@@averdui4317 I don't want to criticize your theology but I do want to point out that to be 100% is to be perfect, something that only Jesus was and something only Jesus ever can be.
Just sent that text to a close friend. Turns out he was struggling just as much as I was and had kept it to himself until now. We're both going to meet up regularly for check-ins. God is good!
I'll go ahead and give this as the solution for how I stopped watching and participating in sexual things in my bedroom at night. I'm 22 now and had been struggling with it since I was 14. Up until September 3rd 2023, I had been fighting with watching that junk and giving into my desires to defile my body. Probably the most embarrassing part about it is that my dad is a preacher and I have been singing in Churches for most of my life. With that in mind, I got to thinking "if I could read more, pray more, listen to more preaching and Gospel music, I'd find my way out." But my dad preached that Sunday morning, September 3rd of 2023 on "Judgment Will Come", reading from Acts 4:31-5:11. He got to preaching on how there is a punishment for sins and God is serious about His judgment on it, even for a Christian. God is absolutely serious about hating sin and just because judgment is delayed, does not mean it's denied. If you, as a Christian, think that you will escape God's judgment for doing sin, you will soon find out just how wrong you are. He'll punish you for it like the good Father that He is. That got me to a place of true repentance, where I turned away from that sin for good. But it doesn't stop there. I went up to a different Church by myself later that night. This Church I hold dear to my heart for how much they love the Lord and their welcoming attitude to everyone that comes in the doors. During the service, you could already tell the Spirit was moving. But the thing that stuck out to me the most was the message the preacher preached, which was "Trusting the Process". He read where Jesus told Peter that Satan desired to sift him as wheat, but Jesus never said that He would pray for Peter not to fail. He knew he would fail. But Jesus prayed to the Father that Peter's *faith* fail not. And, if you read your Bible on what happened to Peter after he denied the Lord, you'll see just how God brought him to a place through that denial to become one of the best preachers of the New Testament. With all these things preached to me, there was a changed that took place where, from that point on, I didn't want that old junk in my life anymore. Do I still get tempted with it? For sure. Every day, probably. But there's a different reaction to when I see a low cut dress or an inappropriate picture of a woman. I see it, get my eyes off of it, and ask God to help me not to look at it. I've never been closer to God than I am now, but I most definitely don't want to stop where I'm at. I have an unction to be all in for the Lord. I want to be like Paul where I forget those things which are behind, and reach forth unto those things which are before. All this to say, if you're struggling with sexual desires, you will not be able to get yourself out of those temptations. You can't read enough, you can't pray enough, and you can't work enough for you to escape the temptations of this world on your own. But the Bible says in 1 Peter 5:6-7 to humble yourself under God, casting all your care upon who? Upon Him, Jesus. Why? Because He careth for you. As insignificant and wretched as we are, He cares for us. Even now, God would be just in having no more dealings with me just over some of the wicked thoughts that enter my head, but His love and grace much more abounds than His wrath in my life. It's not a condition necessarily of what you're doing in order to stay away from these things, because our flesh is wicked and will find a way. The only change that needs to take place is in your heart. Once you realize how much God loves you but hates sin, and you want to genuinely follow Him with everything you're struggling with, He can change you. Praise the Lord. Just thought I'd share that with someone.
Amen, I appreciate you sharing. I just want to add that if change does take in place in your heart, your actions toward the flesh will certainly change. That doesn't mean you'll never stumble or experience temptation, but there will be much less of a desire to sin and you will be able to see progress.
As someone who was addicted to porn for a very long time, I thank God for giving me victory over it. I’m just battling masturbation currently, and I feel so hopeless. Even though I’ve rid myself of putting new things into my mind via pornography, I still have such s hard time with the addiction of release from masturbation on its own.
Pray... prayer works every time. I prayed just once (I know, I need to pray more) and lasted 4 days. I have been praying more and more and currently on day 3 of semen retention (vs. nofap, no fap is without porn, semen retention is without masturbating) and I pray that I can come out of this soon.
Its been 8 weeks since i last watched porn. Unfortunately it was a relapse but before that i had gone 4 weeks without porn. Please god help me overcome this horrific addiction
I would say you're not addicted then. I consider mine a sin struggle, but not an addiction anymore. We need to see ourselves as children of God, as His beloved, not as addicts.
@@abbykittle5058this is actually a very good advice, there's research that shows people who don't believe they are addicts have a higher chance of quitting than those who do.
@Daily Discipline Isaac , I’ve been watching ur videos on the subject and I’m sure now to say it: we are already freed, we free. If we can thinking we are slaves to sin when The Lord freed us from it, we mentally stay in lies. We don’t have to keep the broken chains in our hands or unconsciously putting those broken chains on ourselves. The truth is if i don’t see things as they are, practicality doesn’t matter. That’s why we are called to walk by the spirit to not fulfill the lust of the flesh, so walking in freedom, the true one , so walk by faith. If The Son set u up free, u are free indeed. Be blessed
Yeah, I don’t trust anybody to that degree of sharing this to. Essentially, the thought that comes to mind is what if they leave? And what if they see me differently?
Thank you so much for this video I've struggled with this problem since I was young, younger than most and I've never really heard anyone talk about women struggling with porn. If I did it was deemed "a man's problem". I've only recently gotten back into Church and started re-building my life with Jesus so I didn't really know where to begin with dealing with this problem. Anyways, I've downloaded Covenant Eyes and am looking forward to a future without porn. I want to encourage anyone who reads this that is maybe on the fence about giving this up (cause I know I had been there for a bit). You can do it, the Lord is with you and nothing is impossible with him. My piece of advice (that I heatd from my Pastor) is to have "Battle Scripture" where you memorize 1 or 2 verses pertaining to your temptation (in this case porn/sexual immorality) and whenever Satan tries to tempt you, you can pull it out and it can help you defeat that temptation.
For me to get free from that, regarding scripture, I didn’t memorize any necessarily, but I searched for as many passages that I could find on sexual immorality in God’s word and had those all saved in a list on the first page of my Home Screen, so I could always read them again and reassure myself.
It's been a week and a day. The longest streak and I'm so happy i could find freedom in jesus. It's a everyday battle but god is good and is always strengthening me. CARRY THE CROSS AND DENY YOURSELF DAILY TO THE LUSTS OF THIS WORLD.
Something to also consider is that there are a lot of people in the industry who are needing help, not views. By watching you're encouraging the 'industry' to continue which is very cruel. Some are underaged, trafficked, not knowing anything different, etc. Consider Before Consuming is a podcast done by Fight the New Drug and I recommend checking those two names out. Remember that every one is somebody's son or daughter and that they deserve protection and love by us as God's children. Little Light Studios also has a recent video with other tips.
Honestly, I'm doing great. Little by little, I passed from 2 days to 6 days. I think I'm doing better. Also, I passed from hardcore stuff, to just naked bodies.
