When we openly share our struggles with sin, Satan is weakened. The devil thrives on secrecy and wants to keep sin unexposed. Be blessed for creating this video. It takes pure courage and strength in the Lord to share.
Great video. My relationship of five years ended a month ago. The love of my life decided to leave, and I can't stop thinking about her. I love her so much, and I've tried everything to get her back, but nothing seems to work. I'm frustrated and feel like I can't picture my life with anyone else. I've made every effort to move on, but the thoughts of her keep overwhelming me. I don’t know why I'm sharing this, but I miss her deeply and just can’t stop thinking about her.
Letting go of someone you love is incredibly hard. I can relate to your situation. My own 6 year relationship ended, and like you, I couldn't let go. I did everything I could to bring her back. Eventually, I sought help from a spiritual counselor who assisted me in reuniting with her.
Omgns ray mak??? Did u get saved?? I rmbr I used to see u a lot in different UA-cam videos before I was saved. Wow it’s nice to see u again. God bless you🤍🤍🤍
@@TechGrubTV We cant fight sin, we flee from it. I’ll explain in a Christian context so you can understand. For example; Lust occurs by what we see and touch. So when we see something that is alluring to lust, as human beings we think we can fight it by saying “Im stronger than these temptations” so what people do normally is to restrain their desires and want through imaginative pride which then retains that memory of the Lust in a part of our brain 🧠 and that little part of lust “nak*d men or women etc”. triggers when we become complacent in our minds such as when going to sleep or relaxing or scrolling to the internet piling up more of those undesirable images. Its a losing battle to fight sin, so when God helps us he wants us to flee. For example; when we encounter something that potentially will retain such dirty images, we turn to God and those images are no longer retained and our trust in God deepens and the more we rely on God the stronger we are against the temptations that come our way but as I said, pride will be our greatest struggle because it leads us away from seeking God.
Coming across this video is irrefutable proof that GOD IS SOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOD. I fell into sexual sin few days back and I have been absolutely devastated ever since. I have been praying and imploring and singing God of Mercy and Compassion over and over and over. Then I stumble upon this video as the VERY FIRST video on my UA-cam recommended homepage. I do not know this channel I have never watched a content off this channel and your message just lifted a weight off of my soul. Thank you Lauren. Thank you JESUS.
44 years old and abstaining....what helps me is : overindulging in Gods word day and night, whether reading, listening or speaking it , praying in tongues (your superpower), EXERCISING HELPS A LOT, JOGGING IN NATURE, lifting weights,, Wear your body out! That sexual tension have to be relieved. Find and write down every scripture on sexual immorality and body being the temple of God and meditate on that every day and night, so when the tempter comes )he comes in cycles), you are war ready to tell him what the word says. 🔥 You got this! 🤞💪,
The one missing aspect of the Christian walk that we need is fellowship with one another. God put the members into one body and Jesus is the head. Anything contrary is a schism and a work of the enemy.
@@jomaw0875trouble is can't trust many people to confide our sin to, Because they tend to look at you differently after they know you were a horrible person
@@JanelKLauren Have stumbled a lot with porn and lust even adultery myself! It was NOT an easy journey. I have wept as a grown man begging for God to deliver me from that generational curse. HE came through finally but HE had to chastise me with a very painful rod. I almost lost my job and at one time, my only son also became so sick that at the time I felt like huge scales fell from my spiritual eyes! I had amazing dreams at the time and some were utterly terrifying that when that season was over? I was like tough meat hard boiled in a pot for a day! Tenderized through and through. Like a vessel ready to be molded. I would not recommend anyone let God chastise them though. Even if HE does it to those HE loves. IT IS NOT PRETTY! However I am FOREVER GRATEFUL that HE took the time to love and chastise me that way to give me perspective of the life HE needed me to live. My relationship with my wife improved and I blocked all contacts I did not need to talk to (better to cut one arm off and enter paradise than go to hell with both arms - wisdom from the teacher HIMSELF). Thank you for sharing this and it will not go in vain. We are all a work in progress of the Holy Spirit's hand. Vessels that only need to be ready to be molded. Hearts that only need to be soft and ears that hear and keep the WORD in our hearts that we may not sin. Keep going! IT IS NOT EASY, but with GOD? EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE. Matthew 24:13 "But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved."
Public transparency can also be used to increase engagement, grow your channel and monetize your audience. Often times "vulnerability" is championed in religious communities. Posting click bait titles like this are used for virtue signaling, increased engagement and public celebration like your comment here. It's a subtle form of narcism to seek attention and affirmation like this.
As a Christian who struggled with lust also I know how difficult it is. Christian men go through a lot especially single men. It's tough being a man and celibate. It takes an insane amount of discipline but it gets easier as we feed the Spirit more than the flesh. God always reward those who are obedient. You're breaking a strong hold in your life, you'll be rewarded.🙏😎👍
If you fall fast and pray and tell God why you're fasting and what you want him to do through it before you start the fast for example" God am going to start a seven days fast and through it I want to take away the desires of fornication from my hearts always and permanently. Repeat over and over again until you're completely free. If it comes back then repeat again and again. If it comes again repeat again
What I got from this: "Salvation is not in stopping sinning but in continually seeking God". Which means that it is in seeking God that we stop sinning. Thank you for your transparency and sharing!
We have to work on getting discernment spot on so we know what’s attacking us. Then we can go to God as in James 5:16 confess your sins with one another and pray for one another so you may be healed. It’s a process to sanctification.
That's wrong though. Salvation is given to you the moment you believed the testimony of the Father that He sent Jesus His Son to die on the cross for our sins. Read 1 Cor 1-4 to be enlightened. The problem with your term "continually seeking God " is that you're not assured your saved. You're still focusing on the "continuation" to serve God or as you say to "seek" God. God doesn't take away salvation specifically on this new testament because He gave it as a GIFT. You don't take away the candy you gave to your kids on Christmas just because they disobeyed you. A gift is a gift. He is faithful. Example, will God take away salvation because you watched porn? And then you repent so He give it back again? And then next day you watched again so He'll take it back again? Wrong! We are saved by grace through faith and not works. You do GOOD BECAUSE YOU'RE SAVED, NOT BECAUSE YOU'RE TRYING TO BE SAVED. Stop the poor arriculations. You need to be concise and straight to the core idea when explaning salvation. Not with the cliches. Old Testament and NEW T aren't the same. Learn to separate them to reconcile the verses that seems to be contradicting but not. LEARN TO PROPERLY DIVIDE the Bible so you don't confuse because the differences are there. OLD T AND NEW T aren't same but they compliment each other
Hi there, I trust God that if you continue looking up to Him for help your struggle will one day be name victory, I too used to struggle with lust, but one of the things that really helped me was continuous fellowship with the righteous, I couldn't not be in their midst and continue with my sins, though in many ways I was discouraged by the devil, ( what company do you keep? ) Allow yourself to be cleanse by the word of God, make it an habit to be reading the scripture often, listen to massages on lust and practice righteousness no matter how hard it will be at the beginning. Consecrate yourself to the Lord. Job 31:1-10 And know that God has given you victory over every temptation. 1cor 10:13
Yall, I did not expect to post this video and get this level of out pour immediately after. So many of you have been so encouraging and so kind in reaching out. I’ve always only wanted to be true to myself, so I’m glad I can be authentic here and have so many relate. I feel like this is part of the work God has me doing so I’ll continue to remain obedient. Thank you guys for the love ❤❤❤
God can only honour a sincere and repentant heart. My tip as a minister of the gospel to you is to keep being sincere towards yourself and God. Even when you feel like you're gonna fall back into this sin, tell him, be very honest with him and don't just ask him for help but invite him on this journey with you. You can be a great tool for the Lord's kingdom. Would be great to work with you if the Lord could make it possible🙏🏽. Much love to you sister and keep pressing on❤
Great to see someone so transparent. Not just concerned about being a Christian content producer. You are absolutely right it’s not just not winning, it’s actively pursuing God. Keep up the great work woman of God. This came up in my UA-cam feed, first time hating of you. Take captive every thought is so important.
I was struggling with lust and porn almost my whole life. So for many many years I had ups and downs as a christian, so I know what you and people are talking about. The moments when you feel strong in the Lord, its no problem to skip it. Its about the moments when its quiet and your thoughts are going back to lust or pornography thoughts, what you saw or did in the past. THOSE moments are crucial and you NEED to fight and RUN from those thoughts by praying and crying out to the Lord for help. Dont just go into the fantasies in your thoughts or keep it there and move on. You have to fight them with the Word of God, by praying and give the Holy Spirit the room to work. Jesus is the beginning and the end, so HE can also end this spirit of lust in your life. Believe in HIM, do your part and HE will set you free. 🙏🏽💯 God bless!
@@mrpapito8890 fantasy is such a terrible thing to let fester because if we’re not careful we can cross the lines of witch craft through our thoughts. The blood covers all, and for that I am thankful. Thank you for watching!
This video hit home. After months of living holy, I fell last week… of course I repented but it’s a reminder just how weak our flesh is, and how much we need to rely on God’s power… to walk in the Spirit. Galatians 5
I can appreciate that.. id be lying if i said i can go a full day as "Holy".. when you consider pride, boasting, greed, idols, materialism, compassion on enemies, EVERY word being spoken in love, EVERY thought pure, not doing what is right.. well its quite clear that i fall short✌️
You can’t fight against nature. The only way is staying busy. Never remain idle. This is called sexual transmutation. Working helps to divert the mind from the sexual nature/side
I never heard a woman openly talk about lust. This was very informational to men and women. I pray that the Most High God continues to work through you..... Stay Blessed Sister in Christ🌿🕊 new sub
This comment section just shows how Christians need each other to be vulnerable and as accountability partners. Lust is such a strong sin to overcome. I had to repent to God and expose my shame to my wife. Then I had to learn it wasn’t her responsibility to scratch that itch when lust crept back into my heart. God has brought me so far from battle with lust but from repeat setbacks it’s a constant battle that only God can help you win. Everything you said was spot on. Thank you ma’am. God bless. Your testimony and authenticity is what other Christians need to hear/see.
Thank you for sharing! There is a book that I am reading that brought lustful harassing down to almost none. It's called The Joy of a Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas. He has a powerful line of books that will help as a tool and resource for our thoughts to dwell on.
I’ve currently fallen back into lust too !! I’ve been abstinent for years !! It’s very hard for women and no one is talking about it!!! Everyone thinks it’s only men….but women are going through it too…. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO….
I think it's hard for anyone who has had that experience before, both men and women. What works for me is staying away from the Cues that lead to it. I've been able to isolate the patterns. But easier said than done right? Just keep praying to the Holy Spirit
Sex and lust are hard topics for the Christian to admit to. There’s no clear cut formula on how to deal with it. The Bible says to flee fornication. I think part of overcoming is to admit to it, exploring the reasons behind it and what we are truly looking for. Do we truly want a partner and why? Is it just for sex? Do we pray? Do we trust God and how do we react to our failings? We WILL fail in many things but we must continue to TRY and trust that some time God will deliver us. Sin is more than just a woman with ex owed cleavage. God is a merciful God and Our Understanding is very limited.
