Starting point

redarcher99 · 2022-04-09T20:18:46+00:00

Nice start! Keep it up! Don’t forget to be thinking about your mission/goals and why you’re making all of these changes.

cupspeeder · 2022-04-10T16:43:22+00:00

Your list of goals is ok, buts it’s way too much all at once. Pick one thing and actually achieve it every single day without fail for 3 months. Once a habit is well established it’s easier to add extra stuff in. When we have these moment of clarity or inspiration it’s easy to make a massive change but the truth is it won’t stick, so engineer your success by acknowledging this, and committing to a small but achievable goal and hitting that goal. Every. Single. Day. No excuses, literally nothing.

Strongearm · 2022-05-22T20:00:45+00:00

Hey man, you seem like you read alot, and know alot about God already. You may be in the same boat as me and know what you need to do. God spoke to me this morning from Revelation 3, basically telling me to stop pussyfooting around and just do it! Maybe you need to hear this too. Time is short.

“Write this letter to the angel of the church in Sardis. This is the message from the one who has the sevenfold Spirit of God and the seven stars: “I know all the things you do, and that you have a reputation for being alive—but you are dead. Wake up! Strengthen what little remains, for even what is left is almost dead. I find that your actions do not meet the requirements of my God. Go back to what you heard and believed at first; hold to it firmly. Repent and turn to me again. If you don’t wake up, I will come to you suddenly, as unexpected as a thief. Revelation 3:1-3 NLT

KeyCharity91 · 2022-04-10T18:04:55+00:00

If you want to stop masturbating, prayer (Specifically Lectio Divina or other forms of mental prayer) on a daily basis and throwing away the thing by which you commit the sin are basically essential. I would also recommend fasting (The Didache, a very early Christian Catechism, has some information on timing which may be helpful).

The sexual urge and the urge to eat are linked to the same appetite. If you discipline the appetite, then you will have an easier time. If you remove how you fall into porn, you will find it much easier to overcome too (although prayer is more important, this is not to say both aren't essential to long term success).

When reading, also don't consume too many books. Instead, pick a few very very good books and spend a lot of time on them, in order to properly know them. I used to be a big fan of audiobooks, but the fact of the matter is that you will retain about 5% of what you hear from them. Reading with the book in your hand will double this to about 10%. Putting it into action and especially teaching it will increase this multiple times above 10% as well.

Also, in terms of marriage, as somebody who isn't married but is engaged, I have found this particular ancient Christian Homily to be very very important, it is very much worth a read (or a listen, you can find it on youtube): https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/230120.htm

Best of luck and God love you.

MountainousFog · 2022-04-10T18:10:40+00:00

The only thing I may have missed from your post is about prayer. Always make sure to have 5 minutes of time talking to God everyday.

wakawakabrah · 2022-04-11T16:12:37+00:00

Hohahahahahahahohahahahahaha.

Her for the Christianrp guys. Op was derided because he was using his kids as a massive covert contract. Still is by the way.

For op. No. There is nothing unchristian in any of these books provided you actually have read a bible that has been accurately translated(after all. You know all about the version issues and have dug into ancient greek cause. You know, you care that much about the christianity of the advice and aren't just seeking excuses)

But just for fun. When yeu get told to "sex" other girls instead yok take em out on a date. Get em all happy and then calmly disengage without going for a kiss (or maybe nothing bellow the waist/up the skirt). But then again your wife is obeying her marriage precepts and accepting that she promised God himself to obey and serve you. Right? Cause you knew that. Right? Cause you care and aren't looking for excuses yet again. Right.

Also you know why masturbating is sin cause you deepdived on what lusting means and what marriage means and how exactly it works as well as husband and wife. Right?

Ps. There is a nmmng sub reddit

wakawakabrah · 2022-04-11T16:39:02+00:00

Actually. Its still lust. Personally i tend tq think desires have their place and your job is to filter out whats a problem and whats not. It didnt say the flesh only lies. You will still pass out when you cant breathe. No?

To filter you gotta start at accepting. As for sex, man I think God cares a whole lot less about you being horny and a whole lot more about the other stuff thats constantly mentioned in the bible

Title	Starting point
Author	XxHuffmaster4000
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Date	April 9, 2022 5:44 PM UTC (4 years ago)
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