Great work, brother! But keep fighting and struggling like it's still day one. I once made it past two months, started thinking I was safe and that's when I failed. You gotta reinforce those anti-porn and anti-masturbation structures in your mind and soul. God bless and be with you, always!
Guarantee your progress first and foremost, do not stand for a moment or risk falling back. Do not self-loathe - challenge yourself to your limits, so that you can leave it in the dust FAR FAR AWAY. As far as East is from the West, so is the greatness of God's plan for your life.
@@SQLxGuy ill be way more happy than i already am, thats for sure and i've severely decreased the amount of times i do it now, but i want it gone for good
God bless you! Thank you for this video and for reaching out to this generation that is fighting spiritual warfare without knowing! Continue fighting the good fight of faith bro!
One thing that can help this addiction very quickly without fail is to pray the Holy Rosary. The meditation on the mysteries, especially the sorrowful mysteries (Agony in the garden, the scourging, the crowning of the thorns, the carrying of the cross, and the crucifixion) really helps you understand how disgusting sin is and the effects of those sins and you will not want to look at that filth. And if you don’t feel comfortable praying the Holy Rosary, just do 15 minutes a day of meditation, but do at least 2-3 times a week of meditation on Jesus’ Passion.
5:00 Oh I went down that route. See he also struggled with lust issues. And so we decided to become mutual accountability partners. We basically just agreed to let the other know whenever we failed and *attempted* to give advice back and forth. Eventually I realized the blind cant lead the blind and that whole thing just was never going to work. 5:17 a subscription? Yeah no thanks, that's kind of scummy to make it a subscription. A $60 or so one time pay? Sure. But a subscription? "oh no I cant pay it this month, just cant justify it, would be awful if something where to happen while I get to getting the money to pay it again" 6:15 ive tried and honestly I can point out a few things but in general at some point I have no clue what the actual trigger is. Like you know obviously youtube thumbnails play a role of some kind but I have no idea what to do about that. 7:57 a bit of anxiety a bit of lonelyness. 8:47 I know I could work on this but I make sure to pray every day. 11:20 after I started reading the word regularly I know what the difference is, there are definitely times when im reading the word and I feel full, and then times when I neglect to and feel hungry and empty, spiritually. So I definitely try to read as much as I can. 13:00 my situation with that is complicated. I dont really have much to go to other than my close friends whom I met in church, but I do go to a monday night thing where I can meet new people, but I never really make any deeper connections with those people. I dont feel the need to because I have my close friends. But even then like I said the blind cant lead the blind, so it feels like while we can share the struggles, we cant really pick ourselves up by our bootstraps and get out of it.
Yeah what helped me significantly was having an accountability partner, but a much more spiritually mature than me person, someone who struggled the same way I do but has overcome those struggles. It’s turned more into a “Paul and Timothy” relationship. Also serving at your HOME/LOCAL church, keeps you constantly being at church being spiritually refilled. Honestly U know what helps me? Repenting after I fall.. because the shame and guilt after I stumble wants to linger and makes this loop of shame, masterbate again, more shame 😂 it sucks. Repenting and asking for forgiveness is really hard to do (after I stumble) for me but the quicker I do it the better. Praying for you brother, We are nit faithful but God is.
It's helped for me to have someone in my life in a more victorious spot and someone in a similar spot with the struggle. Everyone is different and we shouldn't treat this like a one size fits all solution. We need to be ingesting the Word, in prayer, godly community, accountability, mentorship, etc...this a multi-faceted solution, and the specifics are different for everyone.
Your tips are quite sound, pretty classic addition recovery, but Christian. You only just touched on one aspect of the issue that makes it (for my fight, at any rate), so difficult, and that is that so much of media and the culture in general is really "soft p--n", from content, fashion, sports, etc, so much of it is oriented to a p--nographic mindset, that is summed up biblically as lust, the lust of the eyes, and the lust of the flesh. One other issue that you don't mention that I've come across, is that most of the older Christian men are active users themselves, and are in deeper then I ever was. I know of a study that showed that 97% of church attending men admitted to being users, while the other 3% were made up of recovered/former users, and liers. That study was 30 years old, before the age of the pocket internet. Not saying it's hopeless, God has done amazing things for me in the last year, but you have to trust HIM.
I was addicted for years, before God freed me. He won’t give up on you so don’t give up on yourself. He loves you deeply and that’s gonna change. I pray you draw closer to God every day and form a beautiful intimacy with Him. ❤
God knows who you are before he created you he know ALL of you your strength's and weaknesses. Jesus will brake you free brother I have also been trying to keep my mind and body away from lustful things
I'm glad I'm a Christian now because it really fix my standards and morality( I was kind of a sexual sadist with a bad view of girls) on what I want in a partner and what I prefer in a woman/ wife
I understand that. I grew up claiming to be Christian but was at best a luke-warm Christian and at worse I was actively leading people away from Jesus (Sadly I think it was closer to the second option.) I never truly did as christ commanded and I allowed myself to delve deep into sin, while we may not have had the same feelings towards women I most certainly treated them as objects, and fell into much harder-core videos. Not only was I addicted to PN (not sure if TH-cam will censor me on this video for saying the word) but I also am addicted to weed and vaping. I'm working to quit weed and I'm now 2 days strong. Each night when I went to bed and smoked I asked myself why I do this, if it really makes me happy, and always came to the same conclusion. No it doesn't make me happy. But then I'd fall right back into the same habits the next morning. This cycle continued for 5 years until 3 days ago. I realized I wasn't asking those questions of myself, that was God condemning me for my sin, and I'd just push it aside. I thank God now each morning for never giving up on me and always reminding me of what he wants from me. I think it's the same with PN. We get that feeling after the deed is done because God is condemning us for the adulterous sin we were indulging in. Now I speak to God as often as I can, and I can say these have been 2 of the best days of my life. I'm ready to act like a real Christian and grow each day in my faith, by the power of God. I'd like to leave this comment with this. My friend I pray deeply for you and hope you can feel the spirit moving in you, condemning you for your sin, and encouraging you in your christ-like actions, and remember to make yourself small and God larger, as he deserves all the glory. I love you my brother in Christ and hope the best for you.
I will try these out, but I feel like there is no one I can trust not to freak out, so I will remove this device from my life and see if that works, day one here I come!!
I think that certain pornography is wonderful! Pornography should not be disgusting. Pornography should motivate you to be a better person. Pornography can be full of cinnamon buns! Have fun watching pornography! Stay clear of the disgusting stuff.
Hey Issac! God bless you for your ministry, I know how the Lord has used it in both my life and the lives of my fellow brothers in Christ! Just had a question in regards to Mike Todd, he recently made a video in response to his easter service, and decided to use one of your videos in the trailer for the video, were you planning on responding to it?
