Its day 62 of no fap. But I'm It won't last past tomorrow of after tomorrow

For the last 5 days my urges have just been increasing and now I'm sure if I don't take an extreme action against them I will fall into sin in the next 2 days. Or in the worst case tomorrow.

But as I said I'm my last post. Even if I sin again I will just get back up and start again. But please pray for me that I can keep going for longer.

God bless y'all, good night.

I don't know why but for some reason whenever I go a long time without masturbating I get really strong urges to exchange pictures with strangers. I guess I just really enjoy the attention I get, since in real life I don't get very much attention; specially sexual attention. Recently I've discovered that it is so easy to get attention and compliments from other men online and I've been having trouble resisting the urge to post and send pictures of myself.

I really appreciate everyone’s encouragement. I’ve received nothing but love in this community. I’ve been working on my lust problems. I allowed them to go unchecked and it has unfortunately passed PMo. I have faith that Jesus can help me improve my life. I planned on getting rid of my smart phone but unfortunately I don’t see how it will help because PMO is now the least of my worries. The problem has progressed into fornication now. I can’t believe I allowed myself to get this far.

My first exposure was age 11 give or take. In a 27M and I’d say it was probably only till I turned 24 that I finally acknowledged I had a real problem. Never going more than a few days without watching if I tried to stop. Usually twice in the morning and 2-3 times in the evening if my wife was work.

"Yet I still dare to hope when I remember this: The faithful love of the LORD never ends! Great is His faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each morning. I say to myself, 'the LORD is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in Him!' The LORD is good to those who depend on Him, to those who search for Him. So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the LORD." - Lamentations 3:21-26 NLT

"For no one is abandoned by the Lord forever. Though He brings grief, He also shows compassion because of the greatness of His unfailing love. For He does not enjoy hurting people or causing them sorrow." - Lamentations 3:31-33 NLT

Originally, I was going to just post a few verses that the Holy Spirit reminds me of as I pray that speak to changing our hearts, though I am supposing that as I was going over my highlighted verses, I was urged to post these, as well. I just started typing them in, and I am sure that some of us are struggling with believing in our salvation or genuineness in seeking after God. The Lord is not far from us. While no sin is ever to be played with or taken lightly, the grace and love (for each of us) of our God is bigger than our shortcomings. If we seek after the Lord, if we truly depend on Him alone for salvation, He shows compassion. None of us are worthy, none of us are better than the next person, but to God be the glory that Christ has made us worthy.

"I acknowledged my sin to You, and I did not hide my wickedness; I said 'I will confess all my transgressions to the Lord'; and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah." - Psalm 32:5 NLT

"But I called on your name, Lord, from deep within the pit. You heard me when I cried, 'Listen to my pleading! Hear my cry for help!' Yes, you came when I called; You told me, 'Do not fear.' Lord, You have come to my defense; You have redeemed my life." Lamentations 3:55-58 NLT

"Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting comfort and encouragement and the good [well-founded] hope [of salvation] by His grace, comfort and encourage and strengthen your hearts [keeping them steadfast and on course] in every good work and word." 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 AMP

Last night I gave in and committed the sin. What’s more, I spent maybe 20-25 minutes being pinned down by the temptation before I gave in. During that time, I could have prayed to the Lord, telling Him that I’m falling into temptation and that I need help getting up. He would have freed me. Instead, I figured that I wouldn’t actually give in to it and I was also just straight up too lazy to pray. Not good. What I have to remember is that I can’t fight sin on my own! I need the Lord. I have some repenting to do.

Proverbs 6:24-26 24 To keep you from the evil woman, From the flattering tongue of a seductress. 25 Do not lust after her beauty in your heart, Nor let her allure you with her eyelids. 26 For by means of a harlot A man is reduced to a crust of bread; And an adulteress will prey upon his precious life.

After more than 9 months without pornography, this is what I have to say:

I do not find any attraction or beauty in any woman who does porn anymore. I know they are sinners who have defiled themselves, if Godly women are like fruits, vegetables, proteins, and whole unprocessed foods, then these glorified prostitutes are McDonald's Cheeseburgers. The so called 'beauties' of today, these women who sexualize their body like if the world's going to end. I have no attraction to these porn beauty standards, they are fueled by plastic surgery - their beauty is fake. I oppose plastic surgery, it is vain sin. Twerking is nasty looking. Today when I see a woman who looks like a Kardashian(who is the popularizer of this beauty standard) I feel an internal feeling to vomit. God did not make men to be attracted to these woman, yes he made us men attracted to breasts(Song of Solomon 8:10, Proverbs 5:19) and other features of woman, but he did not make us to be attracted to these fake standards(As you find them literally nowhere in human history outside of porn before 2007). Unlike a real woman who is of natural beauty both internally and externally, the porn woman is a lie, her beauty is fake, its purely external, her 'big boobs' do not function like real big boobs, her smile is faked for the camera, her buttocks are the result of injections(without the strength that massive glutes developed through exercise would have) they are literally Proverbs 31:30 incarnate. God have mercy on them, for they don't know what they are doing, and because they are being abused.