All sin is sin. No sin is greater than the other. To offend your parent is the same as fornication when it comes to offending God. We have to understand that we must strive to try and believe God and don’t beat ourselves up for our infalible ways. We recognize and fight our sinful ways but don’t wallow in your shame. Flee fornication the Bible says. But we can’t judge sex as being triggered by open cleavage or a leg showing etc. Gods mercy is more than that. Sexual hunger is a natural gift/creation by God and a part of humanity so it in itself is not an evil thing. But we must exercise responsibility and understanding with it. Prayer and maturity and understanding is what we must depend for n without leaning into what the world and the ‘Christian’ defines as wrong outside of the Bible and its word.
I receive. The church has left women out of this conversation for a long time. I feel like it’s been a mismanagement, and I’m open to changing that. Thank you for watching!
I’m definitely subscribing because I’m tired of these fake Christians on their UA-cam channels pretending to live a false holy life. They tear others down instead of praying for them. As a minister myself, I can honestly say I’ve fallen, even now, for this same exact reason. Lust is a very strong spirit, and it takes someone who has been through it to understand that it’s not easy to overcome. When I fell, I didn’t look for sympathy or make excuses. I was honest about it and didn’t try to hide it. For years, I’ve prayed to God about it, but it often feels like I get stuck in ruts. It’s like being a dog on a leash, going in circles-bouncing back, only to fall again. But I always confess it to God, never trying to hide it. In fact, I’ve prayed openly in front of others, admitting that I needed prayer to bounce back. I’ve also talked with my brothers in Christ who can relate. We all need each other in these last days.
First step in preaching against sin is to share our own.. and that takes alot of courage! You are right, many are shouting "REPENT" and pretending (or ignoring) their own struggles.. i consider that fake too. And best way to connect with someone that struggles is to relate.. if you dont fall into lust, then how can you possibly understand someone that does? Best influencers are the ones that have been in the same "shoes" and have empathy. I wish you well on your journey..God Bless✌️
You cant assume all of them are pretending. Many have struggled for years before finally breaking thru by the ppwer of holy spirit. Just bc many are struggling are with this doesnt mean everyone is still struggling with this.
My brother, you described exactly how I feel dealing with lust. Honestly, the bible says to flee from sexual immorality, BUT IT JUST FOLLOWS ME WHEREVER I GO
@@TryShock hey brotha its a hard one. Bible also says if you burn with passion then get married.. uh that didn't fix it, not so good advice. Best help is support group with others like us, just like any other addiction ✌️
there is a california ice cream store named wanderlust. i encourage lust with ice cream flavors, whatever someones lifestyle preference, dairy free options 💕💕💕💕💕💕
You're very strong. We are mostly weak when we are denial of our struggles. I'm still a virgin 38 years old man, I've had to learn many lessons on the core issue of my own lust. I was not fully submitting to The obedience of God, but I was trying to do everything right and determining my own sense of righteousness based off how many things I did right. It's been such a rewarding journey. All the best to you!
God bless you sister. I am a 26 year old man striving for purity also. I've been free from pornography for over six months, but my girlfriend and I have struggled to be pure in heart. We aren't having sex, but I know sometimes we kiss or talk in manners that is a form of fornication from the heart. It grieves me immensely every time we stumble, and your video was very encouraging. Sanctification is a journey, and knowing my brothers and sisters are praying, fighting, and fleeing where necessary gives me further resolve to seek the face of Christ.
Same here brother 26 years old man as well doing this journey of purity by help of God It's never easy .My body wants to sin before God but it's a journey of giving God the lead and feeding the spirit. God is our perfector.
I wish would could talk about hormonal arousal and how we as women deal with arousal during ovulation. I know this is a struggle for me because it’s nature. But I know that God can do all things rather it’s hormonal arousal or not. All we have to do is ask for strength and try our best to overcome.
To anyone watching this you are already healed and delivered. Your life is like making scrambled eggs. If you get a cracked shell into it you don’t throw the eggs out. You simply take the shells out and keep going. Be steadfast and unmovable. Turn from all unrighteousness and God will direct your path.
@tonylavelleofficial my guy, how do you get delivered? Because it definitely ain't from reading this message. There are likely people here in bondage to sin and you are giving them this message. Your message is giving big time mega pastor manpleaser spirit right now. Simping like emotional pimping is what this message looks like. The message seems quite contradictory. So please answer my question and don't get extra sensitive on me.
@ Hello bro. To be delivered is to first have faith that you can be delivered. I was stuck in sin for my entire life. I had faith in Christ and then I repented. When Jesus Christ healed they had to have faith to be healed. When they didn’t believe any more he no longer could perform miracles. Mark 16:16 : 16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned
Great word. As a long time married Christian man, I can assure you 100% that this young lady is right... Even in marriage you can still have lustful desires. Being married won't solve it. Lust is gluttonous and unsatisfying so there are times when I will desire another woman because lust is never satisfied. Even with regular intimacy with your spouse (even harder when its 20+yrs of marriage with the same woman). Nobody can beat lust on their own. Just as this young lady said. All you can do is "run" to God, admit you can't do it on your own and that you WILL fail without holding onto his unchanging hand. We are all on the same journey as you young lady. I appreciate your story. There is comfort in knowing we are not alone. We need God to stay perpetually saved and free from our struggles. God bless.
I am so fortunate to have watched this! I also struggled on and off and tried to figure out why I was allowing myself to fall into lust, not realizing that not only do I need to consciously take EVERY thought into captivity to Christ but that I NEEDED to rely on Yah and not my own abilities to fight against my carnal desires.
Marriage for relief of sin instead of the furtherance of the Kingdom, this was a word for me. Thank you sis. Jesus got you right where He want you. Your heart is pointed in the right direction, keep seeking His face!!
Thank you so much for sharing. I am literally fighting this exact battle right now. I admire your vulnerability, openness, and honesty. I pray for you, you pray for me: we will win! ❤
@@Matt-jz6ek Marriage does not heal you of sexual sin when you marry before being healed it makes things worse. It's better to heal first if you can but if cannot help yourself it's better to marry then to burn. But pray for God to sent you the right person.
@Matt-jz6ek I agree I got married fast marry is wonderful if you stick it out. I told the Lord I need a wife are I will probably fall into sexual sin. I prayed in waited it didn't take long he answered quickly.
@@JanelKLauren Thanks for this video. Knowing I’m not the only one struggling with this gives me hope that I’m not lost. I’m a divorced man about a month away from 70 years old. I’m going through this exact thing of stumbling then for a while staying out of sin then falling back into it and being drawn back in by it. I’ve heard for a while now-solid Bible teachers saying marriage is God’s design for sanctification. Plus, Paul urges folks to get married rather than burn with lust. I’ve also heard and acknowledge that getting re-married will not cure the problem like you point out. Yet I feel like I’m a sitting duck without that God ordained outlet for these needs, especially as a man. Even if it did help, there’s many problems getting re-married at my age and with gold diggers and scammers plus it being sin to remarry except for certain reasons. Thank you for reinforcing that we’re not lost just because we stumble and that the problem is somewhat ongoing. I consider myself in repentance and I’m glad that I still have that sense of guilt, Godly sorrow and conviction when it does happen occasionally. Yet like you said, I was wrongly looking looking at repentance (and thinking “I did good this week”) as salvation, that can be very deceiving.
They say, “ You are ONLY has sick as your secrets.” That’s why church accountability is important. This sister gonna make it as it says the righteous may may fall seven times, but they get back up! Amen
Me too girl. Me too. I tried turning away but the thoughts and the feeling felt too good. The bad thing about lust is you tell yourself "Just once" and it ends up keeping you distracted and so knee deep into it. Its insanity...
I'm only 40 seconds into the video and I had to stop and leave you this comment. God bless you for your honesty and transparency. Not many people hold themselves accountable. I'm sure that Yah see's your heart and commends you for being honest and vulnerable. Know that you are not the only one enduring this struggle...but you are one of the few to share it with those that are also battling the flesh. I appreciate you sister. ❤🙏
This is why marriage is important. Naturally, we are not made to be alone. Everyone needs love and needs to be in love. Our emotions needs to be wanted and complete. Years without being in love is mentally and physically unhealthy for our mind,body, and soul.
Marriage is a solution to lust, it will break your marriage. Your spouse will cheat on you. Lust will cause you or your spouse to do shamefull acts you will not be brave to admit that you are doing them. Please marriage and lust can never be in the same whatsapp group
Marriage has its own issues, try marrying someone who has zero sexual desire. I did, I only found this out after we got married. I am a Christian and believe in abstinence, so in our case, there was no sex before marriage. The worse part is, she was not honest with me during courtship, I asked about her sexual history, she said she was a virgin, this was true, however, she never mentioned, the reason she was a virgin, was because she never had any desire for sex. I am the one who is always asking, if I don't ask, nothing happens, I literally didn't ask for two months and my wife showed ZERO interest in wanting any. So here I am, trapped in a sexless marriage, angry, frustrated and resentful, because my wife has no natural desire for physical intimacy. I've been married for 6 years now, and if I get sex 10 times in the year, that's a very, very, very good year. I am at this point now where I want a divorce, if our marriage survives 2025, it's a miracle, I don't believe in cheating, but I also don't want a divorce as we have a child and he's the love of my life, so what do I do ?
@@A4Nattyshe has a duty, it's as simple as that. You need to tell her that and create a sex calendar together. As unromantic as it sounds, if it's already that bad, scheduling it won't be much worse. Tell her how often you want and see what is a reasonable compromise. Then she should make sure to be prepared for those times without an excuse and you need to make sure she isn't exhausted from housework/childcare etc. At those times so there's no excuse. And ask her if she's willing to see a doctor because it may be hormonal (actually do that first, if she refuses then set the calendar lol)
I am a married man and this speaks directly to me. Ive made the EXACT same mistakes. Thank you for your courageous transparency. Your willingness to be vulnerable in sharing your struggles and repentance is appreciated. 🙏
Thank you for obeying God and posting this video! I have also struggled these past few months with falling back into lust, and it’s taking all the vulnerability in me to even comment this on a public platform! But I desire freedom desperately so can you please pray for me Janel. I’ll be praying for you as well and everyone else under the comments.
You said something interesting about prayer that I haven’t thought of before. It isn’t begging God to help you, which is a selfish act, but submitting yourself to God and asking for guidance. The prayer is not wanting anything in return but saying ‘not my will but thy will.’ I think I’ve got that right. I’m a novice. Thanks.
You crossed my mind the other day actually. I totally get you 💯❤️. God bless us all. Thanks for the transparency; you speak for so many others when you decide to speak up for yourself first. Me being one. 🙂↕️
Hey little sis, I want you to know that you are SOOOO loved and the fact that you feel conviction means that God has his hands on you. My prayer for you is that you can be used to influence a generation to submit to the calling of God and help win souls for the kingdom. I’m glad that my channel could find you, you’ve brought joy to so many including me! Head up girl, it’s already done - in his name ❤
Your vulnerability is a blessing. I have also fallen into a very similar cycle of lust. It is a challenging journey, this abstinence path, but certainly worth it. Let us continue to take our thoughts captive and continue feeding our minds with the word. Blessings to you and all of us walking this path.
