Temptation of the Flesh

[hearme]

Well, it is just that devil is trying everything he can. I guess it would eventually decrease when he sees it does not work.

 

[Hungry4love357]

Well, it is just that devil is trying everything he can. I guess it would eventually decrease when he sees it does not work.

Well, it is just that devil is trying everything he can. I guess it would eventually decrease when he sees it does not work.

Sorry about that glitch, I meant to only quote you once.  While the Bible does indeed say resist the devil and his temptations and he will flee from you,  I can't let my guard down for a second. After dealing with this before, and having frequent relapses in the past I know he will attack me at my weakest points.  Just the other day there were a bunch of commercials for Kay jewelers, and several dating sites, and something about an engagement during a football game, and on top of all that Kay was promoting something called Engagement season.  All this happened within several minutes, and the whole time he was reminding me of my sexual sins, and telling me that I ruined my chances of ever having what those people had, I would never get a date, never get married, never find that special someone, and it was no coincidence the attack happened to be at a time when I was already in a depressed state to begin with.  Earlier today even, he attacked me again.  He's trying to trip me up because he knows that if I am successful, in my goal than God will likely introduce me to my future bride in a very short time frame, and I have no doubt he will do anything to keep it from happening.  The simple fact that his attacks have increased in intensity, and he is more frequently attacking just reinforces my faith that God is already moving.  Though I said I would not attempt to pursue a women for at least a year, and I would stop looking at porn, and resist masturbation, as well as other forms of sexual imorality, Andy Stanly says more likely than not two weeks to three mounts after I made that commitment, I would meet her.  I have some doubts about such a sudden encounter with "the one", but I can tell you from the enemy's frequent attacks something is defiantly on the horizon, and I believe a long awaited pray may finally be answered.  While I hope Stanly predicts correctly, part of me hopes he will be wrong.  (But I did say to myself, if Andy was right, I would make it a mission to attend one of his sermons, and shake his hand, and thank him personally.  We will see how that goes.)  I'm not really a big fan of Andy Stanly, but I do agree with his idea about a one year recovery period.  I don't want it to happen so soon that I would be tempted to break off my commitment to the one year no dating, no pursuing women, deal prematurely.  Don't get me wrong, I am as eager as ever to meet my darling bride to be, but I also know that I'm not quite ready yet.  My other fear is that though I am a virgin and intend to wait for our wedding night to give myself to her, I am worried she may not have waited for me.  I'm not saying I can't forgive her, because If I am truly in love with her, the past will be in the past, but it's the possible repercussions that come with it that scare me.  Intimacy is so important, and it trumps the physical pleasure of the pure marriage bed, and when one gives themselves away to many the intimacy is sort of numbed for that person, which can cause problems for both Husband and wife.  It could lead one or both to have an affair, and cause a divorce, which is something no one wants.  It is a scary thing to think I saved myself for someone who did not do the same for me.  I know porn can do the same, that's why I am more determined than ever to stop, for her sake and for mine.  For our marriage.  I write letters to her and have already confessed my addition problem, and promised her I would stop.  I will tell her before we get married of my folly, so she can decide then if she still wants to be with me.  I don't want to hide anything from her.  I love her already.  Sorry, I got a bit carried away with my story, I hope I did not boar you to bad with details.  Thank you again for your support God bless you Brother. 

 

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Many people our reaching out to help. God Bless. I am praying for you.

 

[hearme]

I would never get a date, never get married, never find that special someone,

WRONG!

What right do you human have to think that your sins are too many for Him that brought Israel (you as a sinner) out of Egypt? Or do ye thinketh that He who caused the Babylon (satan) to fall will not have enough power to deliver you? Are we humans not a little bit lower creatures than angels? So then my brother if He can throw the serpent into lake of fire then how much more is he able to deliver you?

 

I have some doubts about such a sudden encounter with "the one",

Believe and doubt not, lest you be tossed around like sea wave by wind.

 

I do agree with his idea about a one year recovery period.

Are ye again limiting God? As it is written and no one pours new wine into old wineskins. God is simply so much different from this world that our current understaning of the world cant fit Him.

 

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