Hard to do. I view it now as cheating bc my mind doesn’t know what’s actually happening and how embarrassing it would be to be found dead after doing that and also, pornographers have sex in front of little kids. Just bc it’s a tv doesn’t change what the kids see, matter of fact they see more bc it’s not a real act bc they see things a normal onlooker wouldn’t see just sitting in same room. So little kids will be ruined
I don't think it's wrong to need comfort as God comforts us and we find refreshing and security in Jesus first, Christian community second. We could have a solid relationship with Christ, and still be really struggling if we aren't involved in solid, Christ-centered community. God created us for connection, both with Him, and others. So, we could be in the Word, in authentic prayer, and still greatly struggle. We need God and people.
I do have a question about covenant eyes. Is there a way to block websites like Twitter? Because through my struggles, I have gotten covenant eyes in the past, and Twitter is a workaround for it unfortunately....
I had a dream I was watching some awful porn video, and the people in the video looked at me, and told me to say "How can I, (my name) quit pornography" and in my head I was repeating it over and over till the images went away
As a Christian, trying to learn how to defend the fact that the Word is divine, can you make a video about all the contradictions in the Bible? Asking all my fav channels, just looking for clarity
I just turned 15 and I’ve been struggling with pornography for 4 years now and I’ve been making more progress every week. I went from masterbating 4 times a day to know lasting 4 days, 6 days, and the longest I went was 37 days. I feel guilty and shameful every time when I do it again but I realize that stumbles are part of the process and every time I stumble I grow more spiritually stronger and I run away from it more. I just told my pastor that I’m struggling with this. Also, we cannot battle this alone. The Bible talks about battling all of the other sims but lust on the other hand. He said to run away from it because it is to strong to fight it. Running away and avoiding it is the only way to get past this giant. This is my testimony and I hope you all overcome this sin and you don’t feel shameful or guilty for your sins. This is my testimony.
You’re in the short of it now for many people! Don’t give up. It already means you’re halfway there realizing that there’s a problem. And at that young age, many can’t realize it’s a problem because they’re so caught up in it. And having been able to be free from it for over a month is a remarkable milestone already. Good for you. I’m 20 and struggled with it from 12 to 19. I struggled with it for 7 years and still got out of it then, which means you have a great opportunity at 4 years. In my whole 7 years of being chained down by that, I only got free for a whole month one time. And then a couple months after that I was free for good. Keep it up, God’s with you all the time. Surround yourself with his scriptures that affirm you and that relate to sexual immorality.
I respect the fact you realize this is a problem. at 15 I was very caught up in sexual sin and just viewed it as completely normal, I’m 19 now. I see feeling shameful after doing these sins proof that the Holy Spirit is with you and is convicting you. I’m in the process of defeating this sin once and for all, just like you are. I pray that God will help us get rid of this sin completely from our lives. God bless you
This is awesome timing. Just had gotten off the phone with my first ever girlfriend and I was looking at porn and she texted "I love you" and it broke my heart. I feel horrible everytime I look at that stuff even more so than I used to
@@JohannaMarie.I’m sorry for what you’ve been through, being sexually betrayed is very painful and hard to get over. AND, “Just don’t do it” is not the way to deal with someone who struggles. It’s not that simple and I say that as a woman who was hurt in this way, and also as someone who is in recovery for alcohol and pornography. I’m a year sober from alcohol and 8 months pornography, and I have a new perspective on what it takes to be free from alcoholism and lust, as well as how to help others in an addiction cycle. Being a safe place for the person (if you want to stay with them and have appropriate boundaries/bottom lines for what you’ll accept) and having open communication shines a light in the darkness. Saying just don’t do it will create secrecy and shame, two things that will kill a relationship faster than a porn addiction. Just some advice from someone who has been there, done that 🙏🏻 God bless
It is honestly hard to tell someone because I've felt so alone for a long time and I'm not sure what will happen when I do. God help me to have courage to take a step forward to quitting pornography, I wish to serve you better. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
you aren’t alone I’m struggling so badly with this right now too. I know we don’t know each other but I just want you to know that a lot of people, including me are in the same boat as you.
I'm praying for you. It's a hard thing as I still struggle myself. I was straight up addicted last year, but I'm seeing glimmers of hope now! Just yesterday, I fell, but God is reminding me how far I've truly come! He led me last year to get a flip phone. I actually did try Covenant Eyes for a month and to be honest, it made things worse for me because all I thought about was the sin. So, God spoke to me through an interview, I'll post the link below...to get a dumb phone. It was incredibly hard at first, but I knew God had asked me to do so. All that to say, you are so loved by Christ. You're not dirty or worthless...you're a beloved child of God. As we learn about and live into our current identity, we'll see sin continue to dwindle. Take it one step at a time, my friends, as I have to as well!
@@RynoJ5I'm praying for you too. 100% of my close friends have struggled with it too. Most of them aren't fully out of it yet themselves, but are seeing progress as I am! We need to continue believing Jesus' freedom is for us!
I don't get how the Bible(or God) is supposed to just magically take away or fulfill your sexual desires. Obviously, we don't have sexual acts with God, that's disgusting, but how is the Bible supposed to fill my sexual hunger then? I struggle with this and masturbation because my sexual hunger isn't being satisfied. Marriage is supposed to help with that, but I'm not married. I struggle with even getting into relationships, and I'm only 20. How am I supposed to quit this when my sexual hunger/desires aren't being fulfilled? That's the root of my addiction. I don't see how I'm supposed to overcome this
I'm also 20 and struggled with this for many years. The Bible helps alot. The more time you spend with God, the less you want to participate in sinful desires
God makes dead men live by the hearing of the story of Jesus. He speaks life into being. There’s nothing he can’t do. Believe that. All the answers you need have been supernaturally inspired, recorded and preserved by God in the words of the Bible.