I LOVED this! Too many times we go through the "sin, guilt, repent" cycle and we think we should be strong enough to stop. But He said to put all of our burdens on Him. That He is with us, going through everything we are. So I, too, need to be reminded to seek Him FIRST, not allowing myself to be the head, but allowing Him to do what He does. Thank you! Welcome back! I look forward to more of your videos. And look out for my content in the new year. 🙏🏼❤️
This is so good and I’ve been in the same exact place of idolizing marriage and wanting it to free me of sin. I get it!!! God is so patient with us…I have learned to constantly check my heart posture. Thank you for sharing this part of the process, this is so necessary. May God continue to bless & strengthen you on your journey and in your ministry ❤
I don’t think it’s a coincidence that your video popped up on my feed. It describes what I’m going through right now, and I’m battling it with God’s help. Thank you for being so transparent and encouraging.
Wow! When I tell you I'm going through this right now, everything you said resonates with me. Sometimes, I feel like God is tired of me and that I'm playing games with Him. I really needed this video, so thank you, sis. I'm praying for all the ladies who are facing similar struggles. You are not alone in this battle. 💚
You feel that way because you've taken a legalistical approach. You re basing your rightouesness on your performance. The bible says we have been made the rightouesness of God. So on our worst day we are still righteous in God's eyes. We are also sealed unto the day of redemption ( rapture). Rightouesness is imputed not earned once we are born again. Acts 2:38
God does gives up on us, so we should not give up on ourselves, just as known one as a right to end his own life, we keep on doing our best until the holy Spirit takes over, one way is to block our minds totally and avoid the triggers, we ve to bcos we don't want Christ to meet us at that state.The fear of Christ can come at any time should help keep us in check and lead us to self accountability. Mark8:36: what does profit a man...
Thanks for talking about lust. This is my first time hearing it from a woman's perspective. You give me hope. God bless you, you are doing great work. 🙏
Thank you so much for your transparency! I see why God has certain parameters in place to guide us in life. I struggle with lust as well and as I am new in the faith I am realizing why knowing and seeking the Lord is so important when overcoming our sinful nature. But we have such a gracious father that he can use our struggles to minister and set others free just as you have done in this video 🙌🏾🙌🏾 Praying for all in the comments and watching this video who struggle with lust as we faithfully seek the Lord and abide in him. 🤎
"For ALL have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" -Romans 3:23. Its about asking the Lord for Forgiveness (Repent) and doing the best you can to fight temptation. Also, ask the Lord to give you strength when you feel those urges coming. #StayBlessed
You know I hate this argument. Repent doesn't mean "do your best" it means "never again to the point of death". Nobody ever told me this. They told me the watered down version you just said. God cannot forgive a heart like Pharoah or saul that repents only to get out of trouble. True repentance is like David, never again.
Don't do your best, sincerely look to Christ for strength. Look for the powerful grace of God that teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness (Titus 2:11, NIV; also Romans 6:14), not the popular watered-down version that gives us a license to sin and confirms us in our sin (Jude 4).
Thank you so much for posting this. As a Woman of God myself, I've noticed that so little Christian creators who are women of God open up about the PERSONAL difficulty of fighting lust, temptation, masturbation and etc. It's a long and tiring battle but the Lord has got us.
Thank you for your transparency my sister❤️we need more dialogue concerning this. If I may add to this conversation. I hear a lot of Christian singles say that they’re on an abstinence journey. I think we need to look at that differently. I believe when we take on that mindset, it can cause us to take credit for keeping ourselves and not God. Like it’s our idea to abstain when truthfully it’s a direct command from the Lord…to flee sexual immorality. The “My abstinence journey” mindset can potentially produce pride. And we know pride comes before a fall. We do have a part to play obedience wise but He is the only one who is able to keep us from falling🙌🏾❤️🙌🏾He gets the Glory! Just my thoughts❤️much love to everyone! Stay encouraged!
I love you made this video! I’m a living testimony of lust does not go away after you get married!!! I just got delivered from it last week! Keep doing what you are doing this is important for the kingdom ❤️
I’m so thankful for your transparency because as a new Christian in my early walk I’ve struggled with thoughts of just and the flesh. I definitely need to cast those thoughts away and focus my eyes on God alone ❤
What we choose not to keep in secret, the enemy cannot use to shame! Glad you are continuing the walk and being authentic. Proud of your boldness sis. Stay encouraged and keep going. ❤
The level of transparency in you is top notch.... indeed the first shall be last and the last shall be first. The zeal of the lord will do it.God bless you. Shalom✌🏾
I admire you for being so vulnerable and bringing this to your audience because i feel like not many Christians talk about the times where we fall short but by the Grace of God you will comeback stronger in Jesus’ name❤❤
Your willingness to step away and embrace consecration speaks volumes about your faith and obedience. It’s a reminder to all of us that sometimes growth requires solitude and surrender. Thank you for being a living example of trusting the process-your journey is a blessing to us all.
I'm a 31 year old guy. Christian (Non- denominational & Non- Religious), single, no kids. I Decided that i'm going celibate/semen retention until God aligns me with me Life Partner. Its going on 2 years now. I have slipped a few times sexually immorally/ lusting as recent as last night. So i know i needed to see this. I'm not subscribed or anything, it just came across in my feed, i just subbed. I can definitely agree that this is a HARD journey but we just gotta lean on his God repent and seek he first ALLLL THE TIME! Thanks for sharing and being vulnerable, you are not alone in this fight! 🙏🏾🙏🏾
This video was such a blessing because the struggle is real ! sometimes we feel as though we are alone in this battle but the testimony in this video says otherwise , we need more transparency in the Body of Christ so that we can strengthen and encourage each other. No Saint should struggle alone !
I appreciate this video. To anyone that has been through this struggle I found that reading scriptures, prayer and fasting, daily devotion and growing your personal relationship with God intimately is a recipe to withstand lust as well as other temptations. However it’s an on going process because from personal experience the enemy will return when you think everything is good. It’s like you have on the whole armor of God then you gotta retool, refresh, and renew it continuously. Something like your phone getting updated regularly, keep each armor updated. Blessings to all we’re in this together
I was so blessed, reaffirmed, and rejuvenated by this word. Thank you for your transparency. This is my first video I’ve seen of yours and God showed it to me in the midst of intense battles that I’ve been blessed to win but the wins feel like a lot of near misses. This video was just what I needed to help me not falter. God Bless You!
I’m getting angry seeing this I was just ranting about this few days ago how so many believers falling back into lust. I seen like 5 people who were abstinent for years fall all around this time so I know that the devil is working hard to get believers to stumble. Devil is a chump trynna take as many people away from god. I myself almost fell last week, thank god for his mercy. I’ll keep you in prayers this video hit home
@@JanelKLaurenThis season? The feelings of lust has been around since the fall of man. “The Lust of the Flesh, The Lust of the Eyes, and the Pride of Life” - 1 John 2:16 What's happening is that more believers are coming out on social media and being transparent in their testimonies and what was once taboo and embarrassing to discuss is being comfortably discussed by many and not just the same 10 Christians.
1. Pray to the holy spirit to expose all you're sin especially the uncunciouss ones. Cleansing of heart and renewing of mind. 2. Study and proclaim speaking out loud scripture over yourself (every day). Letting the Holy spirit guide you always starting off in prayer, also pray for people to study with who actually know God personally. Search studies on youtube. 3. Ask God to direct you're steps in overcoming temptation having a villigent spirit filled with conciousness and wisdom, to actually defeat the sin and rebuke it right away in the moment. 4. If you fall? Don't worry you concistently repent and ask God to continue to help you (constantly rebuking any lustful mind or desire) and to punish that evil spirit. 5. Pray for God to guide you trough the deliverance process, search for a minister (spirit led) and self-deliverance by continuing to do secret place time (repentance, submission, study, prayer, worship) continue to go to God for help pushing barriors yourself trusting His authority. Also searching for teachings or deliverance prayers on youtube. The most important of all is>> staying close to God and His love
I'm so happy I clicked on this video. One of the comments talked about hormonal arousal, and a light bulb went off for me. I used to have intense desires around the time of ovulation. We all know how that ends up. But I've been in the perimenopause stage for about two years now, and I'm just realizing that those strong monthly urges are no longer there. It has even helped me to focus more on my spirituality and enjoy my singleness ❤
This was divinely timed, coming across your video. You’re extremely courageous and brave for your honesty and if we had more of that in our spaces as Christians, there’d be a genuine atmosphere of transparency, vulnerability and intimacy. I can understand the nerves when being this honest and it is that much more admirable that you were!! Keep inspiring, walking in His will and being that genuine atmosphere 🙏🏽🙏🏽
I promise that you don't know how much this video helped me. This has by far been the one of the most difficult yrs of my life. I literally dont have the strength to do this without The Most High. I was just so close to falling. I was daydreaming about what I would do to her if I was the old man I was. Allowing The Most High to send you the right person is vary important. This particular woman wasn't absent from sex because of God, it was because she wanted to respect what I was doing. She was in it for the wrong reason and I was sooo close to falling. Lord please stay with me, I can't do this alone.
Thank you so much for your transparency. This video was so relatable. I’ve been dealing with this for years and everything you said in this video was confirmation that the Lord is working. May the Lord bless you and keep you, sister in Christ.
God will continue to bless you! He knows your heart and sees your conviction! in this time, don’t allow Satan to beat you down. God loves you and he receives your repentance ❤️❤️❤️ praying for you! 🙏🏾
Phenomenal video. The most powerful thing you said for me, is that your focus became stopping sin and not seeking God… Very well explained. I pray you have continuous peace and blessings.
I appreciate your vulnerability and integrity ! It is nice to know I’m not alone in the struggle to walk after Christ .. to rid myself of the very thing you spoke of in this video . Thank you 🙏🏾
There is a lot of truth in what you said and the struggle is real. In my experience, when there is a strong desire, very early actions can be very effective. I took a trip recently and I new that I was going to be exposed to a lot of temptations and I was able to call a friend and explain the situation to him and asked for daily accountability. This was effective and my trip was successful. A dangerous practice is to see how far you can go without falling. A scripture that I memorized was 1 Cor 10 vs 13. You will overcome but the temptation might will always be present. Keep fighting, stay humble and vulnerable with the right people.
As a man, this video came randomly on my feed and I’m blessed that it did. I’ve been going thru the same things this season, especially when you say the ‘sin cycle’ and idolizing marriage… wow, this is powerful to many in the Way and everyone. Continue to ask Father for His everlasting grace and mercy… Hebrews 12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, ❤️ Thank you beautiful sister ❤️🔥
Thanks Sis! I ha e been struggling on an up hill battle with the lust of the eyes,flesh and pride of life. The missing link at night was singing and praising the LORD. Listening to choir music. May the LORD God keep you. Your brother in Christ!
