Hey. I'm Jeremiah. I've posted in this forum before when I started to recover from masturbation and pornography... I had been getting so much better but now I don't know what happened I just started slipping, really fast. I only started up masturbating three times a day again 2 days ago.. but I feel as guilty after I do it as before... I know I'm doin' somethign wrong. (duh) But I feel like I'm startin up my double life again.. where I lie @ church and just forget about what happened @ church. I was thinking about getting baptized (I'm a baptist) because I felt like I was ready.. now I just don't know anymore. I'm starting to forget God and find him boring and non-essential. I'm going back to where I was a few months ago. I force myself to read His word.. yeah that doesn't help me at all. I don't know how to get "on fire" for him again like I was before. I pray and talk to God .. but I can't keep my life straight.. literally 'cause I struggle with homosexuality too. I need some advice or something get my life back on track. Also need prayer.
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Hi Jeremiah,
I just wanted to say that you don't have to be perfect to be baptised. We are never perfect in this world. Give Him everything, bring it to the cross, and drop it there, all your burdens.
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.
Dear Lord, Give our brother the strength to return to His first true love, which is you Oh Lord. Return him to that fire of love for you.
God bless you brother! Praying for you. Love, Tapero
I just wanted to say that you don't have to be perfect to be baptised. We are never perfect in this world. Give Him everything, bring it to the cross, and drop it there, all your burdens.
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.
Dear Lord, Give our brother the strength to return to His first true love, which is you Oh Lord. Return him to that fire of love for you.
God bless you brother! Praying for you. Love, Tapero
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Baptism is part of one's willingness to follow Jesus. Those of us who were baptised many years ago still haven't managed perfection.
The christian life is not always one big high. It also invloved being convinced of its validity, learning how to incorporate Christian values into the complexity of our lives (a lifelong project) and just keeping on going.
Sexual issues are pretty big for most teenage guys. Don't let them become an unneccesary barrier between you and God. They can take time to work through. God knows that.
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The christian life is not always one big high. It also invloved being convinced of its validity, learning how to incorporate Christian values into the complexity of our lives (a lifelong project) and just keeping on going.
Sexual issues are pretty big for most teenage guys. Don't let them become an unneccesary barrier between you and God. They can take time to work through. God knows that.
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Hi there Jeremiah,
I've read a couple of your posts over the last few weeks and just want to encourage you to keep going, and keep going and keep going.
Reading between the lines of your posts it is strongly evidend your love for the Lord (that poem of sorrow some time back was deeply moving). The Lord has a plan for you personally. But satan given a chance will stop at nothing to wreak, destroy, weaken, or failing all these things; delay your freedom from Porn etc for as long as possible. This makes you less effective in serving your heavenly Father which is satan's objective.
Remember: satan never likes losing someone who he has held in bondage through sin--and I know from miserable and bitter experience what terrible bondage porn really is.
I have mentioined befour in this forum, one of satan's favorite weapons he just loves to use against Gods anointed (Gods chosen ones) is accusations. Either reminding them of a past sin, or lying when they have stumbled to some degree making them belive, wrongly they have fallen much further than indeed they have, thus making us feel depressed and discouraged. We all know when we are depressed how it is so easy to fall into greater sin.
Few christians just turn away from habitual sin with no further falls along the way. It is a learning and muturing process. And at times a character testing Process.
The Israelites when they left the bondage of slavery in Egypt (a great identification to a christian turning away from sin) undured much testing in the wilderness. With each small victory you get that little bit stronger to face the next battle.
Keep your eyes fixed on the Lord Jesus, and do not look sideways or listen to satans lies and accusations. Jesus too, was tested and tempted (again in the wilderness) so knows fully what you are going through right now. -- He is also YOUR doorway to the promised land.
I'm also praying for you too.
I've read a couple of your posts over the last few weeks and just want to encourage you to keep going, and keep going and keep going.