There are people who have gotten married with this issue and it only made the addiction worse. This issue is much more than mere lust, it's an incredibly addictive substance. There are many single people who have overcome it, and there's always hope in Jesus! There are ways to put those energies into something good and godly. I myself am still in the struggle, but am seeing progress!! I need to remind myself that it is indeed possible! 💯🙏
When you find that this method fails too, and you find that nothing you do gets rid of it, know that Jesus was the friend of sinners. His grace is sufficient to forgive ALL your sins. Especially the ones you can't defeat. Jesus became much more real to me when I started self pleasuring freely and watching porn without shame. You are a sexual being dear christian. The Enemy likes to keep you condemned and accuse you of sin. So that you remain in what Paul called "The Flesh" which in Galatians wasn't sexual sin. "The Flesh" is referring to Circumcision or trying to keep the Law. Being religious, pious, etc. In other words trying to stop being a sexual being, resisting pornography, etc. That is called "The Flesh" which leads to death. Trusting that Jesus has forgiven your sin completely and loves you as human being is what brings rest and life to you. The Enemy likes to prey on your shame. When we first experience our erotic nature, often what happens is no one explains what is happening to us or they shame us for being erotic. So we live in this place of fear and shame about being sexual beings. Rather than enjoying it and feeling safe in our bodies we try and get rid of our body. But that will actually drive you insane. Isaac actually made the analogy of hunger and that we are to feed on the Word of God for our nourishment. If we were ghosts who only feed on spirit food this would make sense. But we are NOT ghosts, we are humans. Which means we need BOTH spiritual nourishment and physical nourishment. Your sexual hunger really is no different from your stomachs hunger. Your body needs to breathe, eat food and hydrate, it needs to expel waste, it needs to sleep and guess what? It needs to orgasm. It also needs to be hugged, cuddled and kissed. So if you are told that you are not allowed to masturbate, when your body actually craves orgasm daily like it craves food or sleep daily, what does that do to you? It feels like you are fighting a losing battle and fall deeper and deeper into existential pain and despair. Because it is essentially the same as me telling you that eating is a sin. So you try really really hard to not eat, until your body is literally starving to death and so you give in and binge on food. You scarf all that food until your belly is sick. So you throw up and feel like garbage. So you vow again to try and not eat. Until you inevitably gorge on food again, then feel terrible and vow again and again and again and again to not eat food. THIS TIME FOR SURE! And in the end you can't help but want to eat. What does this person need to hear? That it's not a sin to eat food. It's completely normal and healthy to eat food. That you should even eat 3 times a day. It's the same with self pleasure. You are allowed to self pleasure everyday for as many times a day as you want. You will stop seeing the opposite sex as a temptation and stop seeking marriage for the sake of orgasm. That is actually marrying for lust rather than love. We in the church got this very wrong and need to repent. It's why there is so much sexual anarchy in our culture right now because the church tried to control everyone sex and romantic lives and even forbid people from marrying because they masturbated. You should go masturbate to your hearts content and make friends with the opposite sex and find a cute girl or two to fall in love with and marry. Otherwise Millennials and Gen Z are not going to have children in time.
look at women with respect, honor, and love. we need to recognize their worth as somebody created in the eyes of God. Look at women as fellow human beings and valuing her character, inner beauty, and unique gifts. (Proverbs 31:30 reminds us of this) We should value women the way God did and not look at women as objects that are supposed to satisfy our desires
I have a question for anyone have any of you prayed for financial success or just for money ( I have to say I don't believe in the Prosperity Gospel or what false prophets preached like Joel Osteen does I don't believe any of that) I'm just really asking God to help me get out of this country America to escape this country economic turmoil and failure in just have enough money to just leave this country and live my life I am autistic And live with my parents which I absolutely hate and I mentally curse myself a lot for my failures and mistakes and the things I should have done which if I made the right choices I wouldn't be in this position in my life I'm broke and have nothing
*silent high-five as a fellow Catholic* I just happened across this video; it's not my struggle in particular, this sin, but I have so many others I do struggle with. It's hard sometimes to have discussions with evangelical friends struggling with some temptation and not be able to recommend the Sacrament that has made the most difference in my life when battling demons. God bless you friend!
@@grimwriter7490 Amen! I clicked as well out of curiosity because I follow him. Also, when I converted from Protestantism and went to confession, by some miracle of Gods grace I just stopped this one sin of impurity and have never looked back. I wish our Protestant brothers and sisters coulda experience this too. God bless you!
I deleted Instagram awhile back for this reason. However understand that Satan won't stop at that. Its important to put on the whole armor of God every day. I'm praying for you brother 🙏✝️
I wouldn't say I'm addicted to porn, I only watch it a couple times a week and I know it's something "normal" for kids my age but I hate the fact I watch it at all, I always feel super guilty after watching porn. I know I need to stop watching it, I kinda want your input
Practice fasting, friend. It helps a lot with curbing your sexual desires. Jesus fasted, if you are not married, fasting and prayer are what's needed. Even if you have to pray 5, 7, 10 times a day. Do that. Do whatever it takes to overcome masterbation. Its very hard, bit if you really care about fighting this. You will find every strategy to fight this.
@@FlatEarthCatLover thanks for the advice, I've been doing decent at stopping, I haven't completely quit but am doing better than when I made this comment
@@BigRedRocket yeah of course, I will say that I’ve been trying pretty hard lately to stop looking at any sexual content. I was struggling pretty bad with it, but when I told my parents I was struggling with stopping, it has helped tremendously. I am using convenient eyes and it prevents any inappropriate content on the internet and it’s actually just stopped my access to porn. I really took Matthew 5:30 seriously and essentially “cut off” porn. Bringing darkness into the light is truly the cure for it. If you truly want to quit, some extreme measures may need to be put in place to help you. I know how much of a struggle this is, I am still trying to escape it and I do fall ever once in a while, but I know eventually I will make it through this
Thank you… I already quit smoking, vaping, sugar the regulated drinking and now I try getting rid of p*rn. ✝️
Understand that u are already free, He freed u from Sin. Learn to walk in the freedom He gave u
@@Xasalt I am a different kind of Christian. For us everything is a challenge and you can always be better, you have to be 100%!
@@averdui4317 I don't want to criticize your theology but I do want to point out that to be 100% is to be perfect, something that only Jesus was and something only Jesus ever can be.
Praise God! I’m in the same boat, praying for us all.
Way to go, brother! Through the grace of Christ Jesus I’ve done the same. Pray for strength, faith, and forgiveness and you will receive!
Just sent that text to a close friend. Turns out he was struggling just as much as I was and had kept it to himself until now. We're both going to meet up regularly for check-ins. God is good!
If anyone is reading this, please pray for me to overcome this
I think a major contributing factor is boredom.
Devil makes work for idle hands
That's mine too.. that boredom becomes it's own habit though
the energy from masturbation has to go into some kind of outlet
Yeah same for me
I'll go ahead and give this as the solution for how I stopped watching and participating in sexual things in my bedroom at night. I'm 22 now and had been struggling with it since I was 14.
Up until September 3rd 2023, I had been fighting with watching that junk and giving into my desires to defile my body. Probably the most embarrassing part about it is that my dad is a preacher and I have been singing in Churches for most of my life. With that in mind, I got to thinking "if I could read more, pray more, listen to more preaching and Gospel music, I'd find my way out."
But my dad preached that Sunday morning, September 3rd of 2023 on "Judgment Will Come", reading from Acts 4:31-5:11. He got to preaching on how there is a punishment for sins and God is serious about His judgment on it, even for a Christian. God is absolutely serious about hating sin and just because judgment is delayed, does not mean it's denied. If you, as a Christian, think that you will escape God's judgment for doing sin, you will soon find out just how wrong you are. He'll punish you for it like the good Father that He is.
That got me to a place of true repentance, where I turned away from that sin for good. But it doesn't stop there.
