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Posted: Mon Feb 2nd, 2009 07:34 pm |
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| Man, I was kind of talking about myself, I was just saying "you" as in people in general. The devil doesn't want any of us to stay clean so any kind of accomplishment intimidates him I think.
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Posted: Mon Feb 2nd, 2009 07:42 pm |
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Day 15:
I made I through pretty strong. I didn't have really any temptations, though that night I did have dreams of temptations and even half-way loosing the fight, I pray when I have those dreams, but I'm never sure if it's a warning or the devil trying to discourage me???
I also had a dream that night of my father giving me large amounts of money and telling me how much he loved me and saying that he was tired of us "just being friends" and he wanted to be it father. I think in a way it was God showing me my dad's love for me, as it has been somewhat hard for him to express or relate to other people about how he feels inside. Probably because he wasn't very social growing up and/or was hurt by other people a lot. Whatever the dream of it dad was, I think it was helpful to me, although I still don't have much of a desire to be close to my dad in a relationship, I don't even really like talking about this or writting any of this down, it seems somewhat painful I guess, but God's healing me and I need prayer for even more healing, most definatly.
Thanks, I'll keep in touch -LoveSick4God
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Posted: Mon Feb 2nd, 2009 09:43 pm |
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Hello, LoveSick4God.
When I have a dream of a sexual nature I try not to over-spiritualize as to whether it comes from God as a warning or from the devil as a temptation. In sleep, the imagination, free from the moral control we impose in conscious life, explores all our memories of the past in an amoral way, i.e., without raising questions of conscience, without asking whether the content is good or bad. A dream may remind us of something we did that was wrong in real life; a few dreams may synthesize fragments of experience into fantasies of things we've never experienced; but since dreams aren't deliberate acts of the will and don't constitute real life they aren't the material on which God judges us. It may be interesting to see portrayed in them what things are of concern to us, but otherwise I wouldn't grant them much status.
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Posted: Mon Feb 2nd, 2009 10:11 pm |
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| Thanks Paulos, it was helpful. Dreams have always been somewhat confusing to me, though I do belive God can definatly speak to us through dreams, we probably shouldn't beat ourselves up over one, or anything for that matter I guess.
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Posted: Tue Feb 3rd, 2009 06:27 pm |
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Day 16:
I went through okay for the most part. I had stuggles with my thoughts early in the day, but it got better. I had to fight temptations, so I read the Bible and talked with God. God revealed to me a few things about my father as well. It feels easier now that I'm over two weeks clean, although I don't want to get prideful or take my eyes off the ball. I have to keep seeking after God and growing closer to him and his love. Bun God is gracious and ever so patient toward me. I love him so much. Sometimes I get to feeling so in love with him that I can't express it in my words or actions, and that's how I felt last night and I loved it!!! I want to always feel that way, but I got to take it one step at a time.
Keep me in your prayers and thanks for all the prayer support you've all already given.
-LoveSick4God
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Posted: Wed Feb 4th, 2009 04:41 am |
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Day 17:
It wasn't the easiest today. I had almost given in before I wrote this, but kept reminding myself of what really matters; God and staying on track. A huge struggle of mine is staying free when I'm boared, dry, or feeling that there's eventlessness. I'm usually pretty busy, but lately things have been slower. Today there were many moments I had to keep myself busy. If I get too bored then it makes it harder to resist temptations. This is somehong yon can also pray about for me, it is one of my weak places, so I need to always keep myself busy and active in something productive and God-centered hopefully.
It was hard off and on today, but I made it through and I know that God is good. It felt very easy to acces His grace when I was being tempted. It says in the Bible "where sin abides, that much more grace abides" so I felt it was easy to access God's strength and grace to stay free.
Thanks for all your prayers, and keep fighting all of you who are running this race to freedom from sexual addiction.
Sincerely -LoveSick4GodLast edited on Thu Feb 5th, 2009 05:36 am by LoveSick4God
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Posted: Thu Feb 5th, 2009 05:41 am |
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Day 18:
It was a very great day today. God helped me through withou any temptaions that I can think of. My close friend and I also plan to talk tomorrow (Thursday) so please keep that situation in your prayers, that I will have the strength to be totally honest and transperant and to-the-point and that I will have grace and courage and as much ease as possible. Thanks, I appreciate all of your prayers. God has been good to me and shown himself to be he most loving Father in my life.
My relationship with my earthly father is doing about the same, maybe a little better, but it's getting there over time.
Keep me in your prayers as I will do the same for you guys!!!
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Posted: Thu Feb 5th, 2009 06:51 pm |
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Good work LSFG and praying for you.
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Posted: Fri Feb 6th, 2009 02:52 pm |
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Day 19:
Started off good, I never did end up getting the opportunity to speak with my friend, which saddened me. I was so anticipating getting this crap off my chest. I came the closest to giving into masturbation yesterday that I have in these weeks, but thanks to God stayed strong through it. I think why it was hard is because I was so bummed that I didn't get to share with my friend. But I'm trusting God with everything, I know that it will happen in his perfect timing. I'm just trying to shake off this discouragement.
