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Your blessings Father, please could you speak of difficult parents. Parents who may not listen or who say things that attack your faith. Things that attack the church. Parents who are judgemental, prideful or arrogant. I respect them, I want to always be the son they want, but they drain me so painfully. I love them but they insist o be who they want me to be when I am around them. I will speak of this in person next time you come to St. Elizabeth’s too (Wirral).
Can you please speak on how the remedy to this issue, to many issues really... is answering the blessed call yo religious life? I plan on becoming a nun and I beleive everyone should consider this as an option
Therefore, being a Christian is the hardest journey anyone willing can endure. Our God has set out for us to love a perfect life in a world run by evil and sin. I personally think there is nothing harder.
There is nothing harder. We are obligated to choose between living a life of warfare and pain here on Earth, or spending an eternity of misery in Hell if we fail. The writer of Ecclesiastes knew exactly what he was talking about when he said those who are stillborn are better off than those of us who have to face this life.
It isn’t about what you call yourself, though. “Christian” people aren’t the only ones going through hardships and trials. If you really think it’s only because of your beliefs that your god (yes, with a little “g”) tests you, that’s pretty… well, Christian of you. God (with a big “G”) doesn’t give one single f’ about whether you believe in one god or another, or if you belong to one religion or another. God is the creator of the deity you worship, as well as all the ones you denounce. How can you accept one aspect of God but not another? Everything (including all deities; because if we’re willing to accept that your deity exists, why isn’t the same true for the others?) is made manifest by the formless conscious awareness that is within and around all things, yet remains separate and untouched. All I’m really saying is don’t get caught up in labeling yourself as something or other, because it severely limits yourself and can create division. Our true nature is Oneness. I fully support your choice to worship God through Christianity; it’s one of the many ways we can show appreciation and accept God’s love.
@@Jia-dp9cu Don't give up brother, I know that with the help of our Lord Jesus Christ we can overcome this! We need to ask Lord for mercy and for help to RUN away from sexual sins
Soon, there is going to be the rapture. It's when there will be trumpet sounds, and after the trumpet sounds, God will lift his people from here. Also, God said people should be living by the Bible. Amen, and God bless you. ❤Jesus loves you guys. He can come back any second. Dont wait, please. Turn away from your sins and come to him❤ He will welcome you with arms wide open. Have a great day! ❤ ❤* John 3:16 - "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life".
Lust is poison to the spirit. It leads to ignorance and clouds our innate wisdom. It also leads to all sorts of sins, like abortion, jealousy, murder etc.
Lust in the Greek means far more than just sensual things. Murder can also come from resentment and bitterness. Lack of justice in this sick culture and society is part of it.
I would further it to say even greed (physical wealth) comes even second to lust, most men who do evils or bad things do so to attract a woman. That includes making or stealing physical wealth, fighting, betrayal, all due to lust. No Greed is not really the root of all evils but Lust.
This week marks two straight years of being pure and celibate in my bodily habits. I feel blessed and free for the first time in my life and I know I had divine help in this struggle, I have won the war. Never ever give up trying to be good. Amen.
Excellent. One of the most damaging addictions to young Men is pornography. But it is accepted as a normal habit in today’s society. A sin for sure, and through the power of God, we can overcome it.
@@sparklesparklesparkle6318 i understand. My bipolarity just kicks in and now im having brainfogs daya after weaning off alcohol. I hope you and i can do it together
Be always on guard. The fight is never won until we die. I get the bad toughts and feel depressed because im alone. If i didnt follow God way i wouldnt have such a lonely life. But for sure i cannot live without chastity as my past relationships made me feel psychologically unbalanced. Also because i cant live without the sacraments.
I was pure and celibate for two years straight and then fell hard back in to masturbation and it’s been very difficult regaining consistent abstinence. The war isn’t over until we die.
I had overcome porn butt tonight I fell back. Cried my eyes out after for the things I've done. Its not easy but I will never give up when God is on my side. Amen
@@LorenzoPolidori-zi6ox it's normal to feel shame but don't stay in it. That's the tactic the enemy uses to keep you apart from God. God wants you to come to Him, in any and every circumstance. "A righteous man falls seven times and gets up eight". Stay in the fight bro.
I was in the same EXACT situation about two weeks ago. Don't let it ruin you, look at it as a chance to learn. That shame I felt motivated me to pray, prayer gives us the armor we need to resist temptation. Stay strong brother@@LorenzoPolidori-zi6ox
I had been struggling with sexual sin my entire life almost. Things such as pornography, masturbation , and premarital sex was consuming me and I felt controlled and drained by my sexual impulses constantly. Every time I tried to break the cycle I would fall back into it again. But then I found Jesus and he has freed me. I am no longer a slave to my sexual pleasure. This is not to say I do have have the impulses still but with the strength and love of Jesus everything is possible. If you are in the same boat as I was please know that with God all things can be done and you can be transformed
@@ruth.greening pretty sure he's just saying we as men can say no ,even to a harlot, protecting ourselves and them spiritually. Of course mean play the harlot as well.
Perhaps God will allow me to fall bur I will fight to the end. And every victory will be 0% me and 100% God because in no way have I done anything as significant as God to overcome it.
@Winkle-Dinkle I failed but its gotten a lot better, only done it 3 times since this comment before it was every week. I feel I'm closer to quitting everyday now
I was praying for God to help me with sexual sin like 5 minutes before watching this video. I open up TH-cam and it’s the first video on my page. Thank you Father, and God bless you. ❤️
Ever since I started battling my masturbation addiction I discovered how weak I actually am against the bodily desires and how hard it is to overcome this evil passion. Despite my efforts I find myself sinning again and again. Passions like these truly humble a person like me, always making me wonder how long will it take for me to conquer them. However, I never lose hope, I know God is watching over us, both in our victories and our defeats and urges us to continue our battles. Thank you Father Spyridon for your speeches. They always help us and gives us courage. Amen
Although I’m not particularly struggling with sexual sin at the moment, it’s always a good reminder to remain humble and not let the prideful victory turn into arrogance. I know I’m vulnerable at all moments, and the devil is always there looking for the best moment to attack. I’m weak and vulnerable, God have mercy on me, for I am a sinner, thank your for your grace. Amen🙏
My brother/sister in Christ you are absolutely right I almost fell into the enemies clutches last week because of pridefulness and arrogance I'm thankful only to the LORD that I didn't crumble under the attack. All PRAISE BE TO GOD ALMIGHTY
God forgive us. I am sorry deeply for my sins. I am sorry for failing to keep my promise and lusting over and over again. My heart cries when I disappoint you. May your power purify my soul and I truly hope you forgive me and guide me on my journey from now on. Be with all of us. Amen.
Yeah, you can do both... it makes you unstable though... you just can't serve both with your heart. Sin is in the flesh, but it does not reign over us anymore. As Christians we're not without sin, we just learn to hate it, while others seemingly revel in it. No care in the world about it. We grieve over it, sometimes lose sleep over it, cry over it... i.e. Repent. They don't do that. I know because i was them lol. So were you probably.
@@EQOAnostalgiaI'm sorry but are you a pride person! I always see the atheist types who say LMAO and lol and rolf or yolo all of them too much and it's evidence of pride also annoying because they use such words in literally every sentence mouth utters.
I’ve been battling lately me and my fiancé have been long distance and the distance makes it even harder to chase purity at times after not seeing one another. Pray for our purity and for our trials during repentance. God bless
I have just went back into my lustful deeds have continued to do it many times. I had just repented and went onto my computer and looked on youtube and saw this video along with your "Despite Repeated Sins, Do Not Despair" and im sure of it that God brought me to this video. God is great.
I prayed for the Lord to remove lust from my mind. It happened. I was very shocked at how God can deliver us quickly if we genuinely want purity. Our body is the temple of the Lord. We must be conscious of this in a twisted era.
