What Men Need To Know About LUST And SHAME
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- Опубліковано 27 бер 2024
- Fr. Paul Truebenbach is the pastor of Sts. Peter & Paul Orthodox Church located in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Quitting the pornography addiction is hard. But with Christ Jesus of Nazareth we will win this battle. God bless and keep all of you☦️☦️☦️
Amen
Based ☦️
@@Mavvyd96 it's a blessing to be a based orthadox man in 2024.
Amen
Amen ❤❤❤
I still haven't beaten back anything, and I'm not going to pretend that I'm even remotely close to it, but I refuse to stop struggling. All those who have already managed to fight off temptations and allow Christ to lead them out of the mire are truly blessed, and I hope no further troubles come their way.
Please, pray for my success in overcoming the temptations that have assailed me for the last 25 years of my life.
What really helped me in my battle against lust are the videos of "IMBeggar" on UA-cam, his videos on how to overcome temptation and how god sees us. They are really helping me right now. Hope I could help you my brother in Christ.
You got this. Keep persisting. You're on the right path.
''but I refuse to stop struggling''. This is why you'll make it.
The fact that you refuse to give up proves that you are a warrior. Be gentle with yourself brother and remember you are only human. Stay strong, take small steps and keep being a warrior. God will does not punish us for our failings, but He certainly will bless you for wanting to overcome. I'm also fighting. Remember you are not alone. Let's fight together. It's not about winning it's about desiring to be better, so let's always try to be better.
Try to remove the "proxies" or "gateways." The easiest way to stop behavior is to Not Think about it. Instagram does this to me, so I removed it. Anything that shows you hot women too often should be removed.
Less will power more environment design
What really helped me is fasting and prayer with watchfulness GOD helped me . Be strong , man up ☦️
It's really impressive how fasting weakens the desires of the flesh and make us more humble
@@juanmap9213 jesus christ said some things cannot get out , they get out only by fasting and prayer ☦️
@@SoyebAkhtar2312stop yapping Islam is Anti Christ. 600 years after Jesus. Nothing but violence and lust. Just another false Christ that Paul warned us about. No different then the Jehovah Witness Jesus, Mormom Jesus, Hebrew Israelite Jesus, and your Jesus, all fake Jesus’s. Except Islam, is the worst kind of them all. In John, Jesus tells us that you will kill us and think your doing the service of God and your Quran chapter 9 verse 29 literally tells you to kill us.
May God be with you
How do i fast, really want to add that in my life but, google doesn't even explain that well
Quitting Social Media significantly helps
It's part of fasting my friend..
I’ve completely removed it from my life. It can be done fellas. The holy way is the only way! 💪
@Mdsoyabaktar I can't tell if you're a muslim or making fun of islam 😂
How’d ya do it? Fasting and prayer?
@@SoyebAkhtar2312notice how Quran also said that Allah (God) is the First and the Last. Every prophets never claimed that They're the First and the Last (even Muhammad, your prophet). In the Old Testament, The LORD said that He is the First and the Last (Isaiah 44:6). But Jesus in (Revelation 1:7) and (Revelation 22:13) also said that He (Jesus) is the First and the Last.This means that Jesus is more than a prophet. Jesus is God, the LORD.
Christian worship in spirit (with the Holy Spirit inside of us), but Muslim didn't even know the Holy Spirit. Muslim also didn't know the Truth (Jesus Christ). How can Muslim worship in the spirit and truth?
John 16:7-14 is about the Holy Spirit, not Muhammad. The Spirit of Truth is Holy Spirit. Muhammad is a man, not spirit. Muhammad didn't glorify Jesus, but that Spirit Glorify Jesus (John 16:14). See also John 14:17-26, especially in John 14:26 it says that the Spirit that Jesus sent to us is the Holy Spirit. Muslim doesn't even recognize this Spirit (the Holy Spirit or the Spirit of God). Muslim believe that God created the spirit, and Muslim also believe that God doesn't have a spirit.
