseph Prince all that time, but there was a time when I had completely given up on his teachings and was left completely depressed. But God never gave up on me.

Two years ago, I discovered one of Joseph Prince’s teachings to keep confessing righteousness and seeing good. I held on to it, and every time I defaulted to pornography and masturbation, I confessed that through the finished work of Jesus, I was the righteousness of God in Christ.

I did this daily while continuously listening to his teachings. One day, I realized a month had gone by, and I hadn’t watched pornography or masturbated. I am thankful to God for setting me free, and it’s been 1.5 years at this point of writing.

Thank you, Joseph Prince, for your teachings. Today, I know and believe that I am the righteousness of God in Christ. It’s only grace that sets free a person who has struggled with addiction for 13 years.