Hi Josh! First I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for making this video. As a woman, a lot of people don’t take us serious when it comes to our struggle with sexual sin. Mine specifically being self pleasure for a very long time. Because the details may be triggering, I’ll spare them. But in short it was like a craving that I had to satisfy. But always felt so disgusting afterwards. “Temporary satisfaction “ Just like you, I’ve had my ups and downs. But I’m leaning on God everyday with it. I was molested, raped even as a child and forced to do acts on my family as well as watch pornography. It’s no wonder that’s all I knew. Not that that’s an excuse, but i knew where it stemmed from eventually. Especially fornicating before I became celibate (2 years, praise the LORD!!) definitely didn’t make it any better. We need more people talking about sexual sin. About how satisfying your own flesh will always leave you feeling empty. But man… it’s hard, but not impossible. God is capable of turning anything and everything around. One HUGE thing I learned after I stopped self pleasuring was I WILL still get tempted. I’d ask myself “why am I still being tempted!?” But that’s impossible. We will. What makes us strong and have self control is fleeing from those temptations. Then, they just become easier to maneuver. But they will not go away. Also temptations can be used to test our faith. But anyways. I admire your strength. I admire your story, and sharing your story. Agree with you on certain deliverance points for sure. God is the ultimate deliverer. Also fun side note: I absolutely love and adore theatre and have always wanted to make short films. So I love to see a fellow believer doing their thing and doing it well too! Keep going! Stay strong! God bless you always. Amen.
Wow praise God that he brought you through that! Thank you for being so vulnerable and sharing your story this definitely encouraged me just reading this. It's so good that you were able to attack the addiction at the root that's something I meant to touch on that on this episode. Finding the root of where it all started is a very good way to begin that process of tearing down that addiction. That's real, we will definitely still be tempted but it's in that temptation when God reveals his power in us. Thank you again for sharing your story. And that's dope regarding your theatre experience. I love theatre & acting maybe we can work on something sometime. God bless!
That would be a very good topic to talk about. I have personally struggled, and still struggle, with fleshly pleasure (with video games and secular music in general, but also other things), and it has become very difficult along with a lack of love for God. I would personally love to see a video talking about the really deep aspects, the root, of walking with God since I was diagnosed with autism and have trouble focusing in my head. Beautiful testimonies, and God bless you both!
Thank you Josh for talking about this. We do call ourselves "Christians" but the truth of the matter is I'm not fully into submission to God and giving everything to him. Although, I'm trying to wrap my head around it because yeah I can no longer fight this on my own. Just as the Lord says "Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you" James 4:7. But man I admit to falling victim and am guilty of that... Our generation is holding back from coming out of the truth of secrets from this active virus of lust that we leave ourselves hidden. My biggest thing is this temporary feeling of pleasure turns into years of chains through bondage. Everything that was said by you was spoken well and being used as God's vessel to preach nothing but the truth, I needed to hear this as God's confirming his justice and mercy is bigger than my p*rnography addiction.
I just fell back into pornography this morning keep me in prayer I really want to break away from this !!! God never meant for me to stay like this !! I need Deliverance!!
@@RylanStarr its a process, I fell also. I repented and again next time fight the temptation harder. A lot of it is because we go to it as an escape. We need to renew our mind and stop turning to it. We need to work on not turning towards it no matter how strong the temptation may be. The more we do it the more we slip the harder it becomes. Fasting helps also! May God be with you!
Hey guys, i also had/have problems with it for over a year now, but i have found multiple strategies during the fight with lust, most of them worked unfortunetaly for a short period of time but i think i just found out about the "perfect" one. Promise to god that every time you will get tempted that you will fight it from the beginning to the end and until it goes away, the temptation will always be there, i once saw a video of a guy who didn't repent in over 3 years but he still one day got tempted but luckily escaped it, so my theory is that if you can get over the temptation right from the start as you promised to god there is nothing that can stop you.
