This Lent = Failure

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I have a really hard time with masturbation lately so I decided that’s what I would give up.

My record going without is one day. I feel like this Lent is going to be such a waste and I don’t even want to try anymore!
 
Keep on trying!!! you will never win the battle if you don’t fight.! try to not rely on your own strength… and pray to Our Blessed Mother
 
AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! :D:D:D:D

That’s a good one to give up!!!

Don’t quit! That’s dispair!! Keep going!! Thank God for that one day (or those one days!!!)

Alcoholics in AA promise everyday that they are going to keep sober. Some can’t make it all day. Some promise, “Just this hour, I’m going to keep sober.” Some can’t do that and say, “For the next 10 minutes,” and they recommit to that the next hour, or the next 10 minutes, and this is the only way they can remain sober because a day is just too long to think about.

So, why not do that? Each hour recommit your promise. Pray to God whenever you have a temptation, ask your guardian angel to hold you up, ask at least one of these people: saints.sqpn.com/patrons-against-sexual-temptation/ for their prayers. But, each hour, recommit.

…I don’t suppose there is a perpetual adoration chapel you can go to so you’re not in front of the computer so much…?
 
We all have our own dispositions to sin and the evil one knows them well. Know this, you can not do it by yourself. I know too well! I agree with the Monica4316, ask Mary to intercede for you. What works for me is daily prayer, frequent confession and avoiding those things that urge you to sin. Such as pornography or even contemplating sexual thoughts. All mortal sin can be traced back to the 7 deadly sins. When you pray, ask for the cardinal virtue of temperance, to curb your appetite for sexual pleasure. Ask God to take away the things that are displeasing to him. Carry a rosary with you at all times and when temptation strikes, pray a Hail Mary, or a decade, or a rosary. I have found that praying the rosary on a daily basis, that Mary, by the grace of her Divine Son Jesus, has given me what I need to avoid the sins of the flesh. I am still ever mindful of the evil one. We must stay on guard!

Satan is very good about telling us how unworthy we are to God, when we try to move away from him and toward God. But we must always remember the God’s Mercy is endless, just as HE is.

I will pray for you today when I pray the rosary.

Peace be with you.
 
I find that the Jesus Prayer really helps me if I actually decide to use it. Most of the time I just feel so resigned because I knew my fall was coming again!
 
Our Lenten Sacrifice is to be something GOOD, we cannot sacrifice sin, because it is not a proper sacrifice.

We have to forsake sin.

Give up something GOOD, then, use that suffering to build your faith.
 
kage_ar said:
Our Lenten Sacrifice is to be something GOOD, we cannot sacrifice sin, because it is not a proper sacrifice.

We have to forsake sin.

Give up something GOOD, then, use that suffering to build your faith.
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??? Where is this. This may be true, but, I ask the OP not to become discouraged or develop dispair about this and if you want, do something in addition to what you are doing.

My first Lent, I gave up porn. I gave up porn JUST for Lent. That first Friday after Lent, though, I was back at a porn store (I was actually looking forward to it throughout Lent).

I didn’t know any better. I knew porn was not necessary, which is why I gave it up.

Guess what, I have a porn addiction (of sorts) (and, yes, I am female), and, two Lents ago (I think) I gave up porn again, but, this time (last time) I decided to give it up for good. There was no time like the present. It was a start. Get through the 40 days (46+), and go from there.

Like all addicts, it’s a battle I have daily.

Last year, I gave up eating between meals (gluttony). That lasted well…for Lent…

This year, that’s half working well, but, I’m also working on gluttony again this year and instead of concentrating on not eating, I’m concentrating on God. Food IS the center of my life and I need to re-center myself.

Through God’s grace I have been able to fast more, and have portion control, and re-teach myself to not eat when I’m not hungry.

Point being is there is no time like the present to give up something bad. Lent is about drawing one’s self to God (right?) and if one needs Lent to start, then, I don’t see the problem, BUT, if the Church says you MUST give up something good (and, I’m not doubting, BUT, I would like this knowledge), please show where.
 
"1438 The seasons and days of penance in the course of the liturgical year (Lent, and each Friday in memory of the death of the Lord) are intense moments of the Church’s penitential practice.36 These times are particularly appropriate for spiritual exercises, penitential liturgies, pilgrimages as signs of penance, voluntary self-denial such as fasting and almsgiving, and fraternal sharing (charitable and missionary works). " The CCC (emphasis added)
 
I kind of feel like my Lent is going no where fast. But I remember what my confessor once told me, “Be careful not to judge what God is doing on the inside, by what you see on the outside.”
 
scapularkid8 said:
I have a really hard time with masturbation lately so I decided that’s what I would give up.

My record going without is one day. I feel like this Lent is going to be such a waste and I don’t even want to try anymore!
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So long as you are trying to free yourself from sin, you are seeking God and are on the path to holiness. Only if you turn your back on that path is there danger. You gave up the right thing for Lent, and Lent is a time of suffering for God. The struggle against sin is a keen form of suffering. Don’t give up. You’ve done the right thing. Keep praying devoutly to your Guardian Angel and Mary and keep seeing your priest and/or spiritual director.

May God bless you greatly with His grace. You will be rewarded in Heaven for your effort and suffering on behalf of the Kingdom.

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.
 
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