Prayers to all struggling with lust it is a truly amazing thing to come out from this sin and realize it doesn’t define you but that you’re responsible for your healing and connection with god.
What are you trying to tell us by "realising it doesn't define you"? Do you mind sharing your experience that made you write that part? Thank you for your message of encouragement
Im a protestant and i have much respect for fr. Spyridon and the orthodox church. These videos are Spirit lead and i gain lots of wisdom from this content. God bless you all and Christ is Lord
sexual sin is by far tha hardest thing to over come quit alcohol and weed so easily don’t even miss it at all, but sexual sin is where i always fall short stay on prayer with me over this battle im going through im truly trying to be a man that serves christ i need his holyspirit with me
Through the power of Christ, I quit everything, alcohol, drugs. But lust is the hardest to stop. I hate what my mind wants but I do it anyway. I am nothing but a wretched sinner
I have found that in my struggle against sexual sin, usually the greater / underlying struggle is against apathy and desire to escape my problems (this is also linked to the struggle with intrusive thoughts and living in my own head / daydreaming). After over a decade of fighting it (not all of that in the church) I largely know what I need to do, but thats different to actually doing it, staying disciplined day to day, hour by hour struggling to not just give up and open the "submarine hatch"
@@otiliamanuelajurj I think mine is strongly linked with childhood trauma as well, I remember trying to disappear into my own imagination to escape my parents constantly arguing / general untreated mental illness in the house
I use to be a Christian but i fell into sin again and for months i sinned against God, i got drunk,high i cursed, i talked bad about others, but yesterday i smoked some weed and had a huge panic attack, went to a hospital, thought i was gonna die, but then today i was afraid of death and of hell, i fell to my knees asked God for forgivness but it didn't work cause i didn't do it wholeheartedly, but after some time passed after watching one of this guys videos i came back crying out to God telling him that i Believe in him and his sacrifice for us and now am no longer afraif of death even tho 30 mins earlier i was. It's gonna be hard giving up my sins to God but it's worth it, so that he could use me.
A little over 2 years of intentional celibacy and It’s truly difficult. Lust pursues me from every angle and I don’t know how to stop. It was easier but I’ve strayed. I feel I’m losing control. Lord help me.
@@kopronko this is not about idolizing them, it is a form of respect, because he has more experience in orthodox and christianity than us so we call him father/teacher, God most likely does not care about that since we see the Fathers as our guides for the Christian life and he must aproves that they work so hard to help others
@@kopronko so you can't call your own dad, Father?????... get over the BS mate... the priest is Christs representative on Earth, he performs the mysteries, the confessions, baptisms, Orthodox priests (non-schismatic) have Apostolic succession from the true Church Christ built.
I think woman are the most beautiful magnificent piece of art work of God in the entire universe for all of time! Praise the Lord by his beautiful work
Pray for me father, I have managed to give up sexual acts of all kinds for lent and I continued ever since but temptation is growing stronger. Please pray for me. I use sex to fill up my other needs, I don't even enjoy it anymore, it's just a sick addiction. Please pray for me to leave it behind.
Jesus can set you free man. I struggle with lust too and I will say that prayer, reading the bible, and worship have been the only reason I’ve made it 17 days. also you may need deliverance
@hunivan7672 hi hunivan. development of love will help. if u are male control of your eyesight also helps to reduce temptation and control of thought. u can also explore it for yourself what is feeding temptation and what not. i wish you good luck from my heart
I have struggled with sexual sin for years on end, even when i came to Christ. I prayed to God to free me of my sin for i want to stop, and thus video popped up, thank you Father.❤
My dear father, and brothers. I beg you, pray for my soul. My heart is stained grievously by sexual sin, and through pornography my mind is tainted. I wish for advice for my course of action, for this struggle hath endured for such a long time, and I am quite tired of this struggle. I feel that I am poisoned to the point that I cannot recover, and that life is a curse, for my redemption seems almost unattainable. I wish for victory once more, that I may see myself as valuable again. I pray you once more, pray for me.
This may not be patented advice, but I was in the same boat several years ago. I'd fornicated much and watched a lifetime's worth of pornography. It wasn't until I prayed consistently for around a months time, joined in prayer by my wife (who had the same affliction as me), that a breakthrough happened. Around the same time, me and my wife both realized that our sexual sins where our own, and no one else's. This sounds silly, but it brought us great healing. In acknowledging our sins as our own, we shed the mantle of "I wouldn't sin if X person didn't make me." If I succumb to lust (Lord forbid), no longer do I allow myself to say "Well, that woman was dressed scantily, so its partly her fault". It's really not her fault. She may bear her own sin, but my sin is my own. This revelation helped me to quit sexualizing women, simply for existing. God made beautiful women too, and He certainly didn't do it to inspire lust in us. Therefore, what had to change was me -- not them. If I couldn't so much be around a beautiful women with suffering temptation, it was I who was out of line, not them. Beautiful women exist too, and they're existence isn't sinful. We cannot allow ourselves to "share blame" with our temptations and lusts. We must bear them ourselves, before God. This concept of "my lusts are partially her sin too" was taught to me in Church, and reinforced throughout my life -- but I find it to be an erroneous teaching now. Once I, by the grace of God, deferred that thinking to "my lust are my own sins", they became much more manageable -- because no longer did everything in the world around me have to change, only I had to change. I'm unsure if this is helpful, but I will pray for you. May God have mercy on us. If I am in error in my current thinking, may God have mercy on me. Disclaimer: I certainly struggle with the concept that maybe I am wrong on this topic, because my thoughts on it are so far removed from mainline Christian opinions. And it almost feels "too easy" to resist lust, now that I've had this revelation. Which gives me an unsettling feeling. That being said; id much rather wrestle with my own philosophy and theology than wrestle with lust. God guide me, I pray.
Enjoy sex for the glory of God Pornography is fake love which betrays human life. Don't become third person in pornography rather be first person in your life partner in the act of sex
@@letriciabrowder2942 Pornography is brain and soul rot. It does things to a person. In my case, it didn't matter if I was married or had a healthy marital relationship with my wife; I had been conditioned by 15+ years of pornography to view people as sexual objects. When you view people as inherently sexual, whether its their intentions to portray that or not, I find that you already have one foot over the "line" of lust.
I am a 24 year old man who was raised by a christian family but for some reason never baptised, I hope to do this in the next few days. I came across your videos and it has given me peace. God bless you sir and any one who reads this may Jesus Christ bless us all
1 year free from the slavery of lust addiction. Which was only possible through Yeshua and the 12 step program he led me to. ♥️ You speak truth sir in your videos I hear the Holy Spirit talking through you and Christians of any demonination can learn from your wisdom.
I struggle with this so much it tempts me towards despair, As you mentioned, it leads to other bad actions. Oftentimes I'll find myself overindulging myself in booze to distract from bad thoughts only to be thrown back into the arms of the thoughts that spurred them on in the first place. I want to be free of this, at least in lucid flashes like this but I keep sinking into the swamp time and time again. Apologies for venting, this video found me during a poor time for me this Lenten season.
Denominations are a divide and conquer strategy used against us for all of history, be it religious or political. Christ, that is all. Not Catholic not Evangelical…Christ.
something that helped me a lot in fighting the sexual sins is incredibly something very simple and that you may even think it has nothing to do but actually is a great thing that is just cleaning my room. well the correlation is very simple, a chaotic place leads to chaotic thoughts and it makes way more diffucult to control these thougs, but in counterpart a ordered place makes the exact opposite, it gives harmony to your mind making you have more control of yourself.
I would argue that pride is the worst sin in the world, even worse than sexual immorality, sorcery, idolatry, and murder, because not only is it the sin of the devil, but it is also the sin that keeps people from seeing their own sins and repenting.