Yeah. That's the Quran. Not the Bible. Jesus will judge the world. It's true. But those who believe that Christ is The Lord will be saved (Rome 10:9-10). Muslim doesn't believe that Jesus is The Lord.
If you seeking Muhammad's prophecy in the Bible, well, yeah, there's. Matthew 7:15, Galatians 1:8, and many more verses about the false prophet.
Come to Jesus bro. No one can go to the Father (God) except through Jesus, because He's the Son of God, He is the Word of God. He came from Heaven for our salvation (John 6:38). No prophets came down from Heaven.
@@extrachristumnullasalus there is no way this guy will reply to you, you told him brother, lets pray for him to come to Christ☦️☦️
@@zrjz340 Amen ☦️
“Society has decided to do away with shame rather than the thing that’s causing the shame” really nails it.
I relapsed after 1 month of no pornography. Please pray for me 🙏
I am praying for you brother. As in King James Version, when Jesus came to John for Baptism. John said, I need to be baptised by you and you come to me. Jesus replied “Suffer it to be so now so we can fulfil all the righteous require”
May the Lord gives you strength to overcome the thoughts and stay patience while your thoughts bother you.
The journey continues and so does your Faith in your Savior Jesus Christ. One day at a time, Some verses that help me are
1 Corinthians 6:18
2 Timothy 2:22
2 Corinthians 12:9
Blessings, peace and give yourself Grace, keep fighting 🙏✝️❤
Brother I need you to pray
Hate sin
Hate watching porn or naked women, men or videos online
You'll be better
I love you
I did 6months bro and I started again even I am38 and it’s really wrong to masturbate and follow that demonic thing and those six months was best of my life
I recently made the mistake of this
and pray that I don’t get tempted any longer 🙏
I quit that cold turkey instantly.
I was kneedeep in that addiction but Jesus helped me leave that behind.
The fear of god will force you out of that swamp SO fast...
And to all thous stuck, i testify to the benifits of quitting fully.
You will be envigirated, stronger and more drivven then before. It is all positivs when leaving sin.
@@SoyebAkhtar2312 nope.
Mohammed is a false prophet i do not recognize.
And looking at his fruits, it is all bloodshed and death from his time until now.
More likely it was Baal who sent mohammed.
Your quran is a lie, it was invented 5-6 centuries after Christ, Muhammad is teaching how to wage wars, collect taxes and have multiple women, the bible is written by the word of God through his disciples that lived and walked with Jesus, God in the flesh.
That’s just not true for everyone
@@SoyebAkhtar2312u use a bible verse to prove your point. but u then ignore what the bible says about Jesus being God. baffling
May God bless you abundantly :)))
I’m not Orthodox I’m Roman Catholic but he’s speaking real facts, God bless
Same, someone recommended this video in a comment on Pints with Aquinas and that’s how I found it. Powerful truth indeed. God bless
Same here, God bless brother
there is no Orthodox nor Catholic, all are One in Christ
Didn't Paul say that we are supposed to ignore superficial differences like denominations and the like?
@@WiggleJimmy
No, he didn't.
I am struggling
But I am trying
Lord Jesus, have mercy on me .🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽😢😢😢
This how I did it, I repented from all my sins and exepted Lord Jesus as my Lord and savier and Believed in my heart God raised Him from the dead 3 days later, and read the New Testament daily every morning and every night 40 minutes each daily, if you get atleast 15 minutes a day that should be OK, if you can read longer that's good too
There are many channels aimed at helping men overcome this. Search for them
Jesus saved from me from that. Everytime the temptation comes, I pray "I say yes to *you* Jesus, come and dwell in my heart". He wins the fight for me, he healed me
Me too. I say the Jesus Prayer over and over again and it all goes way.
"he wins the fight for me"
Indeed
Here’s what I did:
- Reminded myself the blessed God, Virgin Mary and the Saints in Heaven could see me
- Recognized the ugliness of it
- Woke up, worked out and Prayed at the same time every day, consistently.
