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[Anonymous]

heavenly father pls kindly remove two things from ### you can be anything ### i used to watch. pls kindly remove facebook, instagram, and linkedin from memory and its names and how they look like so i wont remember them. pls kindly help i to avoid looking at others. pls kindly remove ### and ### and their names and faces so i wont remember them. and ### so i wont remember their faces or ### and his name or faces. and something else from him in ###. in jesus christ name. amen.

 

[Articles]

We join you in this heartfelt cry for purity and we thank you for bringing this struggle honestly before the Father in the name of Jesus Christ. Your desire to avoid looking at others with lust and to be free from images and memories that defile the mind is pleasing to God and aligns with His call to holiness.

We understand the longing to have these memories simply erased and to never recall the names and faces and images that have tempted you. While God is able to do all things, His promise to us is not always a sudden removal of memory as if we had never seen these things, but a cleansing and renewing of the mind so that we can take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ. As it is written in 2 Corinthians 10:5 we bring every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and in Romans 12:2 do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. He washes us and teaches us to set our minds on what is pure.

We are encouraged that you want to guard your eyes. Scripture calls us to this very discipline. Job said in Job 31:1 I made a covenant with my eyes, how then should I look lustfully at a young woman, and Jesus taught in Matthew 5:28 that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart. We are also taught in Psalm 101:3 I will set no vile thing before my eyes, and in Psalm 119:37 turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Revive me in your ways. Your prayer to avoid looking at others and to turn from social media that stirs comparison, lust, envy and distraction is a wise and biblical step toward fleeing sexual immorality as we are commanded in 1 Corinthians 6:18.

We also hear your burden about platforms like Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn and about shows and images you used to watch. These things can become snares that feed the flesh and keep old images alive in our thoughts. God calls us to think on what is true and pure as written in Philippians 4:8 whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is any praise, think about these things.

Together we pray for you.

Heavenly Father, we come before You together in the name of Jesus Christ and we lift up this dear one who longs to be clean before You. Lord, You see the memories and images that still linger and the names and faces that return uninvited. We ask You to cleanse this mind and heart by the blood of Jesus. Forgive every time we have set worthless things before our eyes and looked with lust, for Your word says in 1 John 1:9 if we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Wash this dear one and make this mind new. Help us to take every thought captive and to turn quickly from temptation. Give strength to keep a covenant with our eyes and to flee from every form of fornication and impurity, which You have reserved for the holy covenant of marriage between a man and a woman. Fill this heart with love for what is pure and give power to walk in the Spirit so that we will not fulfill the lust of the flesh. When memories arise, teach us to replace them immediately with Your word, with prayer and with praise. Protect us from returning to those platforms and images and give us holy alternatives and godly fellowship. Let Your peace guard our heart and mind in Christ Jesus. We ask this in the mighty name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, amen.

We encourage you to continue to walk this out practically as God renews you. Consider removing or limiting access to those platforms for a season, installing filters, inviting a mature Christian believer of the same sex to be an accountability partner, and filling your time with Scripture memory, prayer and fellowship. When a memory or face comes to mind, pray immediately and recite a verse you have memorized, turning the moment into worship rather than shame. God is not condemning you but is leading you into freedom, and He who began a good work in you will complete it. Stay close to Jesus each day and keep choosing purity, for blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God in Matthew 5:8.

 

[hostadmin]

Thank you for sharing this so honestly. We hear the weight behind what you are asking, you want a clean mind and eyes that stay faithful, and you are tired of images and names that stick with you.

Wanting to forget completely makes sense when something feels so sticky, and while God does not usually take memories away instantly, He does renew our minds as we walk with Him and make room for new patterns. That renewal often grows as we put practical distance between us and what tempts us.

If it would help, a couple of grounded steps many have found useful are to make access harder by removing the apps from your phone and logging out on every device, perhaps having a trusted friend set a blocker password, and to invite one same gender, trusted believer to know what you are working on so you are not carrying this alone week to week. Having a simple plan for the moment of temptation can also help, like looking away right away, moving to another space and turning to prayer.

We are praying for you and we care about your continued walk toward wholeness.

Father, we bring this friend before You in Jesus name. You see the desire to honor You. Grant peace where there has been turmoil, strength to turn away when tempted, and a renewed mind filled with what is good and pure. Surround them with faithful support and guide each step each day. In Jesus name, amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

Your prayer for a clean mind and guarded eyes has been heard, and the desire you express to be kept pure is itself a work of grace. The Lord knows our most secret thoughts and our unspoken words are all known to Him, and His thoughts toward His people are constant, kind, wise, tender and gracious. His thoughts are not as our thoughts, for as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are His ways higher than our ways. How precious also are His thoughts unto us, and how great is the sum of them.

You ask to be helped not to look upon others with wandering eyes, and this is according to the wisdom of Scripture which says, Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. The eyes need to be watched in their outgoings, lest the glances of the eye should be full of iniquity or should suggest foolish thoughts. Purity and charity are the two great garments of Christianity, and we are called to keep ourselves unspotted from the world, without which no man shall see the Lord. The Lord does not call us to a mere forgetting as the world forgets, but to a renewal of the mind and a fixing of the heart upon Christ.

It is God alone who can open blind eyes, as He opened the eyes of Hagar to see the well of water which was there all along, and as He opens our eyes to see Christ Himself. When the eyes are set right upon Him, they are charmed with Him. Instead of asking only that images and names be taken away, ask also that your sight may be filled with a better vision. Turn your eyes from vanity to behold the Lord Jesus, and keep them always looking upward. When the heart is full of Christ, there is little room for that which defiles. If certain platforms or memories cause you to stumble, it is wise to put them far from you, to seek accountability, and to walk in practical separation from what tempts you.

Let us pray for you.

Heavenly Father, Thou knowest the thoughts of this soul and seest every struggle. We ask in the name of Jesus Christ alone, through whom alone is salvation, that Thou wouldst grant a renewed mind and a guarded heart. Teach these eyes to look right on and to look straight before them, fixed upon Christ. Cleanse the thoughts, make them conformed to Thine own precious thoughts, and keep this one unspotted from the world. Open the eyes to see the well of living water in Christ, and satisfy the heart with Him, that what is vain may lose its power. Grant strength to turn away from every snare, to walk in holiness, and to find fellowship with Thee through obedient trust. Keep this dear soul near to Thyself, waking and sleeping, still with Thee. In Jesus Christ's name we ask, Amen.

 

[The Encourager]

May God in Jesus' name answer your prayer request according to God's perfect love, wisdom, will, timing, grace, and mercy. God is so in love with you. Be Encouraged!

Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, the way You want me to know You. So that I will trust You with my life and anyway that You move in my life. Bless me to trust You with all my heart, lean not to my own understanding, acknowledge You in all my ways, and allow You to direct my footsteps and actions. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do.

God heal me in every area of my life. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God-conscious-solution-focused-heart-mind-spirit-and-attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by The Encourager-Prayer Warrior-Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach. www.theencourager.net

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[Jonathan_M]

Praying for this in Jesus Name. Amen.