I went up to a different Church by myself later that night. This Church I hold dear to my heart for how much they love the Lord and their welcoming attitude to everyone that comes in the doors. During the service, you could already tell the Spirit was moving. But the thing that stuck out to me the most was the message the preacher preached, which was "Trusting the Process". He read where Jesus told Peter that Satan desired to sift him as wheat, but Jesus never said that He would pray for Peter not to fail. He knew he would fail. But Jesus prayed to the Father that Peter's *faith* fail not. And, if you read your Bible on what happened to Peter after he denied the Lord, you'll see just how God brought him to a place through that denial to become one of the best preachers of the New Testament.
With all these things preached to me, there was a changed that took place where, from that point on, I didn't want that old junk in my life anymore. Do I still get tempted with it? For sure. Every day, probably. But there's a different reaction to when I see a low cut dress or an inappropriate picture of a woman. I see it, get my eyes off of it, and ask God to help me not to look at it. I've never been closer to God than I am now, but I most definitely don't want to stop where I'm at. I have an unction to be all in for the Lord. I want to be like Paul where I forget those things which are behind, and reach forth unto those things which are before.
All this to say, if you're struggling with sexual desires, you will not be able to get yourself out of those temptations. You can't read enough, you can't pray enough, and you can't work enough for you to escape the temptations of this world on your own. But the Bible says in 1 Peter 5:6-7 to humble yourself under God, casting all your care upon who? Upon Him, Jesus. Why? Because He careth for you. As insignificant and wretched as we are, He cares for us. Even now, God would be just in having no more dealings with me just over some of the wicked thoughts that enter my head, but His love and grace much more abounds than His wrath in my life.
It's not a condition necessarily of what you're doing in order to stay away from these things, because our flesh is wicked and will find a way. The only change that needs to take place is in your heart. Once you realize how much God loves you but hates sin, and you want to genuinely follow Him with everything you're struggling with, He can change you. Praise the Lord. Just thought I'd share that with someone.
Amazing testimony brother thank you for sharing 🙏
May our Holy Heavenly Abba continue to richly bless you brother!👑🎁🙏
Thanks brother, this lifted me up! Glory to Jesus Christ!
Amen, I appreciate you sharing. I just want to add that if change does take in place in your heart, your actions toward the flesh will certainly change. That doesn't mean you'll never stumble or experience temptation, but there will be much less of a desire to sin and you will be able to see progress.
im scared of September 3rd of 2023 im scared he wont accept me.
That was great timing.
Right?
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As someone who was addicted to porn for a very long time, I thank God for giving me victory over it.
I’m just battling masturbation currently, and I feel so hopeless. Even though I’ve rid myself of putting new things into my mind via pornography, I still have such s hard time with the addiction of release from masturbation on its own.
Pray... prayer works every time. I prayed just once (I know, I need to pray more) and lasted 4 days. I have been praying more and more and currently on day 3 of semen retention (vs. nofap, no fap is without porn, semen retention is without masturbating) and I pray that I can come out of this soon.
same here
get close to God. you cant do this alone
Thank you lord for helping us through Isaac to overcome our sins🙏🏾🙏🏾
Its been 8 weeks since i last watched porn. Unfortunately it was a relapse but before that i had gone 4 weeks without porn. Please god help me overcome this horrific addiction
you got this my friend seek prayer and put on the full armor of God
I would say you're not addicted then. I consider mine a sin struggle, but not an addiction anymore. We need to see ourselves as children of God, as His beloved, not as addicts.
@@abbykittle5058this is actually a very good advice, there's research that shows people who don't believe they are addicts have a higher chance of quitting than those who do.
@Daily Discipline Isaac , I’ve been watching ur videos on the subject and I’m sure now to say it: we are already freed, we free. If we can thinking we are slaves to sin when The Lord freed us from it, we mentally stay in lies. We don’t have to keep the broken chains in our hands or unconsciously putting those broken chains on ourselves. The truth is if i don’t see things as they are, practicality doesn’t matter. That’s why we are called to walk by the spirit to not fulfill the lust of the flesh, so walking in freedom, the true one , so walk by faith. If The Son set u up free, u are free indeed. Be blessed
Yeah, I don’t trust anybody to that degree of sharing this to. Essentially, the thought that comes to mind is what if they leave? And what if they see me differently?
Same thing bro, wanna hold eachother accountable?
@@obiwankenobi4529 Sure. So, how are you holding up? Staying strong in the Lord?
Ive found talking to my pastor to be helpful. Thats what theyre there for.
Just sent that text. It's time to get rid of this addiction and honor God
amen
I also on board with quitting por* for good
Thank you so much for this video
I've struggled with this problem since I was young, younger than most and I've never really heard anyone talk about women struggling with porn. If I did it was deemed "a man's problem".
I've only recently gotten back into Church and started re-building my life with Jesus so I didn't really know where to begin with dealing with this problem. Anyways, I've downloaded Covenant Eyes and am looking forward to a future without porn.
I want to encourage anyone who reads this that is maybe on the fence about giving this up (cause I know I had been there for a bit). You can do it, the Lord is with you and nothing is impossible with him.
My piece of advice (that I heatd from my Pastor) is to have "Battle Scripture" where you memorize 1 or 2 verses pertaining to your temptation (in this case porn/sexual immorality) and whenever Satan tries to tempt you, you can pull it out and it can help you defeat that temptation.
For me to get free from that, regarding scripture, I didn’t memorize any necessarily, but I searched for as many passages that I could find on sexual immorality in God’s word and had those all saved in a list on the first page of my Home Screen, so I could always read them again and reassure myself.
It's been a week and a day. The longest streak and I'm so happy i could find freedom in jesus. It's a everyday battle but god is good and is always strengthening me. CARRY THE CROSS AND DENY YOURSELF DAILY TO THE LUSTS OF THIS WORLD.
Something to also consider is that there are a lot of people in the industry who are needing help, not views. By watching you're encouraging the 'industry' to continue which is very cruel. Some are underaged, trafficked, not knowing anything different, etc. Consider Before Consuming is a podcast done by Fight the New Drug and I recommend checking those two names out. Remember that every one is somebody's son or daughter and that they deserve protection and love by us as God's children. Little Light Studios also has a recent video with other tips.
Thank you so much Brother I have struggled lately. I know God directed me to this video to truly grow for his glory in Jesus name Amen
Reading these comments and feeling so much more confident with overcoming this. Thanks Guys, keep it up! God bless you!
Honestly, I'm doing great. Little by little, I passed from 2 days to 6 days. I think I'm doing better.
Also, I passed from hardcore stuff, to just naked bodies.
Great work, brother! But keep fighting and struggling like it's still day one. I once made it past two months, started thinking I was safe and that's when I failed. You gotta reinforce those anti-porn and anti-masturbation structures in your mind and soul. God bless and be with you, always!