The key is discipline and consistency
But everyone watches porn for different reasons, and identifying your reason for it can help developing your way to overcome it
@@SoyebAkhtar2312 Sure. OK. Whatever.
You left Christ out, but acknowledged Mary? Seriously?
@@Jerrymc1975Yeah..
@@SoyebAkhtar2312 allah has title deciever so he is satan, True God doesn't need to deceive anyone cause He is Truth
@@Jerrymc1975 "Blessed God", Jesus is God.
The way out of lustful thought is replacing it with reading and thinking about righteous thoughts. You’re can’t remove darkness you have to light a candle.
Well said!
I struggled with pornography for so long. It started when I was 8 and only a couple months ago my addiction stopped at the age of 25. It brings nothing but empty gratification. It was nothing that I did for myself that caused this change in me, but God alone. I still struggle with the passion of lust in my mind, but I thank God that he helped me see the destruction of the soul that porn brings. What has helped me a lot is to spend time in prayer contemplating how my passions affect my sisters in Christ and all women who are made in the image of God. Prayer and meditation on the Word awakens true love in the heart.
How exactly do you contemplate the destruction that your passion inflicts on your sisters? I could leave p**n behind without that much of a struggle, yet lust and fantasy whenever I see attractive women can still get overbearing
Same here man. When I was 8-9 years old, I used to watch porn on scrambled TV channels after my family went to sleep, in the hope that I would catch a glimpse of something amidst the scrambled reception. I’m now almost 36 (in three days), and even though the temptation has gotten better and better (with prayer, penance, and fortitude), the last time I looked at it was last Fall. It is such a difficult thing to give up without God’s help. The other thing that helps me when I get the urge is to think of the number of porn actors who have committed suicide or died of drug overdoses, as well as the number of those who are being trafficked. It is an insane number. The chances that you’re watching or have watched people who have killed themselves is actually decently high (I don’t want to look up the actual percentage). Anyway, God bless you brother. I pray for people like us every day. We can win this with God’s help!
@@Randyg4636 thank you for your encouragement!
Wow. I sometimes watch channels aimed at helping men overcome porn and NONE of these men quit because they think of the victims. They always quit due to porn induced erectile dysfunction. It’s comforting to know there are some men who actually care about someone other than themselves
same when I was 9 I’m 18 now
Been battling it for 4 years. I became conscious of the sin at 16. Going on to 21 in May! There’s been ups and downs! Pray for me brothers my names Victor Maldonado.
I want Christ, I want my relationship more than I want lust.
Guys please pray for me, I have been addicted since the age of 13. I want to be free to be who God needs me to be 🙏
Dude, there are many channels aimed at helping men overcome this. Search for them
The struggle is your salvation. That is possibly the most profound thing I’ve ever heard. It is so true. It’s what you’re going to look back on when God saves you and pulled you out of this pit and you’re going to remember what it was like in the struggle and you’re never gonna look back and you’re going to praise God and thank God for the rest of your life.
Struggling with sin is your salvation? It’s not that deep, beloved. In fact, it’s just a contradiction. It’s Christ who is your salvation, and He came to liberate the captives, not permit them to remain in their bondage, struggling to get free, as a way of “humbling” them. Struggle in general can be a very humbling thing, but if you’re struggling with a particular sin, there’s nothing humble about that. That clearly means you’re in bondage to something, which directly undermines your ability to live a life of authentic humility.
@@MattisWell.20 Thank you.
@@MattisWell.20 brother, the struggle is meant to build endurance which builds character. It is a necessary thing to allow you to continue seeking towards Jesus. It is not for you to worship the struggle but appreciate all the good it can result in
@@MattisWell.20listen to what he says after he says the struggle is the salvation. It teaches you how to grow closer to Jesus who through His strength and prayer, will win the battle for you.