Reading between the lines of your posts it is strongly evidend your love for the Lord (that poem of sorrow some time back was deeply moving). The Lord has a plan for you personally. But satan given a chance will stop at nothing to wreak, destroy, weaken, or failing all these things; delay your freedom from Porn etc for as long as possible. This makes you less effective in serving your heavenly Father which is satan's objective.
Remember: satan never likes losing someone who he has held in bondage through sin--and I know from miserable and bitter experience what terrible bondage porn really is.
I have mentioined befour in this forum, one of satan's favorite weapons he just loves to use against Gods anointed (Gods chosen ones) is accusations. Either reminding them of a past sin, or lying when they have stumbled to some degree making them belive, wrongly they have fallen much further than indeed they have, thus making us feel depressed and discouraged. We all know when we are depressed how it is so easy to fall into greater sin.
Few christians just turn away from habitual sin with no further falls along the way. It is a learning and muturing process. And at times a character testing Process.
The Israelites when they left the bondage of slavery in Egypt (a great identification to a christian turning away from sin) undured much testing in the wilderness. With each small victory you get that little bit stronger to face the next battle.
Keep your eyes fixed on the Lord Jesus, and do not look sideways or listen to satans lies and accusations. Jesus too, was tested and tempted (again in the wilderness) so knows fully what you are going through right now. -- He is also YOUR doorway to the promised land.
I'm also praying for you too.
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Jeremiah,
I wish I'd had your honesty and commitment when I was your age. You can beat this, bro, through him who gives you strength and with your brothers here standing beside you. Remember that "there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus" (Romans 8:1)
Praying for you now.
I wish I'd had your honesty and commitment when I was your age. You can beat this, bro, through him who gives you strength and with your brothers here standing beside you. Remember that "there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus" (Romans 8:1)
Praying for you now.
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when i was your age i do have the same problem and i still have but i never falter to approach God in prayer. even if things are really bad in our prospective. because he is always there to understand, hear our prayers and forgive us.
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Not to attack you Jeriamiah but usually when a Christain gets bored it is because they are not apply to themselves the word which they read into their everyday life.
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Jeremiah, hey there. Sorry to hear you're going through a rough patch. Hey, are you still doing Setting Captives Free or did you give up on that?
Hey, if you really want my advice, than find youself an accountability partner. Oh, and by that I mean someone you know. Someone like your Dad. I told my Dad, and yes, it was scary as hell, I didn't have the guts to tell him to his face, I had to send it in an email, but it was worthit, because he's all for supporting me through it, and he took it really well. It was a few weeks ago that I told him now. The evil one wants us to keep our problems secret, so we have to battle them alone. If you tell someone you know, sure it'll be scary at first, but once the shock has worn off, then they'll be able to support you through your difficult times.
About your relationship with God, well that's something you'll have to work out yourself. I'd say it's more the guilt and shame that's putting rifts between you and God than anything. Just remember, the evil one is getting his way when your relationship with God is affected in a negative way.
I hope you can make it through this man. I've gone so far almost 12 days without masturbation now (after my last fall on November 16) and I feel great, temptation is going away slowly.
I'd also suggest taking SCF if you haven't been already. About the baptism thing, well, I may get baptised soon myself, once it feels like exactly the right moment.
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I would recommend that you go ahead and get baptized. Once you are baptized, you will receive the Holy Spirit. He will help of great help in fighting the battles you have ahead.
Submitting to baptism is a public way of acknowledging that you want Jesus Christ to be the ruler of your life. It also brings about remission of sins.
I can guarantee you that almost everyone who gets baptized after the age of accountability has at least one major sin with which they struggle. You do not need to win this battle before you get baptized. That would be like saying that a general needs to win a major victory before he gets any troops.
If you are uncomfortable getting baptized with this sin on your heart, then go to the pastor and confess it. Ask for his help, too. I think he will probably agree with me.
Submitting to baptism is a public way of acknowledging that you want Jesus Christ to be the ruler of your life. It also brings about remission of sins.
