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jay_One
on 08/17/2022 at 02:45 AM
I have not always but lately I’ve been struggling with getting high, watching porn, and masturbating sometimes for hours. It just seems like it goes hand in hand kind of like coffee and cigarettes. I am a Believer but I can’t deny how strong my flesh enjoys the triple dopamine rush I keep on keeping on even though I know for (especially biblical reasons) that nothing but my dear Lord that still loves and understands me will break me from this bondage. It is so good and at the same time it is so bad! In His Time, He makes all things beautiful in His time. Buy, the enemy has a little game that has already been overcame by Jesus. 100% Man and 0 God. He knows, so my only hope is in Jesus!
Cherub
on 08/12/2022 at 11:52 PM
I too suffer from this relentless lustfulness please Lord give us strength to stand firm in you especially during our weakest hour in the name of Jesus.
Kaleb Ramirez
on 08/05/2022 at 12:19 AM
Earlier today I was thinking of just how far from God I actually feel. At church I'm a workaholic for God's kingdom, every service working on 1 thing or another and even off church as well, but in my personal life I feel empty and hollow. The enemy has filled my mind with many lies and false thoughts that put myself and my relationships into question, my feelings lead me further astray from God and deeper into porn and masturbation, and my attitude and character have turned to the worst with all of it. A few hours ago I was asking God "will I ever be fully free?". I know God has the power, I know he's done it before for so many people, I know he's helped, but things keep getting worse and worse and I doubt it can ever get better. I know God is who I need to go to, but it's like there's something stopping me from taking the steps to go to Him. And once again the lies say "what's the point? What are you actually gonna do if you get on your knees and talk to Him? You don't even know anymore do you? You'd just be wasting your time". And I know in my mind that's a lie but my feelings betray logic. I'd love to have some prayer support please.
Andreas
on 08/02/2022 at 02:46 PM
Good day gentleman. I read through the scripture and it has touched me. I have been officially two months with masturbating and watching porn. But today I have been having the edge to just relapse but I am here praying so hard not too and maybe also I am just going through a breakup. After me and my partner decided to end things as I need to deal with my self love journey and for her to also heal from the pain that I have caused her from my neediness and insecurities. I am so afraid on the journey that I will embark alone with her to be my best friend and anchor on this new journey of mine.
Steven
on 08/02/2022 at 01:11 AM
I too had a problem with porn and masterbation I'm happy to say I also have kicked it for over a month but still deal with temptation every day. Alex I feel your war!!
Alex W
on 08/01/2022 at 11:29 PM
I am so thankful that today's Kickstart is about the fight for purity. The sermon at my church yesterday was about 1 Thessalonians 4 with a focus on living to please God and maintaining self-control. It is so difficult to avoid the temptations of the flesh in this day and age, as just about every TV program and website is telling you to obey the God of the self when it comes to instant gratification.
As the saying goes, failing to plan is just planning to fail. I struggled with masturbation and pornography in the past, but I have put defenses in place to prevent relapses. Setting my phone's search engine to the strictest safety setting, not taking my phone to the bathroom, wearing layers around the house, and avoiding "triggering" content have worked wonders for me.
I am proud to say that I went the entire month of July without masturbating and viewing pornography, and I am excited to stretch my streak to two months in August. Not only do I feel closer to God, but my relationship with my wife has improved as well. I am praying for all of you dealing with the same struggles as I do, and I know that if you give that burden to God you will overcome it like I have.
Old Dude
on 08/01/2022 at 04:50 PM
I am reading the complete works of Andrew Murray (1828-1917) and wanted to share the following quote from his book:
As long as the believer is living the mixed life, part in the flesh and part in the spirit, with some of self and some of Christ, he seeks in vain for holiness. Jesus lived and died and rose again to prepare for us a new nature to be received day by day in the obedience of faith.
LIVE BOLD, brothers!
Osama Amer
on 08/01/2022 at 03:26 PM
hello guys, i am just starting to use this app i find it good & trying to help men with preserving purity, is there a testimonial stories for beating & taking our heir (land) of purity...I had many years after knowing Jesus without porn & Masturbation except few small relapses, but in the corona era it came back bad & strong landing on my isolation.
