Jonathan Echevarria was 12 when pornography first warped his mind. By his teens, he was having thoughts he couldn't control, chasing women for identity, and living out the script his culture handed him. At 19, he made a decision that would haunt him. At 23, something broke open at a business conference altar call. In this episode, Jonathan shares the parts of his story most people wouldn't dare speak out loud, and the deliverance moment where he went back to hug his wounded younger self.We also get into the pressure young men face when their identity is built on conquest, what it means to re-parent your inner child, why the fruit of the Spirit has a timeline but not a timeframe, and my thoughts on marriage as a mirror.KEY TAKEAWAYS:→ Early exposure to explicit content is an assault on a child's inner being→ The thoughts you're afraid to speak need the cross, not just willpower→ Sanctification has a timeline (the fruit) but not a fixed timeframe→ Father wounds shape us, but spiritual fathers can help heal us→ A great marriage requires two people dying to themselves constantlyCHAPTERS:0:00 - The Thoughts That Haunted Him2:56 - Jonathans Story19:19 - Reparenting your inner child25:07 - The Pressure 15-Year-Old Boys Can't Manage31:02 - Why We Need the Cross Every Day41:53 - Fathers50:04 - Marriage as a Mirror59:05 - The Devil's Strategy for Intimacy1:06:28 - Proverbs 11:25: Refresh Others, Be RefreshedCONNECT WITH JONATHAN: @thejonathanechavarria IG: thejonathanechavarriaCONNECT WITH US:Need prayer? ➡️ DM me on Instagram @ericmunozjr📥 Find out where you are spiritually! Download the free Spiritual Health checklist here → https://valleyoftheheroic.myflodesk.com/i7w64z1776🎧 Full audio version on Valley of the Heroic Podcast on Spotify and Apple PodcastsSupport this channel through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/valleyoftheheroic"Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds." — Hebrews 10:24
