This Is My Story: Part 2This Is My Story: Part 2
Hope, Healing & Freedom
Lee Whitman shares how years of failed attempts to stop pornography led him to Restoring the Foundations, where deeper roots of his struggle were addressed. The episode focuses on generational patterns, inner lies, emotional wounds and spiritual oppression within a Christian framework of hope and freedom.
23:37•28 Jul 2026
Breaking Pornography’s Grip: Lee Whitman’s Journey with Restoring the Foundations
Episode Overview
- Freedom from addiction may require dealing with generational iniquity, not just willpower or more spiritual activity.
- Ungodly beliefs—lies about God, self and others—can quietly override what someone knows in their head from Scripture.
- Past wounds act like hidden landmines that trigger sexual behaviour, so inviting Jesus into those hurts is vital for lasting change.
- Believers can be oppressed and influenced by demons, but they have authority in Christ to remove the enemy’s legal rights.
- The finished work of Jesus on the cross and the believer’s authority together form a powerful basis for breaking bondage to sin.
“Never let the enemy convince you that God has given up on you. He never gives up. He is relentless.”
How do people find strength in their journey to sobriety? This episode of *Hope, Healing & Freedom* zooms in on sexual brokenness and addiction, especially pornography, through the honest account of Lee Whitman’s 20-year struggle. It’s aimed at people of faith who feel stuck, ashamed, and exhausted by “trying everything” in the Christian world and still falling back into old patterns.
Lee shares, in very practical detail, why counselling, books, support groups, accountability partners, and more Bible reading didn’t touch the root of his addiction. He explains how Restoring the Foundations (RTF) ministry helped him by addressing four key sources of ongoing problems: generational iniquity, ungodly beliefs, deep heart wounds, and demonic oppression.
You’ll hear how learning about sin in the bloodline suddenly made sense of why “I would sincerely repent for my sin, yet return to it again in a short period of time.” The episode spends time on the lies many addicted people live under—beliefs such as “I am a loser,” “I am a pervert,” or “I will never be free from this sin.” Lee describes how these internal scripts can feel more real than Bible truths, especially under stress.
He also talks about “landmines” of past hurt and abuse, where trauma later triggers acting out sexually as a way to escape pain. For listeners who are unsure how spiritual oppression fits with Christian faith, Lee walks through biblical passages showing that believers can be pressured and influenced by demons, even though they’re not possessed.
He highlights the authority and power believers have in Christ to break every chain, saying that “there is nothing on earth as powerful as the finished work of Jesus Christ on the cross.” The tone stays compassionate and non-judgemental, pointing to God’s “relentless pursuit” of those caught in sexual sin. If you’ve ever thought, “God must have given up on me,” this honest story might prompt a different question: what if he hasn’t given up at all?
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