HELP lust and envy

[Shai14]

lust and envy are the thorns in my soul they are the 2 sins I constantly commit either unwillingly or on purpose for the last 2 and a half years I have been giving it my all to become closer to him I try so hard with lust I learned that looking at a woman with shameful and unholy thoughts is the equivalent of adultery breaking the ten commandments and with envy I try so hard to improve on my self a physically and mentally I even try to strengthen my spirit I read his word I pray every night Ik he loves me and forgives me but I don't want t 2 sin I feel like im just spitting in gods face buhdist monks give up woman and let go of all earthly desire why cant I be like that please someone help me anybody thank you for your time God bless​

 

[Tigger45]

Hey Shai don't beat your self up. Most men battle with the same issues including mocks. Good for you that you want to be more like Jesus. It is a struggle but it's worth it. God's grace..

 

[Koakku]

I struggle with these two problems as-well.

 

[dgiharris]

Shai,

Don't despair. Looking at some of your posts I see you are 17 yrs old. You have enough testosterone flooding through your body from age 17 - 23 to power a nuclear submarine. Having impure thoughts is not so much a reflection of your faith or lack of faith but rather simple biology.

God designed us to want to be fruitful and multiply so that compulsion is built into us at the genetic level, not to mention that your hormones are on turbo drive at your age.

So don't despair and don't feel so bad about it. You know its wrong, you pray to God for forgiveness, all is forgiven, no worries... its just life and the way men are built... Over time, the compulsion will lessen, just keep working on it...

 

[Chaplain David]

lust and envy are the thorns in my soul they are the 2 sins I constantly commit either unwillingly or on purpose for the last 2 and a half years I have been giving it my all to become closer to him I try so hard with lust I learned that looking at a woman with shameful and unholy thoughts is the equivalent of adultery breaking the ten commandments and with envy I try so hard to improve on my self a physically and mentally I even try to strengthen my spirit I read his word I pray every night Ik he loves me and forgives me but I don't want t 2 sin I feel like im just spitting in gods face buhdist monks give up woman and let go of all earthly desire why cant I be like that please someone help me anybody thank you for your time God bless​

Hello,

I praise God that a young man your age is going after sin the way that you are. Keep up the fight and trying to live according to the way Christ wants us to live. Feel free to come to the Ask a Chaplain forum at http://www.christianforums.com/f792/ and start an anonymous thread should you desire. God bless you.

Faithfully,
CH Sacerdote

 

[Johnnz]

What Digiharris has said is very wise. That's really what being an adolescent guy can entail - real sexual awareness. You can go down some wrong path such as porn, but although it can be uncomfortable at times you can live with a matured sex drive and honour God. But recognsie that you aren't going to feel asexual until you are married!

John
NZ

 

[tunnelhckrat]

This is good advice here. Look at this as a good time to practice self control. At this age I didnt do that and had to spend much time forgetting and relearning