Guarantee your progress first and foremost, do not stand for a moment or risk falling back. Do not self-loathe - challenge yourself to your limits, so that you can leave it in the dust FAR FAR AWAY. As far as East is from the West, so is the greatness of God's plan for your life.
slow but steady my friend do NNN
Thank you for your loving words! May Jesus bless you and your family ❣️
Thank You I Needed This 🙏🏽
So hard to break this addiction 😢
Great video and thank you comment section for being epic
man, none of these steps are gonna help me i feel hopeless but i can't give up.
how will your life chance once you are free from po*n?
@@SQLxGuy ill be way more happy than i already am, thats for sure and i've severely decreased the amount of times i do it now, but i want it gone for good
@@ratattack2 there you go bro
Thankyou Issac!
God bless you! Thank you for this video and for reaching out to this generation that is fighting spiritual warfare without knowing! Continue fighting the good fight of faith bro!
One thing that can help this addiction very quickly without fail is to pray the Holy Rosary. The meditation on the mysteries, especially the sorrowful mysteries (Agony in the garden, the scourging, the crowning of the thorns, the carrying of the cross, and the crucifixion) really helps you understand how disgusting sin is and the effects of those sins and you will not want to look at that filth.
And if you don’t feel comfortable praying the Holy Rosary, just do 15 minutes a day of meditation, but do at least 2-3 times a week of meditation on Jesus’ Passion.
Wow, Matthew Henry. But also, very encouraging brother. 🙏
Thanks for this video
5:00 Oh I went down that route. See he also struggled with lust issues. And so we decided to become mutual accountability partners. We basically just agreed to let the other know whenever we failed and *attempted* to give advice back and forth. Eventually I realized the blind cant lead the blind and that whole thing just was never going to work.
5:17 a subscription? Yeah no thanks, that's kind of scummy to make it a subscription. A $60 or so one time pay? Sure. But a subscription? "oh no I cant pay it this month, just cant justify it, would be awful if something where to happen while I get to getting the money to pay it again"
6:15 ive tried and honestly I can point out a few things but in general at some point I have no clue what the actual trigger is. Like you know obviously youtube thumbnails play a role of some kind but I have no idea what to do about that.
7:57 a bit of anxiety a bit of lonelyness.
8:47 I know I could work on this but I make sure to pray every day.
11:20 after I started reading the word regularly I know what the difference is, there are definitely times when im reading the word and I feel full, and then times when I neglect to and feel hungry and empty, spiritually. So I definitely try to read as much as I can.
13:00 my situation with that is complicated. I dont really have much to go to other than my close friends whom I met in church, but I do go to a monday night thing where I can meet new people, but I never really make any deeper connections with those people. I dont feel the need to because I have my close friends. But even then like I said the blind cant lead the blind, so it feels like while we can share the struggles, we cant really pick ourselves up by our bootstraps and get out of it.
Yeah what helped me significantly was having an accountability partner, but a much more spiritually mature than me person, someone who struggled the same way I do but has overcome those struggles. It’s turned more into a “Paul and Timothy” relationship. Also serving at your HOME/LOCAL church, keeps you constantly being at church being spiritually refilled.
Honestly U know what helps me? Repenting after I fall.. because the shame and guilt after I stumble wants to linger and makes this loop of shame, masterbate again, more shame 😂 it sucks. Repenting and asking for forgiveness is really hard to do (after I stumble) for me but the quicker I do it the better. Praying for you brother, We are nit faithful but God is.
It's helped for me to have someone in my life in a more victorious spot and someone in a similar spot with the struggle. Everyone is different and we shouldn't treat this like a one size fits all solution. We need to be ingesting the Word, in prayer, godly community, accountability, mentorship, etc...this a multi-faceted solution, and the specifics are different for everyone.
Your tips are quite sound, pretty classic addition recovery, but Christian. You only just touched on one aspect of the issue that makes it (for my fight, at any rate), so difficult, and that is that so much of media and the culture in general is really "soft p--n", from content, fashion, sports, etc, so much of it is oriented to a p--nographic mindset, that is summed up biblically as lust, the lust of the eyes, and the lust of the flesh. One other issue that you don't mention that I've come across, is that most of the older Christian men are active users themselves, and are in deeper then I ever was. I know of a study that showed that 97% of church attending men admitted to being users, while the other 3% were made up of recovered/former users, and liers. That study was 30 years old, before the age of the pocket internet.
Not saying it's hopeless, God has done amazing things for me in the last year, but you have to trust HIM.
I need prayers my brothers and sisters I messed up again today with this nonsense I was doing good and then I just broke.
I was addicted for years, before God freed me. He won’t give up on you so don’t give up on yourself. He loves you deeply and that’s gonna change. I pray you draw closer to God every day and form a beautiful intimacy with Him. ❤
Thank you brother
God knows who you are before he created you he know ALL of you your strength's and weaknesses. Jesus will brake you free brother I have also been trying to keep my mind and body away from lustful things
I'm glad I'm a Christian now because it really fix my standards and morality( I was kind of a sexual sadist with a bad view of girls) on what I want in a partner and what I prefer in a woman/ wife
I understand that. I grew up claiming to be Christian but was at best a luke-warm Christian and at worse I was actively leading people away from Jesus (Sadly I think it was closer to the second option.) I never truly did as christ commanded and I allowed myself to delve deep into sin, while we may not have had the same feelings towards women I most certainly treated them as objects, and fell into much harder-core videos. Not only was I addicted to PN (not sure if TH-cam will censor me on this video for saying the word) but I also am addicted to weed and vaping. I'm working to quit weed and I'm now 2 days strong. Each night when I went to bed and smoked I asked myself why I do this, if it really makes me happy, and always came to the same conclusion. No it doesn't make me happy. But then I'd fall right back into the same habits the next morning. This cycle continued for 5 years until 3 days ago. I realized I wasn't asking those questions of myself, that was God condemning me for my sin, and I'd just push it aside. I thank God now each morning for never giving up on me and always reminding me of what he wants from me. I think it's the same with PN. We get that feeling after the deed is done because God is condemning us for the adulterous sin we were indulging in. Now I speak to God as often as I can, and I can say these have been 2 of the best days of my life. I'm ready to act like a real Christian and grow each day in my faith, by the power of God. I'd like to leave this comment with this. My friend I pray deeply for you and hope you can feel the spirit moving in you, condemning you for your sin, and encouraging you in your christ-like actions, and remember to make yourself small and God larger, as he deserves all the glory. I love you my brother in Christ and hope the best for you.
Miss ur long hair ❤💭
Honestly, the best way is just not thinking about it. And do something new, like a new game or something. Aside of what it's said here.
@_Niddy_ What are we talking about?
@@pasalasagaAtheist TH-camr poking fun at this issue. Pay no mind. :P
@@pasalasagaHe's just being a weirdo, he's messing with you
I'm really glad God showed me your work. Huge blessing for me!
Same here 😢😢😢 I’m tiring to get right with Jesus Christ 😭😭😭
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I will try these out, but I feel like there is no one I can trust not to freak out, so I will remove this device from my life and see if that works, day one here I come!!
