stuck and having trouble getting out

over the past few months God has been blessing me in many ways. i got saved back in febuary of this year, and He's put me in an amazing church, and has blessed me by letting me work with the teens in my church(mostly the guys). but recently my desires and addictions are starting to pull me back in. i have no doubt it's the devil and he's scared that I'm starting to break free and he's tempting me with the one thing i struggle with more than anything. but it's taking a tole on me. i'm in need of so much help. i have younger teen guys that look up to me and i dont wanna be a disapointment and i dont wanna feel like a hypicrite beacuse i cant even get over my demons. i have wanted to work with teens ever since i graduated high school i was a christian in high school and slipped away and now that God has called me back and put me in this place i have no doubt this is where He wants me to be. but i wanna break free from this. i wanna look the devil straight in the face and tell him it's over. you cant have me anymore. so if you would please keep me in your prayers it would be greatly appreciated. thanx for reading. peace and God Bless

Brandon wrote on July 19th 08 at 08:55PM

man..the devil knows u and ur weaknesses...u cant always blame things on him, but sometimes it really is him there trying to bring u down..u just need to pray with god every morning and do devotionals by yourself and anytime u feel like u have the urge to look at porn or masterbait, just pray to the lord and know that he is watching u and loves u and doesnt want u to be caught up in this because u want to be in a leadership position..know tht u shold be right with god when u are doing tht and u gotta know tht he will help u through this...from what u said, i know u believe, so u might want to try and read Romans 6:1-14, and also look at Romans 15:1-2...if u want to help other be strong with their faith, u need to also trust the lord and have faith in him too...

if u really want to break this u will with the help of god and his work in and through ur life...

i hope this can help u..

Jon wrote on July 20th 08 at 12:24AM

hey dude i been there infact i installed a porn filter so i can't look at porn but i still feel the urges sometimes., but read James 5:13-20and 1John 1:9

Fire Warrior wrote on July 21st 08 at 10:22AM

hey one thing i realized that has been working for me (besides the prayer and devotionals) is controlling your eyes and thoughts. the sights and thoughts WILL enter your mind- but they can do no harm if you put them down immediately. look the other way, or catch yourself before the thought has time to grow. every thought begins an action and every action begins a habit.

peace love and prosperity bro