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Posted: Sat Feb 7th, 2009 02:27 pm |
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Day 20:
Went well today. After I had shaken off the disappointment I was pretty much fine the rest of the day. I struggled with a few of my thoughts before going to bed, but managed to take them captive. God has helped me and I know I wouldn't be able to make it a day without Him. Thanks for all your prayers, they're much needed.
Sincerely -LoveSick4God
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Posted: Sat Feb 7th, 2009 10:31 pm |
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Awesome progress, Lovesick4God
Keep running to God for what you need to get through this.
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Posted: Sat Feb 7th, 2009 10:46 pm |
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guitarist63 wrote: Keep running to God for what you need to get through this.
What do you mean with that? How?
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Posted: Sun Feb 8th, 2009 02:17 am |
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Day 21: (week 3)
Hello everyone. I am so thankful to God I have made to three weeks, now let's go for a month. Yay, God! There may be a possibility that I talk with my friend tomorrow, but of course, nothings positive, and I don't want to get my hopes up and then only end up being disappointed. That would not be healthy to me staying clean, that's what made it hard last time. But I do pray that I can talk with him tomorrow if Gpd wills.
You know the feeling that if you don't share your struggles with someone you're going to expload? That's exactly how I feel. An he's the I my one I have the desire to share it with right now, so I'm going to to with that. Thanks for all your prayers already, they're truly strengthening.
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Posted: Sun Feb 8th, 2009 06:24 pm |
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Hi Man
I had in mind fleeing from sexual immorality and fleeing tends to give my mind the idea of running. If I was fleeing something like that, I would definitely want to be fleeing in God's direction. Lovesick4God, is clearly one who desires to be close to God.
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Posted: Sun Feb 8th, 2009 06:37 pm |
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Congratulations, LS4G on completing three weeks. Keep going.
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Posted: Sun Feb 8th, 2009 10:38 pm |
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guitarist63 wrote: Hi Man
I had in mind fleeing from sexual immorality and fleeing tends to give my mind the idea of running. If I was fleeing something like that, I would definitely want to be fleeing in God's direction. Lovesick4God, is clearly one who desires to be close to God.
Yes, but running to God? Can you see Him? Can you touch Him? Isn't it only an expression? What do you mean? How do you "run to God"? What do you DO? or what do you mean? I would be happy to get an answer in "I"-form, not explanations.
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Posted: Mon Feb 9th, 2009 03:24 pm |
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Day 22:
It was a good day today, mostly that is. Again, I never got the opportunity to speak with by friend, but he said he wants to talk with me soon. I'm going to stay strong and keep my patience. God has been good to me, I still feel strong and I pray that all of you on here will have strength as well. It's not always easy, but it is always worth it. Stay free and stay clean and keep going.
Guitarist, don't give up hope you can fight this battle. I pray that God will give you a part of His heart that you've never experianced before. It will take us all eternity to discover how great Gods love really is, in other words, we'll never fully know, but we'll always get a step closer if we keep seeking him. Let us never give in to the lie that God's love and excitement and freshness and adventure only goes so deep. It willnever end and we should never settle for being stagnet and believing that we've already learned all there is to know about God.
Keep fighting everyone, we can do this!
-LoveSick4God
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Posted: Mon Feb 9th, 2009 07:18 pm |
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LS4G, good to hear of your continued progress. Keep leaning on the everlasting arm and He will never fail you. Spending time praying to God, reading the Bible, doing what it tells us to do and believing all the promises of God, will increase our love for Him and our relationship will grow less shallow.
I have been too busy to think about counting days just now.
Hoping for God's miracle to happen - with my wholehearted co-operation, of course
Man, it is a turn of phrase. Language is about expressing all kinds of things. Expressing my thoughts about God is a part of that. I haven't seen God but I know people who certainly have seen Him. God shows Himself in whatever way pleases Him. To Moses it was a voice out of a burning bush that was not consumed by the fire. To Isaiah, all he could see was the robe of God filling the whole temple. To the Hebrews in the wilderness, it was through the column of fire.
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Posted: Mon Feb 9th, 2009 08:57 pm |
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guitarist63 wrote:
Man, it is a turn of phrase. Language is about expressing all kinds of things. Expressing my thoughts about God is a part of that. I haven't seen God but I know people who certainly have seen Him.
Nobody has ever seen God according to John 1,18. Maybe those who say so are not true? Or the Bible is wrong? Running to God: What do you mean with that? What is it for YOU?
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Posted: Mon Feb 9th, 2009 11:28 pm |
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Man, you're right that John's Gospel chapter 1 verse 18 says that "No man has seen God at any time; the only begotten God, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him."
Yet if you read Daniel and Ezekiel and Revelation you will see that the writers of those books did see God - or saw what God chose to reveal of Himself to those people. I believe that nobody will "see" God until after death so I agree with John Chapter 1, verse 18.
Job is very clear about it, Man.
Job chapter 19 verse 26
"Even after my skin is destroyed, yet from my flesh I shall see God; v.27 Whom I myself shall behold, and whom my eyes shall see and not another."
Re. running to God. I am using a turn of phrase, not a literal phrase. Does language have to be literal all the time? I think of God as a strong tower, a refuge from the storm, words I quote from the psalms. I identify with much of what the psalmist writes and use that language a lot in my prayers. This is a world full of troubles and there are plenty of times when I have the need to, in a manner of speaking, run to God.
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