I think that certain pornography is wonderful! Pornography should not be disgusting. Pornography should motivate you to be a better person. Pornography can be full of cinnamon buns! Have fun watching pornography! Stay clear of the disgusting stuff.
Hey Issac! God bless you for your ministry, I know how the Lord has used it in both my life and the lives of my fellow brothers in Christ!
Just had a question in regards to Mike Todd, he recently made a video in response to his easter service, and decided to use one of your videos in the trailer for the video, were you planning on responding to it?
Hard to do. I view it now as cheating bc my mind doesn’t know what’s actually happening and how embarrassing it would be to be found dead after doing that and also, pornographers have sex in front of little kids. Just bc it’s a tv doesn’t change what the kids see, matter of fact they see more bc it’s not a real act bc they see things a normal onlooker wouldn’t see just sitting in same room. So little kids will be ruined
I don't think it's wrong to need comfort as God comforts us and we find refreshing and security in Jesus first, Christian community second. We could have a solid relationship with Christ, and still be really struggling if we aren't involved in solid, Christ-centered community. God created us for connection, both with Him, and others. So, we could be in the Word, in authentic prayer, and still greatly struggle. We need God and people.
What can I advise someone who can’t afford covenant eyes or can’t pay for it?
Can you please do a video on soul ties🙂....need more insight to that
Hello. Can somebody write down the 10 steps in a comment.
I do have a question about covenant eyes. Is there a way to block websites like Twitter? Because through my struggles, I have gotten covenant eyes in the past, and Twitter is a workaround for it unfortunately....
Quit in Ten Steps or Go on with1 click
Personally I struggle with thoughts particularly thoughts on a show I saw. One of the girls in the show (for a lack of better words) turned me on.
I had a dream I was watching some awful porn video, and the people in the video looked at me, and told me to say "How can I, (my name) quit pornography" and in my head I was repeating it over and over till the images went away
As a Christian, trying to learn how to defend the fact that the Word is divine, can you make a video about all the contradictions in the Bible? Asking all my fav channels, just looking for clarity
These are some videos addressing the so called contradictions
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If you are not fed by God you are going to be fed by World ❤
I just turned 15 and I’ve been struggling with pornography for 4 years now and I’ve been making more progress every week. I went from masterbating 4 times a day to know lasting 4 days, 6 days, and the longest I went was 37 days. I feel guilty and shameful every time when I do it again but I realize that stumbles are part of the process and every time I stumble I grow more spiritually stronger and I run away from it more. I just told my pastor that I’m struggling with this. Also, we cannot battle this alone. The Bible talks about battling all of the other sims but lust on the other hand. He said to run away from it because it is to strong to fight it. Running away and avoiding it is the only way to get past this giant. This is my testimony and I hope you all overcome this sin and you don’t feel shameful or guilty for your sins. This is my testimony.
You’re in the short of it now for many people! Don’t give up.
It already means you’re halfway there realizing that there’s a problem. And at that young age, many can’t realize it’s a problem because they’re so caught up in it.
And having been able to be free from it for over a month is a remarkable milestone already. Good for you.
I’m 20 and struggled with it from 12 to 19. I struggled with it for 7 years and still got out of it then, which means you have a great opportunity at 4 years.
In my whole 7 years of being chained down by that, I only got free for a whole month one time. And then a couple months after that I was free for good.
Keep it up, God’s with you all the time.
Surround yourself with his scriptures that affirm you and that relate to sexual immorality.
@@Van1llaDome thank you so much this means a lot to me
I respect the fact you realize this is a problem. at 15 I was very caught up in sexual sin and just viewed it as completely normal, I’m 19 now. I see feeling shameful after doing these sins proof that the Holy Spirit is with you and is convicting you.
I’m in the process of defeating this sin once and for all, just like you are. I pray that God will help us get rid of this sin completely from our lives. God bless you
Ok, I agree with all of this advice...
But how do I text someone when I don't know anyone that I truly trust with my whole heart other than God?
Amen
Plz pray for me iam full of lust
This is awesome timing. Just had gotten off the phone with my first ever girlfriend and I was looking at porn and she texted "I love you" and it broke my heart. I feel horrible everytime I look at that stuff even more so than I used to
@@JohannaMarie.I’m sorry for what you’ve been through, being sexually betrayed is very painful and hard to get over. AND, “Just don’t do it” is not the way to deal with someone who struggles. It’s not that simple and I say that as a woman who was hurt in this way, and also as someone who is in recovery for alcohol and pornography. I’m a year sober from alcohol and 8 months pornography, and I have a new perspective on what it takes to be free from alcoholism and lust, as well as how to help others in an addiction cycle. Being a safe place for the person (if you want to stay with them and have appropriate boundaries/bottom lines for what you’ll accept) and having open communication shines a light in the darkness. Saying just don’t do it will create secrecy and shame, two things that will kill a relationship faster than a porn addiction. Just some advice from someone who has been there, done that 🙏🏻 God bless
I hate myself. This is stupid. Not the video but my lack of control
It is honestly hard to tell someone because I've felt so alone for a long time and I'm not sure what will happen when I do. God help me to have courage to take a step forward to quitting pornography, I wish to serve you better. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
you aren’t alone I’m struggling so badly with this right now too. I know we don’t know each other but I just want you to know that a lot of people, including me are in the same boat as you.
I'm praying for you. It's a hard thing as I still struggle myself. I was straight up addicted last year, but I'm seeing glimmers of hope now! Just yesterday, I fell, but God is reminding me how far I've truly come! He led me last year to get a flip phone. I actually did try Covenant Eyes for a month and to be honest, it made things worse for me because all I thought about was the sin. So, God spoke to me through an interview, I'll post the link below...to get a dumb phone. It was incredibly hard at first, but I knew God had asked me to do so. All that to say, you are so loved by Christ. You're not dirty or worthless...you're a beloved child of God. As we learn about and live into our current identity, we'll see sin continue to dwindle. Take it one step at a time, my friends, as I have to as well!
@@RynoJ5I'm praying for you too. 100% of my close friends have struggled with it too. Most of them aren't fully out of it yet themselves, but are seeing progress as I am! We need to continue believing Jesus' freedom is for us!
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Why would I stop reading Alphie by Incase? That work of art is so much more interesting and morally just than the bible.
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I don't get how the Bible(or God) is supposed to just magically take away or fulfill your sexual desires. Obviously, we don't have sexual acts with God, that's disgusting, but how is the Bible supposed to fill my sexual hunger then? I struggle with this and masturbation because my sexual hunger isn't being satisfied. Marriage is supposed to help with that, but I'm not married. I struggle with even getting into relationships, and I'm only 20. How am I supposed to quit this when my sexual hunger/desires aren't being fulfilled? That's the root of my addiction. I don't see how I'm supposed to overcome this
I'm also 20 and struggled with this for many years. The Bible helps alot. The more time you spend with God, the less you want to participate in sinful desires
God makes dead men live by the hearing of the story of Jesus. He speaks life into being. There’s nothing he can’t do. Believe that. All the answers you need have been supernaturally inspired, recorded and preserved by God in the words of the Bible.
