I'm a former recovering pornography addict and I've been fighting my imaginations and failing miserably to fight my passions and I fear my ever drawing closer to backsliding and I'm too embarrassed to bring it up to other Christians and I've found nothing but love and encouragement on this board. Please someone pray for me? I've been caught in the lust of the flesh and I just feel broken and cast down and feel the desire to hang in the towel. My failure of self control has left me contrite and ashamed and I don't know where else to go. I can't see how Jesus can have patience on me when that's a sin I used to be a repeat offender in and I've slipped quite a bit these past few months with no one to confide and confess to. Not the physical act of porn but the imaginations and self gratification and masturbatory nature thereof. It's an addiction I've been very open with with fellow believers in my circle but given my recent slipping backwards I'm just too ashamed to say it to them. Forgive the shitpost please. I just don't even feel Jesus wants to put up with me anymore. Which I know is a lie but when you fall into sin it's hard to believe He can forgive an offense been forgiven before. Apologies if for any unsightliness I may have caused by sharing.
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You are right in the thick of the battle for the ultimate prize between Jesus and the devil. Your mind. Get on your knees, ask for forgiveness, cry a whole bunch if you need to. Then realize He has been waiting for you to seek Him out in this matter. Been there the whole time, even in your sin. He's willing to pick you up and brush you off. Just ask. You can't be plucked from His hand. In the words of a song by the group Petra: Even though you walk ten thousand steps away, you know it's only one step back. Because the One who hears you pray, will be there beside you and He'll never walk away.
Your an interesting duck. Instead of quoting a single verse, learn to read in context. That's the problem with too many "believers" today. They cherry pick instead of reading what the whole context is. It's not about performance because His grace is sufficient. If you've called on His name and asked for forgiveness, you are saved. Perfection can't be attained until we are caught up. That's when you obtain as glorified body. You can never achieve His standards while striving for your own. May as well make yourself an idol. Do not grieve the Holy Spirit. That's what happens when a person sins. Only thing left to do is ask for forgiveness and repent. Do you know what repent means? Shall we continue to sin? God forbid.
Show me in the bible where Jesus said He's the good samaritan. Do address the Father as daddy when you pray? You seem to be someone who is full of self righteousness. I'm testing your Sprit, and it doesn't smell good. Go find some sound doctrine to follow instead of bloviating to make yourself sound like you know something. Enjoy Joel Osteen for he leads to a path straight to hell.