Please Accept My Thanks

Today represents a big milestone for me; 500 days of freedom. As many of you know, I was drowning in the ugly muck of PMO for 50 years before Our Precious Lord reached out, once again, and mercifully led me out of that morass.

I have found incredible help and inspiration here from so many wonderful people. A few wise people buoyed my spirit tremendously by drawing my attention to Romans 6 and reminding me that even a sinner as profuse as I, could bury my old self and revel in a new life devoted to God.

About the same time I began frequenting this site, I also began reading Archbishop Fulton Sheen's masterpiece, "Life of Christ". I read it slowly, only a few pages a day over the course of a year because it is filled with so much wisdom based on the Gospels.

After many failed attempts to break free from this insidious sin, I analyzed my failures and I was shown a few ever-present mistakes. Most importantly, I saw that when I fell, I had become complacent in my routine of daily, genuine, conversation with Our Precious Lord and I had dropped my determination not to let my eyes or my mind dwell on tempting images or people. These proved to be the crucial mistakes and vital keys to success. I also found a few contributing factors like allowing myself to be alone with my laptop when my willpower was weakest.

I want others to know that breaking the chains of this sin is entirely possible, even for someone who wallowed in it for 50 years. I also want you to know that the rewards are more than worth the struggle. I sense God's loving care in my life more than I ever have before and I have much more clarity of the flaws still standing in the way of completely giving myself to God's will. I am learning to be happy!

I sense that I can still be tempted so, I must remain consistent with prayer and the determination to flee from temptation whenever I see it. As long as I consistently do these things, temptation holds no power over me.

I thank you all for your inspiration, both in trying to help me and in letting me try to help you. May God bless everyone who reads this. Love in Christ, Cpilot.

 

Thank you very much Tao. You have provided me with some powerful insight that is key to success in this matter. Please everyone take note. There is nothing particularly special about me which makes this possible. If you want to be free from this sin, seek to fill your heart with the Father's love above all else. I know this may sound trite or without substance but such thoughts are merely the devil trying to hold you back. Prayer really is the answer and I am convinced God wants all of us to be free and to welcome us home. Of course God's ways are not our ways so although you may want freedom right now, God may seek to help you with some greater understanding first. In any event, giving up never works and God's mercy is never restrained while we are on this earth.