Thank you so much for this message. I'm a single man in his 50's. Have not been on a date or inappropriate relationship for over 4 years. This kind of message needs to be taught more, particularly in this day and age. God bless 🙏🙏
I usually suppress my lust not because religion, but because I hate sex and I find it disgusting, yet my intrusive thoughts are stronger. Today, I've been struggling a lot and this video exactly popped up when needed. I've never looked for advice on the internet or talked about it. A sign? I'm starting to believe God is guiding me
I can say generally you are better off without sex. And I suppose one could call it "disgusting". So you have the urge but have a phobia of the act? Interesting. Don't worry it gets easier as you get older. It just doesn't matter so much. I am convinced that 80% of the reason people chase after sex so much is that they are taught by society that they are supposed to, that it is weird not to, that conquests increase your status, that is is the most enjoyable thing in the world. But it just isn't. You are right, it is just sordid and dirty. Literally dirty. The exception would be affection between two married people. In that state you share everything, you are one. So it can't be disgusting.
Its so hard. I am a man alone. I read my bible, I go to church and I live my nature. Its not easy to discern what is wrong or makes us ill until we are way down the road.
Work on yourself. Make more money or hit the gym. Build confidence and that will attract women. Don’t be a bible thumping weirdo, and don’t be a pedophile creep. Find a balance down the middle and you should be fine
Thank you father. I am thinking of converting to orthodoxy from Protestantism. I am currently struggling with lust and this video helped so much. Thank you for all that you do.
It is a very difficult fight. What helps me is simply the thought that this isn’t good for me and that it wastes my potential as a human being and that life is very fulfilling when lived virtuously. Prayer and improving habits and the sacraments and church attendance all aid in this.
God is defiantly working through you brother. This video showed up in my feed just at the right time. I keep getting steered lovingly in the right direction when and how I need it. Thanks for the teachings and the wisdom it helped me tremendously today
Father Spyridon thank you for this message. I have been struggling with this very sin for a while now. I made myself a promise to remain chaste for the first 6 months of this year. I have found that so far even though I am struggling, it has helped clear my mind and allowed myself to be one step closer to God. For many years I turned my back on God, I went as far as to claim to be atheist, but recently I have found myself coming back to him and even praying again. And through this prayer I can feel the pain of my sins weighing on me, pushing me closer to God, pushing me to repent. This year is the first year I have taken part in Lent in a very long time, I decided to put down alcohol and tobacco. And although the temptation persists, I maintain myself control and refuse to break my promise. I am a simple man and a sinner, and I acknowledge that.
Thank you 🙏 father Spyridon! The sins I am struggling the most is the rage and the Lust! If you see this comment, please say a prayer for me, because you can definitely strengthen me in this battle! God bless
Yes rage and lust. When such is combined specifically in a male it's ugly. Really same with a woman. Any sin is ugly in anyone. But not "especially" simply I'm a man so I speak as a man. And I don't feel too good nor healthy when I feel rage and lust.
Some how the message I need at any given time seems to pop up at the exact right time in my feed from your years worth of posts. This was first time it ever popped up at exact moment it was premiering. Thank you Father for another wonderfully delivered message.
I recently had realized just how much inroads thoughts of lust had made into my mind and how much they were negatively affecting my mind and heart. I prayed for forgiveness and gave those thoughts to God. My mind and heart felt so much cleaner, I no longer felt deep rooted and unsettling shame at living at odds with what I should be as a christian. Young men throw away your shackles of porn and lustful thoughts, find refuge in Gods love and forgiveness. Be transformed. Thank you for your message, we don't hear enough of this in our loud and sinful culture.
Jesus Christ said even if I look at a woman for having adulterous thoughts; I have committed the sin already. It’s in the mind. The mind must be controlled & mastered in good spirits. Thank you Father! I am a great sinner. ✝️♾
To think this would appear randomly on my feed in between a South Park clip, and a fallout fun facts video. The words you share completely and utterly humble me. The shame is great, but the inspiration gained from The Lord is greater! The hope He carries never falters.
Father, I used to fall into sin every day...oversexualising everything. The day I found God was the day my life changed forever. Now I live for God. God really does everything for our salvation !
I struggle with this as well, I’ll go as long as a few months, and get tempted again. I meet with random women and feel very empty/ guilty, and sad afterwards, no real connection. I pray and ask the lord to free me from this.
Any advice for me bro? I'm a french 27 guy who is abandoned by his wife. She say she doesn't love me since she felt in love with other. I have fight against temptation and proposal of one nights stands. But now I struggle with another proposal, and you know when you feel depressed since a year. When you see others happy during Easter but you cried all the weekend, when you endured much pain, you really want to find comfort ...... So yeah I don't found this woman attractive, she's 43. I know lust made you sad, and empty. But I don't know Lust with another woman, I'm really really tempted to feel loved or desired 😔😭 Please any advice?
@@Tjikkko if that’s the case, then try enjoy being with yourself a lot more, go to the gym, find ways to get more money, take care of yourself more, get weekly haircuts, pray to God everyday, just make yourself a overall better person and you’ll feel a lot better, a women should just be an addition to your life not a necessity. You should be okay with being happy being alone first. Look into semen retention as well.
@@OGKILLa9365 yeah of course I know all of that But you are truly betrayed when you're spouse let you alone Plus I'm a dad and I have care my family but my own alone .... I get lot of temptations, I have fall into sin after 2weeks of fight and prayer. I'm not that far to have night stand with someone. I still resist but it's hard As a trucker I was dreamed to be welcomed when back home. At least I don't have any hypocrisy
@@bhbh820 hey bruh it's going better. I have found a GF even if I'm not divorced. Appointment on the 9th January then I'd de separate and have freedom. And you?
True wisdom Father. I have experienced that gluttony/excessive sleep & laziness leads to carnal thoughts. I’m a baby on my spiritual journey. Your wisdom has helped me begin to turn my back on these passions. Thank you Father Spyridon
Hello, my family and I are not that religious, however I have started looking into more orthodoxy and have realized that I want to stop myself from sinning. I struggle most to keep sinful thoughts specifically lust, and I see these videos that give me faith but I keep falling into sin and unorthodoxy. Thank you for giving me these videos, I am just one person that you are blessing.
One thing I've learned in my struggles with this is that in giving into our carnal passions we trade real, holy intimacy for what's called false intimacy and the longer we stay in false intimacy of carnality, the more it changes us until we can no longer recognize true intimacy and demand the false kind at a truly fundamental level. To the point that when one finally breaks from that, our very being responds against that in unimaginable rage.
I won’t lie. Lustfulness has been a great challenge for me. I feel no connection with the women I meet. I just keep moving on and on. It’s habitual and I pray I can break away from it because it feels empty.
Get in support group.. get accountable person. Get software. No internet after 7 pm. Fasting communion. Confession Extra prayer . Document triggers patterns cut it out ...sometimes we need radical methods. These will help Even counselling. If we don't do these we will fall. Pray for me
@@MrWookie21 It’s not western people or forces doing it, but the absolutely foreign and degenerate elements within our lands that are doing, and have always done it, to us. I know exactly what is going on and who, and what, is responsible but if I say it here I will be censored and my reply deleted.
Father bless! I just needed to hear this. Luckily, I had a chance to go to a service today so that I would have something else to think. I want to thank you for making these videos. You are actually one reason why I got interested in orthodoxy and I'm going to chrismated on Great Saturday. Pray for me!
I thank you for this video Because I'm struggling with lust and I feel very terrible, but I must stay with Christ, because Christ is my Strength and he will help me
I had to watch this video twice today…i told God yesterday I would never fall back into fornication, and the following day i purposely entertained those thoughts knowing full well they were wrong, and I felt a deep conviction over me and I immediately thought of this video and repented while watching, God I’m sorry please forgive me for my sins✝️
Its a moment of divinity that I found this channel. I found you by passing, and subscribed only to see you post on what I feel is a type of sin I've had the hardest time struggling with. Thank you for this my friend. Definitely the sign I needed and am grateful for.
