Hi everyone!
Don't try to fight this battle with willpower or from your intellect only. Fight this battle as a spiritual battle by using that part of you that is called your spirit to connect more closely with the King Himself. Proximity to the King is key to overcoming against masturbation or any sexual sin. The closer you are to Him, the less you will want to break that connection with the King.
Its not about keeping a law of purity or whatever you want to call it, though that is a good desire. I think its more about being so close to Him that to even contemplate sin (of any kind, especially sexual) will cause our connection to Him, that intimacy, to be severed... We should be so close to Him that to break His heart is the last thing we would ever want to do...
We hate what He hates. We run from what threatens our relationship with Him in any way.
I also encourage each of you to begin to keep a log of where you find yourself most tempted...what time was it, what was the location, what props were around you (for example, computer). What sort of emotion or feelings were you having at that time? Was it boredom? Was it depression? Was it stress? Was it a numbness deep inside you? Was it to feel something good because life seems so bad.
If you can keep a record of the above when you face temptation, you can then use wisdom in avoiding those places and/or setting up protection against failing. If I sense I am weaker, or if I suddenly feel depressed, or if I am feeling idle to the point of moving in the direction of the flesh, I immediately make a change in my scenario so I am not a big fat bullseye for the enemy to fire his fiery darts. If I'm alone in my bedroom, for example, I might immediately leave. Go to where other people are at, or go outside to walk, or grab basketball and go play. Change your setting immediately. Don't even reason with yourself, "Should I go? Should I not go?" Just go!!! Your spiritual connection with God is more important than indecision.
Also, try to have an idea of what level of strength you are in the Lord, too. That will give you an indication of where you are at, and when to be more cautious/careful in your day to day life. If a close friend offends or hurts you, do you then turn to inappropriate contentography or masturbation to ease the pain? Or if you have piles and piles of homework, do you, because of the stress, find yourself surfing the net idly...looking for nothing in particular...and then you find yourself being tempted to visit the wrong sites... When you find yourself in these situations, run, do not walk, to another setting. Go to a public place. Turn OFF your computer without even discussing it with yourself. Just do it.
Here is a scale that I use to analyse how my relationship with God is doing:
5=On fire for God; close to His heart; totally surrendered to the Holy Spirit
4=Close to His heart, but not so on fire
3=Mediocre closeness; temptation is stronger
2=Distant; temptation lingering & drawing away
1=Who is God? Temptation has a hold--I am completely surrendering to it
If you wake up and find yourself at 3, you know that you have some spiritual work to do in order to improve your scale to 4 or 5.
What can you do?
Begin by praying against spiritual wickedness in Jesus' Name. Watch out, because when you do this, its like stirring up a hornet's nest. You may actually get weaker before you get stronger.
Command the enemy to leave undisturbed the "sandbox" of your mind and heart (where the battle is fought) in the Name of Jesus, the Messiah. Maintain that active posture.
Then ask the Holy Spirit to take full control. Surrender. Be refilled not just in your emotions but in your spirit, in your body... Its so important to reconnect with God at this point. Sometimes, we fight the Devil but we forget to invite the Holy Spirit to take full control again, to be Lord.
Just last night, I was at a bus stop waiting for bus. I saw a person who was interesting to me...attractive! For about 1.3 seconds, I thought about how nice it would be to be with... I immediately had a choice at that point. COntinue with the fantasy so that it gained a grip on my spirit/soul, or immediately fight it using the Name of Jesus, using the power of the Spirit, thinking about my relationship with the Lord and how I didn't want to allow it to be severed by anthing... You know it: if you give the enemy an inch, he'll eventually take a mile. Don't give him an inch. Give him the stance of one who will not move.
Also, keeping accountability is so important, and thus this forum. But even better is to find someone you trust, a pastor, a close friend, a youth leader, and share with him or her your sruggles to stay true to the Lord.
One last thing: fear of the LORD is so important. To revere Him above all circumstances, trials, temptations is the goal of our existence. When we fear the Lord, we will not run to have fun in sin. Those who fear the Lord gain His trust in them, and His anointing will increase in their lives. They will also receive a fresh and original revelation of God, another facet about Him. So learn to fear the Lord with reverence. This doesnt mean you be afraid as in terrified, but that you revere Him wholly, without considering your own will, only His will.
If anyone needs any kind of help in any way, please let me know.
I am, in the LORD, yours,
Sean
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