Been divorced and by choice single for 7 years without even talking to another woman. I have 2 sons who are wonderful, Godly boys 10 and 12. I'm thriving as a single Dad, but everyone now and the the temptation of self gratification arises in the natural realm. I have a good track record of self control. But when I drift from prayer time and studying the Word..... that's when I'm vulnerable to self pleasure. Prayer and harsh discipline 🙏 has and will continue to give you and me the victory. Be hard on your self with strong conviction on what you allow to be before your eyes, and God will reward you by giving you such strength in this area. That the victory will be glorious 🙌 and a sweet aroma before you and the Lord. Seek perfect purity.... and God will give you this blessing. Thank you for your open honesty....truly a blessing 🙌 🙏 ❤️
This is so good girly! You are all over people's channels right now because of your obedience and that just shows that when you follow God that He will take care of you!
I know vividly there are alot of people who watched this video, couldn’t leave a comment and eventually burst into tears 🥺. The mighty arm that delivered the Israelites will surely deliver us as well.🙏🏾 Having the word of God daily in your mind truly doesn’t give the devil a chance to occupy that space. Love the Lord with all thy heart, where all means 💯 not even 99.98%. God help us all H
A few thoughts as I came across this great video...yes, single people can idolize marriage for "relief", as you so wonderfully articulated (there is much truth in the statement), but be careful not to swing the pendulum too far the other way. It can be a snare by the enemy to remain in a perpetual state of singlehood by rejecting a good and blessed Christian marriage for the sole purpose of seeking victory of "overcoming" the sin of lust. We need GOD when we are weak, and we need Him when we are strong. There is no “state” of man in this life that will cause one to escape our intense, fleshly cravings (lust) that stem from inherently natural and GOD given gifts for both pleasure and procreation (sex).There is a danger for Christians to overcomplicate our struggles with sin. Seek first the LORD (who is perfect and forgiving) and His Kingdom (serving Him by ministering to others in His name) and He will strengthen you. In that context, unless you are a eunuch, seek a good Christian marriage (imperfect but good) where you can serve GOD together, and learn to meet each others needs for physical intimacy in a loving, and selfless relationship, through Christ and for His glory.
This video is timely. Sanctification is a process a journey, and we're all on it. Thank you for being open with your struggle, and the Bible says we over come by the blood of the lamb, and by the word of our testimony!
That scripture is not referring to the church . That scripture is referring to tribulation saints who do not receive the mark of the beast. 1 John 5:4 states that whosoever is born of God hath overcome the world.
Bringing thoughts into captivity... Entertain any thought for fifteen seconds and another thought of the same nature will follow... and the cycle continues. Recognition of unhelpful thoughts in those first few seconds allows us to change its direction before a cycle starts. When unwanted thoughts arise, recognise it, rebuke it, and mentally ask God to deliver you from such thoughts. That changes your thoughts into a prayer and thanksgiving for your forgiveness... make it take fifteen seconds or more and you will be in a prayerful state instead of a state of sinful or unhelpful thought... more thoughts of the same type should naturally follow. Especially if you make this a habit.
I'm very new to this channel and this video blessed me. Thank you for your vulnerability and your recommitment to honoring the Lord. Lust is difficult to fight, and what has been helping me is getting back into the habit of reading Scripture. Acts really blessed me and I can now appreciate Romans more. Also removing apps that often caused me to search for porn. Along with being honest with God and with a godly community, consuming more godly content helps (the videos from the Acts 242 Conference have been very beneficial for me recently). And including God more in my reading time, in my time of leisure, and when I can't sleep. I have prayed for you, and I'm reminding you that God loves you and that you are holy and the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. You always have a Father, Mediator, and an Advocate, and the Lord remains holy forever. Stay blessed Janel!!
I needed this. I too have been a little sloth on my journey with Christ. Thank you for being real in your journey. Your testimony will save many soul. May God continue to bless you and your family.
I usually don’t comment on videos but after watching you speak on multiple videos I am convinced that you are the female version of me lol it’s truly a blessing to watch someone articulate exactly what I’ve been through when I have a problem putting words together trying to explain it to myself. Thank you for building courage up and sharing you life with the world because you are not alone 🙏🏽🌹❤️💯 all praise to the most high
Thank you so much for this. I was feeling so discouraged because I have been falling into a shopping addiction for some time. The Lord keeps giving me verses about not storing up treasures in this world, not sewing to the flesh and with all the resolve in the world, I get tempted and I do it again. I also recently realised that the big problem for me is not remaining attached to the vine (and then you will bear much fruit), not seeking first the Kingdom of God; and trying to do this in my own strength. The worst is when it's repetitive and you are stuck in a pattern for some time the enemy will keep filling you with condemnation and you feel like you can't repent because you already did that 100 times and you keep doing the same thing over and over. The Lord is so good but I also do not want to take His grace for granted. Thanks for your courageous transparency. The wonderful thing is that God uses the blunders and the falls to continue to grow and sanctify His people.
I did too but i repented and meant it genuinely these temporary pleasures not worth it and we hurting God feelings let’s lock in and keep our focus on Jesus!💯💜
Very clear minded and straight forward opening of your heart and mind. I can relate to everything you said. You are exactly right when you mentioned that getting apathetic in your pursuit of the Kingdom life would be a path that leads away from clarity and Godly desires. Falling into a dispare fueled by stresses in life and the unfulfilled desires that the flesh has can feel like a prison, a pit that you dug for yourself and in that pit you can find no foothold to get out. Shame piles on more weight that produces more, spinning you into an endless circle. Knowing that God alone can save and applying that saving grace into your thoughts is a real battle at times of self..... You are a beautiful person and I appreciate the openness.
I’ll pray for you sister, I think a big thing people within the church do not speak about is quenching of the spirit. It’s crucial that when we are called to draw closer to God we do not push it off nor ignore that calling. The absence of The Word is the absence of our strength, the absence of our strength will only lead to weakness and failure but isn’t it before that even in our weakness God’s strength truly shines then and we can see his power! Keep your eyes on the author and finisher of our faith sister 🙏🏾
I definitely fell off today. I stop juicing, watch things I've shouldnt have and had crazy thoughts. I just was falling back into it and your video popped up and i only clicked cuz the length was 1111 and ive been seeing that number too much. Im thankful umma pray instead great video and im sure more people need to hear it 🙏
🤝🏼🙏🙏🙏..... True message and most of us can relate. Many people have a similar testimony, but God is always able when we stumble he remains faithful. 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 Praise and bless his holy name.
Thanks for deciding to keep pushing forward at the 6:35 mark. It was nothing but satan trying to stop you from helping me and others that are blessed by your post. I appreciate your honesty and transparency God bless your soul. 🙏🏿
Thank you for sharing. I struggle as a Catholic woman and we don’t speak about it. I feel as though I’m not alone through your video. The enemy wants us to think it’s not a big deal but it’s very important to not form spiritual or soul ties. I will pray for you and all struggling with this.
Proverbs 28 : 13 KJV:He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. I love your transparency. You're an example ❗
Remaining committed to waiting isn't easy and that's a part of the Walk with Christ that we have to understand we are not as strong as we think we are. I don't have everything all figured out. One day I had to decide that I wasn't as strong as I was, I was tired of being tired. I recognized that the more I returned to sin the temptation became stronger. I was done with going back to what wasn't fulfilling. It's an everyday fight and no one is perfect. Have to get up and not feel sorry for ourselves and create stronger boundaries. God is in control and he will lead and protect you. We're human.
Dang Sis. This is powerful and on point, I too am on this journey and struggle. Everything you said was me also. Your words opened up my eyes and I told the LORD thank you! He loves me so much that he gave me clarity! 🙌🏿❣️💯🙏🏿👑
I am so proud of you and your boldness. We all have been here. There is a healing when we confess our faults in humility and in truly loving Jesus Christ! This message blessed me today.
Amen... God Bless you in your journey... Keep moving forward as the Apostle Paul said looking forward and forgetting those things behind... You have to stay making videos even when you stumble... God see's your heart... Be Blessed...
When we openly share our struggles with sin, Satan is weakened. The devil thrives on secrecy and wants to keep sin unexposed. Be blessed for creating this video. It takes pure courage and strength in the Lord to share.
That's very true
Chapter and verse
This!!💯🙏🏽💕
EXACTLY!!
Ephesians 5 verse 11 Nkjv or NLT @@DaChristianYute
Great video. My relationship of five years ended a month ago. The love of my life decided to leave, and I can't stop thinking about her. I love her so much, and I've tried everything to get her back, but nothing seems to work. I'm frustrated and feel like I can't picture my life with anyone else. I've made every effort to move on, but the thoughts of her keep overwhelming me. I don’t know why I'm sharing this, but I miss her deeply and just can’t stop thinking about her.
Letting go of someone you love is incredibly hard. I can relate to your situation. My own 6 year relationship ended, and like you, I couldn't let go. I did everything I could to bring her back. Eventually, I sought help from a spiritual counselor who assisted me in reuniting with her.
That’s amazing. How did you find this spiritual counselor, and how can I contact him?
His name is Fatherabulu. He has remarkable powers and can help you too.
Fatherabulu, has incredible powers, and he can assist you.
Thank you for sharing this! I just looked him up online and I'm really impressed.
The word Flee is really important because it’s really difficult to resist .
What helps me is thanking and beign grateful to God every morning. He strengthens me, it said "Thanking God" is one of his will for our lives.
Put on them Nikes and run!!!!!!!!!!!!
Omgns ray mak??? Did u get saved?? I rmbr I used to see u a lot in different UA-cam videos before I was saved. Wow it’s nice to see u again. God bless you🤍🤍🤍
running is for cowards... study your enemy and confront those fears and insecurities.
@@TechGrubTV We cant fight sin, we flee from it. I’ll explain in a Christian context so you can understand. For example; Lust occurs by what we see and touch. So when we see something that is alluring to lust, as human beings we think we can fight it by saying “Im stronger than these temptations” so what people do normally is to restrain their desires and want through imaginative pride which then retains that memory of the Lust in a part of our brain 🧠 and that little part of lust “nak*d men or women etc”. triggers when we become complacent in our minds such as when going to sleep or relaxing or scrolling to the internet piling up more of those undesirable images. Its a losing battle to fight sin, so when God helps us he wants us to flee. For example; when we encounter something that potentially will retain such dirty images, we turn to God and those images are no longer retained and our trust in God deepens and the more we rely on God the stronger we are against the temptations that come our way but as I said, pride will be our greatest struggle because it leads us away from seeking God.
Coming across this video is irrefutable proof that GOD IS SOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOD. I fell into sexual sin few days back and I have been absolutely devastated ever since. I have been praying and imploring and singing God of Mercy and Compassion over and over and over. Then I stumble upon this video as the VERY FIRST video on my UA-cam recommended homepage. I do not know this channel I have never watched a content off this channel and your message just lifted a weight off of my soul. Thank you Lauren. Thank you JESUS.
