Temptation, Peace, and Purity

[Lostandafraid]

I have been struggling with masturbation for a very long time and I am thoroughly sick of it. I am plagued with scruples that keep me awake at night and I am wracked with every sort of imaginable temptation against purity at anytime of day, quite frequently. Today I fought a hard battle but I pulled through. I need prayers for my sorry soul. Maybe I am exaggerating but a few prayers would be of much consolation, knowing there are people out there that care and that these battles are not just useless struggling.

 

[Ladygem]

I’ll remember you in my rosary. Do you have a priest you can talk to? It sounds like that would help somewhat. Good job for not giving in to your temptations. Keep up the good work.

 

[svid2]

Of course I’ll pray for you. If you like, you can pray for me. God bless.

 

[Jeffe]

My prayers are with you, it’s a big struggle for many of us within the faith.

Try to keep your mind busy on other things…anything!

 

[Alex246]

I will pray a rosary for you tonight. I understand your struggles. This is truly a painful cross, but we can bear it with Jesus’ help, and even though I have not yet overcome it, there are others who have. It can happen, as long as we continue without becoming discouraged and keep our faith in God. Something I have found that helps is to do a lot of meditation on how much we depend on God. Many times, I became too confident in my own abilities to overcome this, and it always led to more failure. I am much less likely to fall when I constantly keep my dependence on God in my mind. Knowing that you are no longer depending on your own sinful will to stay out of sin provides a great comfort, and keeping your mind on God will make it harder to sin. Congratulations on staying pure today!

 

[Mudgely]

I have been struggling with masturbation for a very long time and I am thoroughly sick of it. I am plagued with scruples that keep me awake at night and I am wracked with every sort of imaginable temptation against purity at anytime of day, quite frequently. Today I fought a hard battle but I pulled through. I need prayers for my sorry soul. Maybe I am exaggerating but a few prayers would be of much consolation, knowing there are people out there that care and that these battles are not just useless struggling.

If this is an addiction, there are 12-step programs which are faith based. Just a suggestion that you look into that. You might find some additional support there.

 

[domandcarols]

I’ll pray for you! God bless you. Always remember God loves you.
You should read St. Augustine, he struggled with temptation as well.

 

[Lostandafraid]

Thank You for your prayers!
But I did it again. twice.
One occurred at like 3:30 in the morning, which is called the witching hour, because it is exactly opposite from Jesus’ death on the cross. Maybe there is a deeper influence on me that I was not aware of.

 

[244Rocket]

Praying hard for you.

 

[ready]

May our Lord help you to deepen your prayer life and sacramental life. I pray that you receive Jesus in the sacraments as frequently as possible and increase your prayer time. I pray that you fill your mind with good things (do spiritual reading) and avoid all occasions of sin like the plague. May you pray ceaselessly and pray the Rosary every day for the graces you need to remain in a state of grace. May our Lord help you to pray faithfully three Hail Mary’s every morning, noon, and night for the virtue of purity. May our Lord give you the strength and grace you need to say No to temptation. Amen.