Comments on: Christian Help on How To Overcome Sexual Temptation Part 1

By: Voj

Voj — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:42:50 +0000

Hi my friend.

I just want to thank you for writing this article. This is truly for me because like many others, I am struggling with my sexual addiction via masturbation and watching pornography. It has become my lifestyle for so many years without my knowing that it slowly consumed my entire being. It slowly destroys my future, my work, my mind, my body and my soul. However, I have already decided to break this right when I attended a retreat and learned deeply about the love of GOD for me. Now I am in the process of healing and it’s just a good thing that there are many people out there who are ready to help me. I consider you as one through your encouraging article. Let’s pray for each other to be free from the bondage of sexual sin. Thank you!

By: ajit

ajit — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:35:32 +0000

Thankyou friend for ur suggestions.I have been struggling with the habit of browsing porn sites everyday,dating women,masturbation everyday after work till late night.This has lead to loss of all peace of mind and very poor quality of work.I also live in a very limited social circle as i spent most of the time on the internet.After reading your suggestions i have new hope in my life.I will try to replace my bad habits with more productive pastimes.God bless you my friend!!

By: Emem

Emem — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 17:01:30 +0000

I am blessed and strengthened to flee temptation

By: peter

peter — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 11:45:15 +0000

I want to thank you for this site cause you’re experience is very similar to mine, and how you deal with it is what i need. I want to ask you if you beleive in evil sprirts.
God bless you

By: Nikolaus

Nikolaus — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 07:15:52 +0000

http://www.43things.com/things/view/19747/stop-masturbating

By: saikit

saikit — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:34:53 +0000

thank you for the comment. Stumbled upon father’s stash is perphaps one of the most typical ways to for men who were teens last decades. Now we have the internet. And I have learned quite a few things since this post, such as the importance of de-stressing yourself to starve your addiction, because addiction feeds on bad stress, and traumas.

By: Anon

Anon — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 06:13:24 +0000

I have tonight finally realized how bad I’ve falllen. I was I think 15 when I stumbled upon my father’s porn mags which led me spend many a night on the computer looking up more things to fulfill my desires. I’m now in my late 20′s and wish to have a clean life that God wants for me. This post “How To Overcome Sexual Temptation Part 1″ has tremendously helped me. Yes I’m on the computer at night bored and something just clicked in my head and I started crying and praying for God to help me. Than I googled devotions for sexual temptations and this was what I first saw when it gave me suggestions. Thanks for all the help you have given me and I’m grateful for this page.

By: Nikolaus

Nikolaus — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 11:17:10 +0000

(forgot to post the TED talk)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UoMXF73j0c

By: Nikolaus

Nikolaus — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 11:15:07 +0000

there are two books regarding the matter that completely changed my life:

Breaking Free: Understanding Sexual Addiction and the Healing Power of Jesus

Russell Willingham

Pure Desire: Helping People Break Free from Sexual Struggles

Ted Roberts

you can download them off of Amazon (Kindle) for something like ten dollars each.

and then there are (of course) the promises of God:

http://www.scripturepromises.com/

try checking out “Christ Has Set Us Free From Sinful Habits” and “Healing”

… but i want you to understand that there’s no quick fix to this problem. even long after you stop using masturbation as a way to bury your feelings (agony), you will still have to deal with the roots of your problem (and believe me it is at the very core of how you live and relate to others!) in essence, you have to sort of “own” the pain (by embracing it) and in this way you will gradually come to a place of wholeness/brokenness (i know it’s ironic) before both God and man.

i’m reminded of a TED talk i saw last year:

really fantastic stuff. it has to do with how we use addictions to numb the pain in our lives. (you’ll see)

i would also like to thank you Sai Kit for your blog — it has really helped me at some points of my life.

By: saikit

saikit — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 00:49:28 +0000

Hi Unspoken, thanks for the comment. Addictions can be hard, because people addict to it for more than one reason. For example, do you have any constant hurt, stress, or sadness that you can’t let go of? The hormone that get released after masturbation relaxes the person and helps to reduce the pains that the person is going through such as loneliness or other pains of the heart. Therefore, to have freedom one must first be happy.

Think about positive thing. Let the Holy Spirit guides you into good imagination that is creative, loving, positive… Remember how we imagine good things as children. We lost this ability as we grew up, and we imagine fearful and unpleasant things instead. You may not realize it because it has become a habit so ingrained. We must relearn how to imagine biblical things, even making up good stories in the head. Think of it as a form of prayer and worship.

As women walk by, try to imagine how they will turn to God, surrender to his perfect will, and become godly women. Make up as many details as possible as the Holy Spirit guide you. It’s a form of intercessory prayer. The goal is to make you feel happy. If the picture isn’t making you happy but giving you more stress and lust, then you have to continue to do it until the mental movies are wholesome, fun, pleasant, and blissful.

Please understand that our imagination and words will find their way into reality, so like it or not, our thinking is either curse or blessing, to ourselves and others. If we relearn how to master our thoughts, our life would be an unending prayer and joy.

God bless.