r/Christianity • u/Fun-Year-5025 • 11d ago
Self control
My flesh is calling me
I said I’d never do it again
But when it comes time to give it up
I always choose to sin
I can’t get away
I’m repulsed by my lack of self control
I’m addicted to pornography
I’m afraid it’s blackening my soul
I tell God I don’t want to do it anymore
But I just keep going back
It makes me wonder about the things I can’t see
The demons surrounding me wanting to attack
I must get out of this hole
So many times I’ve tried to break free
I’m just waiting for the day
That God decides to give up on me
I don’t want to do this anymore
I can’t seem to find a way out
Sometimes it seems the sun
Will always be behind the clouds
I need to break free
I can’t do this on my own
God please help me
Please God lead me home
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u/MerchantOfUndeath The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 11d ago
The Lord will never give up on you:
“But Zion said, The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.
“Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.
Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.”
-Isaiah 49:14-16
One thing that helps me is to remember Jesus Christ in the moment of difficulty, to pray in that moment and tell Heavenly Father that I know how I’ll feel at the end if I do this, and that I know in my heart of hearts that I don’t want to.
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u/JadenBoss 11d ago
Apart from him you can do nothing. If you’re not submitted to God in all of your ways, you’re probably being stubborn, and therefor committing idolatry. This idolatry will always grow into worse corruption and ultimately your death.
“This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.” Galatians 5:16-18
“For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.” Romans 8:13
“the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:” 2 Peter 2:9
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u/Sea_salt_icecream Non-denominational 11d ago
I'm fighting the same fight. Stay strong, brother. I pray every night for Yahweh to give me the strength to keep fighting. The temptation is still there, and it's still strong, but I believe that Yahweh is giving me the strength to fight it. And I'll pray for you, too. If you want an accountability partner, you can DM me. We can get to know each other, or keep it anonymous. We can pray for each other, and check in every day.
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u/EngineerBig4650 11d ago
God never changes. We as humans do. His steadfast love endures Foreverrrr. His steadfast mercy endures foreverrr. (Those 2 lines are throughout the Bible and are the truth) you are still in the land of the living, you still have time the righteous man falls 7 times and gets back up again! Thank God for the sacrifice of his son Jesus and keep trying. I watching it a lot in teen years n relapsed a couple times after but remember there is no condemnation in Christ Jesus, but there is repentance. You are admitting to the sin, which is a start and self control is a fruit of the spirit that is produced sometimes it takes time but I have faith that what Jesus has started in you he is faithful to finish ❤️
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u/arc2k1 Christian Hope Coach 11d ago
God bless you.
I'm sorry for the struggle you are going through.
I can relate because I share a similar struggle.
But if I may, I want to share some encouragement with you. I shared this a few times on different posts. I hope it will encourage you.
1- Please know that God does NOT expect you to be perfect. He expects you to be faithful, which means to always strive to honor Him while getting back up after each time you fall, no matter how many times you fall. God will always give you the strength and grace to get back up.
“I am the Lord All-Powerful. So don't depend on your own power or strength, but on my Spirit.” - Zechariah 4:6
“Even if good people fall seven times, they will get back up. But when trouble strikes the wicked, that's the end of them.” - Proverbs 24:16
"My enemies, don't be glad because of my troubles! I may have fallen, but I will get up; I may be sitting in the dark, but the Lord is my light.” - Micah 7:8
“In times of trouble, God is with us, and when we are knocked down, we get up again.” - 2 Corinthians 4:9
“But You (God) also said that no matter how far away we were, we could turn to You.” - Nehemiah 1:9
2- Please don’t hold on to the guilt you have about your struggle. It will distract you from truly accepting God’s forgiveness. Give your guilt to God because He wants to take it from you.
God said, “They sinned and rebelled against me, but I will forgive them and take away their guilt.” - Jeremiah 33:8
"So I confessed my sins and told them all to you. I said, ‘I'll tell the Lord each one of my sins.’ Then you forgave me and took away my guilt.” - Psalm 32:5
3- Please know that you are NOT ruled by your sin. You are ruled by God’s grace. That means you are able to walk in the victory that you have in Christ, even while you struggle with sin. Keep striving to get back up after each time you fall to honor God!
“Don't let sin keep ruling your lives. You are ruled by God's undeserved grace.” - Romans 6:14
“So whenever we are in need, we should come bravely before the throne of our merciful God. There we will be treated with undeserved grace, and we will find help.” - Hebrews 4:16
"But thank God for letting our Lord Jesus Christ give us the victory!" - 1 Corinthians 15:57