Fidei Defensor Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share Posted May 1, 2014 Lord, inflame our hearts and our inmost beings with the fire of Your Holy Spirit, that we may serve You with chaste bodies and pure minds. Through Christ our Lord. Amen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortify ii Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Excellent thread, finally something we agree on ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tab'le De'Bah-Rye Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Also I think going to the gym daily and staying in a healthy place helps. Though I was doing that before Lifting weights for an hour doesn't do so much excess energy reduction it only does a little, some hardcore fitness once or twice a week on top of the weights wastes more of that excess energy i assume. But of course a good prayer life is most effective, a good relationship with Jesus praying for things we struggle mostly with, daily! And going to confession every time, not just sometimes, every time, write weekly list if you have to when things happen and take the list with you to confession and a sorry disposition not a " well jesus will forgive me anyway." I struggled with a particular sin for four years banging it in the confessional for 4 or so years weekly till suddenly it vanished, though it has popped up again recently and will need to be smashed again with jesus peace in the sacrament of confession and perhaps some more directed prayer as in not general but directed particularly at the action. If anyone would like to pray for me it is a hideous beast called lust and i hate it, not that i hate my self but the sin and how it separates me from grace and grace gives me the faith, hope and love to be truly charitable in word and deed to myself and others for the glory of the kingdom of heaven and our LORD JESUS. :) Onward christian souls. God is GOOD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tab'le De'Bah-Rye Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 (edited) And yes seven77, i also find if i am meditating on the mysteries of the rosary and offering up intentions to the holy mother regularly, optimally daily, my mind is far more tame and manageable as too is my heart/emotions. Edited May 1, 2014 by Tab'le De'Bah-Rye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AugustineA Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Lila hit the nail on the head with the imagination. It's almost impossible to control your imagination without having a good sense of where it's going and being able to apply the breaks early. Maybe you're thinking about matrimony, etc. etc. bam, you know where it's going. And of course simply avoiding times and situations where temptation is clearly stronger is helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandelynmarie Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 I am learning to pray for others facing a similar temptation when I'm being tempted to sin...& the Jesus Prayer is a huge help :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4588686 Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Ohhh admit it. you just wish you had the guts. No. I don't find the intentions of this thread brave or noble. Just kind of sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4588686 Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Exhibit A to my change. The word 'masturbation' has not appeared once in this thread. Only very veiled euphemism hinting that the topic that everybody here is discussing is masturbation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fidei Defensor Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share Posted May 1, 2014 No. I don't find the intentions of this thread brave or noble. Just kind of sad. I'd rather spend my time doing other things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AugustineA Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 No Hasan it could refer to masturbation, lustful or sinful thoughts, looking at pornography, having sex etc. with other people outside of matrimony. If you don't like the thread, you can leave. Don't we have mods here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fidei Defensor Posted May 8, 2014 Author Share Posted May 8, 2014 Prayers for anyone struggling! Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee! Blessed art thou amongst women and Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus! Holy Mary, Mother of God Pray for us sinners Now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Credo in Deum Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Prayer To Break the Bondage of Pornography Involvement/Masturbation Dear Heavenly Father. You have told us in Your Word to put on the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts (Ro. 13:14). I acknowledge that I have given in to fleshly lusts, in the form of [pornography (and) masturbation], that wage war against my soul (1 Pet. 2:11). I have transgressed Your holy law and given the enemy an opportunity to wage war in my members (Eph. 4:27; Ja. 4:1; 1 Pet. 5:8). I have used my body and mind as an instrument of unrighteousness by lusting and fantasizing about others and violating the virtue of marriage, chastity, and purity by [pornography (and) masturbation]. My behavior has damaged my relationship to You, [my spouse / any future spouse], and those whom I have lusted after whom I should love as Your children. Indeed You have said that it is better to cut out our eye than to burn in hell because of our lusts (Matt. 5:27-30). I now come before Your presence to acknowledge these sins and to seek Your cleansing (1 Jn. 1:9) that I may be freed from the bondage of sin (Gal. 5:1). I thank You that in Christ my sins are forgiven. I now ask You to reveal to my mind the ways that I have transgressed Your moral law and grieved the Holy Spirit so that I may place those sins at the foot of the Cross and thus to stay pure in body and soul before You. I ask You Lord that all ground gained by evil spirits because of my sins of [pornography (and) masturbation] be canceled and taken back and that all bonds and bondages the devil has placed upon me be broken forever (Gal. 5:1). I pray that You will shed light on all my ways that I may know the full extent of my unchastity, and I now choose to adopt a chaste spirit and a pure heart. Amen. Prayer To Break the Bondage of Fornication and Promiscuity Dear Heavenly Father. You have said in Your Word that fornication is like adultery in that it makes us unclean before You (Matt. 15:17-20) and that it is better to cut out our eye than to burn in hell because of our lusts (Matt. 5:27-30). I have used my body and mind as an instrument of unrighteousness by committing acts of illicit sexual behavior. My behavior has damaged my relationship to You and to [my spouse / any future spouse]. I know that sex is a beautiful act of love, bonding, and holiness when performed within the Sacrament of Marriage. Thank you for forgiving me and ask that I be healed of a lustful and unchaste heart. Rebuke, O Lord, all spirits of fornication and promiscuity who may be harassing me or in any way attached to me. Cancel, O Lord, and take back all ground gained by evil spirits because of my fornication [and promiscuity]. Break forever, O Lord, all the bonds and bondages the devil has placed upon me (Gal. 5:1). I claim my body and mind for the Lord Jesus Christ, and to [my spouse / any future spouse], with whom I am united by the Sacrament of Marriage, and in His Name, and with His authority, declare freedom from the sins of fornication and promiscuity and all attachments, bondages, and involvements with the enemies of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fidei Defensor Posted May 10, 2014 Author Share Posted May 10, 2014 Lord Jesus Christ, son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitamin Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Don't we have mods here? No. Winchester stole the phorum from dUSt when he wasn't looking and it is now total anarchy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandelynmarie Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 I can't post any links from where I am, but having a devotion to the Sorrowful Mother, especially in praying the Seven Dolors of the Blessed Mother rosary are very beneficial in obtaining graces for overcoming sin. I even found a free app for my phone. :mobile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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