@@realdealholyfield3699 it would seem you did not read my comment thoroughly enough. Use sense as much as heart, please🙏
Christianity needs more preachers like him, so articulate!
Praying for everybody who is struggling with this, you can overcome it 🙏🙏🙏
Christ is risen☦️
In my own struggle with this heinous sin was the recognition that sloth and gluttony are almost *always* a contributing factor. If you don't know how to fast and how to lead a disciplined life in other areas, the battle with lust is going to be incredibly difficult to overcome.
Once men begin to fast regularly and learn how to lead a life of discipline with prayer, work, family, etc, they will see victory in their battle against this sin.
Kyrie eleison!
Fasting is not à permanent solution. Fasting can give you a glimpse of the state of liberation from the material form.
But Once you give it up you are likely to return back to the body where the essential work of transformation takes place. Transformation is through the body not away from it
As a lost broken soul once tricked into the demonic industry ,I have to thank you with all my heart, father, for this timely message.
And just like what you implied in the video,I MUST testify with my own experience Christ is the only really effective way out of all kinds of addiction for me.
Thanks to the prayers of brothers and sisters in Christ and insightful content online like yours,I am recovering ,each day gets better,
finally found my way out of the deceitful delusions surrounding this demonic industry of pxxn , and gradually free from shame ,guilt and nightmares.
Personally ,I found out for a Christian there's nothing more fruitful than occupy your time with spiritual reading,Jesus prayer and regular church attendance.
To anyone struggle with and suffer from pornographic addiction (in a sense every each one of us),you are not alone, so never lose hope.
Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me.
Most Holy Theotokos save us.
@@SoyebAkhtar2312No. He didn't. Because Mohammed was a mere man, possessed by demons. He did not prophesy anyrhing. Mohammed is the same kind of character as Joseph Smith: just another cult leader. Dude, leave the cult of Islam: it makes you weak, feeble and desparate.
Despair is the worst device in this matter.
Rather than fighting against the demon of lust...fight for Jesus. That's good... and very true. A Soldier fights harder when he/she is fighting for who he loves rather than what/who he hates.
As a Catholic, I find in this Orthodox wisdom the same inspired teaching than in the Catholic Church.
May God our Lord reunite us.
May He have mercy on us sinners.
May he bless you all.
✝️🙏☦️
I'm Catholic too, and I agree with you. I love watching Orthodox videos as much as I enjoy watching true Catholic material. I'm well aware of the few theological differences but 99% of the time is as if a good Catholic priest was speaking based on true Catholic theology alone (I'm aware the Catholic Church is ongoing a tribulation, there is much confusion, but at the heart of it the true Catholic faith and our dogmas remain unchanged).
I hope one day the two churches are reunited and that the Truth is revealed to both sides so that the few theological differences can be resolved. I also recommend learning about the Eastern Catholic churches, which like Orthodox churches are influenced by the Eastern societies and cultures. I personally owe my conversion to St. Charbel (Maronite Catholic) and the Blessed Virgin Mary, so I recommend learning about St. Charbel and similar Eastern Catholic saints. And on the Orthodox side I love St. Gabriel of Georgia.
God bless our Catholic and Orthodox brothers and sisters.
Catholic same here👍🏼
@@st.agnes-agnusdei707 Amen. Nothing is impossible for God.
there is no god lmao and he is the one who is willing you to be a beta loser coomer if he were to exist, think about it.
So stop coping and lower the t in your body.
Cheers!
Catholic and Orthodox church teaches essentially the same wisdom. I think nowadays the Orthodox church represents the purest form of Christianity and is the least contaminated with secular / modernist / neo-liberal / neo-marxist agenda.
Took 10 years of shame, crying and tons of prayer but Christ won the battle for me
Conquering lust is both difficult and easy. Difficult because we must submit to God and easy because he is merciful and gives us strength!
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner!
Amen
This guy is a man of God
I sold my phone and it stopped quickly. So yes, access to the porn is a HUGE problem. Limit your access. I still fall to it when I am alone with the internet but when I am not alone with the internet, I am calm. I have just limited my access to it, that has helped me A LOT!
