HABITS ARE HARD TO BREAK

Part of quitting this addiction is that this is what you do. Tomorrow I will write about what “to do” again, but today we will look at recovering from a fall and the Holy Spirit.

If we fall we need to understand repentance. Repentance is a sorrow for the wrong activity and a plan of how to change. Repentance is as often about what we did not do, as it is about what we did do. Example: life stinks, work stinks, and you want to fall. You come home and you are under severe temptation and you are at the crossroads.

What did you do?

WHAT I DO

I have sheets of notes on what I will do during times of severe temptation. The last time that I was severely tempted, I got out my notes. And just by starting my counterattack, my temptation level started to decrease. And the more I studied, the more I felt the Holy Spirit flowing into me. And it worked.

This system will work very often. But... some of you are completely addicted because your life right now ain't good. So you need to focus on the good flowing into you while you fight temptation with all you have. And you need to get more and more good flowing into you.

Pray: “Father, show me how to quit this habit.”

Develop your system to quit, with the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Design your system to get the good flowing into you. And once the good has flowed into you enough, your life will be good.

 

Last night I watched a baseball game. The announcer was telling a story about how he encouraged a player who had struck out, grounded out, and basically helped the Cubs lose the game. He told him to not worry about the past, to keep his head up, and to keep up the quality at-bats because the hits will come again.

There are three groups of people fighting porn/lust. The first group is people who are studying Nofap, taking notes, studying those notes, taking time in prayer, fighting by using the Word, and basically going all-out in their war towards freedom. The second group is people who are reading Nofap, thinking about it, praying a little, and strongly considering ways to quit. The third group is people who badly want to quit.

Now, one would think that a lot of people would quit from group 3, people who badly want to quit. Nope, not many at all. One would also think that a lot of people would quit from group 2, (people who are starting to change). A few more, but really, not many at all. The truth is, that almost all the people who quit come from a group just like group one.

Group one people will consistently do the things recommended at this site. They will make up their own top ten list of things they need to do to quit, and they will try to do those things every day. And if they don't like tips 4 and 6, they will do them anyways because THEY ARE GOING TO QUIT THEIR HABIT NO MATTER WHAT.

What makes a great major league baseball player? Talent? It helps, but there are a million talented kids in the minor leagues. A great baseball player is someone who has some talent and who strikes out and keeps trying. They ground out, and try even harder. They fly out, and go back to their notes and rework their technique some more. They fail and fail and fail and never stop working.

A great baseball player is someone who keeps changing until they can make it to the major leagues. Someone who always works and never quits.

Pray: “Father, help me to do whatever it takes to quit this habit.”

Lastly, joining group one will be one of the best decisions you ever made.

 

Habits are hard to break unless we believe the Bible. Many read a verse on lust, and then explain what it means. Instead, read it, say that it is true, then do everything you can do to change.

My daughter dated a guy who could explain away any verse in the Bible. He was an expert at “his” doctrine. With “his” doctrine no change was needed. Finally, I told my daughter to interrupt him when he was explaining away a verse, and say something like, “The verse is true, I believe it, and I will change to obey this verse.”

People gather together and say “We believe” such and such in regard to what a verse means. If you want to quit, let them say what they want, but silently, ignore them. Instead, join me and say that every verse is true as written. Say that the Bible is true and that it will set us free. Say about every verse, I believe it, I receive it, and I will change to do what it says.

If you believe people's explanations for what verses “really” mean, then, habits are really hard to break. If you believe every verse “As written,” then, if you keep your focus on the pertinent verses, quitting is just a matter of time.

A determined focus on the scriptures leads to increased obedience and righteousness. The Bible says in 1 Peter 3:


“For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and His ears are open unto their prayers; but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.”

Believing the Bible as written leads to dynamic prayers and a great life. Believe it.

 

Psalm 16 says “At thy right hand there are pleasures forevermore.” One meaning of this is that when we consistently do things Gods way we start to be in His favor (blessings).

Matthew 5:6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.” Consider praying:

“Father, help me to hunger and thirst for righteousness.”

God wants us to avoid satan's pleasures and have His pleasures. Consider memorizing this verse and connecting it to righteous pleasures.

Psalm 84:11 ESV
For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.

Proverbs 10:22 ESV
The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.

Isaiah 40:31 ESV
But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.”

Pray, pray, and then pray some more, and this verse will start to come true for you.

Second, church leaders hesitate to talk about God's blessing because we often receive it about 60 days after we give up trying for it. It always starts to happen for those who never give up, but it is often elusive for those who are running a test to see what God will do.

Third, His blessing is often greater than what we think. But... it is often different than what we ask for.

Finally, study, meditate, and pray over Matthew 5 for more information on how “At thy right hand there are pleasures forevermore.”

Search for God's pleasures, it is great for breaking habits.

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