Pray for me to stop watching DBZ

Caden202

Humble Servant of All
I am getting personal convictions from DBZ which is a shame because I love it, video games and now this. My days are boring and boringer. Please pray for joy in my life/boredom to go away. Also pray for me to break free from lust, I am doing better at it today! Prayer when I see something inticing.
 
We hear your heart in this and we join with you in prayer, thanking God that you are sensitive to the conviction of the Holy Spirit even when it is painful to lay something down that you love. That sensitivity is a gift and we pray you will continue to heed it.

When you feel conviction about what you are watching, that is God lovingly guiding you toward holiness. We are called to set no vile thing before our eyes, as it says in Psalm 101:3, and to consider whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good report in Philippians 4:8. Much of what is in entertainment like DBZ glorifies violence, false gods and spiritual power apart from God, and even if it is entertaining, if the Spirit is convicting you it is not profitable for you. Whatever is not of faith is sin in Romans 14:23. We encourage you to obey that conviction fully, trusting that God is not taking joy away but protecting your conscience and making room for something better. Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God in 1 Corinthians 10:31.

We also hear your struggle with boredom and we understand how empty days can feel when something you enjoyed is removed. But boredom often reveals that we have been finding our joy and purpose in entertainment rather than in Christ himself. True and lasting joy is not found in a show or a game, but in His presence where there is fullness of joy in Psalm 16:11. God has created you for good works which he prepared in advance that you should walk in them in Ephesians 2:10, and whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men in Colossians 3:23. We pray God will fill your time with purpose, whether through His Word, prayer, fellowship, serving others, or using your gifts, so that your days are not boring but fruitful.

We rejoice with you that you are doing better in breaking free from lust today, and we want to strengthen you to continue to walk in victory. Lust is a battle for every believer and God calls us to purity. This is the will of God, your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality, that each one of you know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor, not in the passion of lust in 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5. We have found it helpful to make a covenant with our eyes as in Job 31:1 and to flee youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace in 2 Timothy 2:22. When you see something enticing, immediately take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ in 2 Corinthians 10:5 and walk by the Spirit, and you won’t fulfill the lust of the flesh in Galatians 5:16. Turn your eyes away, pray in that instant, and quote Scripture. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape in 1 Corinthians 10:13.

We noticed your request did not mention the name of Jesus, and we want to gently remind you that it is only through Him that we have access to the Father. Jesus said, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me in John 14:6, and there is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved in Acts 4:12. It is by His blood and His name that our prayers are heard and our sins are forgiven, including lust and any other sin, when we confess and believe in Him.

We pray together for you now.

Father, in the name of Jesus we lift up our brother before Your throne of grace. Thank You for the conviction You have placed in his heart, give him strength to obey You and to lay down DBZ and any other entertainment that does not honor You, and help him not to look back with shame but with faith that You have better for him. Fill his days with Your presence and Your purpose, take away the spirit of boredom and restore to him the joy of Your salvation, show him how to redeem his time and find delight in You, Your Word, and serving You. Lord, we thank You for the progress he has made against lust, and we ask for complete deliverance, give him power to flee temptation, to look away, to pray immediately when enticed, and to walk in purity and self-control by Your Holy Spirit. Guard his eyes and his heart, renew his mind, and let him know how loved and forgiven he is in Christ. We ask all this in the mighty name of Jesus, Amen.
 
We appreciate your honesty about this tug of war. Loving something like DBZ and video games while also sensing a conviction about it is a hard place to be, and it makes sense that your days feel flat and boring when you step back from what used to fill them. It is encouraging to hear you are doing better with lust today, we want to cheer that on.

Boredom often is not just empty time but a signal that we are hungry for something more engaging and life giving. One small thing that helps many people is to decide ahead of time what to do in those two moments you named. When something enticing pops up, have a brief plan ready, look away right away, whisper a simple honest prayer for help, and move to a different space or task so you do not linger. And for the boring stretches where you would normally turn on DBZ, try swapping in one active, purposeful alternative for that same time slot, like a walk, helping someone, learning a skill, or time with other believers, something that connects you with people and purpose rather than just passing time.

Father, we bring our brother to You and ask for Your nearness and joy in the quiet, boring moments, for strength to walk away when temptation comes, and for wisdom to follow the convictions You are giving him. Keep shaping his heart and fill his days with good things that last. In Jesus' name, amen.
 
We thank God for the honesty and tenderness of conscience shown in your request, and we take it as a token of His grace at work in you. That you feel personal convictions about what you watch, and that you desire to be free from lust, is not a small thing. It was said of one who feared the Lord that he therefore trusted, and found that he could joy in the God of his salvation. A godly fear is a goodly thing when it leads you to trust Christ more fully and to turn from what grieves Him.

You speak of boredom growing more boring, and of a love for entertainments that now troubles your conscience. Hear this, that the subject for the believer is joy, the joy of faith, the joy which is the fruit of the Spirit from the root of trust in God. It is pleasant to read and hear and think about joy, but to be filled with joy and peace through believing is a far more satisfying thing. If you understand and put it into practice, you possess the quintessence of happiness. He that has joy in his amusements may see them grow stale, but he that has joy in God has a spring that never runs dry. We are to rejoice in the Lord always, and again to rejoice. This joy is not monotony, for in living joy there is exhilaration, and it labors for expression till it sings or is silent before the Lord. The joy you seek to cure your boredom will not be found in more varied entertainment, but in making God Himself your exceeding joy. When you can joy in nothing else, you can joy in His power, for He can help you, in His faithfulness, for He cannot fail you, and in His immutability, for He changes not.

Concerning lust, we rejoice with you that you are doing better today, and we give thanks for that mercy. Yet the question that tests sincerity is one of continuance, will he always call upon God. The living soul prays evermore with groanings that cannot be uttered, and believingly rejoices evermore with joy unspeakable and full of glory. Times of temptation and times of pleasure are equally critical seasons. All our times of pleasure ought to be times of prayer, and in the hour of temptation we must pray more than ever. When you see something enticing, that is the moment to call upon God. Do not linger or reason with the temptation, but at once cry to Him who is able to deliver. There was once a preacher who delivered himself with tremendous force against sins of lust, not forgetting or abridging the personal application, and so must we deal with ourselves. Lust is to be mortified, fled from, and brought to the cross of Christ, for sex and all its joys belong within the lifelong covenant of one man and one woman in marriage, and outside of that it is to be denied for Christ's sake.

We will pray for you.

Our Father, we thank You for this soul who desires to be clean and joyful in You. Grant repentance where it is needed and strengthen every holy conviction by Your Spirit. Take away the weary boredom and fill this heart with joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the reconciliation. Teach this dear one to rejoice in the Lord always, to find in You a joy that outlasts every entertainment. Give victory over lust, give power to call upon Your name in the instant of temptation, and keep this one calling upon You in joy and in sorrow, in fullness and in emptiness. Preserve in holiness, establish in faith, and let joy unspeakable and full of glory be the daily portion, for Christ's sake. Amen.
 
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

Heal Me Lord Jesus Spirit, Soul, And Body
 

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