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I have been giving into lust; not by having sex, but by looking at inappropriate content. I am sick by my sin. I want to stop, but when I stop for a while I get images that don't seem to go away. I even dream of those images when I go to sleep. It is obvious I do not have the fruit of the Spirit, for the fruit of the Spirit is self-control.

Please pray for me
 

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I have been giving into lust; not by having sex, but by looking at inappropriate content. I am sick by my sin. I want to stop, but when I stop for a while I get images that don't seem to go away. I even dream of those images when I go to sleep. It is obvious I do not have the fruit of the Spirit, for the fruit of the Spirit is self-control.

Please pray for me

I will pray. Lean on the promises of the bible:

1 Corinthians 10:13

No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.

It's impossible in your own strength, but God is making a way of escape for you every single time you are tempted. Turn to Him in every temptation and hold Him to His word.
 
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Father, I pray that Jesse will learn to do spiritual judo, and that when the unwanted images come to mind, he will train his mind to immediately use these images to turn his mind to Christ and erase the images with mental pictures of Christ in Him; the Christ that died for these women, their mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, school teachers, and all that would want them to live decent lives, and not be causing people to lust after them. Amen.
 
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I have been giving into lust; not by having sex, but by looking at inappropriate content. I am sick by my sin. I want to stop, but when I stop for a while I get images that don't seem to go away. I even dream of those images when I go to sleep. It is obvious I do not have the fruit of the Spirit, for the fruit of the Spirit is self-control.

Please pray for me
The images will eventually go away.
 
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Father, I pray that Jesse will learn to do spiritual judo, and that when the unwanted images come to mind, he will train his mind to immediately use these images to turn his mind to Christ and erase the images with mental pictures of Christ in Him; the Christ that died for these women, their mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, school teachers, and all that would want them to live decent lives, and not be causing people to lust after them. Amen.
I join Greg in this wonderful prayer, (spiritual judo...wow)
and also pray that you will turn from sin and unbelief to the saving grace of our wonderful Lord who loves you.
Jesus saves!

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I think most men fight this battle in their minds. You are far from alone. Keep praying and try to redirect your thoughts as quickly as possible. I have to do it too. It's called being straight. It not holy, but it isn't abnormal either.
 
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I have been giving into lust; not by having sex, but by looking at inappropriate content. I am sick by my sin. I want to stop, but when I stop for a while I get images that don't seem to go away. I even dream of those images when I go to sleep. It is obvious I do not have the fruit of the Spirit, for the fruit of the Spirit is self-control.

Please pray for me
I posted this last night to another poster. I hope it helps you as well by God's Grace. Praying for you brother.

First you are struggling with sexual sin. It is a powerful tool of the Adversary and our fallen flesh. I would probably say every person at some point in their lives struggle with lust and temptation. However this is not an excuse to succumb to this sin.

The Apostle Paul mentioned many sins believers in Christ should not be doing. However, he specified we must flee (run away from) sexual sin. He knew how powerful sexual sin can be. He spent a lot of time with the Corinthians.

1 Corinthians 6: NKJV
18 Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. 19 Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? 20 For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.

In the road to recovery we do have believers once addicted to sexual sins including inappropriate contentography. We have those who continue to struggle. One member confessed he hated his addiction to inappropriate contentography. One day he just picked up all his DVDs, magazines and books and went out to the backyard fire pit and burn and melted it all in a heap and made a point to drive to the local garbage dump to complete the job. That was his way of showing God not only did he hate his sin, he would no longer feed it. Of course I'm not encouraging violating local arson laws, but perhaps a first step is to clean out your computer files, any other media and print material. Stop feeding the beast and flee from this sin.

Also remember God is bigger than any sin we have. There are no sins He cannot conquer in our lives. Again I say our lives as even as washed in the Blood of the Lamb Christians there will be temptations. Yet God will give us the means to escape temptation.

1 Corinthians 10 New King James Version (NKJV)
Moreover, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware that all our fathers were under the cloud, all passed through the sea, 2 all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, 3 all ate the same spiritual food, 4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ. 5 But with most of them God was not well pleased, for their bodies were scattered in the wilderness.

6 Now these things became our examples, to the intent that we should not lust after evil things as they also lusted. 7 And do not become idolaters as were some of them. As it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.” 8 Nor let us commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand fell; 9 nor let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed by serpents; 10 nor complain, as some of them also complained, and were destroyed by the destroyer. 11 Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.

12 Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall. 13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.
 
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Praying for you as well. This is an ongoing battle we will face our entire lives. Obviously the Spirit is with you because you wish to change this behavior. Keep praying. Might I suggest a cross necklace or bracelet you wear outwardly that can be a constant reminder that you are owned by Jesus?

Lord have mercy. :crossrc:
 
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