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Surfing for God: Discovering the Divine Desire Beneath Sexual Struggle

by Michael John Cusick

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Raul said: " I have been waiting for a book like this in a long time! As I have recovered from the snares of pornography and still battling from the weight of lust,I have longed for a book that would address the taproots of sexual struggle. Now my longing has bee I have been waiting for a book like this in a long time! As I have recovered from the snares of pornography and still battling from the weight of lust,I have longed for a book that would address the taproots of sexual struggle. Now my longing has been satisfied with this thought-provoking and life-changing book.

"Surfing for God" is hands down the best christian book I have read on sexual struggle to this point. I definitely concur with Michael Cusick and G.K. Chesterton who states that everyone knocking on the door of a brothel or surfing on the web for porn is really seeking for God.

For more then 10 years I have been serious about my walk with God but would continually fall under the fervent grasp of porn. Despite my constant praying, fasting, Scripture-reading etc., I would continue to act out by drinking the insatiable salt water of lust. I always thought that if I just prayed more and performed more good deeds, somehow I would free myself from these chains. It wasn't until I entered a Christian-based Marriage and Family Therapy program where my eyes were opened to the underlying issues of my heart. I was filled with shame and guilt. My eyes were opened to my weakness, brokenness, and woundedness. Once I accepted this truth, God's grace started to liberate me from the prison of porn. The reason I say all this is because everything I have experienced and continue to revel in has been beautifully and profoundly expressed in "Surfing for God" by Michael Cusick.

Cusick wonderfully bridges the truths I learned as a therapist-in-training and the faith I have had all along in Christ. Cusick has written what I had wanted to express all along. He provides a holistic approach to healing from the wounds of not only porn but of any addiction. If anyone is really wanting to be transformed from the heart and not just change their behavior, I would definitely recommend this book. Cusick talks about the taproots of desire, purpose, grace and truth from our Father in Heaven that induces healing. If you are struggling with sexual sin, please open up your hearts to what God is trying to reveal to you through this book. You will never regret it. ...more "

Jan 19, 2026 02:25PM · see review