I've got 12 days under my belt so far. I'm striving for 4 years
It's been over a month for me. God bless you in your journey!
Keep it up. It’s worth it in the end
I began truly trying to break my addiction last year at the Divine Mercy. I was exposed at a very young age as well as abused. For 23 years I’ve been addicted. I have made huge strides during this year through Christ’s Mercy and Love. No longer falling multiple times daily, but still not to the point of making it past a month. Through these battles it has completely reignited my faith through daily scripture, deeper prayer, and daily devotion. Though I am greatly ashamed and saddened when I do fall, I no longer despair. I am reaching out because I happened to see this video, and it really helped me after the terrible night I had last night. Yesterday for Good Friday my family and I took a mini pilgrimage to our Cathedral for Mass. Our Cathedral is newer and we haven’t always had one here, and it’s something I’ve always wanted to do. I was excited to finally be going, but when the time came things didn’t go as planned. My 8 month old daughter cried almost the entire 1.5 hour drive. Then, in Mass she was loud and my 3 year old started having a hard time. I kept my cool, and just trusted in the Words of Jesus about bringing the children to Him. On the way back home both began to cry. I couldn’t contain it anymore so, I finally made a terrible comment. When we got home, we went straight to bed and my 8 month old wouldn’t sleep. When she finally fell asleep, I was on UA-cam and realized that a lot of my suggested videos where normal, but many I’ve never seen and where videos that were basically porn(nudity included). It was constant. I turned my phone off and tried to go to sleep, but then it hit me. I prayed so hard, but found myself getting out of bed to go and sin. Before sitting down I stood frozen and trembling. I ran back to bed and tried going to sleep again and praying. I laid there cold and shaking uncontrollably. Eventually, I got up and fell to lust. How dare I do this on the very day He was crucified. I immediately prostrated myself face to the floor and asked for forgiveness(though I wanted to fall to despair). This morning I got up and prayed and I really need help and prayers from others. I want to defeat this and be victorious. I will continue to fight and trust in Jesus Our Lord and Savior. I definitely can’t do this alone.
Praying for you.Jesus will deliver you from this addiction.Never be afraid or ashamed to go to him.This is the path of sanctification.
@@user-ft7mr2iz7f Thank you from the bottom of my heart. just got home from Easter Vigil and it was amazing.
Do NOT give up. God will see you thru. Your story is mine. I Bible study everyday and it is transforming me. Started Jan 1st and getting stronger. No desire to seek out porn anymore ... amazing! Practice semen retention. Look it up. It's real. I've received all of the benefits and you DO become closer to God. Good luck my brother and praying for you 🙏
You are an inspiration
Amen ❤️
Thanks you father, lust is sin the demons use the most nowdays to atack us as Christians
Been over a week since I broke my addiction, thank you for this video ✝️
Amazing
You will be tempted in your dreams, in your waking moments
In those dreams, call on Jesus. In your waking moments avert your gaze and start praying mentally and imagining the face of Jesus.
Tips from a recovered soul. God bless you.
Dude your videos always come on time and always the very specific thing I’m wondering about 😭
Glory to God!
Definitely feeling like God I’m getting a sit down moment
Not to sound disrespectful to you and I know it wasnt your intention to be disrespectful, but this is a priest, so we do not call priests "dude".
He's talking to the guy who runs the Roots of Orthodoxy channel, not the priest in the video. The channel runner is not a priest.
@@thekatarnalchemist That is a fair point, have not seen him so fair enough
Lord Jesus Christ, please have mercy upon me.
It's good to know it is wrong but it's also good to be gentle and patient with oneself with this struggle. In the past I would beat myself up for my stumbling with self hatred, but this makes the temptation worse. I guess that's the despair alluded to in the video. Since joining the church I begged God to take this sin away from me, and fast forward to now I've been away from it for years and I'm married.