@FatherSpyridon you have been a great encouragement in my journey to the orthodox faith as a lukewarm believer in Christ. I greatly appreciate your helpful words regarding these things, as I’ve never been very strong in my resistance towards the passions of the flesh. God willing I am beginning to be strengthened and sharpened by the Holy Spirit in my desire to flee from sin, you are doing internet dwellers like myself a huge service!!! God bless you!☦️
Brothers and sisters I want to share an advice if you are attacked by lust or sexual thoughts from demons. If you are tempted and is possible, right at the moment acknowledge what is happening. That you are being tempted. What I do is kneel on your knees and starty praying to God that you are being tempted and are scared and God make those thoughts free from you. I alone am a sinner but we must not give up. Let glory of God and Holy Spirit be upon Us. Amen ✝️
If you letting the Temptation just run away or try to not to look at it, i going to be real just praying without taking care of getting away from this temptations in the first place
Love the mesages and I love hearing the goats :^) THANK YOU and God Bless! To all struggling just like me, He is there for us. Lay your burdens down and better yourself
I have struggled with addiction for many years, and only in the past year have I finally started listening to the Spirits grief. Now everyday is a battle, and the Lord is winning. I now very seldom succumb to my addiction with pornography. Yet I struggle with something far more difficult, I do not desire my wife’s body the way I want to. She is a bit overweight, but that isn’t a major problem. My perspective, my view of her has been skewed by years of secretly sinning, it has warped my mind. I have to trust in the Lord and pray that someday, I will take my bride the way God intended.
This is one of the problems that I’ve always found with the orthodox Church is the poor education. They always tell you everything you cannot do but no one actually ever teaches you little tips and tricks on how to deal with it on daily basis. I think if you’re at a point when you’re battling carnal passion it’s pretty safe to say that you’re not barhopping. This is why everybody needs to read lives of Saints and other orthodox literature because that is where are you find all of this. The books teach you how to take control of your own mind, and how to look at things from a different angle. I’ll give you an example, imagine you are driving and someone flips you off and is just being particularly nasty. That will definitely stir up some feelings. Instead of communicating with those thoughts, you immediately redirect and say to yourself, maybe that person is rushing to the hospital because his loved one is dying or his wife could be giving birth or something tragic happened in this person‘s life and this person just snapped. That right there immediately puts you into a different state of mind going from anger to prayer. In all my years of going to church and confession I realize that you will only get scolded by the priest, and they will tell you all these things that you’re not allowed to do but nobody will ever sit down and actually talk to you and explain things to you. This is where the books come in. I’m sorry to say this, but it is true. The other denominations emphasize on educating it’s just that they don’t teach the truth but rather their own personal interpretation of it. Where as the orthodox church has the truth but lacks the education. It is sad. Let’s face it we all know it’s a sin, and yet knowing that does not usually stop people, because when someone is in the moment, and it’s happening to them and especially if you’ve entered into the battle with this , it is even more tempting. Why won’t anyone at church actually give this person strategic advice on how to handle this? I don’t mean generalized things that are ambiguous. In reality, it is impossible for a person to overcome this no matter what they do as long as they think that they’re gonna be able to do it on their own. They need to try their very best and when they’re Best becomes not good enough and they will get to that point they need to ask God to intervene in prayer and tell him that I’ve done everything I could help me because I am weak and that will be their saving grace. Sadly, no one ever told me this, but it’s in the books. I’d suggest buying a book that’s called spiritual struggle and spiritual, awakening, written based on the accounts with Elder Paisios of holy Mountain. That helped me so much and explained a lot and that will get you going on the rest of the literature.
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@@polarvortex6601 I feel you ! But it’s a problem and God knows that. Just keep praying 🤲🏿
Your blessings Father,
please could you speak of difficult parents. Parents who may not listen or who say things that attack your faith. Things that attack the church. Parents who are judgemental, prideful or arrogant.
I respect them, I want to always be the son they want, but they drain me so painfully. I love them but they insist o be who they want me to be when I am around them.
I will speak of this in person next time you come to St. Elizabeth’s too (Wirral).
Can you please speak on how the remedy to this issue, to many issues really... is answering the blessed call yo religious life? I plan on becoming a nun and I beleive everyone should consider this as an option
Therefore, being a Christian is the hardest journey anyone willing can endure. Our God has set out for us to love a perfect life in a world run by evil and sin. I personally think there is nothing harder.
yea so hard, what year is it btw? 2023 years since what? name one atheist politcian
There is nothing harder. We are obligated to choose between living a life of warfare and pain here on Earth, or spending an eternity of misery in Hell if we fail. The writer of Ecclesiastes knew exactly what he was talking about when he said those who are stillborn are better off than those of us who have to face this life.
@@nameirrelevant0 a joke ? Some Buddhist monks living as beggars on the street have a much harder life.
It isn’t about what you call yourself, though. “Christian” people aren’t the only ones going through hardships and trials. If you really think it’s only because of your beliefs that your god (yes, with a little “g”) tests you, that’s pretty… well, Christian of you. God (with a big “G”) doesn’t give one single f’ about whether you believe in one god or another, or if you belong to one religion or another. God is the creator of the deity you worship, as well as all the ones you denounce. How can you accept one aspect of God but not another? Everything (including all deities; because if we’re willing to accept that your deity exists, why isn’t the same true for the others?) is made manifest by the formless conscious awareness that is within and around all things, yet remains separate and untouched. All I’m really saying is don’t get caught up in labeling yourself as something or other, because it severely limits yourself and can create division. Our true nature is Oneness. I fully support your choice to worship God through Christianity; it’s one of the many ways we can show appreciation and accept God’s love.
@@jonathansutton1447 is awareness really separate ? Or rather one with all appearances ?
"Pornography is the Devil's Iconography." -Saint
Seraphim Rose of Platina
😢I have porn addiction and It is making my life worse than hell 😢
@@Jia-dp9cuI Will pray for u 🙏🙏❤❤❤❤🙏
Who is he(Seraphim Rose of Platina)?
@@Jia-dp9cu Don't give up brother, I know that with the help of our Lord Jesus Christ we can overcome this! We need to ask Lord for mercy and for help to RUN away from sexual sins
Soon, there is going to be the rapture. It's when there will be trumpet sounds, and after the trumpet sounds, God will lift his people from here. Also, God said people should be living by the Bible. Amen, and God bless you.
❤Jesus loves you guys. He can come back any second. Dont wait, please. Turn away from your sins and come to him❤ He will welcome you with arms wide open. Have a great day! ❤
❤* John 3:16 - "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life".
Forgive all who have committed sexual sins and are sorry Lord ✝️
Forgiveness means nothing without punishment
@@shakey3306 , what are sort of punishment do you want
@@shakey3306that’s why Jesus died he was the punished he was the one who paid
@@shakey3306 that makes no sense. When you forgive someone, you are by definition deciding not to punish them.
I am not
sorry or seek sorrow I desire punishment. sense of feeling of shame like In adam and eve
Lust is poison to the spirit. It leads to ignorance and clouds our innate wisdom. It also leads to all sorts of sins, like abortion, jealousy, murder etc.
Lust in the Greek means far more than just sensual things. Murder can also come from resentment and bitterness. Lack of justice in this sick culture and society is part of it.
I would further it to say even greed (physical wealth) comes even second to lust, most men who do evils or bad things do so to attract a woman. That includes making or stealing physical wealth, fighting, betrayal, all due to lust. No Greed is not really the root of all evils but Lust.
Lust is a prerequisite for your existence. Indulgence is the true sin, as without lust you are nothing.
Is man also guilty of abortion if he is against it but the woman does anyways ?
@@icxcnika555 Your choice of woman is a reflection of yourself.
This week marks two straight years of being pure and celibate in my bodily habits. I feel blessed and free for the first time in my life and I know I had divine help in this struggle, I have won the war. Never ever give up trying to be good. Amen.
