Associating things with bad thoughts

[guitarintro]

I struggle with lust. I saw a girl with red hair on the website and associated the colour red with the devil and then the Blood of.....

I don't want to say it exactly.

If I gave into masturbation, what do I need to do?

 

[Jayangel81]

The best thing to do is tp confess repent and ask for forgivness. Lust is a very powerful influence on us but it can be overcome.

My advice is to check out the Men Pornography Addiction forum. You can get some advice in there. There are many people in there that struggle with the same thing as you

 

[guitarintro]

Thanks for the response. Well I didn't touch to the red hair girl. But masturbation occurred afterwards. Thing is, I associated the colour 'red' to the devil and then also to the Blood of....
I may have also thought of blasphemous thoughts. And then I still gave into masturbation afterwards.

Is this forgivable?

 

[Jayangel81]

Thanks for the response. Well I didn't touch to the red hair girl. But masturbation occurred afterwards. Thing is, I associated the colour 'red' to the devil and then also to the Blood of....
I may have also thought of blasphemous thoughts. And then I still gave into masturbation afterwards.

Is this forgivable?

I know where you are coming from. Temptations of lust normally come through my intrusive thoughts and well it tends to arouse me. pretty annoying. For me, the enemy knows I have intrusive thoughts and He uses seductions and temptations through my illness to get me to sin and be disobedient to my Father.

It isnt suprising it would happen to you or anyone else for that matter. It is forgiveable but we need to learn to be self-controlling. which is the Fruit of the Spirit.

You need to take this to God. He will show you how you can overcome this. I think people in that forum that I linked you too would have some great insight for you as well. As they have fought this with addictions

God can forgive you. But we are not to walk in the flesh but in the Spirit. We need to turn from lust and turn to God instead.

 

[seajoy]

Your ocd is associating the red hair, blood and the devil. Give that thought the "oh well"....it will pass. As for the rest, I think Jay gave you some good advice.

 

[guitarintro]

Thanks for the responses, guys. There something else that just happened and I'd like to talk about it, but instead of starting another thread, I decided to use this one. Although the topic is a bit different, it's about bad thoughts again.

I was playing the game Age of Empires II, a real-time strategy and the opposition's monk kept converting my army to turn them against me. I got a bit frustrated and had a bad thought thinking I wanted to kill that monk and 'cut his head'. I prayed and asked God for forgiveness and not be so angry over a game. Is there anything else I need to do?

 

[Jayangel81]

I wouldnt stress yourself over it. Just count it as an intrusive thought. Just let it go, its the best thing. If you worry and get yourself anxious about it, you will just cause more intrusive thoughts/obsessions to arise and that isnt what you want