Lust/Tempation

[RileyG]

:banghead::banghead::banghead:
Ugh.
Please give me advice/prayers etc, what works best for times in temptation? What helps you the most?
Thanks.

God Bless

 

[Irishgal49]

The Rosary helps me.

 

[Kadaffi20]

I feel you. Pray the Rosary daily and pray it in your mind too when you feel tempted. Also, ask Jesus to make you free, it says in the Bible that if He makes someone free, then he truly is free. Ask him, he will help you.

 

[cessnawag]

A priest once told me “Don’t do anything you wouldn’t do in front of your mother”. So just don’t do anything you wouldn’t do in front of Mary your other mother.:blushing:

 

[In_Training]

A priest once told me “Don’t do anything you wouldn’t do in front of your mother”. So just don’t do anything you wouldn’t do in front of Mary your other mother.:blushing:

That doesn’t work for me. The thought just pops out of my mind and doesn’t come back.

What sometimes works for me is picturing how I’ll have to explain it later. Picturing God saying, “Seriously? Kim Kardashian’s — is not that attractive!”

Gotta have a sense of humor about these things.

There is no easy solution that works for everyone. If you make your peace with God about it, he will tell you how to handle it. Keep in mind that no one is perfect and there is no state where you won’t have any lust at all.

 

[RileyG]

Thank you for your replies.

My biggest deal with the rosary (LOVE LOVE LOVE praying the rosary, don’t get me wrong) is that my mind tends to wander about normal, everyday situations/events etc. I try my best to keep my mind focused on the mysteries and not to get “bored/monotone” of the Hail Mary (a beautiful prayer), but nevertheless I try my best to say it as often as I can, but in times of temptation, I sometimes forget. I won’t lie.

God Bless

 

[Lady_Love]

I learned in the “Unbound” conference on deliverance to say, “In the name of Jesus I renounce the spirit of lust and command you to leave right now!” Then invite the Holy Spirit to refresh you with His love.

Also the series, “Naked Without Shame” is a good support for people struggling with lust. It was very healing for me and put all of my desire in their proper order.

 

[ACanthony]

Hello Riley. I struggle with these issues too and I presume a good portion of people do, especially single males although of course single females and married couples have the issues too.

I actually fell to sin of lust this morning But I have had success in 2012 for the most part. I guess the first realization is to understand that if you haven’t been lustful one day it doesn’t mean the next day you will if you aren’t on guard. If you have a great day, don’t say “wow this problem is gone.” Just keep fighting

For me I have a few strategies. First, kiss the cross each morning and say “Jesus I love you. I give you my temptations, my worries, my troubles. I don’t have much control over my sin but I understand there is no power greater than the power of You resurrected.”

Second, I say 3 Hail Mary’s for purity and I ask the Blessed Mother to help me stay holy. I say this in the morning and at night.

Last, I try to always be on the offensive. I don’t just sit back and wait til I get the problem but rather go on the attack. Say my prayers, read my Bible, keep fighting. Instead of thinking about the problem of lust, think about how wonderful and loving our Lord and Savior is.

Good luck and always remember to keep your head up. “Our own belief in You oh Lord is only a shadow of your love for us, only a shadow of your love for us.”

 

[EmeraldWings]

:banghead::banghead::banghead:
Ugh.
Please give me advice/prayers etc, what works best for times in temptation? What helps you the most?
Thanks.

God Bless

What i was taught was, at the moment you recognize the temptation, pray “Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, wash over me, protect me from the wickedness and snares of the devil.” and then “Jesus, Mary, Joseph, Saint Maria Goretti, Guardian Angel, help me.” and then immediately seek an escape, if it’s temptation to impure thoughts, then quickly think of something else which you love that is not immoral, or if it’s temptation to impure act, then leave where you are and go seek someones company, or go out for a walk, or whatever you have to do to flee the situation, sins of the flesh must never be fought head on, but always fled from,
if you struggle with prayer, that’s fine, pray anyways, because as Saint Francis tells us, even if the whole duration of our prayer is spent fighting distractions, then it is prayer well spent. the important thing is to keep trying, but you can still do things to help you focus, such as getting a rosary meditations books, like this one - fraternitypublications.com/frrogaofourl.html

another prayer, as someone else mentioned, is saying 3 Hail Marys every morning and night(till the day you die) for the intentions of purity and holiness, it is a very powerful means of freeing yourself from slavery to this sin, and i highly recommend it.

another important thing to do to avoid these temptations is to also avoid the things that lead you into temptation, which are called “occasions of sin”,
and mortification is also a great help, because it disciplines you and helps you to have more strength over your will, if you don’t know about mortification, here is a short little article that explains it - z13.invisionfree.com/DominamStellaMaris/index.php?showtopic=44

and then of course confession and communion are essential, you should go to confession at least once a month, if not more, and confess even your temptations to this sin, which is another powerful aid in overcoming it.

i know it’s tough, but just keep trying, even if you fall, just get back up and try again, persevere, it feels like forever but before you know it you’ll be on the other side of this, just keep praying, and i’ll keep you in my prayers too.
hope this helps, take care.

 

[clem456]

:banghead::banghead::banghead:
Ugh.
Please give me advice/prayers etc, what works best for times in temptation? What helps you the most?
Thanks.

God Bless

Simple answer: the habitual practice of purity. Prayer, repentance, conversion, accountability to others. I stop and pray the second I am tempted, and I have a habit of praying several times a day pre-emptively.

Sounds easy, but if you have developed ingrained bad habits in pornography and lust, you are in for the fight of your life. Have you been trying methods to stop and been unsuccessful several times?

If you are not that far into lust yet, I’ll warn you, as will many others…go no further. Indulgence in this area will destroy you spiritually, no if’s and’ or but’s. It’s not worth it. It takes people 10, 15, 20 years sometimes to recover from addictions in this area. Pornography and related behavior destroys lives, marriages, families. Don’t do it.

If you have a problem join the impurity addiction group on this site. If you have a problem, do not deceive yourself that you can defeat it by yourself. It’s a very powerful evil and takes spiritual help to defeat. Just my 2 cents.

 

[RileyG]

Thank you for all of your responses!
I’m very scrupulous and am rather OCD at times. I also tend to panic and I also tend to be crabby, and have a bad attitude. Yes, I’ll admit to all that.

Anyway, I go to confession weekly (sigh Ever since lust go to me…), and I appreciate all your responses and will continue to pray to fight temptation/distractions.

God Bless +