@Seeeee816 no one.
Same
Amen me too
FoA
God is good!
44 years old and abstaining....what helps me is : overindulging in Gods word day and night, whether reading, listening or speaking it , praying in tongues (your superpower), EXERCISING HELPS A LOT, JOGGING IN NATURE, lifting weights,, Wear your body out! That sexual tension have to be relieved.
Find and write down every scripture on sexual immorality and body being the temple of God and meditate on that every day and night, so when the tempter comes )he comes in cycles), you are war ready to tell him what the word says. 🔥 You got this! 🤞💪,
The one missing aspect of the Christian walk that we need is fellowship with one another. God put the members into one body and Jesus is the head. Anything contrary is a schism and a work of the enemy.
Amen!
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@@jomaw0875trouble is can't trust many people to confide our sin to, Because they tend to look at you differently after they know you were a horrible person
This is great! Thank you 🙏
Public transparency is hard. Thanks for sharing your journey.
Thank you for tuning in 🙏🏽
Amen
@@JanelKLauren no problem Janel
@@JanelKLauren Have stumbled a lot with porn and lust even adultery myself!
It was NOT an easy journey. I have wept as a grown man begging for God to deliver me from that generational curse. HE came through finally but HE had to chastise me with a very painful rod. I almost lost my job and at one time, my only son also became so sick that at the time I felt like huge scales fell from my spiritual eyes! I had amazing dreams at the time and some were utterly terrifying that when that season was over? I was like tough meat hard boiled in a pot for a day! Tenderized through and through. Like a vessel ready to be molded. I would not recommend anyone let God chastise them though. Even if HE does it to those HE loves. IT IS NOT PRETTY! However I am FOREVER GRATEFUL that HE took the time to love and chastise me that way to give me perspective of the life HE needed me to live. My relationship with my wife improved and I blocked all contacts I did not need to talk to (better to cut one arm off and enter paradise than go to hell with both arms - wisdom from the teacher HIMSELF).
Thank you for sharing this and it will not go in vain. We are all a work in progress of the Holy Spirit's hand. Vessels that only need to be ready to be molded. Hearts that only need to be soft and ears that hear and keep the WORD in our hearts that we may not sin. Keep going! IT IS NOT EASY, but with GOD? EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE.
Matthew 24:13 "But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved."
Public transparency can also be used to increase engagement, grow your channel and monetize your audience. Often times "vulnerability" is championed in religious communities. Posting click bait titles like this are used for virtue signaling, increased engagement and public celebration like your comment here. It's a subtle form of narcism to seek attention and affirmation like this.
As a Christian who struggled with lust also I know how difficult it is. Christian men go through a lot especially single men. It's tough being a man and celibate. It takes an insane amount of discipline but it gets easier as we feed the Spirit more than the flesh. God always reward those who are obedient. You're breaking a strong hold in your life, you'll be rewarded.🙏😎👍
I felt this comment cause I have been battling with this for a long while 🙏
May God help all Christian young men and women around the world
Man needed this I fell into lust and I don't want to anymore it's really tearing my soul
This is real. It’s not easy at all. There’s a lot of beautiful women. Sometimes you wonder if it’s even worth it.
If you fall fast and pray and tell God why you're fasting and what you want him to do through it before you start the fast for example" God am going to start a seven days fast and through it I want to take away the desires of fornication from my hearts always and permanently. Repeat over and over again until you're completely free. If it comes back then repeat again and again. If it comes again repeat again
? so is it ok to lust after your wife or husband?
What I got from this: "Salvation is not in stopping sinning but in continually seeking God". Which means that it is in seeking God that we stop sinning. Thank you for your transparency and sharing!
Amen Bro absolutely what I got also💯🔥🎯🎯
Absolutely true !!!!!
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
We have to work on getting discernment spot on so we know what’s attacking us. Then we can go to God as in James 5:16 confess your sins with one another and pray for one another so you may be healed. It’s a process to sanctification.
That's wrong though. Salvation is given to you the moment you believed the testimony of the Father that He sent Jesus His Son to die on the cross for our sins.
Read 1 Cor 1-4 to be enlightened.
The problem with your term "continually seeking God " is that you're not assured your saved. You're still focusing on the "continuation" to serve God or as you say to "seek" God.
God doesn't take away salvation specifically on this new testament because He gave it as a GIFT. You don't take away the candy you gave to your kids on Christmas just because they disobeyed you. A gift is a gift. He is faithful.
Example, will God take away salvation because you watched porn? And then you repent so He give it back again? And then next day you watched again so He'll take it back again?
Wrong! We are saved by grace through faith and not works. You do GOOD BECAUSE YOU'RE SAVED, NOT BECAUSE YOU'RE TRYING TO BE SAVED.
Stop the poor arriculations. You need to be concise and straight to the core idea when explaning salvation. Not with the cliches. Old Testament and NEW T aren't the same. Learn to separate them to reconcile the verses that seems to be contradicting but not.
LEARN TO PROPERLY DIVIDE the Bible so you don't confuse because the differences are there. OLD T AND NEW T aren't same but they compliment each other
Yo… omg….. “sinning, repenting crying out, repeat” I’ve been there. SO much. It’s such a struggle. Every day. Every single day.
WOW! I Never See Women Talking About This Subject! I, Too, STRUGGLE With Lust. Thank You For Your Transparency!
Hi there, I trust God that if you continue looking up to Him for help your struggle will one day be name victory, I too used to struggle with lust, but one of the things that really helped me was continuous fellowship with the righteous, I couldn't not be in their midst and continue with my sins, though in many ways I was discouraged by the devil, ( what company do you keep? )
Allow yourself to be cleanse by the word of God, make it an habit to be reading the scripture often, listen to massages on lust and practice righteousness no matter how hard it will be at the beginning.
Consecrate yourself to the Lord. Job 31:1-10
And know that God has given you victory over every temptation. 1cor 10:13
@godwinokpon4749 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Good word 🙌
We struggle too
Especially one as beautiful as she is. She seems the idea match
Yall, I did not expect to post this video and get this level of out pour immediately after. So many of you have been so encouraging and so kind in reaching out. I’ve always only wanted to be true to myself, so I’m glad I can be authentic here and have so many relate. I feel like this is part of the work God has me doing so I’ll continue to remain obedient. Thank you guys for the love ❤❤❤
God can only honour a sincere and repentant heart. My tip as a minister of the gospel to you is to keep being sincere towards yourself and God. Even when you feel like you're gonna fall back into this sin, tell him, be very honest with him and don't just ask him for help but invite him on this journey with you. You can be a great tool for the Lord's kingdom. Would be great to work with you if the Lord could make it possible🙏🏽. Much love to you sister and keep pressing on❤
A jamaican musician dj Nicholas had the same problem even in marriage
God bless you and preserve you in purity
Thank you for your courage, you're helping so many of us.
Great to see someone so transparent. Not just concerned about being a Christian content producer. You are absolutely right it’s not just not winning, it’s actively pursuing God. Keep up the great work woman of God. This came up in my UA-cam feed, first time hating of you. Take captive every thought is so important.
I was struggling with lust and porn almost my whole life. So for many many years I had ups and downs as a christian, so I know what you and people are talking about.
The moments when you feel strong in the Lord, its no problem to skip it. Its about the moments when its quiet and your thoughts are going back to lust or pornography thoughts, what you saw or did in the past. THOSE moments are crucial and you NEED to fight and RUN from those thoughts by praying and crying out to the Lord for help.
Dont just go into the fantasies in your thoughts or keep it there and move on. You have to fight them with the Word of God, by praying and give the Holy Spirit the room to work.
Jesus is the beginning and the end, so HE can also end this spirit of lust in your life.
Believe in HIM, do your part and HE will set you free. 🙏🏽💯
God bless!
@@mrpapito8890 fantasy is such a terrible thing to let fester because if we’re not careful we can cross the lines of witch craft through our thoughts. The blood covers all, and for that I am thankful. Thank you for watching!
Thank u , I needed this bc the fluctuating up and down is truly difficult. Thank u so much ... God bless
You need like minded people around you miss ye mon
Thank you so much brother
Thank you.. similar story here, I believe GOD is perfecting HIS work in me so HE can use me to help others 🙏
This video hit home. After months of living holy, I fell last week… of course I repented but it’s a reminder just how weak our flesh is, and how much we need to rely on God’s power… to walk in the Spirit. Galatians 5
I can appreciate that.. id be lying if i said i can go a full day as "Holy".. when you consider pride, boasting, greed, idols, materialism, compassion on enemies, EVERY word being spoken in love, EVERY thought pure, not doing what is right.. well its quite clear that i fall short✌️
Amen, you done great going months, you had/have the victory, after a season of victory I pray marriage would come.
Thank you for watching 🙏🏽
You can’t fight against nature. The only way is staying busy. Never remain idle. This is called sexual transmutation. Working helps to divert the mind from the sexual nature/side
Not gonna lie I’ve been slipping up recently and I know it’s not cool and The Lord isn’t pleased. I just want to be strong again.
I never heard a woman openly talk about lust. This was very informational to men and women. I pray that the Most High God continues to work through you..... Stay Blessed Sister in Christ🌿🕊 new sub
As a woman, this is something I struggle with every single day, but even more so during ovulation. I wish it was talked about more openly
And I kind of gave up last year after I broke my abstinence. And I'm struggling because I don't even WANT to be abstinent. It's so difficult
@@sarahnwosu1714 I relate. Praying for you sister
Man if this isn’t the truth 😭😭😭
This comment section just shows how Christians need each other to be vulnerable and as accountability partners. Lust is such a strong sin to overcome. I had to repent to God and expose my shame to my wife. Then I had to learn it wasn’t her responsibility to scratch that itch when lust crept back into my heart. God has brought me so far from battle with lust but from repeat setbacks it’s a constant battle that only God can help you win. Everything you said was spot on. Thank you ma’am. God bless. Your testimony and authenticity is what other Christians need to hear/see.
Thank you for sharing! There is a book that I am reading that brought lustful harassing down to almost none. It's called The Joy of a Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas. He has a powerful line of books that will help as a tool and resource for our thoughts to dwell on.
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I’ve currently fallen back into lust too !! I’ve been abstinent for years !! It’s very hard for women and no one is talking about it!!! Everyone thinks it’s only men….but women are going through it too…. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO….
I think it's hard for anyone who has had that experience before, both men and women.
What works for me is staying away from the Cues that lead to it. I've been able to isolate the patterns. But easier said than done right? Just keep praying to the Holy Spirit
Sex and lust are hard topics for the Christian to admit to. There’s no clear cut formula on how to deal with it. The Bible says to flee fornication. I think part of overcoming is to admit to it, exploring the reasons behind it and what we are truly looking for. Do we truly want a partner and why? Is it just for sex? Do we pray? Do we trust God and how do we react to our failings? We WILL fail in many things but we must continue to TRY and trust that some time God will deliver us. Sin is more than just a woman with ex owed cleavage. God is a merciful God and Our Understanding is very limited.
