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Saints that struggled with lust

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I'm invited to preach on the work of the Holy Spirit in us during a retreat by the end of this month. Since the retreat is targeted at youth, I thought of mentioning how some saints overcame their struggles with lust through the help of the Holy Spirit.

However, I only remember St. Augustine, as he's probably the most known example of this. Do you recall any other saints who struggled with lust and that finally overcame it?
 

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I'm wondering why people think young people's only struggle is with their hormones ?

There's a billion things kids struggle with and all anyone whats to talk about is sex.

I would agree with this. The struggle against lust is really part of an overall culture-driven ethic of "do what your body wants you to do."

Sexual lust is only a facet of that overall cultural ethic--just one hill on the battlefield.

The more important thing, IMO, is to recognize broadly the anti-Christian nature of the culture and develop strategies for overcoming the full attack. When you're in the middle of enemy territory, you can't focus on just one hill.
 
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I'm wondering why people think young people's only struggle is with their hormones ?

There's a billion things kids struggle with and all anyone whats to talk about is sex.
I'm not stating this. However, I know who I'm going to be speaking to, and they themselves expressed me in other times that they wanted to know especifically about it. It's not the only thing I'll be talking about. Don't dereail the thread.
 
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Saints That Struggled With Chastity... - Page 2 - Open Mic (be don't lame) - Phorum

Seems to be a lot.
 
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I'm not stating this. However, I know who I'm going to be speaking to, and they themselves expressed me in other times that they wanted to know especifically about it. It's not the only thing I'll be talking about. Don't dereail the thread.

I'm leaving but I don't like being accused of derailing

Good Luck
 
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I'm not stating this. However, I know who I'm going to be speaking to, and they themselves expressed me in other times that they wanted to know especifically about it. It's not the only thing I'll be talking about. Don't dereail the thread.

It's not really a derailment. As said before, teens struggle through their period of "hormone poisoning," but that affects a huge host of issues beyond mere sexual desire.

That same hormone surge causes boys and girls to make all kinds of dumb decisions. From my memory and what I've seen in my son and daughter, boys tend to make most of their dumb decisions in an attempt to gain or maintain respect and respectability. Girls tend to make most of their dumb decisions in an attempt to gain or maintain love and lovability.

Funny how scripture points that out precisely: "Wives respect your husbands; husbands love your wives.

The adolescent hormone rush puts a keen edge of necessity and urgency on what are basic human desires...across the board.

The real reason a teen boy makes the dumb decision to text while driving is down at its base a need to gain or retain respectability; the real reason a teen girl makes exactly the same dumb decision is to gain or maintain lovability.

It's all connected, and the strategy to combat dumb decisions is also connected.
 
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