Hellow to all dear fapstronauts: this is a situation that we all know too well- one day the "a-ha" moment came and we decided that we are sick of being enslaved by the dirty addiction so we embarked on our holy conquest to defeat the inner beast at first we were determined, standards were high and nothing's gonna stop us but then the days go by, 30days become 60 days and eventaully 90 days at some point the urge within simply became so ridiculous, most of us fell and even for those still standing, sometimes one wrong ad appearing at the wrong time can flips things for the worse dramatically now, if one just want to bring porn/fap addiction to a normal level, this is probably fine however, as a christian, this is far from ok for me I knew Lord Jesus had no problem with, the apostle Paul managed to conqure it so why can't I? what did I do wrong? was I not salvaged? then one day the light of the merciful Lord shone upon me: I was relying on myself instead of the power of the Holy Spirit true, I read the Bible first thing when I wake up and before going to bed I prey 4~5 times a day BUT none of that is gonna help if it's all formality!!! so I took the advice my pastor gave me and changed the way I read the Bible instead of reading a lot and having none of that go into my head, I now read only a verse or two at a time, and I chew on the content by praying for instance, "so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith"(Ephesians3:17) in my preyers, I would first ask the Lord to help we remember, that Christ is here to dwell! Christ isn't here for vacation or a short stay, He is here to dwell! I would repeat this several times until I felt my spirit has gotten stronger then I move on to the part "in your hearts" again I ask the Lord for mercy, that He help me remember that i'm inviting Christ to dwell in my hearts, not some religious formality finally, when my soul became even more awake, I move on to the part "through faith" I would declare firmly that "all is possible for him who believes", and that "I believe" as I work and get through the rest of the day, this is what I would us to fight against temptations; and every time I do it, I feel the surge of power from the Holy Spirit for the first time in my life, nofap is a comfortable and peaceful thing to do! fellow fapstronauts, if you are not yet a christian, I highly recommend that you call on the name of the Lord today surrender yourself to Him, repent and He who is merciful and faithful will guild you to true peace and help you overcome all sin and for my brethren and sistren in Christ Jesus, let us not forget the pharisees follow more rules and formalities than any one but we are justified by faith, not by our behavior God promised us that He would give us enough grace to conquer lust, and He had! God Bless you all Deo Confidimus
Why do I need to call on the "Lord" and surrender to "Him?" What if I've already found true peace? What if I just have faith in the unknown? Why do I need Jesus? And please give me your own answer...and not people have been telling you.
Dear @calvintaiwan Firstly congratulations on 60 days, that's a big achievement, well done! I want to address your message about Christianity, specifically the sentence "fellow fapstronauts, if you are not yet a christian, I highly recommend that you call on the name of the Lord today", because I think it comes close to infringing on the rules on the forum. I've pasted the relevant bit below, and I've underlined the bit I think you need to be careful about: I think it's great that your faith has brought you closer to healing from this addiction, but I'm not sure your advice will be helpful to everyone reading it.
Congrats on 60 days, and thank you for sharing your story and experience. Unfortunately, I have to agree, that a direct call to believe in God is unnecessary. As a Christian, I really appreciate this post, particulary this part with prayers, although the end is for me exaggerated and I would prefer few last sentences to be changed. I would like to add a small digression, that sentence "we are justified by faith, not by our behavior" is not identically emphasized in other Christian groups and you have to aware of some disparities when writing to Christians in general. But that's not a place to dispute about it. I just want to say, that some things you wrote are slightly unnecessary or controversial, which rather is not not wanted on this site. Anyway, you are doing well - I'm glad, that you've found a motivation and support in God - and keep it so
Don't take offense to this guys not at all I'm not here for that but don't you think you are riding him hard why don't you just speak up if you are offended by Christianity why though it's the greatest peace and joy you could ever have knowing that you can rest in God we Christians don't need to worry about what people say because we know where we're headed when we die or when someone seams far from God they aren't nearly as far as you think God wants you back to where you started in his arms his love is so great for us you can't explain it nor fathomed but you choose to not think about that you argue because God is bringing you home earth is not home and that is why lust and porn is even a thing one day God is going to destroy lust and all wrong in the world