All sin is sin. No sin is greater than the other. To offend your parent is the same as fornication when it comes to offending God. We have to understand that we must strive to try and believe God and don’t beat ourselves up for our infalible ways. We recognize and fight our sinful ways but don’t wallow in your shame. Flee fornication the Bible says. But we can’t judge sex as being triggered by open cleavage or a leg showing etc. Gods mercy is more than that. Sexual hunger is a natural gift/creation by God and a part of humanity so it in itself is not an evil thing. But we must exercise responsibility and understanding with it. Prayer and maturity and understanding is what we must depend for n without leaning into what the world and the ‘Christian’ defines as wrong outside of the Bible and its word.
We're all human it's hard...
I receive. The church has left women out of this conversation for a long time. I feel like it’s been a mismanagement, and I’m open to changing that. Thank you for watching!
I’m definitely subscribing because I’m tired of these fake Christians on their UA-cam channels pretending to live a false holy life. They tear others down instead of praying for them. As a minister myself, I can honestly say I’ve fallen, even now, for this same exact reason. Lust is a very strong spirit, and it takes someone who has been through it to understand that it’s not easy to overcome.
When I fell, I didn’t look for sympathy or make excuses. I was honest about it and didn’t try to hide it. For years, I’ve prayed to God about it, but it often feels like I get stuck in ruts. It’s like being a dog on a leash, going in circles-bouncing back, only to fall again. But I always confess it to God, never trying to hide it.
In fact, I’ve prayed openly in front of others, admitting that I needed prayer to bounce back. I’ve also talked with my brothers in Christ who can relate. We all need each other in these last days.
First step in preaching against sin is to share our own.. and that takes alot of courage! You are right, many are shouting "REPENT" and pretending (or ignoring) their own struggles.. i consider that fake too. And best way to connect with someone that struggles is to relate.. if you dont fall into lust, then how can you possibly understand someone that does? Best influencers are the ones that have been in the same "shoes" and have empathy. I wish you well on your journey..God Bless✌️
It might be a generational curse from your bloodline we all need deliverance and renewing of your mind.
You cant assume all of them are pretending. Many have struggled for years before finally breaking thru by the ppwer of holy spirit. Just bc many are struggling are with this doesnt mean everyone is still struggling with this.
My brother, you described exactly how I feel dealing with lust. Honestly, the bible says to flee from sexual immorality, BUT IT JUST FOLLOWS ME WHEREVER I GO
@@TryShock hey brotha its a hard one. Bible also says if you burn with passion then get married.. uh that didn't fix it, not so good advice. Best help is support group with others like us, just like any other addiction ✌️
This video was so transparent, so relatable. God bless you😢
there is a california ice cream store named wanderlust. i encourage lust with ice cream flavors, whatever someones lifestyle preference, dairy free options 💕💕💕💕💕💕
You're very strong. We are mostly weak when we are denial of our struggles. I'm still a virgin 38 years old man, I've had to learn many lessons on the core issue of my own lust. I was not fully submitting to The obedience of God, but I was trying to do everything right and determining my own sense of righteousness based off how many things I did right. It's been such a rewarding journey. All the best to you!
God bless you sister. I am a 26 year old man striving for purity also. I've been free from pornography for over six months, but my girlfriend and I have struggled to be pure in heart. We aren't having sex, but I know sometimes we kiss or talk in manners that is a form of fornication from the heart. It grieves me immensely every time we stumble, and your video was very encouraging. Sanctification is a journey, and knowing my brothers and sisters are praying, fighting, and fleeing where necessary gives me further resolve to seek the face of Christ.
Legalize your relationship into marriage
Exactly, just get married and then get it on. Don’t burn with lust…
Same here brother 26 years old man as well doing this journey of purity by help of God It's never easy .My body wants to sin before God but it's a journey of giving God the lead and feeding the spirit. God is our perfector.
I wish would could talk about hormonal arousal and how we as women deal with arousal during ovulation. I know this is a struggle for me because it’s nature. But I know that God can do all things rather it’s hormonal arousal or not. All we have to do is ask for strength and try our best to overcome.
Exactly this!
Yes !!! I’m not going to lie I fall around that time!! Especially when you are in your baby making years
Interesting and understandable, we must try our best.
@@Matt-jz6ekEasier said. Marriage is not a button you press
@@Matt-jz6ekyeah. You can’t just get married. I’m sure if it’s that easy many single Christians would get married.
To anyone watching this you are already healed and delivered. Your life is like making scrambled eggs. If you get a cracked shell into it you don’t throw the eggs out. You simply take the shells out and keep going. Be steadfast and unmovable. Turn from all unrighteousness and God will direct your path.
I come into agreement with this. Amen ❤
@tonylavelleofficial my guy, how do you get delivered? Because it definitely ain't from reading this message. There are likely people here in bondage to sin and you are giving them this message. Your message is giving big time mega pastor manpleaser spirit right now. Simping like emotional pimping is what this message looks like. The message seems quite contradictory. So please answer my question and don't get extra sensitive on me.
@ Hello bro. To be delivered is to first have faith that you can be delivered. I was stuck in sin for my entire life. I had faith in Christ and then I repented. When Jesus Christ healed they had to have faith to be healed. When they didn’t believe any more he no longer could perform miracles.
Mark 16:16 : 16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned
@tonylavelleofficial I didn't ask about that. I said what does it mean to be delivered?
@@Sean-e5r Brother you asked how do you get delivered. Read your own question. Are you delivered ?
Great word. As a long time married Christian man, I can assure you 100% that this young lady is right... Even in marriage you can still have lustful desires. Being married won't solve it. Lust is gluttonous and unsatisfying so there are times when I will desire another woman because lust is never satisfied. Even with regular intimacy with your spouse (even harder when its 20+yrs of marriage with the same woman). Nobody can beat lust on their own. Just as this young lady said. All you can do is "run" to God, admit you can't do it on your own and that you WILL fail without holding onto his unchanging hand. We are all on the same journey as you young lady. I appreciate your story. There is comfort in knowing we are not alone. We need God to stay perpetually saved and free from our struggles. God bless.
I am so fortunate to have watched this! I also struggled on and off and tried to figure out why I was allowing myself to fall into lust, not realizing that not only do I need to consciously take EVERY thought into captivity to Christ but that I NEEDED to rely on Yah and not my own abilities to fight against my carnal desires.
Marriage for relief of sin instead of the furtherance of the Kingdom, this was a word for me. Thank you sis. Jesus got you right where He want you. Your heart is pointed in the right direction, keep seeking His face!!
Thank you so much for sharing. I am literally fighting this exact battle right now. I admire your vulnerability, openness, and honesty. I pray for you, you pray for me: we will win! ❤
In Jesus name the battle is all ready won walk in your victory. Believe that even when you are fighting.
@@Matt-jz6ek Marriage does not heal you of sexual sin when you marry before being healed it makes things worse. It's better to heal first if you can but if cannot help yourself it's better to marry then to burn. But pray for God to sent you the right person.
@Matt-jz6ek I agree I got married fast marry is wonderful if you stick it out. I told the Lord I need a wife are I will probably fall into sexual sin. I prayed in waited it didn't take long he answered quickly.
I receive ❤
@@JanelKLauren Thanks for this video. Knowing I’m not the only one struggling with this gives me hope that I’m not lost. I’m a divorced man about a month away from 70 years old. I’m going through this exact thing of stumbling then for a while staying out of sin then falling back into it and being drawn back in by it. I’ve heard for a while now-solid Bible teachers saying marriage is God’s design for sanctification. Plus, Paul urges folks to get married rather than burn with lust. I’ve also heard and acknowledge that getting re-married will not cure the problem like you point out. Yet I feel like I’m a sitting duck without that God ordained outlet for these needs, especially as a man. Even if it did help, there’s many problems getting re-married at my age and with gold diggers and scammers plus it being sin to remarry except for certain reasons. Thank you for reinforcing that we’re not lost just because we stumble and that the problem is somewhat ongoing. I consider myself in repentance and I’m glad that I still have that sense of guilt, Godly sorrow and conviction when it does happen occasionally. Yet like you said, I was wrongly looking looking at repentance (and thinking “I did good this week”) as salvation, that can be very deceiving.
You bringing it to light rather than fighting it in the darkness is very commendable 👏🏿lesson to me
They say, “ You are ONLY has sick as your secrets.” That’s why church accountability is important. This sister gonna make it as it says the righteous may may fall seven times, but they get back up! Amen
Me too girl. Me too. I tried turning away but the thoughts and the feeling felt too good. The bad thing about lust is you tell yourself "Just once" and it ends up keeping you distracted and so knee deep into it. Its insanity...
I'm only 40 seconds into the video and I had to stop and leave you this comment. God bless you for your honesty and transparency. Not many people hold themselves accountable. I'm sure that Yah see's your heart and commends you for being honest and vulnerable. Know that you are not the only one enduring this struggle...but you are one of the few to share it with those that are also battling the flesh. I appreciate you sister. ❤🙏
This is why marriage is important. Naturally, we are not made to be alone. Everyone needs love and needs to be in love. Our emotions needs to be wanted and complete. Years without being in love is mentally and physically unhealthy for our mind,body, and soul.
You can struggle with lust also in a marriage.
I agree. Marriage is important
Marriage is a solution to lust, it will break your marriage. Your spouse will cheat on you. Lust will cause you or your spouse to do shamefull acts you will not be brave to admit that you are doing them.
Please marriage and lust can never be in the same whatsapp group
Marriage has its own issues, try marrying someone who has zero sexual desire.
I did, I only found this out after we got married. I am a Christian and believe in abstinence, so in our case, there was no sex before marriage.
The worse part is, she was not honest with me during courtship, I asked about her sexual history, she said she was a virgin, this was true, however, she never mentioned, the reason she was a virgin, was because she never had any desire for sex.
I am the one who is always asking, if I don't ask, nothing happens, I literally didn't ask for two months and my wife showed ZERO interest in wanting any.
So here I am, trapped in a sexless marriage, angry, frustrated and resentful, because my wife has no natural desire for physical intimacy.
I've been married for 6 years now, and if I get sex 10 times in the year, that's a very, very, very good year.
I am at this point now where I want a divorce, if our marriage survives 2025, it's a miracle, I don't believe in cheating, but I also don't want a divorce as we have a child and he's the love of my life, so what do I do ?
@@A4Nattyshe has a duty, it's as simple as that. You need to tell her that and create a sex calendar together. As unromantic as it sounds, if it's already that bad, scheduling it won't be much worse. Tell her how often you want and see what is a reasonable compromise. Then she should make sure to be prepared for those times without an excuse and you need to make sure she isn't exhausted from housework/childcare etc. At those times so there's no excuse. And ask her if she's willing to see a doctor because it may be hormonal (actually do that first, if she refuses then set the calendar lol)
I am a married man and this speaks directly to me. Ive made the EXACT same mistakes. Thank you for your courageous transparency. Your willingness to be vulnerable in sharing your struggles and repentance is appreciated. 🙏
More people need to be honest like this. It helps people more!
