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s.o.s i am addicted

By User Submitted on Sun, Oct 12th 08 at 12:03PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

I grew up in a Christian family, i actually attended Bible School and finished a degree in evangelism and discipleship, presently serving in one of the provinces here in the Philippines. It all started when I already had enough knowledge that I could please my sexual desires. Maybe I was only 7. my brother introduced me to masturbation. as i further in age, this temptation took root and I find it really hard to overcome. to make it more worse, i was introduced to pornography and I became very addicted to it that every time I look at porn materials I feel the need to satisfy my urge. every time I finish satisfying my sexual desires I really feel the guilt and a huge chasm away from God. every time i minister to people i feel like i am a hypocrite never walking what i am talking. i always feel ineffective and my desire to serve God is very much affected by it. most of the time i am not able to have my quiet time thinking and feeling that i will never learn, that i will do it again. i always question myself why when i am already desperate to put an end on this i find myself sucked in it.


DJ RAS wrote on October 12th 08 at 08:45PM
I am, like you, someone in ministry; In leadership even! Addicted since the age of about 8 and introduced to masturbation at 13, I've battled all my life. I am at a place now where God has been able to break my addiction. It came through the realization that indulging pornography is at its root idolatry. Just like the worship of the gods of sexuality in ancient days (though they did it openly and not hypocritically as us) we today in essence sit at the altar of such gods to worship our lust for the female human form. I never thought I would do anything coming even close to worshiping another god; but I have through porn. Realizing that I was cheating on God just as the children of Israel did, and that God called it both adultery and idolatry, was enough to make me realize how serious it is and how big an effort I have to make to not be an idolater. I hope that helps you as it did me. I chose to reject that god and follow the first commandment. Got to guard your gates though, I am tempted everyday as Satan has a data base on what worked on me most of my life, so he keeps trying. Fight and don't miss this; GOD has to be the one, you have no power over it. Give it to Him by putting on His armor everyday and vowing to serve Him only.

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