Excellent. One of the most damaging addictions to young Men is pornography. But it is accepted as a normal habit in today’s society. A sin for sure, and through the power of God, we can overcome it.
Extremely based. Never stop fighting
@@sparklesparklesparkle6318 i understand. My bipolarity just kicks in and now im having brainfogs daya after weaning off alcohol.
I hope you and i can do it together
Be always on guard. The fight is never won until we die. I get the bad toughts and feel depressed because im alone. If i didnt follow God way i wouldnt have such a lonely life. But for sure i cannot live without chastity as my past relationships made me feel psychologically unbalanced. Also because i cant live without the sacraments.
I was pure and celibate for two years straight and then fell hard back in to masturbation and it’s been very difficult regaining consistent abstinence. The war isn’t over until we die.
I had overcome porn butt tonight I fell back. Cried my eyes out after for the things I've done. Its not easy but I will never give up when God is on my side. Amen
Same here, I was going strong then fell to temptation again. I’m at the point where fighting it brings a greater award than the sin. God bless you ☦️
@@LorenzoPolidori-zi6ox it's normal to feel shame but don't stay in it. That's the tactic the enemy uses to keep you apart from God. God wants you to come to Him, in any and every circumstance. "A righteous man falls seven times and gets up eight". Stay in the fight bro.
I was in the same EXACT situation about two weeks ago. Don't let it ruin you, look at it as a chance to learn. That shame I felt motivated me to pray, prayer gives us the armor we need to resist temptation. Stay strong brother@@LorenzoPolidori-zi6ox
same here. you’re not alone
Keep fighting the good fight brother. The enemy wants you to feel weak and away from our father. Do not be deceived my fellow brother. I love you ❤️
I had been struggling with sexual sin my entire life almost. Things such as pornography, masturbation , and premarital sex was consuming me and I felt controlled and drained by my sexual impulses constantly. Every time I tried to break the cycle I would fall back into it again. But then I found Jesus and he has freed me. I am no longer a slave to my sexual pleasure. This is not to say I do have have the impulses still but with the strength and love of Jesus everything is possible. If you are in the same boat as I was please know that with God all things can be done and you can be transformed
I am struggling with this, and it is God who brought me to your video. Thank you.
the youtube algorithm is a kind of god these days
@@world_musician Yes.... but be careful who you follow !
Amen, brother. Im still struggling with sexual temptations..
Pray all the mysteries of the Rosary and stay away from all occasions of sin. Our of purity pray for us.
you got this soldiers
It is the duty of every man to protect the dignity of every woman
Sexual sin is not only found in women.
@@ruth.greening are you J.
Amen!
@@evolassunglasses4673 Nope! P.
@@ruth.greening pretty sure he's just saying we as men can say no ,even to a harlot, protecting ourselves and them spiritually. Of course mean play the harlot as well.
Lord Jesus Christ son of God have mercy on me a sinner ☦️
me too
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@@ELLHNIKA14:15*
Eternal Father, Lord Jesus Christ, my breath is in your hand. Have mercy on me, a sinner 🙏🏽
I shall win over this sexual sin with Gods guidance and protection. Today it ends.
Perhaps God will allow me to fall bur I will fight to the end. And every victory will be 0% me and 100% God because in no way have I done anything as significant as God to overcome it.
How has it been going
@Winkle-Dinkle I failed but its gotten a lot better, only done it 3 times since this comment before it was every week. I feel I'm closer to quitting everyday now
I prayed this morning for help overcoming sexual sin and at 11:00AM I log into youtube and this is the first video in my recommended feed.
Even our wiretap spyphones and the recommendation algorithm can unwittingly play a role in salvation.
You didn't pray out loud did you? Because your phone _is_ listening to you. That isn't even a conspiracy theory any more. It just is.
The internet is your god. Repent
God hears and answers our prayers, never mind listening devices in phones
God is good 🙏
I was praying for God to help me with sexual sin like 5 minutes before watching this video. I open up TH-cam and it’s the first video on my page. Thank you Father, and God bless you. ❤️
Ever since I started battling my masturbation addiction I discovered how weak I actually am against the bodily desires and how hard it is to overcome this evil passion. Despite my efforts I find myself sinning again and again. Passions like these truly humble a person like me, always making me wonder how long will it take for me to conquer them. However, I never lose hope, I know God is watching over us, both in our victories and our defeats and urges us to continue our battles. Thank you Father Spyridon for your speeches. They always help us and gives us courage. Amen
I saw a reflection of myself in this comment. May god help us all.
Amen !
We are not alone. Keep on fighting brother🫡❤
I'm struggling with the same addiction. But do not worry, no matter how many time you relapsed, as long as you stay in the fight, you can win.
Amen we are all on this together i’ll pray for you man!
Although I’m not particularly struggling with sexual sin at the moment, it’s always a good reminder to remain humble and not let the prideful victory turn into arrogance. I know I’m vulnerable at all moments, and the devil is always there looking for the best moment to attack. I’m weak and vulnerable, God have mercy on me, for I am a sinner, thank your for your grace. Amen🙏
Yep I fell back into relapse
Amen brother. May the lord be with you
My brother/sister in Christ you are absolutely right I almost fell into the enemies clutches last week because of pridefulness and arrogance I'm thankful only to the LORD that I didn't crumble under the attack. All PRAISE BE TO GOD ALMIGHTY
Finally a perspective truly grounded in God.
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God forgive us. I am sorry deeply for my sins. I am sorry for failing to keep my promise and lusting over and over again. My heart cries when I disappoint you. May your power purify my soul and I truly hope you forgive me and guide me on my journey from now on. Be with all of us. Amen.
Great prayer, amen
I have struggled with this for a long time but I still have hope that God will deliver me from this in his time. Thank you Father for the wisdom.
Use Jesus prayer in your quest , it's a necessary tool for all of the Christians who want to serve God consciously
Im struggling with sexual sin and I have been trying to quit. I asked God to help me and he has been helping me little by little. Amen
Either you feed your flesh or your spirit and you can't do both. Fasting, praying, gratitude & meditatiing are all tools to feed your spirit 🙏
Yeah, you can do both... it makes you unstable though... you just can't serve both with your heart. Sin is in the flesh, but it does not reign over us anymore. As Christians we're not without sin, we just learn to hate it, while others seemingly revel in it. No care in the world about it. We grieve over it, sometimes lose sleep over it, cry over it... i.e. Repent.
They don't do that. I know because i was them lol. So were you probably.
@@EQOAnostalgiaI'm sorry but are you a pride person! I always see the atheist types who say LMAO and lol and rolf or yolo all of them too much and it's evidence of pride also annoying because they use such words in literally every sentence mouth utters.
I’ve been battling lately me and my fiancé have been long distance and the distance makes it even harder to chase purity at times after not seeing one another. Pray for our purity and for our trials during repentance. God bless
oh lord how many times i promised you repentance but i sinned, have mercy on me...
Holy Saint Mary of Egypt pray for us.
Amen ❤
Amen
@@BegoMekerTube2127 love you bro
You can pray yourself to jesus christ he's the one who died for your sins and is the only mediator between you and God
Amin 🙏☦🙏
its only humility and Gods grace to deliver me and others!
I have just went back into my lustful deeds have continued to do it many times. I had just repented and went onto my computer and looked on youtube and saw this video along with your "Despite Repeated Sins, Do Not Despair" and im sure of it that God brought me to this video. God is great.
St Mary of Egypt and her story is truly moving to my heart. Lord have mercy on us sinners.
I prayed for the Lord to remove lust from my mind. It happened.
I was very shocked at how God can deliver us quickly if we genuinely want purity.
Our body is the temple of the Lord. We must be conscious of this in a twisted era.
Prayers to all struggling with lust it is a truly amazing thing to come out from this sin and realize it doesn’t define you but that you’re responsible for your healing and connection with god.
