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After ao long of resisting

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i gave into porn earlier tonight. i was driving home and i was feeling really lonely. i havent had a girlfriend in so long anf my last attempt failed miserably, and i still struggle with that. for the first time in a long time i willingly went onto porn sites and baraded my mind with images. i feel awful now, i prayed and repented but i still feel awful. i feel like i lessend my chances with that girl even more now because of this. why did i let this happen
 

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Hey Nathan,

I had this problem in the past and I'm glad that you can bring it into the light. That's the first step you need to take.

But I have to warn you, if you don't do anything to prevent it from happening again, because believe me, you can't prevent it, then you're going to keep on falling.

If you really want victory you're going to have to take the right steps, you're going to have to be obedient to God.

A good place to start is www.settingcaptivesfree.com

Praying for you,
T
 
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Nathan!

I'm glad you don't want this for yourself.

You have to realize that "not letting yourself slip again" is not going to work. You need to put some action behind your words.

Not letting yourself slip means that you need to tell someone about your sin that WILL hold you accountable. You need to beat this thing! But it can only happen if you do it by God's rules.

PM me if you have any questions :)
 
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Hey Nathan,

I had this problem in the past and I'm glad that you can bring it into the light. That's the first step you need to take.

But I have to warn you, if you don't do anything to prevent it from happening again, because believe me, you can't prevent it, then you're going to keep on falling.

If you really want victory you're going to have to take the right steps, you're going to have to be obedient to God.

A good place to start is www.settingcaptivesfree.com

Praying for you,
T
settingcaptivesfree.com???

HALLELUJAH!! that's the most amazing course I have ever taken!! I experience my salvation and walking with the path the Lord ordained. BY GRACE AM SAVED AND BY GRACE SHALL GO ON!! 1 week 5 days without masturbation!

if your heart yearns for the purity of Jesus, my assurance to you that is the place where you shall find your freedom!! I'm taking a course: Purity Challenge(day 10) been loving the Glory and creation of God ever since!!
 
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Quite a while, porn, probably getting close to, well I can't even remember how long now! Either close to a year or longer.

What you'd call icky sicky or masturbation. About a month? I started struggling with that again about 5 months after I stopped, and I'm relying on the grace of God to stay out of it. :)
 
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Quite a while, porn, probably getting close to, well I can't even remember how long now! Either close to a year or longer.

What you'd call icky sicky or masturbation. About a month? I started struggling with that again about 5 months after I stopped, and I'm relying on the grace of God to stay out of it. :)
tough struggle huh? the icky sicky habit... I called it because I hate it. it's icky, and it's sicky, and most people(I was one of them) think they can enjoy it's pleasure hiding from the light, which makes it hard to recover from.

ICKY and SICKY. so... you're struggling with masturbation now? even after 5 months? at least now I know why the struggle for purity was a life long commitment. BEWARE!@! For the devil comes as a roaring lion! stay vigilant!

pray for me k? not an easy struggle, especially when you feel stressed out and sad
 
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