You are hitting so many points. This is a whole 5 or six sermon series in one short video. Keep speaking! 🙏🏾
Thanks!
Thank you for this seed ❤
Thank you for obeying God and posting this video! I have also struggled these past few months with falling back into lust, and it’s taking all the vulnerability in me to even comment this on a public platform! But I desire freedom desperately so can you please pray for me Janel. I’ll be praying for you as well and everyone else under the comments.
Commenting cause of what u said about vulnerability I’ve had a couple rough months and js wanna pray for u and hope the best outcome for us all
@ Thank you so much! Praying for you as well we WILL beat this God got us
You said something interesting about prayer that I haven’t thought of before. It isn’t begging God to help you, which is a selfish act, but submitting yourself to God and asking for guidance. The prayer is not wanting anything in return but saying ‘not my will but thy will.’ I think I’ve got that right. I’m a novice. Thanks.
How true...
You crossed my mind the other day actually. I totally get you 💯❤️. God bless us all. Thanks for the transparency; you speak for so many others when you decide to speak up for yourself first. Me being one. 🙂↕️
Hey little sis, I want you to know that you are SOOOO loved and the fact that you feel conviction means that God has his hands on you. My prayer for you is that you can be used to influence a generation to submit to the calling of God and help win souls for the kingdom. I’m glad that my channel could find you, you’ve brought joy to so many including me! Head up girl, it’s already done - in his name ❤
Your vulnerability is a blessing. I have also fallen into a very similar cycle of lust. It is a challenging journey, this abstinence path, but certainly worth it. Let us continue to take our thoughts captive and continue feeding our minds with the word. Blessings to you and all of us walking this path.
I LOVED this! Too many times we go through the "sin, guilt, repent" cycle and we think we should be strong enough to stop. But He said to put all of our burdens on Him. That He is with us, going through everything we are. So I, too, need to be reminded to seek Him FIRST, not allowing myself to be the head, but allowing Him to do what He does. Thank you! Welcome back! I look forward to more of your videos. And look out for my content in the new year. 🙏🏼❤️
This is so good and I’ve been in the same exact place of idolizing marriage and wanting it to free me of sin. I get it!!! God is so patient with us…I have learned to constantly check my heart posture. Thank you for sharing this part of the process, this is so necessary. May God continue to bless & strengthen you on your journey and in your ministry ❤
I don’t think it’s a coincidence that your video popped up on my feed. It describes what I’m going through right now, and I’m battling it with God’s help. Thank you for being so transparent and encouraging.
Wow! When I tell you I'm going through this right now, everything you said resonates with me. Sometimes, I feel like God is tired of me and that I'm playing games with Him. I really needed this video, so thank you, sis. I'm praying for all the ladies who are facing similar struggles. You are not alone in this battle. 💚
You feel that way because you've taken a legalistical approach. You re basing your rightouesness on your performance. The bible says we have been made the rightouesness of God. So on our worst day we are still righteous in God's eyes. We are also sealed unto the day of redemption ( rapture). Rightouesness is imputed not earned once we are born again. Acts 2:38
God does gives up on us, so we should not give up on ourselves, just as known one as a right to end his own life, we keep on doing our best until the holy Spirit takes over, one way is to block our minds totally and avoid the triggers, we ve to bcos we don't want Christ to meet us at that state.The fear of Christ can come at any time should help keep us in check and lead us to self accountability. Mark8:36: what does profit a man...
Thanks for talking about lust. This is my first time hearing it from a woman's perspective. You give me hope. God bless you, you are doing great work. 🙏
Thank you so much for your transparency! I see why God has certain parameters in place to guide us in life. I struggle with lust as well and as I am new in the faith I am realizing why knowing and seeking the Lord is so important when overcoming our sinful nature. But we have such a gracious father that he can use our struggles to minister and set others free just as you have done in this video 🙌🏾🙌🏾
Praying for all in the comments and watching this video who struggle with lust as we faithfully seek the Lord and abide in him. 🤎
"For ALL have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" -Romans 3:23. Its about asking the Lord for Forgiveness (Repent) and doing the best you can to fight temptation. Also, ask the Lord to give you strength when you feel those urges coming. #StayBlessed
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In Jesus Christ mighty name.
You know I hate this argument. Repent doesn't mean "do your best" it means "never again to the point of death". Nobody ever told me this. They told me the watered down version you just said. God cannot forgive a heart like Pharoah or saul that repents only to get out of trouble. True repentance is like David, never again.
Don't do your best, sincerely look to Christ for strength. Look for the powerful grace of God that teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness (Titus 2:11, NIV; also Romans 6:14), not the popular watered-down version that gives us a license to sin and confirms us in our sin (Jude 4).
Thank you so much for posting this. As a Woman of God myself, I've noticed that so little Christian creators who are women of God open up about the PERSONAL difficulty of fighting lust, temptation, masturbation and etc. It's a long and tiring battle but the Lord has got us.
The honesty the church is not giving us therefore making us sooo embarrassed yet we are God’s children trying to live right 🥺
Thank you for your transparency my sister❤️we need more dialogue concerning this.
If I may add to this conversation. I hear a lot of Christian singles say that they’re on an abstinence journey. I think we need to look at that differently. I believe when we take on that mindset, it can cause us to take credit for keeping ourselves and not God. Like it’s our idea to abstain when truthfully it’s a direct command from the Lord…to flee sexual immorality. The “My abstinence journey” mindset can potentially produce pride. And we know pride comes before a fall.
We do have a part to play obedience wise but He is the only one who is able to keep us from falling🙌🏾❤️🙌🏾He gets the Glory!
Just my thoughts❤️much love to everyone! Stay encouraged!
I love you made this video! I’m a living testimony of lust does not go away after you get married!!! I just got delivered from it last week! Keep doing what you are doing this is important for the kingdom ❤️
I’m so thankful for your transparency because as a new Christian in my early walk I’ve struggled with thoughts of just and the flesh. I definitely need to cast those thoughts away and focus my eyes on God alone ❤
Lust*
What we choose not to keep in secret, the enemy cannot use to shame! Glad you are continuing the walk and being authentic. Proud of your boldness sis. Stay encouraged and keep going. ❤
Fast and pray Sister, the Lord will restore you and make you stronger Amen
The level of transparency in you is top notch.... indeed the first shall be last and the last shall be first. The zeal of the lord will do it.God bless you. Shalom✌🏾
I admire you for being so vulnerable and bringing this to your audience because i feel like not many Christians talk about the times where we fall short but by the Grace of God you will comeback stronger in Jesus’ name❤❤
Your willingness to step away and embrace consecration speaks volumes about your faith and obedience. It’s a reminder to all of us that sometimes growth requires solitude and surrender. Thank you for being a living example of trusting the process-your journey is a blessing to us all.
I'm a 31 year old guy. Christian (Non- denominational & Non- Religious), single, no kids. I Decided that i'm going celibate/semen retention until God aligns me with me Life Partner. Its going on 2 years now. I have slipped a few times sexually immorally/ lusting as recent as last night. So i know i needed to see this. I'm not subscribed or anything, it just came across in my feed, i just subbed.
I can definitely agree that this is a HARD journey but we just gotta lean on his God repent and seek he first ALLLL THE TIME!
Thanks for sharing and being vulnerable, you are not alone in this fight! 🙏🏾🙏🏾
28 and on SR until marraige also. This is what the Lord requires and he will reward is in perfect timing.🙏😎👍
@Brandon-218 Amen! 📌
So there’s no good women out there in the whole world for you to marry? What exactly are you waiting on?
Wife* my guy. God doesn’t do “life partnership”. You’re seeking a WIFE or a lifetime of celibacy to honor our Heavenly Father.
This video was such a blessing because the struggle is real ! sometimes we feel as though we are alone in this battle but the testimony in this video says otherwise , we need more transparency in the Body of Christ so that we can strengthen and encourage each other. No Saint should struggle alone !
I appreciate this video. To anyone that has been through this struggle I found that reading scriptures, prayer and fasting, daily devotion and growing your personal relationship with God intimately is a recipe to withstand lust as well as other temptations. However it’s an on going process because from personal experience the enemy will return when you think everything is good. It’s like you have on the whole armor of God then you gotta retool, refresh, and renew it continuously. Something like your phone getting updated regularly, keep each armor updated. Blessings to all we’re in this together
I was so blessed, reaffirmed, and rejuvenated by this word. Thank you for your transparency. This is my first video I’ve seen of yours and God showed it to me in the midst of intense battles that I’ve been blessed to win but the wins feel like a lot of near misses. This video was just what I needed to help me not falter. God Bless You!
I’m getting angry seeing this I was just ranting about this few days ago how so many believers falling back into lust. I seen like 5 people who were abstinent for years fall all around this time so I know that the devil is working hard to get believers to stumble. Devil is a chump trynna take as many people away from god. I myself almost fell last week, thank god for his mercy. I’ll keep you in prayers this video hit home
Spiritual warfare is very high this season.
In recent times too I've found myself being tempted a lot 😅. Glad to see I'm not alone
Amen
@@JanelKLaurenThis season? The feelings of lust has been around since the fall of man.
“The Lust of the Flesh, The Lust of the Eyes, and the Pride of Life” - 1 John 2:16
What's happening is that more believers are coming out on social media and being transparent in their testimonies and what was once taboo and embarrassing to discuss is being comfortably discussed by many and not just the same 10 Christians.
1. Pray to the holy spirit to expose all you're sin especially the uncunciouss ones. Cleansing of heart and renewing of mind.
2. Study and proclaim speaking out loud scripture over yourself (every day). Letting the Holy spirit guide you always starting off in prayer, also pray for people to study with who actually know God personally. Search studies on youtube.
3. Ask God to direct you're steps in overcoming temptation having a villigent spirit filled with conciousness and wisdom, to actually defeat the sin and rebuke it right away in the moment.
4. If you fall? Don't worry you concistently repent and ask God to continue to help you (constantly rebuking any lustful mind or desire) and to punish that evil spirit.
5. Pray for God to guide you trough the deliverance process, search for a minister (spirit led) and self-deliverance by continuing to do secret place time (repentance, submission, study, prayer, worship) continue to go to God for help pushing barriors yourself trusting His authority. Also searching for teachings or deliverance prayers on youtube.
The most important of all is>> staying close to God and His love
Your gift of vulnerability & transparency is REFRESHING! The constant battle of submitting and fleeing is continual! Thank you! 🙌🏽
I'm so happy I clicked on this video. One of the comments talked about hormonal arousal, and a light bulb went off for me. I used to have intense desires around the time of ovulation. We all know how that ends up. But I've been in the perimenopause stage for about two years now, and I'm just realizing that those strong monthly urges are no longer there. It has even helped me to focus more on my spirituality and enjoy my singleness ❤
This was divinely timed, coming across your video. You’re extremely courageous and brave for your honesty and if we had more of that in our spaces as Christians, there’d be a genuine atmosphere of transparency, vulnerability and intimacy. I can understand the nerves when being this honest and it is that much more admirable that you were!! Keep inspiring, walking in His will and being that genuine atmosphere 🙏🏽🙏🏽
I’m glad the lord brought me here, keep strong sister 🙏🏽
I promise that you don't know how much this video helped me. This has by far been the one of the most difficult yrs of my life. I literally dont have the strength to do this without The Most High. I was just so close to falling. I was daydreaming about what I would do to her if I was the old man I was. Allowing The Most High to send you the right person is vary important. This particular woman wasn't absent from sex because of God, it was because she wanted to respect what I was doing. She was in it for the wrong reason and I was sooo close to falling. Lord please stay with me, I can't do this alone.
