Just wanted to warn all those out there who struggle with Porn, masturbation, ect, to keep yourself in check with God's Word, and its definition of sin.
I recently loaded some porn sites, and spent a few minutes on it, it had been day 10 of purity from Porn and masturbation.
After a little bit, I decided that I should not be veiwing porn, nor did I touch....got to thinking about it being day ten....how aweful it would be to start over...so I made up the idea that because I said no in the middle of sin, and did not take it to the level of physical pleasure (masturbation)...that it should count as a victory over a defeat.
It was like if I admitted that I would have to start over on purity....it would mean I failed....which is what i did...but I wanted to live in the lie of being pure.
Although it was good that I did not take it as far, and further subject myself deeper and deeper into something that distroys me...I still started with evil intentions.
Through an accountability partner, I had to admit what I did was sin, no way of justifying it....so you see, I was decieving myself! and the scary thing is not that I did ..but how easy it is!
No matter how good I was after I made the decision to sin....does not cover up the fact that I did. I am so glad I got hold of the truth, cause if I had let that lie fester in my life....it would keep me from growing. God wants us to confess, and admit to all our sins, not as a daily report, but so we can continue in a humble relationship with him, where sin does not block our hearts from seeing God. We are to look at sin as ugly, if I had continued with lying about it for however long, I would be denying my need for forgivness, my need of the one who saved me, and denying that I need grace.
Please be careful, don't let your own mind decieve you, keep your actions lined up in The Word, for there it is laid naked and bear before God, and only then can we see clearly.
"Take care brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God. But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called "today", that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin "Hebrews 3:12-13
Don't rely on your heart to decide things for you, thats where we will be tricked, we think one of the most trustful people are ourselves...but thsi is not the case. So next time you find yourself defending your sin....its time to trust God , not yourself.
"the heart is deceitful above all things and desperately sick, who can understand it?" Jeremiah 17:9
"for the word of God is living and active, sharper then any two edged sword, peircing to the division of soul and spirit, of joint and of marrow, and discernign the thoughts and intentions of the heart." Hebrews 4:12.
My prayer is that we may always look at ourselves in the truth of God's Word, for it is the only way our sin can be overcome, when its shown to us, not hid by us.
I recently loaded some porn sites, and spent a few minutes on it, it had been day 10 of purity from Porn and masturbation.
After a little bit, I decided that I should not be veiwing porn, nor did I touch....got to thinking about it being day ten....how aweful it would be to start over...so I made up the idea that because I said no in the middle of sin, and did not take it to the level of physical pleasure (masturbation)...that it should count as a victory over a defeat.
It was like if I admitted that I would have to start over on purity....it would mean I failed....which is what i did...but I wanted to live in the lie of being pure.
Although it was good that I did not take it as far, and further subject myself deeper and deeper into something that distroys me...I still started with evil intentions.
Through an accountability partner, I had to admit what I did was sin, no way of justifying it....so you see, I was decieving myself! and the scary thing is not that I did ..but how easy it is!
No matter how good I was after I made the decision to sin....does not cover up the fact that I did. I am so glad I got hold of the truth, cause if I had let that lie fester in my life....it would keep me from growing. God wants us to confess, and admit to all our sins, not as a daily report, but so we can continue in a humble relationship with him, where sin does not block our hearts from seeing God. We are to look at sin as ugly, if I had continued with lying about it for however long, I would be denying my need for forgivness, my need of the one who saved me, and denying that I need grace.
Please be careful, don't let your own mind decieve you, keep your actions lined up in The Word, for there it is laid naked and bear before God, and only then can we see clearly.
"Take care brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God. But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called "today", that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin "Hebrews 3:12-13
Don't rely on your heart to decide things for you, thats where we will be tricked, we think one of the most trustful people are ourselves...but thsi is not the case. So next time you find yourself defending your sin....its time to trust God , not yourself.
"the heart is deceitful above all things and desperately sick, who can understand it?" Jeremiah 17:9
"for the word of God is living and active, sharper then any two edged sword, peircing to the division of soul and spirit, of joint and of marrow, and discernign the thoughts and intentions of the heart." Hebrews 4:12.
My prayer is that we may always look at ourselves in the truth of God's Word, for it is the only way our sin can be overcome, when its shown to us, not hid by us.