Steffon Smith
on 08/01/2022 at 03:08 PM
T, thank you for candidly sharing. it's the same struggle we all have and the lie that the enemy is relentlessly trying to get you to believe. There is nothing that you can do to make your "dry bones alive" which is actually good news. We are made spiritually alive when we receive the sealing of the Holy Spirit upon confessing Christ as Lord and believing that God raised Him from the dead. If you have been saved, you will go through life being sanctified, not immediately perfected. Simply trust in Christ that He paid your debt to God and has saved you. Trust the Word of God and not the lies of Satan or the world. I'll be praying for you to find peace, comfort, and joy in the truth of Jesus' amazing atonement. Keep the faith T!
T
on 08/01/2022 at 03:01 PM
Thank you all for your insight and wisdom. I need to see with God’s eyes what is vile before I yield. This morning the Holy Spirit was asking me did I believe that He could make these dry bones live again. To be honest sometimes I wonder. I see the possibilities but I can’t reach it. I am the horse reaching for the carrot. It seems like I take 2 steps forward and maybe 3 steps back. Even though I don’t comment very often, this app is my go to in the morning . Thank you,brothers. Pray for me.
Robert McFaddin
on 08/01/2022 at 02:13 PM
Sadly, even in the church there are things that are vile. The way some Christian women dress can be just as provocative and tempting as the world.
Steffon Smith
on 08/01/2022 at 02:11 PM
the major shift in my attitude towards porn and lust was when I read this verse a while ago and realized that the object is vile because of God's view of it, not my own. if I depend on my natural self to judge, I would never view a sensual image as vile. The change occurred when I realized that I am not the judge or the one that provides my strength, but it is God that determines the purity of things. I understood that no matter how initially appealing the images or things were, they were vile to God because they were sinful. I had to see the problem through the lens of Scripture and now the battle makes more sense to me.
Boyce Moses
on 08/01/2022 at 01:57 PM
Let us stay focused on the cross, and if we see something vile or tempting immediately leave. We are surrounded by so much evil, but God will always give us an escape, use it. Love you Jesus! ❤️🧡💙💚
John B
on 08/01/2022 at 01:33 PM
Lord, I pray that thru your Holy Spirit I will remain focused on you. In Jesus mighty name, amen
Marv Eastlund
on 08/01/2022 at 01:22 PM
The more vile the subject in our vision is, the easier it is to look away quickly. But, the struggle comes when the vile is camouflaged by the subtle that on the surface appears okay but once one digs into it, the evil becomes apparent. Then it is almost too late to get it out of your mind. I have learned through my walk with Christ learning to know Him more and more, growing in relationship with Him every step, that the Holy Spirit gives me wisdom and discernment to see the evil that lurks inside the acceptable. We must walk with Christ all the time and view the world through His eyes. That’s what the Holy Spirit does for us when we allow Him to dwell in us and turn our lives over to Christ. We are in this together, brothers, and we have each other’s backs.
josh2036314374
on 08/01/2022 at 12:55 PM
Lord help me got a long ways to go to be pure.
Lee Lemoine
on 08/01/2022 at 12:26 PM
Lord give me strength. Strength to turn away from the vileness of this world, strength to not succumb to the weakness of the flesh. Thank you Lord for this day, thank you for your Grace Lord.
213/365: Purity Requires The Right Attitude
I will not look with approval on anything that is vile. I hate what faithless people do; I will have no part in it. ~ Psalm 101:3
When something "vile" hits our field of vision, we have just a few seconds to make a decision to take it in or look away. When that decision is delayed, the stage is set for a loss.
Winning the battle of purity requires a gameplan set in stone before you reach that split second moment.
Like the Psalmist writes, we must decide to hate what faithless people do and have nothing to do with it. Where do you stand on that?
GO DEEPER: 1 corinthians 6: 12-20
Next Step: If you are struggling with purity, make your decisions about how you will respond... right now, before the next encounter.