I can guarantee you that almost everyone who gets baptized after the age of accountability has at least one major sin with which they struggle. You do not need to win this battle before you get baptized. That would be like saying that a general needs to win a major victory before he gets any troops.
If you are uncomfortable getting baptized with this sin on your heart, then go to the pastor and confess it. Ask for his help, too. I think he will probably agree with me.
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Jeremiah, I pray God will draw you closer to Him so you can overcome the flesh and live by the Spirit. You must get a book like The Power to be Free by Kenneth Copeland (small booklet) and read the healing verses, living Word of God every, single , day. Take a bit of time each day, attend to the Word, and your spirit will be energized and you will overcome bad habits and self indulgence. The flesh wars against the Spirit so it is important that you feed your spirit man. Jesus says to repent of your sins, be baptized (receive the Holy Spirit) and live a happy, victorious life in Christ. Obey God because we are at the end of the End Times and the Holy Spirit is being poured out for awhile and then it will not be as it is now. Take the time to get right with Jesus because you will be living with Him forever and He is returning quite soon as a thief in the night.
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I came out to my mom and dad, my dad is a minster, and it was the scariest thing i have ever had to do. yet it was even scarier knowing the double life i lived was goin to get me a ticket to hell. please tell someone and get help.
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How did your parents react? If they are fine with it then you could ask them to support and help you with your homosexuality, for example they could be your accountability partner.
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Hey there man!!! First things first sit back a second take a deep breath and understand you aint alone. Second thing to do remind yourself that you are normal and that your battles are normal. Your not abnormal your not weird. Your 15 ! Trust me bro 15 is not an easy age.
Third thing to do get the book "Every Young Man's Battle" This book is good and will be more then worth your time.
Fourth thing to do is get baptised. This is probly the first thing you should do but for our purposes currently we will leave it as fourth because Im lazy and don't want to edit my post!
Fifth thing to do smile its a good day to be alive and to be a Christian.
Sixth thing to do is find a pastor you trust and confide in them. These are hard struggles and not ones to fight alone. Sexuality isn't easy if it was life would be ALOT easier. If you want you can PM me any time you want to talk. I have some experience as a friend to many gay teens who struggle and as a 22 year old man seeking the priesthood I have had my fair share of battles with being a man!
These are struggles that can be won just got to take them one step at a time! Hit me with a PM I'm here for you as Im sure many people on the board are.
Now smile, remember you ARE loved, and remember you are normal and you are NOT weird.
God's peace to you brother.
Brother Justin <><
! Trust me bro 15 is not an easy age.Third thing to do get the book "Every Young Man's Battle" This book is good and will be more then worth your time.
Fourth thing to do is get baptised. This is probly the first thing you should do but for our purposes currently we will leave it as fourth because Im lazy and don't want to edit my post
!Fifth thing to do smile its a good day to be alive and to be a Christian.
Sixth thing to do is find a pastor you trust and confide in them. These are hard struggles and not ones to fight alone. Sexuality isn't easy if it was life would be ALOT easier. If you want you can PM me any time you want to talk. I have some experience as a friend to many gay teens who struggle and as a 22 year old man seeking the priesthood I have had my fair share of battles with being a man
!These are struggles that can be won just got to take them one step at a time! Hit me with a PM I'm here for you as Im sure many people on the board are.
Now smile, remember you ARE loved, and remember you are normal and you are NOT weird.
God's peace to you brother.
Brother Justin <><
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Hi Jeremiah,
God created you and loves you so much that He sent Jesus for you. God is no respecter of persons. Homosexuality is a sin, as is stealing. Yes it is a sin. This is a good first step, that you acknowledge it as sin.
I struggled with homosexuality through my teenage years and early 20's, I was suicidal and hated myself, the world and life. I began a 2 month homosexual friendship, after it ended I wanted to die, I felt so alone. An athiest friend of mine looked at me one night and said "you are going to be punished." great fear came upon me and a hail and lightning storm came over my house, lightning hit my house and Jesus spoke and told me to repent, or he would destroy me.
