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Bradley
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Posted: Sat Oct 18th, 2008 12:09 pm |
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Hi my name is Bradley and I am 19 years old. I have been masturbating since I was 12 years old and since I have brought Christ into my life I have been wanting to decide to quit masturbating. I don't do it often, I have obsessive compulsive dissorder and I get pretty grossed out, but when I do masturbate I find it hard to stop. On average I go about 5-6 days inbetween sessions. I never have urges to masturbate, its usually I get bored or something and than start having sexual thoughts and its hard for me to fight them. The most common thing to happen is I am in the shower and the thoughts with start or else I will be on the computer or watching television and will see something to trigger the thoughts. I have tried a few different methods to resist the urges, reading my bible, doing math in my head, praying, and pretty much anything that will keep my mind away from sexual thoughts, but to no prevail. Sometimes I can change my mind to something else or will get busy doing something, but the thoughts alwasy come back and sooner or later I cave in.
Since I don't masturbate that often its not a serious problem, but I feel like its pushing me away from God because of the thoughts I have. Right now I am pretty much putting everything on hold so I can get my life sorted out, and at the top of my list is getting as close to God as possible. I can't even guess how many times I have repented my thoughts and have cried while I pray because God is pretty much all I have and he has been whats been keeping me going these last few months, but no matter what I still feel ashamed.
If any of you have any suggestions on things that might help that will be great. I am going to post more about my issue in a different section of the site (it gets pretty personal). Thanks and have a great day.
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'For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow.' James 1:3
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Posted: Sat Oct 18th, 2008 12:54 pm |
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Hi Bradley,
I think I have read of this more as a reminder to bounce the eyes, but some guys have used snapping those rubber wrist bands just enough to sting to remind them and reinforce with mild discomfort that that is not where they want to go.
Always remember that the grace that is sufficient to save you is never too small to forgive a repentent heart, the tenth time or the hundredth. None of us want to casually presume upon that grace, but don't let the devil lie to you and tell you it is gone in your case. 1 John 1:9 is always true.
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Posted: Sat Oct 18th, 2008 01:46 pm |
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| Yeah I bought a purity ring, and I usually look down at it when ever I have those thoughts and I always feel like I am dissapointing God because I should be better and not give in. Usually if I cave in I just take off the ring and feel ashamed. I feel better when I am not masturbating, I mean I have more energy and am happier, but when I do I am always ashamed and just want to sleep and forget about it.
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'For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith -- and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God --' Ephesians 2:8
'For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow.' James 1:3
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