Damn brother, I respect the hell out of your transparency with your struggles. Thank you for being human. We need more men to step up, including myself. And I love what you have done here. Keep it going! God is using you for something big.
thank you josh im just a 15 yrs old followers of Christ and ive been following him calling myself christian when I, myself struggling with lust and feeling spiritual dryness but I ask that you pray for me and keep making these video for us. Brothers in Christ I thank you
Yo Josh! I have been a fan of your channel since I have been saved. I have been coming back in to these videos because how much I need these. Thank you for these videos and Praise God!
As I was reading some of the comments while watching this video, the devil has tempted me to self-pleasure. But while being tempted, God reminded me that he was with me, fight, resist the devil and let God take control. Praise be to God
Hey guys, i also had/have problems with it for over a year now, but i have found multiple strategies during the fight with lust, most of them worked unfortunetaly for a short period of time but i think i just found out about the "perfect" one. Promise to god that every time you will get tempted that you will fight it from the beginning to the end, until it goes away. The temptation will always be there, i once saw a video of a guy who didn't repent in over 3 years but he still one day got tempted but luckily escaped it, so my theory is that if you can get over the temptation right from the start as you promised to god, there is nothing that can ever stop you.
Find strength in the lord and through Jesus christ. I love you brother, Jesus loves you. We must ensure that all of our promises to God are kept and with haste.
I've struggled with porn for many years. I don't like it. I don't want it. I always feel like I've lost my place in heaven. Everytime I fall I doubt my salvation. There are days where I have victory but there are days when I fall. But God reminds me that he is my strength.
"Do not think to yourselves "I am being tempted by God" God cannot be tempted. Temptation comes from your own sinful and evil desires. If you give into temptation, how much more can that sin grow!?" I do really believe this ties with "whoever wushes to be my disciple must deny themselves znd take up their cross daily." We must die to ourselves and take delight in suffering brothers and sisters, a test of faith is a high blessing. Thank God for being in the wilderness! Thsnk God for these oppurtunities! Do not think when you fall you can't be forgiven, there is a difference between the weakness of the flesh, and wilfully sinning. No temptation, nothing you just decided to rebelliously sin. And don't think that falling to temptation doesn't have its dangers. Falling due to the weakness of the flesh is one thing, but sinning afterward without temptation even arising, and Makin a habit, we have gratified the flesh over the Spirit. The goal is to kill our sin, not to feed it, this is the fear of God and when you know you've repeated and feel guilty and other things come up, and try to slide you back, Luke thoughts about things you've done years ago, let Satan know that the flesh cannot change, the flesh is weak but the Spirit is willing.
GOD Bless you brother. and thank you for sharing your testimony because it helps many Including me i was addicted to pornography but now I THANK THE ALMIGHTY GOD HE SAVED me from that.i'm free now GOD Bless you brother
I feel so desperately lonely…I’ve been failing wilfully into porn bc at this point it’s like so habitual to my pattern. I can’t even start to explain how important your channel is but it’s like I can’t get through the first week…
YES AMEN!! also cut off your right hand too - aka make sacrifices ! like ad blockers or website blockers.. screen time and anything to cut off! ask for the HOLY SPIRIT to save you right when you're about to sin! these things help! You all got this in Jesus name!
I, too, am still struggling with this addiction myself. I feel trapped. I feel I got NO WAY OUT! I feel stupid to call myself a christian yet still a sinner! I feel I can't do anything even if I try! This is terrifying me! I have been longing for forgiveness, for redemption, for freedom, for marriage, for children, for peace, for salvation!💔💔💔💔💔💔😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
18:11 Yeah the unsaved does not have the devil working against them, just the lust of the flesh. The devil doesn’t care about the unsaved, so he doesn’t tempt them. Whereas the Christian has the flesh and the devil tempting him into sin.
The way I see it, I have two options. Either I get free from this, or the other option is I do the only thing that I know will stop it. Either way this will end. I'm so tired All the time. I feel like I'm in a dark forest and The vultures of darkness have eaten my breadcrumbs and I have no way to find my way back out. So this is it. One last stand. One last fight. It's all I got left. It's hard to read sometimes. I'm severely dyslexic and of course I have ADHD on top of that😂 oh well. No point in whining about it😅 All right, time to plant the flag and draw a line in the sand. This far and no further. Who will stand with me? I lift my eyes to the hills, where does my health come from? My help comes from the Lord the maker of heaven and earth.