It's day 61 and it's only getting worse a worse slowly.

Now everyday I search up something and I think that'll eventually lead to me relapsing.

I really don't want that to happen but it seems inevitable, I just can't stop myself anymore and I just feel like my streak will end at anytime.

But I won't give up just yet. And even if I fall now I will start again.

Its currently day 4 but I forgot to post on day 3 again mb. So far things are going great, not really getting a lot of urges.

Psalm 119:9.

I went on my longest streak when i was reading the Bible day and night.

The bible says medidate on his word day and night and you will be like a tree planted by the water. Psalms 1:2-3

The bible also says submit yourselves to the Lord resist the Devil and he will flee from you. James 4:7

All these thing and many more you will learn by reading the Bible and listening to his word. It will help us change our ways and Get closer to God, also to make the Devil flee.

I see the Bible as a manual If i can follow it to the best of my knowledge i will be okay

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Romans 7: 14-25

“So the trouble is not with the law, for it is spiritual and good. The trouble is with me, for I am all too human, a slave to sin. I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate. But if I know that what I am doing is wrong, this shows that I agree that the law is good. So I am not the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it. And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what is right, but I can’t. I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway. But if I do what I don’t want to do, I am not really the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it. I have discovered this principle of life—that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong. I love God’s law with all my heart. But there is another power within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me. Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death? Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. So you see how it is: In my mind I really want to obey God’s law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭7‬:‭14‬-‭25‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Please pray for me brothers. I had some binges this week.

I need an accountability partner for 2 weeks, after that I’m deleting my Reddit account. I just need a jump start to get back on my feet.

hello Christian fellows, may Jesus bless you all, I have a question, I am thinking to put reading bible, watching reflection, and maybe pray the rosary as tools that I will use if I realy having strong urge to relapse,

but I have another thought, like what if I did all of it, and still relapsing afterward, wouldn't be it such a shame that I could be a pervert but also memorized the bible,

is it okay to do all of these and still commited that? I scared that it will really happened and I will be very ashamed for that

Post #4

'Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation.”' (Matthew 26:41a)

Sexual urges can be very strong. Even God's children in the Bible are sensitive to it. Think of David and Solomon, blessed children of God, but in this area they slipped. The lust turned out to be stronger than them. These stories serve as a warning to us in the Bible. We must therefore learn from it.

You may also find it difficult to counteract certain triggers and urges. You cannot shut off your feelings and biologically we are wired to be attracted to the opposite sex. This was created for the purpose of finding a life partner, and 'being one flesh' with each other for the purpose of producing children for God's glory.

However, the devil has turned this 180 degrees in the wrong direction. He has turned sexuality into something beastly and something that only satisfies your own lust. At least, he promises the latter in advance, but after the deed you are left with only a greater emptiness in your heart.

The tempter has many strings to his bow to tempt us into sin. However, the Christian has a stronger weapon. The Lord Jesus knows that His people are small in strength and that our hearts are dark, prone to all sin. Therefore, in the Garden of Gethsemane, He counseled His disciples to watch and pray, lest they fall into temptation.

The disciples were sleeping that night, so they could not pray for their Master. When we are spiritually asleep and living in sin, our prayer life is often so weak. The devil can then easily intervene. This text is an exhortation to be watchful. Live close to the Lord. Call on Him like a stream of water. He says it for a reason: Whoever calls on Me in need finds My favor infinitely great! Whoever comes to Me I will in no way cast out!

This is the rich promise for those who pray at His throne of grace: Lord, lead me not into temptation, but deliver me from evil.

(To be continued)

God bless!

Grateful!🙏

A best of Fred from four years ago

A Lesson From Rats

I was listening to one of Jordan Peterson’s lectures yesterday (here’s a link) and what he said about rats piqued my curiosity. He said that it is rather difficult to get a rat addicted to cocaine. Rats are social creatures, pack-like animals, to get them hooked on cocaine you have to isolate them first.

If rats have something better to do, they will do it. Left with nothing else to do, and no one to socialize with, only then will they have a go with cocaine.

Am I the same way? How about you? Are you isolated? Are you separated from family and friends? Do you have something better to do with your time and energy? If not, get connected.

But Fred, is that even Biblical? Let’s ask Paul.

“Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.” (II Timothy 2:22).

Are you pursuing righteousness, faith, love, and peace? Are you pursuing them WITH those who call on the Lord? Or are you a commando Christian? An isolated rat?

Get connected. And find something better to do. Go on. Get busy.

He is risen, he died for my sins and everyone else’s.

I'm finding it difficult to deal with lust as a young single Christian experiencing sexual frustration! I wish I could just stop, but it's not that simple!

Hey yall, im sure by the title you obviously know that i relapsed. I was doing strong for quite some time and fell multiple times this week. Im all about getting up and trying again but this last time I did something i promised God that I wouldn’t do anymore… I messed up. I stumbled and confused to fall into my sin instead of praying my way out of it and I ask for advice and guidance from anyone that may have gone through the same thing. I feel so hopeless and don’t feel any conviction anymore. I’m worried.

