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cyclonefan34
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Posted: Thu Feb 7th, 2008 05:05 am |
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I have been addicted to porn now for eight years. I just recently became a christian and realized that i have been living a sort of double life. I never really saw it as a problem until it really started interfering with my life and my religion. The difficulty is, even when i recognize this happening, i still go back to viewing pornography. I am trying to seriously quit for the first time in my life. Porn has a serious grasp on me, though, and it will be a difficult battle. I could use all the help and advice i can get
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sam
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Posted: Thu Feb 7th, 2008 10:18 am |
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hi cyclonefan,
we are glad you are here. the only advice i can really give is to just be expecting the evil one to attack. this is a tough battle, but victory is ours because of whose we are. be patient with yourself and never give up. you are in my prayers.
in christ,
sam
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Posted: Thu Feb 7th, 2008 11:46 am |
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Hi cyclonefan34,
Welcome!
I trust that you are going through all of the articles on the BG homepage, and carefully considering the resources many have mentioned in the Resources Forum.
Locating some local support is an important step, though some people practice transparency online first. An internet filter can be a helpful tool, but you need another person to set it up, have the password, and receive the e-mail reports.
Keep in mind that spiritual growth is as much a process as physical growth, and it is important to hang in there through the growing pains. It is worth it!
Praying for you...
TruthSeeker
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Posted: Tue Feb 12th, 2008 04:14 pm |
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Welcome Cyclonefan34. All of us here love to help one another with encouragement. I haven't been here that long but feel very close to several members here. A lot of good folks just like you that are afflicted with lust. There is hope and there is a cure. The cure is Jesus Christ and He definately wants to heal you. Thank you for your honesty and confession. We are all here to help one another through this. You are in my prayers. God bless you.
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Posted: Tue Feb 12th, 2008 05:24 pm |
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Welcome, Cyclone. You're in a good place to fight this and there's always people here who want to help.
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Posted: Wed Feb 13th, 2008 09:22 pm |
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Cyclonefan34,
I too am desiring anew to walk the road of purity, so I pray that the Lord will bring you relief and the joy that you so desperately crave. I only have about 28 days without seeking lust, so I'll leave the advice to the more "advanced." However, I can say that what has gotten *me* this far is my marriage being in jeopardy for the second time, and knowing it's now or never. I know ultimately it will be God that brings me through, but until recently I figured it was OK to act out on my lust just a little more; I would seek purity "the next time." Like truthseeker suggested (and my wife agreed with), I installed accountability software on our computer that will email any inappropriate sites to my wife's email. I am also writing my story--what has happened with me during the past 30 years or so of sexual addiction. And I'm going through the Setting Captives Free sexual purity course, which is helping me focus on Jesus as my only hope of truly breaking free. I can take all those other steps I mentioned as buffers, but only Jesus will truly be able to cut the shackles. I do feel that though it has only been a few weeks, I'm seeing my wife in a new light, and the pull of lust is slowly loosening its grip. Like I said, that's just what's happening with me. I pray God will give you wisdom to know whether anything I've written might be of help to you.
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"Since by the one man's trespass, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive the overflow of grace and the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ." (Rom. 5:17)
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