There’s a big misunderstanding when it comes to Paul’s letters which Peter addresses here: 2 Peter 3:15-16. 1 John 3:4 tells us that sin is the breaking of Gods law. When Paul says that we are not under the law, it is not to suggest that we are no longer required to keep the 10 commandments and laws of God. He means that we aren’t under the law of animal sacrifice, which before Jesus’ death meant that sin requires an animal sacrifice, but Christ is now our sacrifice for sin (Hebrews chapters 8, 9, 10) If the law doesn’t exist, then neither does sin (Romans 5:13 and Romans 7:7). Matthew 19:17 KJV And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
Brother it’s called getting delivered. It’s spiritual. It’s real I GOT DELIVERED!!!! Like 4 times. Bros remember what John said . Jesus did wayyyy more things that they couldn’t write everything Jesus Christ did cus if they did it would take up the whole world . 🌎 I respectfully disagree with you. I’m a walking testimony is called deliverance PERIOD !
Hi Josh! First I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for making this video. As a woman, a lot of people don’t take us serious when it comes to our struggle with sexual sin. Mine specifically being self pleasure for a very long time. Because the details may be triggering, I’ll spare them. But in short it was like a craving that I had to satisfy. But always felt so disgusting afterwards. “Temporary satisfaction “ Just like you, I’ve had my ups and downs. But I’m leaning on God everyday with it. I was molested, raped even as a child and forced to do acts on my family as well as watch pornography. It’s no wonder that’s all I knew. Not that that’s an excuse, but i knew where it stemmed from eventually. Especially fornicating before I became celibate (2 years, praise the LORD!!) definitely didn’t make it any better. We need more people talking about sexual sin. About how satisfying your own flesh will always leave you feeling empty. But man… it’s hard, but not impossible. God is capable of turning anything and everything around. One HUGE thing I learned after I stopped self pleasuring was I WILL still get tempted. I’d ask myself “why am I still being tempted!?” But that’s impossible. We will. What makes us strong and have self control is fleeing from those temptations. Then, they just become easier to maneuver. But they will not go away. Also temptations can be used to test our faith. But anyways. I admire your strength. I admire your story, and sharing your story. Agree with you on certain deliverance points for sure. God is the ultimate deliverer.
Also fun side note: I absolutely love and adore theatre and have always wanted to make short films.
So I love to see a fellow believer doing their thing and doing it well too! Keep going! Stay strong!
God bless you always. Amen.
And thank you for admitting the fact that you did sin again after that video. Not a lot of people can confess to something like that. Amen
Wow praise God that he brought you through that! Thank you for being so vulnerable and sharing your story this definitely encouraged me just reading this. It's so good that you were able to attack the addiction at the root that's something I meant to touch on that on this episode. Finding the root of where it all started is a very good way to begin that process of tearing down that addiction. That's real, we will definitely still be tempted but it's in that temptation when God reveals his power in us. Thank you again for sharing your story. And that's dope regarding your theatre experience. I love theatre & acting maybe we can work on something sometime. God bless!
@@gguidedproductions I’m glad you found encouragement. ☺️Working on something would be awesome, If it’s in Gods will I know he’ll bless it. 👏👏💜
That would be a very good topic to talk about. I have personally struggled, and still struggle, with fleshly pleasure (with video games and secular music in general, but also other things), and it has become very difficult along with a lack of love for God. I would personally love to see a video talking about the really deep aspects, the root, of walking with God since I was diagnosed with autism and have trouble focusing in my head. Beautiful testimonies, and God bless you both!