Please understand, sex is not a bad thing. Sexual desires are not a bad thing. In fact, they're actually a very good thing in God's eyes, but only when it's between a man and his wife. God himself created sex, and He intended sex to be a very desirable thing and a very pleasurable thing between a man and his wife. He made it so that you can go and get married. That is why he said "Be fruitful and multiply", in other words "Go have sex... make more people". That's not a suggestion, that's a command. I'd even go as far as to say God doesn't really want you to even use protection, He wants you to multiply.

It's only wrong when it's being done OUTSIDE the confines of marriage. When you look lustfully at a woman that's NOT your wife. When you sleep with a woman that's NOT your wife, then it's wrong and immoral.

Other than that, God has 0 problems with sex, -1 even... when done inside marriage. Nobody's wants you to have sex more than God wants you to. That's the greatest wingman you can ask for right there.

It glorifies God to have more of His creation in the world.

Pray that He sets aside a woman for you to marry, (or a man for you to marry if you're a woman) and pray that nothing stops you from meeting and marrying that person, and just relax and go do your thing. Go to sleep. I guarantee you He will give that person to you when you least expect it... when you're just off somewhere, chilling, doing your own thing... and you will marry. From there, you can have all the sex you want and God will approve. "Be fruitful and multiply".

Seeking an accountability partner in or near European time zone. For encouragement and challenge in this battle. 30+ preferred

I relapsed last Saturday ( lost a 70+ day streak) to an JOI. This type of vid also caused me to relapse on my first streak (20 days) and overall this whole week have been peeking and stumbling getting back up and stumbling again. But tonight I decided frick that ( can’t say the other word lol) I can’t win but Christ can. I can try peeking “testing myself” and my comparison test ( putting a photo of Christ being crucified on the left and whatever softcore I was watching usually gets me to stop) I can do all this stuff but I can’t win I can’t beat redacted but Christ can I need to just leave her alone if I get thought about her just boom back to Christ and he will change my heart. I can’t change but Christ can change me. I don’t know why she has some type of dominion over me but after tonight ( had a peeking incident I’m ashamed of it but the fact that I know I messed up means I’m not to far). I already prayed, repented I feel a lot clearer minded now.

Hi. I made a post just a few minutes ago. But I really need help, I'm getting urges that I can't stop and I'm just looking at explicit images non stop. I feel like I've lost complete control of myself.

I don't know what to do and I'm afraid I might just relapse.

I'll try to sleep now but please if anyone can just give me some motivation I'll really appreciate it.

Dear Lord,

Give us the strength to end porn, to conquer the evils of it, to free those who are ensnared by it, become our sword and our shield, help those who are struggling in the industry who are victims, and give us the courage to fight our temptations and fight back against Porn. Thank you for helping me find people who are going through the same thing and hope they gain strength to fight back against the industries. We are not afraid, we welcome you into our presence. Amen

And now a special message for the industries.

Dear Porn industries,

We know your game, we know that you lied, manipulated and used all of us, do us all a favor and shut down. We are ready for anything you dish out, we are not tempted by your smut anymore. No more exploiting children, no more exploiting helpless victims who have gone through so much trauma, we stand to liberate and to fight. I pray for those who are suffering to find peace and those weak to gain strength to resist your content. We are ready to make our move, do your worst and we will roar to the heavens and destroy your morale. Fuck you Porn industry and burn in hell!

I'm finally at the 2 month mark. But I feel like I'll fall very soon.

Just now I fell into temptation and looked up some nsfw images

But while I really guilty, for some reason I enjoyed looking at those pictures, and I'm not proud of it.

I'll be praying right now and ask God for strength to keep going because I don't want to fall back into sin.

I have failed every day.. I even cought myself tonight and asked my self “why are you doing this” and went back and forth but I’ve failed I lack motivation to do anything it’s a endless cycle feels like but I know god will use it for good. It’s not easy doing this over and over again, brother and sisters in Christ we’re not alone god will teach us a lesson but we must be open to listen to his teachings. I myself haven’t been open minded, and I’m ashamed of that but let us start fresh. Get up early (if you can) and pray and spend time in the gospel. I myself haven’t spent time in the gospel and prayer as much as I should. And I hate do admit that. I will pray for all of you who are struggling. God bless you all

I've been a Christian most of my life but around high school I started to watch porn but specifically girl corn...I was ashamed and delivered. But now I'm married but recently I've been struggling especially when girl on girl scenes are on TV shows or movies. I know its wrong and I shouldn't be this way. I shouldn't like women. I should be turned on by that. Something is wrong with me...

I've been conflicted with making this for months but at this point I feel like if I don't start it now I never will. I have struggled with pornography since I was 12 years old and it has ripped so many things from my life and has limited my walk with my Lord and Savior. It is something that I feel is a modern plague among men and is something that I am determined to cut myself off from. All i ask of this sub is that you remember me in your prayers and if you don't mind, drop a word of motivation in the replies. God bless you all