Diary! Dose is work?

I think the diary works for some but I have not utilized it in the traditional sense of writing down all of my thoughts. Rather, the most effective thing for me was to review the mistakes I made after a fall in order to find a pattern of where I went wrong. When I did, I found four consistent mistakes. Now, when I am being tempted, I consider which of these I am committing and I change my behavior before I fall. The four mistakes I consistently found are, failure to: 1) pray from my heart for as long as I am being tempted (2) maintain my discipline not to dwell on any alluring image (3) stop myself from self-pity over some set back (4) store my device out of convenient reach when I am being strongly tempted

I should also add some positive steps that have helped me. One in particular is that I find when I pray for help for others who are suffering from this addiction, I feel I am being helped to. So, I am praying for you. Please pray for me.

 

If we are mindful of our PMO use, it will bring us to the end of ourselves and reveal all the places where we are weak and do not trust God to provide. All sin can drive us to our need for a Savior! When we realize our great deficit and correspondingly great need, then we are ready to enter the little gate in humility. The journey begins with realizing God's great love for us and embracing for ourselves the identity has has provided for us in Christ. Once we are confident in who he is and who we are in him, we are ready to move forward into the fullness of the Kingdom. And that is when life truly begins!

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One thought at a time is how we get there. Onward!

 

It all begins with the first priority, prayer. It is probably not God setting out to test you, although He does permit the temptations of the devil to help us come to Him.
“Peace is in the soul, and comes from union with Him, though the body may feel pain. Trials, tribulation, anguish, anxiety are permitted by the very One Who gives peace.” Excerpt From: Fulton J. Sheen. “Life of Christ.”

If your prayer is not bringing peace, I think you may find help by considering how you are praying. Prayer is a conversation and a communion with God. In general, it should bring you peace, a loving heart and a desire to follow the Lord more closely. There are many ways to pray and thus feel this communion with God. Lectio Divina is one method that has been effective for me. The process entails four steps: read, meditate, pray contemplate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lectio_Divina. Although Lectio Divina involves reading, it is less a practice of reading than one of listening to the inner message of the Scripture delivered through the Holy Spirit. Lectio Divina does not seek information or motivation, but communion with God. It does not treat Scripture as text to be studied, but as the "Living Word". Personally, during the contemplation phase, I enjoy trying to imagine myself in the scene described in the text. I try to picture the region, the people, the animals, the climate, hear the sounds and even smell the smells of the moment. This draws me into the passage and particularly when reading the New Testament, I feel myself being drawn to Our Precious Lord.

Praying prayers others have written for us is also helpful but I find it is important to say the words slowly and to pause after any phrase that catches my mind then allow myself to contemplate that phrase for awhile. Often God, speaks to us during such contemplation. Lastly, I also compose my own prayers following the sequence A.C.T.S. Adoration, Contrition, Thanks, Supplication. In my case, if I rush to Supplication without ACT first, the feelings of communion with God are just not the same.

I hope these ideas are helpful to you. I am praying for your success!

 

Hi, Lost hope. I developed the habit of praying, "Father, take away this spirit of lust and help me to turn aggressively from sin." I do this whenever I start watching any higher-risk TV or movies. I also pray it instantly every time a sex scene or nudity comes on my TV. Then I immediately fast forward. If we pause and look for even a split second - well, we all know what happens. With my addiction, I watch TV with the remote always in my hand, ready to go to war with temptation. You are in my prayers.

 

Well done! If you managed one week, you can manage two! I am praying for your success, please pray for me.

 

Fantastic! I am sure Our Precious Lord is smiling at the strong effort you are making. I am praying that you will feel His loving arms wrap around you. Feel the safety, the peace and the warmth of His embrace. His loving embrace! It is simply incredible to consider how patient God is with us. Time and time again He was given an excruciating lash on the back for each of my ugly sins and yet He silently withstood the pain and waited patiently and lovingly for me to come back to Him. I cannot fathom the depth of God's love for me, nor can I explain it to myself. Although my mind struggles to understand it, based on these facts, I must admit He values me and He values all of us more than we value ourselves. Surely, I can manage another day of purity as a small token of love to Him. May God bless you with a glimpse of His immense love today.

 

Do whatever it takes to keep moving forward. Do not go back into sin and death! The pit will never hold anything good for you!