Thank you so much for your transparency. This video was so relatable. I’ve been dealing with this for years and everything you said in this video was confirmation that the Lord is working. May the Lord bless you and keep you, sister in Christ.
God will continue to bless you! He knows your heart and sees your conviction! in this time, don’t allow Satan to beat you down. God loves you and he receives your repentance ❤️❤️❤️ praying for you! 🙏🏾
Phenomenal video. The most powerful thing you said for me, is that your focus became stopping sin and not seeking God… Very well explained. I pray you have continuous peace and blessings.
I appreciate your vulnerability and integrity ! It is nice to know I’m not alone in the struggle to walk after Christ .. to rid myself of the very thing you spoke of in this video .
Thank you 🙏🏾
There is a lot of truth in what you said and the struggle is real. In my experience, when there is a strong desire, very early actions can be very effective. I took a trip recently and I new that I was going to be exposed to a lot of temptations and I was able to call a friend and explain the situation to him and asked for daily accountability. This was effective and my trip was successful. A dangerous practice is to see how far you can go without falling. A scripture that I memorized was 1 Cor 10 vs 13. You will overcome but the temptation might will always be present. Keep fighting, stay humble and vulnerable with the right people.
As a man, this video came randomly on my feed and I’m blessed that it did. I’ve been going thru the same things this season, especially when you say the ‘sin cycle’ and idolizing marriage… wow, this is powerful to many in the Way and everyone. Continue to ask Father for His everlasting grace and mercy…
Hebrews 12:1
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, ❤️
Thank you beautiful sister ❤️🔥
Thanks Sis! I ha e been struggling on an up hill battle with the lust of the eyes,flesh and pride of life. The missing link at night was singing and praising the LORD. Listening to choir music. May the LORD God keep you. Your brother in Christ!
Been divorced and by choice single for 7 years without even talking to another woman. I have 2 sons who are wonderful, Godly boys 10 and 12. I'm thriving as a single Dad, but everyone now and the the temptation of self gratification arises in the natural realm. I have a good track record of self control. But when I drift from prayer time and studying the Word..... that's when I'm vulnerable to self pleasure. Prayer and harsh discipline 🙏 has and will continue to give you and me the victory. Be hard on your self with strong conviction on what you allow to be before your eyes, and God will reward you by giving you such strength in this area. That the victory will be glorious 🙌 and a sweet aroma before you and the Lord. Seek perfect purity.... and God will give you this blessing. Thank you for your open honesty....truly a blessing 🙌 🙏 ❤️
This is so good girly! You are all over people's channels right now because of your obedience and that just shows that when you follow God that He will take care of you!
Hey Paula! I actually haven’t seen any - feel free to tag me if you come by something.
I know vividly there are alot of people who watched this video, couldn’t leave a comment and eventually burst into tears 🥺.
The mighty arm that delivered the Israelites will surely deliver us as well.🙏🏾
Having the word of God daily in your mind truly doesn’t give the devil a chance to occupy that space. Love the Lord with all thy heart, where all means 💯 not even 99.98%. God help us all
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A few thoughts as I came across this great video...yes, single people can idolize marriage for "relief", as you so wonderfully articulated (there is much truth in the statement), but be careful not to swing the pendulum too far the other way. It can be a snare by the enemy to remain in a perpetual state of singlehood by rejecting a good and blessed Christian marriage for the sole purpose of seeking victory of "overcoming" the sin of lust. We need GOD when we are weak, and we need Him when we are strong. There is no “state” of man in this life that will cause one to escape our intense, fleshly cravings (lust) that stem from inherently natural and GOD given gifts for both pleasure and procreation (sex).There is a danger for Christians to overcomplicate our struggles with sin. Seek first the LORD (who is perfect and forgiving) and His Kingdom (serving Him by ministering to others in His name) and He will strengthen you. In that context, unless you are a eunuch, seek a good Christian marriage (imperfect but good) where you can serve GOD together, and learn to meet each others needs for physical intimacy in a loving, and selfless relationship, through Christ and for His glory.
Couldn't have said it better myself, God did give us the option of getting married to avoid fornication.
This video is timely. Sanctification is a process a journey, and we're all on it. Thank you for being open with your struggle, and the Bible says we over come by the blood of the lamb, and by the word of our testimony!
That scripture is not referring to the church . That scripture is referring to tribulation saints who do not receive the mark of the beast. 1 John 5:4 states that whosoever is born of God hath overcome the world.
For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God... you got this sis ❤❤❤
Bringing thoughts into captivity...
Entertain any thought for fifteen seconds and another thought of the same nature will follow... and the cycle continues.
Recognition of unhelpful thoughts in those first few seconds allows us to change its direction before a cycle starts.
When unwanted thoughts arise, recognise it, rebuke it, and mentally ask God to deliver you from such thoughts. That changes your thoughts into a prayer and thanksgiving for your forgiveness... make it take fifteen seconds or more and you will be in a prayerful state instead of a state of sinful or unhelpful thought... more thoughts of the same type should naturally follow. Especially if you make this a habit.
This truly just helped me !! I helps my have a guide to know what to do in the future
I'm very new to this channel and this video blessed me. Thank you for your vulnerability and your recommitment to honoring the Lord. Lust is difficult to fight, and what has been helping me is getting back into the habit of reading Scripture. Acts really blessed me and I can now appreciate Romans more. Also removing apps that often caused me to search for porn. Along with being honest with God and with a godly community, consuming more godly content helps (the videos from the Acts 242 Conference have been very beneficial for me recently). And including God more in my reading time, in my time of leisure, and when I can't sleep. I have prayed for you, and I'm reminding you that God loves you and that you are holy and the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. You always have a Father, Mediator, and an Advocate, and the Lord remains holy forever. Stay blessed Janel!!
I needed this. I too have been a little sloth on my journey with Christ. Thank you for being real in your journey. Your testimony will save many soul. May God continue to bless you and your family.
I usually don’t comment on videos but after watching you speak on multiple videos I am convinced that you are the female version of me lol it’s truly a blessing to watch someone articulate exactly what I’ve been through when I have a problem putting words together trying to explain it to myself. Thank you for building courage up and sharing you life with the world because you are not alone 🙏🏽🌹❤️💯 all praise to the most high
Thank you so much for this. I was feeling so discouraged because I have been falling into a shopping addiction for some time. The Lord keeps giving me verses about not storing up treasures in this world, not sewing to the flesh and with all the resolve in the world, I get tempted and I do it again. I also recently realised that the big problem for me is not remaining attached to the vine (and then you will bear much fruit), not seeking first the Kingdom of God; and trying to do this in my own strength. The worst is when it's repetitive and you are stuck in a pattern for some time the enemy will keep filling you with condemnation and you feel like you can't repent because you already did that 100 times and you keep doing the same thing over and over. The Lord is so good but I also do not want to take His grace for granted. Thanks for your courageous transparency. The wonderful thing is that God uses the blunders and the falls to continue to grow and sanctify His people.
Praise God for your transparency! Don’t beat yourself up, keep going forward.
Very interesting hearing this from a Christian woman’s perspective. Ton of respect for you and I wish you well
I did too but i repented and meant it genuinely these temporary pleasures not worth it and we hurting God feelings let’s lock in and keep our focus on Jesus!💯💜
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Very clear minded and straight forward opening of your heart and mind. I can relate to everything you said. You are exactly right when you mentioned that getting apathetic in your pursuit of the Kingdom life would be a path that leads away from clarity and Godly desires. Falling into a dispare fueled by stresses in life and the unfulfilled desires that the flesh has can feel like a prison, a pit that you dug for yourself and in that pit you can find no foothold to get out. Shame piles on more weight that produces more, spinning you into an endless circle. Knowing that God alone can save and applying that saving grace into your thoughts is a real battle at times of self..... You are a beautiful person and I appreciate the openness.
I’ll pray for you sister, I think a big thing people within the church do not speak about is quenching of the spirit. It’s crucial that when we are called to draw closer to God we do not push it off nor ignore that calling. The absence of The Word is the absence of our strength, the absence of our strength will only lead to weakness and failure but isn’t it before that even in our weakness God’s strength truly shines then and we can see his power!
Keep your eyes on the author and finisher of our faith sister 🙏🏾
Women of God being honest about this especially as a woman you have deserved my respect
I definitely fell off today. I stop juicing, watch things I've shouldnt have and had crazy thoughts. I just was falling back into it and your video popped up and i only clicked cuz the length was 1111 and ive been seeing that number too much. Im thankful umma pray instead great video and im sure more people need to hear it 🙏
🤝🏼🙏🙏🙏..... True message and most of us can relate. Many people have a similar testimony, but God is always able when we stumble he remains faithful. 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 Praise and bless his holy name.
Thanks for deciding to keep pushing forward at the 6:35 mark. It was nothing but satan trying to stop you from helping me and others that are blessed by your post. I appreciate your honesty and transparency God bless your soul. 🙏🏿
Thank you for sharing. I struggle as a Catholic woman and we don’t speak about it. I feel as though I’m not alone through your video. The enemy wants us to think it’s not a big deal but it’s very important to not form spiritual or soul ties. I will pray for you and all struggling with this.
Proverbs 28 : 13
KJV:He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
I love your transparency. You're an example ❗
You’re not alone, and you’re honest, keep going don’t stop!!! 🙏🏾💪🏾☺️
Remaining committed to waiting isn't easy and that's a part of the Walk with Christ that we have to understand we are not as strong as we think we are. I don't have everything all figured out. One day I had to decide that I wasn't as strong as I was, I was tired of being tired. I recognized that the more I returned to sin the temptation became stronger. I was done with going back to what wasn't fulfilling. It's an everyday fight and no one is perfect. Have to get up and not feel sorry for ourselves and create stronger boundaries. God is in control and he will lead and protect you. We're human.
Dang Sis. This is powerful and on point, I too am on this journey and struggle. Everything you said was me also. Your words opened up my eyes and I told the LORD thank you! He loves me so much that he gave me clarity! 🙌🏿❣️💯🙏🏿👑
I am so proud of you and your boldness. We all have been here. There is a healing when we confess our faults in humility and in truly loving Jesus Christ! This message blessed me today.
Amen... God Bless you in your journey... Keep moving forward as the Apostle Paul said looking forward and forgetting those things behind... You have to stay making videos even when you stumble... God see's your heart... Be Blessed...