I cried out and after 10 days of continual prayer (luke 11) temptations and satanic spirits speaking to me, I felt God's Holy Spirit come upon me and totally transform me.
I will ask you three questions that you don't have to answer to me, butplease be honest with yourself and God.
1) Do you have hatred, unforgiveness or resentment towards your father and/or mother?
2) Do you regularly watch television, computer games and or any other type of screen related entertainment?
3) Were you sexually abused, molested or raped as a child?
Why these 3 questions? The keys to understanding homsexuality and the solution are in the word of God. But there are factors we need to explore.
Satan's power is in accusing mankind to God, for our transgression of the Law. (The Accuser of the brethren)
Satan is a legalist and if we sin he has legal ground to torment us.
Honoring our parents in the Lord is the first commandment with promise (Ephesians 6:2)
If we curse our parents, our light will be put out in obscure darkness (Proverbs 20:20.)
My background in homosexuality, was a byproduct of earlier rebellion towards my parents, in cursing them and having hatred towards them, I allowed Satan, ground's for my downward spiral.
If you do have anger, hatred or have cursed your parents, take it to the Lord, humble youself in apologizing to your parents and bless them, speak life and blessing into the life of your parents. My parents are both divorced and my dad is remarried and is living in Adultery. I should never agree or condone sin, but I need to pray for him, bless him and interceed to God for his salvation and love him. "death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit" (Proverbs 18:21)There is power in the tongue!
Television is the most destructive modern form of Idolatry there is. Exodus 20:4 forbade Israel from making images depicting anything in heaven, earth, sea or underneath earth or sea. Image worship and worship of created things (mankind, the sun, the earth and nature etc.) Is the root by which homosexuality and other sexual perversions spawned. Please prayerfully read and study Romans 1:18-32.
God is a Spirit and desires to be worshipped in Spirit and in truth (John 4:24) When mankind makes idols and worships them, he is choosing to serve a false god. God is jealous for mankind's love and attention.
We are living, in what Paul prophesied of, as perilous times. Idolatry has consumed the whole world, with Satan's kingdom of Babylon (confusion) reaching its final pinnacle, before the Antichrist and the spirit of antichrist is destroyed by Jesus' return.
Many liberal christians would call this belief fundamental, some even accept homosexuality as a normal alternative lifestyle. I pray you will never let your mind or heart be decieved into believing this.
As a Born again Christian being plucked out of the fire of homosexual slavery, I have seen the power of Christ to transform and overcome, same-sex lust.
The third question of sexual abuse, can be critical in being set free. If you have been sexually abused, you may be being tormented by a vile wicked spirit transferred through sex or molestation. Spirits transfer
through intercourse. You may need deliverance from them.
Sodom and Gommorah (Genesis 19) were completely corrupted by homosexuality. the whole town came out desiring to have sex with the two angel's sent by God.
Testimonies of straight men being raped in jail and then becoming gay is proof of the satanic power of homosexual corruption and evil spirits transferring through sex.
Some scriptures to encourage you with are Hebrews 4:15 (Jesus was tempted at all points, yes, Jesus was tempted with homosexuality and resisted the sin.)
1 Corinthians 6:9-11 Paul's letter to Corinthians comforted ex-homosexuals of their salvation and sanctification through repentance and faith in the Lord.
Jude verse 24 The promise that Christ is able to keep us from falling (see also 2 Peter 2:9 God knows how to deliver the godly from temptations)
I pray this has been helpful, to let you know that others have been through what you are going through, that you can overcome this if you seek Christ and believe with all of your heart.
May the Lord Jesus bless you and your family
J
God created you and loves you so much that He sent Jesus for you. God is no respecter of persons. Homosexuality is a sin, as is stealing. Yes it is a sin. This is a good first step, that you acknowledge it as sin.
