When you're on the verge of giving in.

drybomber said:

So I'm battling an addiction to inappropriate contentography currently, I am at day 19 right now and since becoming a Christian, I have given in 7 different times. The past 4 days or so, I noticed the temptations seem to be getting so strong that it's hindering me from praying, focusing on God's word and sharing my faith or witnessing to other people.

*Have you cut off your access to inappropriate content source(s)?
It is good you realize there's a problem and that it's become a stronghold in your life.


I'm currently doing a 60 day course at settingcaptivesfree, I have a few accountability friends that are supporting me through this, however today I just almost feel like giving up. I haven't given in yet, however, I feel as though I am on the verge of giving in. Like, the moments before you give in to the temptation, that's what I'm currently experiencing right now.

*Plan your day, give no room for this inappropriate content addiction to over take you.
Accountability partners, exactly what do yours do for you?


My faith feels extremely weak because of the temptations and I know we are supposed to be patient but how much longer am I supposed to endure this? Is this a normal experience to be having that eventually goes away when God thinks you've endured through long enough? or am I looking at this completely the wrong way?

*Sexual sins are difficult, because they involve your whole being... the flesh loves pleasure, once you get involved with anything of the sexual nature it will latch onto you like everything... many people think "inappropriate content is no big deal"--that's the deception of sin.
That's how so many people get pulled away from doing what is right to doing what is wrong. Once a sexual sin gets a foothold, it will continue to chip away at you.

It's good to have accountability partners but their roles in this battle are
an active one, not one of merely waiting for the phone to ring or for an email
or private message to pop up on their phone, tablet or computer.
So, get your team organized and make battle plans on how to fight this
problem.
Discuss when you're most susceptible, putting safeguards in place,
be honest about this struggle with your accountability team/partners.
Have some of them to check out your home to make sure there's nothing
you've over looked in making it a safe zone. Check your music, books,
movies, talk about friends (are they a good influence or bad?) Are there
places you need to avoid?

It's important to work on self control and for some people they need to
go through a purging process, so they can work on developing self control
because if they don't, they will continue going right back to inappropriate content sites.
If it's like that for you, then by all means do what you have to do so you
can get yourself under control.
The Bible instructs us to FLEE from temptation, that means to get away
from it ASAP!



I can't even get my thoughts in the right order because all I keep thinking about is giving in to the temptation eventually. For those who are wondering, yes I've been regularly praying. It seems like something is missing though. I just want to know if what I'm going through is normal and it's just a matter of me being patient through it all OR am I doing something wrong/am I setting myself up for failure?

*You may not have expected this sin to have such a stronghold-- but it does!
Now you are aware of what it can do, this is how an affair wrecks a person
also.

This site has much to say about inappropriate content:
Breaking Free | Articles about inappropriate content help and Internet safety | Covenant Eyes



I'd prefer it if someone who has overcome this particular addiction to respond to this post.

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