I swear it's the most addictive drug
What are you trying to tell us by "realising it doesn't define you"? Do you mind sharing your experience that made you write that part? Thank you for your message of encouragement
Im a protestant and i have much respect for fr. Spyridon and the orthodox church. These videos are Spirit lead and i gain lots of wisdom from this content. God bless you all and Christ is Lord
sexual sin is by far tha hardest thing to over come quit alcohol and weed so easily don’t even miss it at all, but sexual sin is where i always fall short stay on prayer with me over this battle im going through im truly trying to be a man that serves christ i need his holyspirit with me
I can’t stop, I’ve been able to resist every other passion except this one. Someone, lord, anyone, help me..
Through the power of Christ, I quit everything, alcohol, drugs. But lust is the hardest to stop. I hate what my mind wants but I do it anyway. I am nothing but a wretched sinner
I have found that in my struggle against sexual sin, usually the greater / underlying struggle is against apathy and desire to escape my problems (this is also linked to the struggle with intrusive thoughts and living in my own head / daydreaming). After over a decade of fighting it (not all of that in the church) I largely know what I need to do, but thats different to actually doing it, staying disciplined day to day, hour by hour struggling to not just give up and open the "submarine hatch"
Keep up the good fight 💪
I also daydream a lot, but it is because I have childhood trauma and marriage trauma.
@@otiliamanuelajurj I think mine is strongly linked with childhood trauma as well, I remember trying to disappear into my own imagination to escape my parents constantly arguing / general untreated mental illness in the house
@@gigighibaWow, this is so true for me! I'm a daydreamer and fantasizer, and have been all my life.
@Gigi Ghiba Imagination is sinful?
I use to be a Christian but i fell into sin again and for months i sinned against God, i got drunk,high i cursed, i talked bad about others, but yesterday i smoked some weed and had a huge panic attack, went to a hospital, thought i was gonna die, but then today i was afraid of death and of hell, i fell to my knees asked God for forgivness but it didn't work cause i didn't do it wholeheartedly, but after some time passed after watching one of this guys videos i came back crying out to God telling him that i Believe in him and his sacrifice for us and now am no longer afraif of death even tho 30 mins earlier i was. It's gonna be hard giving up my sins to God but it's worth it, so that he could use me.
Stay strong brother, this channel - Ancient Archives helps me a lot
A little over 2 years of intentional celibacy and It’s truly difficult. Lust pursues me from every angle and I don’t know how to stop. It was easier but I’ve strayed. I feel I’m losing control. Lord help me.
Look at what gybx4094 (above) has to say. I believe that prayer has to be heartfelt and that's when God listens and replies.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner.
Thank you for your words Father.
Thanks,Father! As a young man i really needed this!
@@kopronko this is not about idolizing them, it is a form of respect, because he has more experience in orthodox and christianity than us so we call him father/teacher, God most likely does not care about that since we see the Fathers as our guides for the Christian life and he must aproves that they work so hard to help others
@@kopronko so you can't call your own dad, Father?????... get over the BS mate... the priest is Christs representative on Earth, he performs the mysteries, the confessions, baptisms, Orthodox priests (non-schismatic) have Apostolic succession from the true Church Christ built.
I think woman are the most beautiful magnificent piece of art work of God in the entire universe for all of time! Praise the Lord by his beautiful work
Pray for me father, I have managed to give up sexual acts of all kinds for lent and I continued ever since but temptation is growing stronger. Please pray for me. I use sex to fill up my other needs, I don't even enjoy it anymore, it's just a sick addiction. Please pray for me to leave it behind.
Jesus can set you free man. I struggle with lust too and I will say that prayer, reading the bible, and worship have been the only reason I’ve made it 17 days. also you may need deliverance
@hunivan7672 hi hunivan. development of love will help. if u are male control of your eyesight also helps to reduce temptation and control of thought. u can also explore it for yourself what is feeding temptation and what not. i wish you good luck from my heart
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I have struggled with sexual sin for years on end, even when i came to Christ. I prayed to God to free me of my sin for i want to stop, and thus video popped up, thank you Father.❤
My dear father, and brothers.
I beg you, pray for my soul. My heart is stained grievously by sexual sin, and through pornography my mind is tainted. I wish for advice for my course of action, for this struggle hath endured for such a long time, and I am quite tired of this struggle. I feel that I am poisoned to the point that I cannot recover, and that life is a curse, for my redemption seems almost unattainable. I wish for victory once more, that I may see myself as valuable again. I pray you once more, pray for me.
This may not be patented advice, but I was in the same boat several years ago.
I'd fornicated much and watched a lifetime's worth of pornography.
It wasn't until I prayed consistently for around a months time, joined in prayer by my wife (who had the same affliction as me), that a breakthrough happened.
Around the same time, me and my wife both realized that our sexual sins where our own, and no one else's.
This sounds silly, but it brought us great healing.
In acknowledging our sins as our own, we shed the mantle of "I wouldn't sin if X person didn't make me."
If I succumb to lust (Lord forbid), no longer do I allow myself to say "Well, that woman was dressed scantily, so its partly her fault".
It's really not her fault. She may bear her own sin, but my sin is my own.
This revelation helped me to quit sexualizing women, simply for existing.
God made beautiful women too, and He certainly didn't do it to inspire lust in us.
Therefore, what had to change was me -- not them. If I couldn't so much be around a beautiful women with suffering temptation, it was I who was out of line, not them.
Beautiful women exist too, and they're existence isn't sinful.
We cannot allow ourselves to "share blame" with our temptations and lusts. We must bear them ourselves, before God.
This concept of "my lusts are partially her sin too" was taught to me in Church, and reinforced throughout my life -- but I find it to be an erroneous teaching now.
Once I, by the grace of God, deferred that thinking to "my lust are my own sins", they became much more manageable -- because no longer did everything in the world around me have to change, only I had to change.
I'm unsure if this is helpful, but I will pray for you. May God have mercy on us.
If I am in error in my current thinking, may God have mercy on me.
Disclaimer: I certainly struggle with the concept that maybe I am wrong on this topic, because my thoughts on it are so far removed from mainline Christian opinions. And it almost feels "too easy" to resist lust, now that I've had this revelation. Which gives me an unsettling feeling.
That being said; id much rather wrestle with my own philosophy and theology than wrestle with lust.
God guide me, I pray.
Enjoy sex for the glory of God
Pornography is fake love which betrays human life.
Don't become third person in pornography rather be first person in your life partner in the act of sex
@@WilliamMcAdams if you don't mind me asking, why didn't marriage help alleviate your secual urges?
@@letriciabrowder2942Probably was addicted to porn not sex, porn releases mor dopamine than sex
@@letriciabrowder2942 Pornography is brain and soul rot.
It does things to a person.
In my case, it didn't matter if I was married or had a healthy marital relationship with my wife; I had been conditioned by 15+ years of pornography to view people as sexual objects.
When you view people as inherently sexual, whether its their intentions to portray that or not, I find that you already have one foot over the "line" of lust.
Just relapsed and this video came in my feed. God Knows.
I am a 24 year old man who was raised by a christian family but for some reason never baptised, I hope to do this in the next few days. I came across your videos and it has given me peace. God bless you sir and any one who reads this may Jesus Christ bless us all
1 year free from the slavery of lust addiction. Which was only possible through Yeshua and the 12 step program he led me to. ♥️ You speak truth sir in your videos I hear the Holy Spirit talking through you and Christians of any demonination can learn from your wisdom.
I struggle with this so much it tempts me towards despair, As you mentioned, it leads to other bad actions. Oftentimes I'll find myself overindulging myself in booze to distract from bad thoughts only to be thrown back into the arms of the thoughts that spurred them on in the first place. I want to be free of this, at least in lucid flashes like this but I keep sinking into the swamp time and time again. Apologies for venting, this video found me during a poor time for me this Lenten season.
Same struggle here
As a protestant I always listen to Father Spyridon
May the Lord Jesus Christ have mercy upon me if Im in error
Ditto...Roman Catholic here
same.