Pray for me
90 days is the recovery time it takes to break an addiction.
Renew your hearts and minds
Order, God first soul next and last body!! Thank You !!! From Ethiopia 🇪🇹
This would have saved my college career. I used to PHYSICALLY hurt myself over this crap.
I just hope it reaches others and saves them. God bless, y’all, stay safe.
Thank you man,I haven't entered my college life still 21 but your words motivated me
Ευλογείτε πάτερ!
You can do it, never give up! When you fall down get back up again and keep trying and don't fight the battle on your own keep knocking at the door and God will answer your prayers, remember that his faithful love endures FOREVER! don't turn your backs on God because that's exactly the aim of the evil one. Always lean on God for wisdom and understanding, only he can set us free.
40 plus years of struggling with this. I hate it. When I get depressed (often) the fight is on. Some times I ask God to take me home because of it. The dread I feel over life’s hurts and disappointments drive a desire to feel better. I have gone as long as 6 weeks by praying and reading my Bible. Being accountable to a friend. I’m still in bondage. I have confessed to God, begged, pleaded and cried out over a thousand times for God to help me. I’m still in bondage.
“The righteous man falls seven times, but GETS UP AGAIN.” Proverbs
They say the man who struggles in a bitter battle wins a greater crown than the man who has an easy battle.
Lust is the hardest battle I’ve ever fought. That’s why when I get received into the church I’m gonna make St John the Longsuffering my patron saint
This how I did it, I repented from all my sins and exepted Lord Jesus as my Lord and savier and Believed in my heart God raised Him from the dead 3 days later, and read the New Testament daily every morning and every night 40 minutes each daily, if you get atleast 15 minutes a day that should be OK, if you can read longer that's good too
@@BojanDjurdjic good for you man! Yeah same for me. I’ve been making prayer, Bible, church top priority in my life
@mijonate6484 that's good, it was the hardest struggle when i just started on my own, didn't read at that time but wanted to quit lust, i failed badly, but when I repented and put my Faith in Lord God Jesus, it became easy, recieved the Holy Spirit read the word and prayed. Lust tried to get me in my dreams for 2 days when i repented, it was demonic, but it didn't get me, on the 3rd day didn't have any more of these dreams It got so easy that I didn't even think about it, not because I was strong but the Holy Spirit in me, this was back in 2020 when I repented and still works, still read my bible daily, I try to get atleast 15 minutes daily bible reading and prayer now, gota feed my spirit with God's word, it's easier with the Holy Spirit and following Jesus teachings true he's prophets, Mathew 16:24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.
The struggle is our salvation.
The Lord freed me from this and I’m a teen. One of best strategies to stop is to think about what will happen after you do it and how you will feel and being away from God. Also people might see you doing it and failing and using that as an excuse for them to do it.
I've been struggling with this for years, but I will not give up. God has claimed victory over death, and he shall claim victory over my suffering.
Lord have mercy on me a sinner, Iv fallen so far back into this problem. May the prayers of the Orthodox Church and all the saints and the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be upon me
Thank you father, I’m a Catholic and I appreciate your straightforward sharing. Very succinct and timely for myself and tons of other men, especially in this Holy Week when the devil is more active than usual creating a lot of despair when we can’t fast or be as holy as we want to be.
Carnal passions have their basis in the imagination, say the Saints.Anything before we do it first goes through the imagination. So the imagination (this awful passion) we should work in a way that can never hurt our soul.
And I soo agree with the father! Devil is always get us on traps.... God gave us the shame to be feeling like when we sin. So devil is taking of the shame when we are making a sin and he is giving it back to us when we go to our spiritual father to confess it.... Σας ευχαριστούμε πολύ για τα όμορφα βιντεάκια και τα λόγια των πατέρων! Κύριε φώτισον το σκώτος ημών!
I had abandoned it just before my baptism. It lasted 5 years but i had a spiritual struggle and the devil straight away bombarded me with the temptation to look at it. I did my best to resist but eventually fell.