I struggled with homosexuality through my teenage years and early 20's, I was suicidal and hated myself, the world and life. I began a 2 month homosexual friendship, after it ended I wanted to die, I felt so alone. An athiest friend of mine looked at me one night and said "you are going to be punished." great fear came upon me and a hail and lightning storm came over my house, lightning hit my house and Jesus spoke and told me to repent, or he would destroy me.
I cried out and after 10 days of continual prayer (luke 11) temptations and satanic spirits speaking to me, I felt God's Holy Spirit come upon me and totally transform me.
I will ask you three questions that you don't have to answer to me, butplease be honest with yourself and God.
1) Do you have hatred, unforgiveness or resentment towards your father and/or mother?
2) Do you regularly watch television, computer games and or any other type of screen related entertainment?
3) Were you sexually abused, molested or raped as a child?
Why these 3 questions? The keys to understanding homsexuality and the solution are in the word of God. But there are factors we need to explore.
Satan's power is in accusing mankind to God, for our transgression of the Law. (The Accuser of the brethren)
Satan is a legalist and if we sin he has legal ground to torment us.
Honoring our parents in the Lord is the first commandment with promise (Ephesians 6:2)
If we curse our parents, our light will be put out in obscure darkness (Proverbs 20:20.)
My background in homosexuality, was a byproduct of earlier rebellion towards my parents, in cursing them and having hatred towards them, I allowed Satan, ground's for my downward spiral.
If you do have anger, hatred or have cursed your parents, take it to the Lord, humble youself in apologizing to your parents and bless them, speak life and blessing into the life of your parents. My parents are both divorced and my dad is remarried and is living in Adultery. I should never agree or condone sin, but I need to pray for him, bless him and interceed to God for his salvation and love him. "death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit" (Proverbs 18:21)There is power in the tongue!
Television is the most destructive modern form of Idolatry there is. Exodus 20:4 forbade Israel from making images depicting anything in heaven, earth, sea or underneath earth or sea. Image worship and worship of created things (mankind, the sun, the earth and nature etc.) Is the root by which homosexuality and other sexual perversions spawned. Please prayerfully read and study Romans 1:18-32.
God is a Spirit and desires to be worshipped in Spirit and in truth (John 4:24) When mankind makes idols and worships them, he is choosing to serve a false god. God is jealous for mankind's love and attention.
We are living, in what Paul prophesied of, as perilous times. Idolatry has consumed the whole world, with Satan's kingdom of Babylon (confusion) reaching its final pinnacle, before the Antichrist and the spirit of antichrist is destroyed by Jesus' return.
Many liberal christians would call this belief fundamental, some even accept homosexuality as a normal alternative lifestyle. I pray you will never let your mind or heart be decieved into believing this.
As a Born again Christian being plucked out of the fire of homosexual slavery, I have seen the power of Christ to transform and overcome, same-sex lust.
The third question of sexual abuse, can be critical in being set free. If you have been sexually abused, you may be being tormented by a vile wicked spirit transferred through sex or molestation. Spirits transfer
through intercourse. You may need deliverance from them.
Sodom and Gommorah (Genesis 19) were completely corrupted by homosexuality. the whole town came out desiring to have sex with the two angel's sent by God.
Testimonies of straight men being raped in jail and then becoming gay is proof of the satanic power of homosexual corruption and evil spirits transferring through sex.
Some scriptures to encourage you with are Hebrews 4:15 (Jesus was tempted at all points, yes, Jesus was tempted with homosexuality and resisted the sin.)
1 Corinthians 6:9-11 Paul's letter to Corinthians comforted ex-homosexuals of their salvation and sanctification through repentance and faith in the Lord.
Jude verse 24 The promise that Christ is able to keep us from falling (see also 2 Peter 2:9 God knows how to deliver the godly from temptations)
I pray this has been helpful, to let you know that others have been through what you are going through, that you can overcome this if you seek Christ and believe with all of your heart.
May the Lord Jesus bless you and your family
J
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