Catholic here - and our Orthodox brothers profess much wisdom. Listen without fear.
Denominations are a divide and conquer strategy used against us for all of history, be it religious or political.
Christ, that is all. Not Catholic not Evangelical…Christ.
It is because Orthodoxy is the base that never changed! It is the heart of our faith. And your hearts know it! Fear nothing!
something that helped me a lot in fighting the sexual sins is incredibly something very simple and that you may even think it has nothing to do but actually is a great thing that is just cleaning my room.
well the correlation is very simple, a chaotic place leads to chaotic thoughts and it makes way more diffucult to control these thougs, but in counterpart a ordered place makes the exact opposite, it gives harmony to your mind making you have more control of yourself.
I will try that next week. thank you.
You aren't going to give Jordan Peterson credit for that even? 😢
@@justforever96 well, actually i did this even before i know who is George Peterson
I would argue that pride is the worst sin in the world, even worse than sexual immorality, sorcery, idolatry, and murder, because not only is it the sin of the devil, but it is also the sin that keeps people from seeing their own sins and repenting.
Thank you, Father, for this sermon. Pray for me in my battle to overcome my sin as i shall pray for you.
God bless all who see this ☦️ may Christ shine his bright light upon your souls. May he guide you into eternal salvation.
Amen🙏❤
Thank you so much for this message. I'm a single man in his 50's. Have not been on a date or inappropriate relationship for over 4 years. This kind of message needs to be taught more, particularly in this day and age. God bless 🙏🙏
I pray to god that he makes my body a temple of his resemblance as I work my way to not work into temptation but to deter from it. Amen. 🙏🏻
You've changed my life Father Spyridon. Thanks to the Lord!
That’s awesome brother!
“ Κύριε Ιησού Χριστέ, ελέησον τον αμαρτωλ ”
I usually suppress my lust not because religion, but because I hate sex and I find it disgusting, yet my intrusive thoughts are stronger. Today, I've been struggling a lot and this video exactly popped up when needed. I've never looked for advice on the internet or talked about it. A sign? I'm starting to believe God is guiding me
I can say generally you are better off without sex. And I suppose one could call it "disgusting". So you have the urge but have a phobia of the act? Interesting. Don't worry it gets easier as you get older. It just doesn't matter so much. I am convinced that 80% of the reason people chase after sex so much is that they are taught by society that they are supposed to, that it is weird not to, that conquests increase your status, that is is the most enjoyable thing in the world. But it just isn't. You are right, it is just sordid and dirty. Literally dirty. The exception would be affection between two married people. In that state you share everything, you are one. So it can't be disgusting.
Its so hard. I am a man alone. I read my bible, I go to church and I live my nature. Its not easy to discern what is wrong or makes us ill until we are way down the road.
Work on yourself. Make more money or hit the gym. Build confidence and that will attract women. Don’t be a bible thumping weirdo, and don’t be a pedophile creep. Find a balance down the middle and you should be fine
Thank you father. I am thinking of converting to orthodoxy from Protestantism. I am currently struggling with lust and this video helped so much. Thank you for all that you do.
You don't have to convert to anything just seek our Lord Jesus.
@@Maja161yeah he honestly does. Protestantism at large is depressing the human soul.
Seeing a lot of other people feel the way I do is comforting, and seeing others refrain is beautiful, I will begin my journey today
It is a very difficult fight. What helps me is simply the thought that this isn’t good for me and that it wastes my potential as a human being and that life is very fulfilling when lived virtuously. Prayer and improving habits and the sacraments and church attendance all aid in this.
Needed This Really Bad, All Glory And Honor Be To The Most High GOD 🙌🏾❤️
God is defiantly working through you brother. This video showed up in my feed just at the right time. I keep getting steered lovingly in the right direction when and how I need it. Thanks for the teachings and the wisdom it helped me tremendously today
Mother Marry of Egypt, intercede for us 🙏🏽
Different Mary. This is St. Mary of Egypt, not Mary mother of Jesus.
Father Spyridon thank you for this message. I have been struggling with this very sin for a while now. I made myself a promise to remain chaste for the first 6 months of this year. I have found that so far even though I am struggling, it has helped clear my mind and allowed myself to be one step closer to God.
For many years I turned my back on God, I went as far as to claim to be atheist, but recently I have found myself coming back to him and even praying again. And through this prayer I can feel the pain of my sins weighing on me, pushing me closer to God, pushing me to repent. This year is the first year I have taken part in Lent in a very long time, I decided to put down alcohol and tobacco. And although the temptation persists, I maintain myself control and refuse to break my promise. I am a simple man and a sinner, and I acknowledge that.
Thank you Father Spyridon. This spiritually edifying advice helped me as i just relapsed again. Lord have mercy on me.
Thank you 🙏 father Spyridon! The sins I am struggling the most is the rage and the Lust! If you see this comment, please say a prayer for me, because you can definitely strengthen me in this battle! God bless
I struggle with the same two sins...
Maybe you're angry because you're not getting any ass?
Yes rage and lust. When such is combined specifically in a male it's ugly. Really same with a woman. Any sin is ugly in anyone. But not "especially" simply I'm a man so I speak as a man. And I don't feel too good nor healthy when I feel rage and lust.
And I must pray for you now so that you keep praying for another. Endless chain of good will keep us together from Jesus Christ who is Lord. Amwn
Some how the message I need at any given time seems to pop up at the exact right time in my feed from your years worth of posts. This was first time it ever popped up at exact moment it was premiering. Thank you Father for another wonderfully delivered message.
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I recently had realized just how much inroads thoughts of lust had made into my mind and how much they were negatively affecting my mind and heart. I prayed for forgiveness and gave those thoughts to God. My mind and heart felt so much cleaner, I no longer felt deep rooted and unsettling shame at living at odds with what I should be as a christian. Young men throw away your shackles of porn and lustful thoughts, find refuge in Gods love and forgiveness. Be transformed. Thank you for your message, we don't hear enough of this in our loud and sinful culture.
Jesus Christ said even if I look at a woman for having adulterous thoughts; I have committed the sin already. It’s in the mind. The mind must be controlled & mastered in good spirits. Thank you Father! I am a great sinner. ✝️♾
To think this would appear randomly on my feed in between a South Park clip, and a fallout fun facts video.
The words you share completely and utterly humble me. The shame is great, but the inspiration gained from The Lord is greater! The hope He carries never falters.
Father,
I used to fall into sin every day...oversexualising everything. The day I found God was the day my life changed forever. Now I live for God. God really does everything for our salvation !
How u find Him?
Your videos relax me, Father. I can listen to you and feel peace. 🙏🏼☦💙
Love from Romania🇷🇴
I really needed this video.
I struggle with this as well, I’ll go as long as a few months, and get tempted again. I meet with random women and feel very empty/ guilty, and sad afterwards, no real connection. I pray and ask the lord to free me from this.
Any advice for me bro?
I'm a french 27 guy who is abandoned by his wife.
She say she doesn't love me since she felt in love with other.
I have fight against temptation and proposal of one nights stands.
But now I struggle with another proposal, and you know when you feel depressed since a year. When you see others happy during Easter but you cried all the weekend, when you endured much pain, you really want to find comfort ......
So yeah I don't found this woman attractive, she's 43.
I know lust made you sad, and empty.
But I don't know Lust with another woman, I'm really really tempted to feel loved or desired 😔😭
Please any advice?
@@Tjikkko if that’s the case, then try enjoy being with yourself a lot more, go to the gym, find ways to get more money, take care of yourself more, get weekly haircuts, pray to God everyday, just make yourself a overall better person and you’ll feel a lot better, a women should just be an addition to your life not a necessity. You should be okay with being happy being alone first. Look into semen retention as well.
@@OGKILLa9365 yeah of course I know all of that
But you are truly betrayed when you're spouse let you alone
Plus I'm a dad and I have care my family but my own alone ....