Thank you Josh for talking about this. We do call ourselves "Christians" but the truth of the matter is I'm not fully into submission to God and giving everything to him. Although, I'm trying to wrap my head around it because yeah I can no longer fight this on my own. Just as the Lord says "Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you" James 4:7. But man I admit to falling victim and am guilty of that... Our generation is holding back from coming out of the truth of secrets from this active virus of lust that we leave ourselves hidden. My biggest thing is this temporary feeling of pleasure turns into years of chains through bondage. Everything that was said by you was spoken well and being used as God's vessel to preach nothing but the truth, I needed to hear this as God's confirming his justice and mercy is bigger than my p*rnography addiction.
Thanks bro, for giving the knowledge to run from sin and get closer to God
I just fell back into pornography this morning keep me in prayer I really want to break away from this !!! God never meant for me to stay like this !! I need Deliverance!!
Me too, but this morning. I used to feel terrible about this stuff but now I’m basically numb to it and I don’t know how to approach it
@@RylanStarr its a process, I fell also. I repented and again next time fight the temptation harder. A lot of it is because we go to it as an escape. We need to renew our mind and stop turning to it. We need to work on not turning towards it no matter how strong the temptation may be. The more we do it the more we slip the harder it becomes. Fasting helps also! May God be with you!
Hey guys, i also had/have problems with it for over a year now, but i have found multiple strategies during the fight with lust, most of them worked unfortunetaly for a short period of time but i think i just found out about the "perfect" one. Promise to god that every time you will get tempted that you will fight it from the beginning to the end and until it goes away, the temptation will always be there, i once saw a video of a guy who didn't repent in over 3 years but he still one day got tempted but luckily escaped it, so my theory is that if you can get over the temptation right from the start as you promised to god there is nothing that can stop you.
@@pawel3241hows it going
@@RylanStarrhow’s it going
Wow when you said "imagine jesus pushing you." I almost cried. I haven't cried in years. My bros will understand having not cried for years❤️
Thank You JESUS, Love you Brother In JESUS NAME
Damn brother, I respect the hell out of your transparency with your struggles. Thank you for being human. We need more men to step up, including myself. And I love what you have done here. Keep it going! God is using you for something big.
thank you josh im just a 15 yrs old followers of Christ and ive been following him calling myself christian when I, myself struggling with lust and feeling spiritual dryness but I ask that you pray for me and keep making these video for us. Brothers in Christ I thank you
Keep making this podcasts it help us grow on our relationship with Jesus and how we should have self control. Romans and Galatians help us very well
I was just convicted in the first 5 seconds. Incredible. You are truly a vessel of God’s Word thank you and thanks be to God through Christ Jesus
Yo Josh! I have been a fan of your channel since I have been saved. I have been coming back in to these videos because how much I need these. Thank you for these videos and Praise God!
We gotta examine when and where the devil normally attacks us with those thoughts and flee from those places
As I was reading some of the comments while watching this video, the devil has tempted me to self-pleasure. But while being tempted, God reminded me
that he was with me, fight, resist the devil and let God take control. Praise be to God
I love what your doing brother, thank you so much
Hey guys, i also had/have problems with it for over a year now, but i have found multiple strategies during the fight with lust, most of them worked unfortunetaly for a short period of time but i think i just found out about the "perfect" one. Promise to god that every time you will get tempted that you will fight it from the beginning to the end, until it goes away. The temptation will always be there, i once saw a video of a guy who didn't repent in over 3 years but he still one day got tempted but luckily escaped it, so my theory is that if you can get over the temptation right from the start as you promised to god, there is nothing that can ever stop you.
Find strength in the lord and through Jesus christ. I love you brother, Jesus loves you. We must ensure that all of our promises to God are kept and with haste.
That's so true and even Martin Luther said that WE HAVE TO KILL OUR SIN BY REPENTENCE EVERYDAY
you have been helping me to grow and learn more about God
Thank you for allowing God to use you to minister to the people!
Thank you for the support auntie! I really appreciate it!
Love you
This hit me hard
Amen fam! Glad you took something from it man
I've struggled with porn for many years. I don't like it. I don't want it. I always feel like I've lost my place in heaven. Everytime I fall I doubt my salvation. There are days where I have victory but there are days when I fall. But God reminds me that he is my strength.
God bless you brother! keep it up!
This is so true”!
