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Hello Southern Scotty I myself am struggling with masturbation and do need help breaking these spiritual chain. I never had an accountability partner but look forward to it. Even if you have an accountability partner more then one is always better, just in case you can’t reach one you have the other.
Hello Brother, I will private message you ok.
 
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I need help with my crippling inappropriate content addiction. It is affecting all aspects of my life (work, relationship, family). My girl and I are having problems because of it because I'm fantasizing about other women, I want to change, I want to end this once and for all. Please help me.
 
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I need help with my crippling inappropriate content addiction. It is affecting all aspects of my life (work, relationship, family). My girl and I are having problems because of it because I'm fantasizing about other women, I want to change, I want to end this once and for all. Please help me.
Buckle down and read the Word of God. There is strength in the Word, Remember it is alive.
Nothing good can come from inappropriate content. Everything good comes from God so seek Him with everything you have.
 
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Please help me, I've been stumbling so much with sexual immorality with inappropriate content and masturbation. Each time it gets worse and worse and when I do it I can't stop myself, I don't know how to explain exactly what its like, but it's like I become trapped in my own body and even though I'm screaming to myself to stop and have plenty opportunities to do so, I can't stop until I finish and then afterwards I feel filthy and disgusting. I immediately go to God and ask for forgiveness, but I just don't feel forgiven and I'm carrying all this guilt and shame, like "how could a child of God do something like this" and "I have sinned against the body of Christ".

I am at my wit's end with this and I keep praying for victory but nothing changes. This whole thing is making me have thoughts of suicide, I feel like a failure and disappointment to Christ.

i any of you are available, I could really use help.
 
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Hello Caleb, I just came online and I certainly hope that someone has private messaged you "at least" by now friend. I am sorry that I was not available right away to respond as I was out of town, but I am here now and I am praying for you.
First suicide is never the answer friend. Do not put your precious family through this torment.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Call 1-800-273-8255
You are in a flesh struggle, but the good news is that it can be overcome. :]
Have you read the book every man's battle?
 
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Please help me, I've been stumbling so much with sexual immorality with inappropriate content and masturbation. Each time it gets worse and worse and when I do it I can't stop myself, I don't know how to explain exactly what its like, but it's like I become trapped in my own body and even though I'm screaming to myself to stop and have plenty opportunities to do so, I can't stop until I finish and then afterwards I feel filthy and disgusting. I immediately go to God and ask for forgiveness, but I just don't feel forgiven and I'm carrying all this guilt and shame, like "how could a child of God do something like this" and "I have sinned against the body of Christ".

I am at my wit's end with this and I keep praying for victory but nothing changes. This whole thing is making me have thoughts of suicide, I feel like a failure and disappointment to Christ.

i any of you are available, I could really use help.

I have been going through the same exact thing. I just can't seem to get out of this habit. I may be able to stop for a week, and then I relapse and touch for God knows how many times. It is affecting my work as I am also searching for inappropriate content on my work secretly. This is extremely depressing and damaging to my spiritual and social life. It is a vicious cycle that repeats over and over again. I just don't know what to do.
 
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Hello brothers,
Let me offer to be your accountability partners, I am a pastor in Ar and I will be here for you, We can pray about this or just chat about ways to strengthen and encourage you.

Just please know men, that we have an all loving and forgiving God who desires to see you happy. He does not enjoy seeing you discouraged and let down by these constant desires and He can and will deliver you from all unrighteousness.

We have promises through His Word and there is much strength in accountability. Message me and let's stand together in this battle.
Please feel free to message me day or night by clicking on my Avatar and clicking "start conversation" for a private message.
May God bless and keep you during this journey and know that YOU are much loved by God.
Not sure how this works, but need an accountability partner. I subscribe to Covenant Eyes.
 
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Hey guys, so if anyone is looking for an accountability partner, id be more than willing to team up with someone, or a group, I suffer from inappropriate content and masturbation addiction, and want to gain freedom from it, I want to make good christian friends who are willing to try and beat this thing with me. Anyone interested?
 
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I am needing both an accountability partner and friend. I have trouble relating to guys and being friends with them, but willing to learn how to have a best bud. Please PM me. Thank you for reading.
 
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I'm listening to religious music right now. People outside are playing explicit music. I'm a celibate virgin, and want to keep myself pure for the sake of my Creator. Even though some people and criminals may tempt me to engage in a noncelibate lifestyle, or a reckless lifestyle, I need to remain strong and ignore their noise pollution.

The Almighty is a great savior and a powerful strength. He will help strengthen me during these times of trials and temptation. Christians have always been subjects to temptations and persecution, and I will be no different. I will endure and survive. I should be grateful that people aren't chasing me with stones like they tried to stone some of the Apostles.

For me to succumb to temptation would be for me to disprove my faith in the Almighty. The Almighty has helped many men stay strong, and a little noise pollution can not phase me. I must stay strong because I am a man as well, a Christian man.

If this COVID-19 thing wasn't happening, then temptation wouldn't be much of an issue. But so much stress. and the Stress -> Anxiety -> Insecurity -> Communication -> Obscenity. Even because I tend to communicate online durng this pandemic where some websites snare men with obscene material and communications.

But I shouldn't feel insecure because my Father is with me and supporting me like a great shield against the temptation and cyber-criminals.
 
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Hi friends,

I just want to start posting here every week because I recognize as a part of the body of Christ we should rely on each other for help and spiritual support.

I have been masturbating for a while now and have not felt comfortable about it. I want to be sexually pure for my future girlfriend and wife, so I thought I would start posting here to detail my journey. My greatest desire in life is to love Jesus and others fully. I don't want to think about women sinfully.

Prayers and words of encouragement are appreciated. In the past I had a problem with inappropriate contentography but have been sober for over three years now. Journaling on a forum like this helped me heal from that. Being accountable to others made a big difference for me.

Thank you so much for listening. God bless you all.
 
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I felt very tempted today, but I realized that I was experiencing a lot of stress. The stress makes me feel insecure, and then I experience some anxiety. I was at the communication level, and so I started to communicate with people online. But instead of trying to talk with heterosexual women on a support 1-on-1 chat website, I talked with women generally and asked if they were getting inappropriate private messages from men online. I managed to avoid sexting women, while supporting victims of sexual harassment.
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Sometimes I get encouraged to act sexual when I shouldn't. The encouragement is mostly on nonChristian websites.

I should not be led astray by heathens or by others who don't know the importance of sexual self control. Sexual perversion can be very destructive, and nonChristians don't seem to understand that.

If I ever have sex, it would be with my wife if I ever marry. Otherwise, sex is not for me. I should not be pressured, encouraged, or tricked into sex before marriage. I should continue communicating on safe websites like Christian websites. NonChristian websites seem to be full of sex criminals, traffickers, and kidnappers.
 
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