I get lot of temptations, I have fall into sin after 2weeks of fight and prayer.
I'm not that far to have night stand with someone.
I still resist but it's hard
As a trucker I was dreamed to be welcomed when back home.
At least I don't have any hypocrisy
@@Tjikkko How Is life going brother ?
@@bhbh820 hey bruh it's going better. I have found a GF even if I'm not divorced.
Appointment on the 9th January then I'd de separate and have freedom.
And you?
Glory to God through Jesus Christ our Lord
Thank you, Father. Pray to God for me!
True wisdom Father. I have experienced that gluttony/excessive sleep & laziness leads to carnal thoughts. I’m a baby on my spiritual journey. Your wisdom has helped me begin to turn my back on these passions. Thank you Father Spyridon
Thank you for this powerful message
Hello, my family and I are not that religious, however I have started looking into more orthodoxy and have realized that I want to stop myself from sinning. I struggle most to keep sinful thoughts specifically lust, and I see these videos that give me faith but I keep falling into sin and unorthodoxy. Thank you for giving me these videos, I am just one person that you are blessing.
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One thing I've learned in my struggles with this is that in giving into our carnal passions we trade real, holy intimacy for what's called false intimacy and the longer we stay in false intimacy of carnality, the more it changes us until we can no longer recognize true intimacy and demand the false kind at a truly fundamental level. To the point that when one finally breaks from that, our very being responds against that in unimaginable rage.
wow.
Wow in a good way or wow in a bad way?
@@stevebolo8330 In a really good way, I'm left in awe. Good job explaining that mate.
Thank you so much. I needed to hear this. Blessings to all my brothers & sisters here.
I love how the sheep agree with your message Father thank you.
I won’t lie. Lustfulness has been a great challenge for me. I feel no connection with the women I meet. I just keep moving on and on. It’s habitual and I pray I can break away from it because it feels empty.
Get in support group.. get accountable person. Get software. No internet after 7 pm. Fasting communion. Confession Extra prayer . Document triggers patterns cut it out ...sometimes we need radical methods. These will help
Even counselling. If we don't do these we will fall. Pray for me
I feel the exact same, I meet random women, and feel guilty afterwards. No real connection, I feel empty and sad afterwards
I was brought into the Orthodox church a week ago and desperately needed this video. Thank you, Fr. Spyridon.
Lust is always a challenge but more so now than ever. Society is riddled with cheap and meaningless sexual imagery.
All sexual imagery is cheap and meaningless. That’s why it’s so widespread.
@@MrWookie21 It’s not western people or forces doing it, but the absolutely foreign and degenerate elements within our lands that are doing, and have always done it, to us.
I know exactly what is going on and who, and what, is responsible but if I say it here I will be censored and my reply deleted.
@@MrWookie21 what's the "Adamic race"?
@@John-nb6ep how were hominids living before the Garden when God hadn't created anything yet?
I struggle every day with lust and adultery,i pray in the morning and before i sleep and i will pray whenever lust overcome me🙏
God bless you Fr. Spyridon. Pray for me please.🙏🏾
Father bless! I just needed to hear this. Luckily, I had a chance to go to a service today so that I would have something else to think. I want to thank you for making these videos. You are actually one reason why I got interested in orthodoxy and I'm going to chrismated on Great Saturday. Pray for me!
I thank you for this video Because I'm struggling with lust and I feel very terrible, but I must stay with Christ, because Christ is my Strength and he will help me
@SN_-lo1ws Hi Sn, i found controlling my sight and thought helps. u can make up your mind about what triggers your lust and what not.
Thank you Father for making these videos. I’m a Protestant Evangelical looking to become Eastern Orthodox
I had to watch this video twice today…i told God yesterday I would never fall back into fornication, and the following day i purposely entertained those thoughts knowing full well they were wrong, and I felt a deep conviction over me and I immediately thought of this video and repented while watching, God I’m sorry please forgive me for my sins✝️
Its a moment of divinity that I found this channel. I found you by passing, and subscribed only to see you post on what I feel is a type of sin I've had the hardest time struggling with. Thank you for this my friend. Definitely the sign I needed and am grateful for.
@FatherSpyridon you have been a great encouragement in my journey to the orthodox faith as a lukewarm believer in Christ. I greatly appreciate your helpful words regarding these things, as I’ve never been very strong in my resistance towards the passions of the flesh. God willing I am beginning to be strengthened and sharpened by the Holy Spirit in my desire to flee from sin, you are doing internet dwellers like myself a huge service!!! God bless you!☦️
Thank you Father for your wise words and god bless.
Brothers and sisters I want to share an advice if you are attacked by lust or sexual thoughts from demons. If you are tempted and is possible, right at the moment acknowledge what is happening. That you are being tempted. What I do is kneel on your knees and starty praying to God that you are being tempted and are scared and God make those thoughts free from you. I alone am a sinner but we must not give up. Let glory of God and Holy Spirit be upon Us. Amen ✝️
If you letting the Temptation just run away or try to not to look at it, i going to be real just praying without taking care of getting away from this temptations in the first place
Love the mesages and I love hearing the goats :^) THANK YOU and God Bless! To all struggling just like me, He is there for us. Lay your burdens down and better yourself
I have struggled with addiction for many years, and only in the past year have I finally started listening to the Spirits grief.
Now everyday is a battle, and the Lord is winning. I now very seldom succumb to my addiction with pornography.
Yet I struggle with something far more difficult, I do not desire my wife’s body the way I want to. She is a bit overweight, but that isn’t a major problem. My perspective, my view of her has been skewed by years of secretly sinning, it has warped my mind.
I have to trust in the Lord and pray that someday, I will take my bride the way God intended.
You brought me back to my church, thank you Father.
here exactly one year after this was posted. Lord, please have mercy on your sinful son and lead me back to the path righteousness once more.
Uncanny how God always points you to the lessons you need right when you need them.
This is one of the problems that I’ve always found with the orthodox Church is the poor education. They always tell you everything you cannot do but no one actually ever teaches you little tips and tricks on how to deal with it on daily basis. I think if you’re at a point when you’re battling carnal passion it’s pretty safe to say that you’re not barhopping. This is why everybody needs to read lives of Saints and other orthodox literature because that is where are you find all of this. The books teach you how to take control of your own mind, and how to look at things from a different angle. I’ll give you an example, imagine you are driving and someone flips you off and is just being particularly nasty. That will definitely stir up some feelings. Instead of communicating with those thoughts, you immediately redirect and say to yourself, maybe that person is rushing to the hospital because his loved one is dying or his wife could be giving birth or something tragic happened in this person‘s life and this person just snapped. That right there immediately puts you into a different state of mind going from anger to prayer. In all my years of going to church and confession I realize that you will only get scolded by the priest, and they will tell you all these things that you’re not allowed to do but nobody will ever sit down and actually talk to you and explain things to you. This is where the books come in. I’m sorry to say this, but it is true. The other denominations emphasize on educating it’s just that they don’t teach the truth but rather their own personal interpretation of it. Where as the orthodox church has the truth but lacks the education. It is sad.
Let’s face it we all know it’s a sin, and yet knowing that does not usually stop people, because when someone is in the moment, and it’s happening to them and especially if you’ve entered into the battle with this , it is even more tempting. Why won’t anyone at church actually give this person strategic advice on how to handle this? I don’t mean generalized things that are ambiguous. In reality, it is impossible for a person to overcome this no matter what they do as long as they think that they’re gonna be able to do it on their own. They need to try their very best and when they’re Best becomes not good enough and they will get to that point they need to ask God to intervene in prayer and tell him that I’ve done everything I could help me because I am weak and that will be their saving grace. Sadly, no one ever told me this, but it’s in the books. I’d suggest buying a book that’s called spiritual struggle and spiritual, awakening, written based on the accounts with Elder Paisios of holy Mountain. That helped me so much and explained a lot and that will get you going on the rest of the literature.