There are people who have gotten married with this issue and it only made the addiction worse. This issue is much more than mere lust, it's an incredibly addictive substance. There are many single people who have overcome it, and there's always hope in Jesus! There are ways to put those energies into something good and godly. I myself am still in the struggle, but am seeing progress!! I need to remind myself that it is indeed possible! 💯🙏
When you find that this method fails too, and you find that nothing you do gets rid of it, know that Jesus was the friend of sinners. His grace is sufficient to forgive ALL your sins. Especially the ones you can't defeat. Jesus became much more real to me when I started self pleasuring freely and watching porn without shame. You are a sexual being dear christian. The Enemy likes to keep you condemned and accuse you of sin. So that you remain in what Paul called "The Flesh" which in Galatians wasn't sexual sin. "The Flesh" is referring to Circumcision or trying to keep the Law. Being religious, pious, etc. In other words trying to stop being a sexual being, resisting pornography, etc. That is called "The Flesh" which leads to death. Trusting that Jesus has forgiven your sin completely and loves you as human being is what brings rest and life to you. The Enemy likes to prey on your shame. When we first experience our erotic nature, often what happens is no one explains what is happening to us or they shame us for being erotic. So we live in this place of fear and shame about being sexual beings. Rather than enjoying it and feeling safe in our bodies we try and get rid of our body. But that will actually drive you insane. Isaac actually made the analogy of hunger and that we are to feed on the Word of God for our nourishment. If we were ghosts who only feed on spirit food this would make sense. But we are NOT ghosts, we are humans. Which means we need BOTH spiritual nourishment and physical nourishment. Your sexual hunger really is no different from your stomachs hunger. Your body needs to breathe, eat food and hydrate, it needs to expel waste, it needs to sleep and guess what? It needs to orgasm. It also needs to be hugged, cuddled and kissed. So if you are told that you are not allowed to masturbate, when your body actually craves orgasm daily like it craves food or sleep daily, what does that do to you? It feels like you are fighting a losing battle and fall deeper and deeper into existential pain and despair. Because it is essentially the same as me telling you that eating is a sin. So you try really really hard to not eat, until your body is literally starving to death and so you give in and binge on food. You scarf all that food until your belly is sick. So you throw up and feel like garbage. So you vow again to try and not eat. Until you inevitably gorge on food again, then feel terrible and vow again and again and again and again to not eat food. THIS TIME FOR SURE! And in the end you can't help but want to eat. What does this person need to hear? That it's not a sin to eat food. It's completely normal and healthy to eat food. That you should even eat 3 times a day. It's the same with self pleasure. You are allowed to self pleasure everyday for as many times a day as you want. You will stop seeing the opposite sex as a temptation and stop seeking marriage for the sake of orgasm. That is actually marrying for lust rather than love. We in the church got this very wrong and need to repent. It's why there is so much sexual anarchy in our culture right now because the church tried to control everyone sex and romantic lives and even forbid people from marrying because they masturbated. You should go masturbate to your hearts content and make friends with the opposite sex and find a cute girl or two to fall in love with and marry. Otherwise Millennials and Gen Z are not going to have children in time.
What’s your advice on seeing girls. Because I’m struggling with looking at girls in the way God sees them. Please help
look at women with respect, honor, and love. we need to recognize their worth as somebody created in the eyes of God.
Look at women as fellow human beings and valuing her character, inner beauty, and unique gifts. (Proverbs 31:30 reminds us of this)
We should value women the way God did and not look at women as objects that are supposed to satisfy our desires
I believe porn addiction and other addictions are symptoms of loneliness. Jesus wants to be your best friend and set you free ✝️
I have a question for anyone have any of you prayed for financial success or just for money ( I have to say I don't believe in the Prosperity Gospel or what false prophets preached like Joel Osteen does I don't believe any of that) I'm just really asking God to help me get out of this country America to escape this country economic turmoil and failure in just have enough money to just leave this country and live my life
I am autistic And live with my parents which I absolutely hate and I mentally curse myself a lot for my failures and mistakes and the things I should have done which if I made the right choices I wouldn't be in this position in my life
I'm broke and have nothing
I prayed for you
Let's be grateful for what we DO have. A family, food, shelter, a life, and Jesus, Our Saviour.
Tip: go to confession
*silent high-five as a fellow Catholic* I just happened across this video; it's not my struggle in particular, this sin, but I have so many others I do struggle with. It's hard sometimes to have discussions with evangelical friends struggling with some temptation and not be able to recommend the Sacrament that has made the most difference in my life when battling demons. God bless you friend!
@@grimwriter7490 Amen! I clicked as well out of curiosity because I follow him. Also, when I converted from Protestantism and went to confession, by some miracle of Gods grace I just stopped this one sin of impurity and have never looked back. I wish our Protestant brothers and sisters coulda experience this too. God bless you!
Time to delete reddit.
I deleted Instagram awhile back for this reason. However understand that Satan won't stop at that. Its important to put on the whole armor of God every day. I'm praying for you brother 🙏✝️
Its been 5 minutes
I wouldn't say I'm addicted to porn, I only watch it a couple times a week and I know it's something "normal" for kids my age but I hate the fact I watch it at all, I always feel super guilty after watching porn. I know I need to stop watching it, I kinda want your input
hearing that you feel guilty after watching it is just proof the Holy Spirit is at work in you :)
Practice fasting, friend. It helps a lot with curbing your sexual desires. Jesus fasted, if you are not married, fasting and prayer are what's needed. Even if you have to pray 5, 7, 10 times a day. Do that. Do whatever it takes to overcome masterbation. Its very hard, bit if you really care about fighting this. You will find every strategy to fight this.
@@RynoJ5 thanks brother, sorry it took so long to reply
@@FlatEarthCatLover thanks for the advice, I've been doing decent at stopping, I haven't completely quit but am doing better than when I made this comment
@@BigRedRocket yeah of course, I will say that I’ve been trying pretty hard lately to stop looking at any sexual content. I was struggling pretty bad with it, but when I told my parents I was struggling with stopping, it has helped tremendously. I am using convenient eyes and it prevents any inappropriate content on the internet and it’s actually just stopped my access to porn. I really took Matthew 5:30 seriously and essentially “cut off” porn.
Bringing darkness into the light is truly the cure for it. If you truly want to quit, some extreme measures may need to be put in place to help you.
I know how much of a struggle this is, I am still trying to escape it and I do fall ever once in a while, but I know eventually I will make it through this
step one accept Jesus into your heart and engage in community and church. done
Self control. Just stop.
For some it's that easy. You need to eventually get rid of the root
kill sin