"Do not think to yourselves "I am being tempted by God" God cannot be tempted. Temptation comes from your own sinful and evil desires. If you give into temptation, how much more can that sin grow!?" I do really believe this ties with "whoever wushes to be my disciple must deny themselves znd take up their cross daily." We must die to ourselves and take delight in suffering brothers and sisters, a test of faith is a high blessing. Thank God for being in the wilderness! Thsnk God for these oppurtunities! Do not think when you fall you can't be forgiven, there is a difference between the weakness of the flesh, and wilfully sinning. No temptation, nothing you just decided to rebelliously sin. And don't think that falling to temptation doesn't have its dangers. Falling due to the weakness of the flesh is one thing, but sinning afterward without temptation even arising, and Makin a habit, we have gratified the flesh over the Spirit. The goal is to kill our sin, not to feed it, this is the fear of God and when you know you've repeated and feel guilty and other things come up, and try to slide you back, Luke thoughts about things you've done years ago, let Satan know that the flesh cannot change, the flesh is weak but the Spirit is willing.
GOD Bless you brother.
and thank you for sharing your testimony because it helps many
Including me i was addicted to pornography but now I THANK THE ALMIGHTY GOD HE SAVED me from that.i'm free now
GOD Bless you brother
Thank you ✝️ God bless
I feel so desperately lonely…I’ve been failing wilfully into porn bc at this point it’s like so habitual to my pattern. I can’t even start to explain how important your channel is but it’s like I can’t get through the first week…
YES AMEN!! also cut off your right hand too - aka make sacrifices ! like ad blockers or website blockers.. screen time and anything to cut off! ask for the HOLY SPIRIT to save you right when you're about to sin! these things help! You all got this in Jesus name!
I, too, am still struggling with this addiction myself. I feel trapped. I feel I got NO WAY OUT! I feel stupid to call myself a christian yet still a sinner! I feel I can't do anything even if I try! This is terrifying me! I have been longing for forgiveness, for redemption, for freedom, for marriage, for children, for peace, for salvation!💔💔💔💔💔💔😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
love you sm bro
Love you too bro. Thank you man for everything
18:11 Yeah the unsaved does not have the devil working against them, just the lust of the flesh.
The devil doesn’t care about the unsaved, so he doesn’t tempt them. Whereas the Christian has the flesh and the devil tempting him into sin.
The way I see it, I have two options. Either I get free from this, or the other option is I do the only thing that I know will stop it. Either way this will end.
I'm so tired All the time. I feel like I'm in a dark forest and The vultures of darkness have eaten my breadcrumbs and I have no way to find my way back out.
So this is it. One last stand. One last fight. It's all I got left. It's hard to read sometimes. I'm severely dyslexic and of course I have ADHD on top of that😂 oh well. No point in whining about it😅
All right, time to plant the flag and draw a line in the sand. This far and no further. Who will stand with me? I lift my eyes to the hills, where does my health come from? My help comes from the Lord the maker of heaven and earth.
Good work my brother....saw a piece of your work from other channels so i decided to search till i got u😅
Thank you.
There’s a big misunderstanding when it comes to Paul’s letters which Peter addresses here: 2 Peter 3:15-16.
1 John 3:4 tells us that sin is the breaking of Gods law.
When Paul says that we are not under the law, it is not to suggest that we are no longer required to keep the 10 commandments and laws of God. He means that we aren’t under the law of animal sacrifice, which before Jesus’ death meant that sin requires an animal sacrifice, but Christ is now our sacrifice for sin (Hebrews chapters 8, 9, 10)
If the law doesn’t exist, then neither does sin (Romans 5:13 and Romans 7:7).
Matthew 19:17 KJV
And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
Amen ❤
Josh I want to quit for good
🙏
Brother it’s called getting delivered. It’s spiritual. It’s real I GOT DELIVERED!!!! Like 4 times. Bros remember what John said . Jesus did wayyyy more things that they couldn’t write everything Jesus Christ did cus if they did it would take up the whole world . 🌎 I respectfully disagree with you. I’m a walking testimony is called deliverance PERIOD !