Reigning Champions: Overcoming Lust Addiction

By Joel Ishler

Why Should I Read This?

Every Man Needs a Coachs Playbook with Winning Strategies for Life.

This book was born out of a deep desire to see men everywhere experience victory over lust.
Lust made me lose out on too much in life for too long. My mind and my body were made
slaves to lust. My relationships were broken by this problem for years. My life became a
living hell trying to satisfy a craving that was never satisfied. It led me to emptiness,
torment, and depression.

Now that I have found freedom and how to reign over lust, I want other men to know that
they can do it too. That includes you. Whatever has kept you from having this freedom is not
important. What is important is discovering the tools with which to build a new life. I am
convinced that men dont want to continue living in bondage. We just dont know how to be
free. This book will give you the keys to living in freedom.

In order for these keys to open up the door to life on another level, you must use them. That
sounds so simple, but I believe that is where we fail. We must apply what we learn in order to
see a difference in our lives.

This is what Im asking from you: a commitment. Commit to press on even when you dont see
immediate results. Commit to persevere even when everything in your mind is telling you to
give in and go back to the same old same old.

I dare you to step out of the boat and see the impossible happen. You can be free from lust.
If you take what I show you to heart and then act on it, you will never be the same. Are you
ready to be a champion?

Then lets get started

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Dec 6, 2012
• ISBN: 9781449776183

Joel Ishler

1. The Lord put this book on my heart because I have spoken with so many whose lives have been made a mess by addiction to lust. I am convinced God wants us free, and that He has already made a way through Christ to have real freedom in all areas of our lives, including this one. 2. I had been a lust addict for over 20 years of my life. By applying these principles that God gave me which I share in this book I have been walking in victory for nine years. I'm living proof that freedom from lust is possible for EVERYONE who wants it. 3. I live in the Bay Area, I've been joyfully married for 11 years to Elsa, and we have two daughters, Esther and Faith. You can contact me for speaking engagements, itinerary, or book signing's at [e-mail].

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WestBow Press rev. date: 11/30/2012

CONTENTS

Acknowledgements

One

Your Enemy’s Game Plan

Two

The Mirror Image

Three

Framing Your World

Four

The New Playbook

Five

How You Can Make A Difference

Networking

For Further Study

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The author is deeply grateful for the contributions, support, encouragement, and editorial help offered by his wife, Elsa, his pastor, Drew Koen, his mother, Eilene Ishler, his former mentor, Eric Williams, and the wonderful staff at Westbow Press. This book would not have gotten across the finish line without you. Thank you.

ONE

YOUR ENEMY’S GAME PLAN

AN ILLICIT AFFAIR

Successful teams in sports study how their opponents play on the field. Why? If they can anticipate the other team’s strategy, then they can change the outcome of the game.

I believe you’re reading this because you are ready to stop losing to lust and start being a winner. I promise you: if you follow the strategies I give you with all of your heart, you can win this battle.

Lust has dominated men for far too long, but what I’ve learned is that lust has a game plan. It runs the same plays every game. It is predictable. Therefore, as we learn its line of attack, we will be able to see how to counteract it and turn the tables on lust.

Let me tell you a story that illustrates the approach lust takes. A world famous political leader decided to take a rest from the battlefield during wartime and went out for a walk one evening.

While he was on his balcony, he saw a gorgeous woman taking a bath with nothing on. He took a second look. Then he found out who this bathing beauty was.

When he found out she was a married woman he didn’t stop pursuing her. Instead, he arranged for an introduction with her and the two of them had sex.

The woman sent the politician word that she was pregnant and, rather than owning up to his wrong- doing, he used his authority to arrange for her husband to be killed. The political leader then married the woman that he had had the illicit affair with—all to cover up his guilt and indiscretion.