I just fell terrible. I really couldn't believe that I had made such a massive step back. That's when the devil hit me most, trying to make me fall into despair and self hated. But I remembered who is my God, how immense is His mercy. I went to confession as fast as possible and received the most holy Eucharist the same day.
It taught me that the fight is never ended, no matter how far we are from lust.
I love chastity, it makes me free and closer to the Lord and others. Let us not despair but trust in the Lord!
What he said about God's calling, the souls response and the bodily vehicle at 2:08 is brilliant. It summed up 2 years of my research about philosophy, theology, religion and spirituality.
Thank you for saying this. I know so many men who say “it’s just natural” but as a woman, it has made me feel heartbroken and unworthy that my ex (who is a Christian man) had what felt like a secret life and that he would rather have the women he watched than me.
It gives me hope that I will one day find a man who is devoted to Christ and his wife.
And as a Christian man I hope one day I find a woman who thinks as you do!
Incredible insight and wisdom. Thank you Father and thank you Roots of Orthodoxy for bringing us this content.
Thank you father for this. God bless you all!
I remeber last year in 2023 being so close to God, i proposed myself to be better at the faith and conquer my sins; went 6 MONTHS witouth porn or any other thing related to that. It doesn't matter the time i spent without watching it, i mattered that our Lord Jesus Christ is with me forever and helped me becasue i couldn't do it all alone. Glory to GOD!
I'm fortunate in that my despair drove me to Christ, though I am only just beginning my journey.
I needed to hear this so bad, this came just in the right time(as a catholic) Praise Christ ✝
From a Protestant, this is great.
I noticed once I truly confessed my hatred for my addiction and admitted that I’m wrong and living in denial, that my temptations came back even stronger and the inner arguments in my head grew louder and became harder to succumb. It constantly interferes with my prayer and thoughts but I know I have to remain strong and cast out these demons with the power of God through prayer. It’s a very long road ahead of us and a narrow one. We must overcome this with God’s wisdom and love and see through the face of what this evil industry is really doing to our spirit and salvation. Stay strong in prayer God bless you all! 🙏
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner
Until your forthcoming book is released I HIGHLY recommend “From Object to Icon,” by Andrew Lawrence. It really gets to the root of the issue, objectification, idolatry. As well, if one has looked into the neuroscience of “p0rn brain,” the crossovers into the spiritual realm are made quite evident in the book. Pray to God for us, O Holy St. Mary of Egypt!
This is so valuable
This a very important topic and a major societal issue. What is it to be man is something that you can only be taught by the church and by god fearing men. The enemy has removed the father out of society. The enemy wants to isolate and make us despair. Thank you father for this message. Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on us sinners ☦️
It’s a battle the media will never talk about …… it’s a battle between you and yourself your ego and the devil ….. I pray we all overcome Shalom……
Thank you my Lord Jesus Christ for leading me to this beautiful video
I can’t stop, pray for me please.
You can
we can't do much but Christ can do anything, pray to him at least once day, fast as well, confess your sins to your spiritual father and take communion, don't miss church on Sundays, do all this, if you cannot do them immediatelly start
slowy to get used to it
@@user-ug4rx9qf3rI’ve talked to Him every night before I sleep for almost a year when I refound my faith and I cannot remember a time I’ve fallen after talking to Him. The problem is that it happens before my nightly pray and I think that in my heart I don’t want to stop. With that being said( and I’ve still fallen) the prays from everyone are truly helping and I am doing better. I will not forget Proverbs 24:16
I will pray for you right now. I am finally starting to see daylight from this dark addiction. You have to find a scripture to repeat to yourself when temptation comes. You have to fast and pray. Lastly, avoid triggers like Instagram and Tiktok. I cannot get on Instagram without falling into temptation. You will be so happy and feel so good about yourself that people will look at you in a new way. Your light will be strong friend!
You’re right. YOU can’t. I can’t. We don’t do the “stopping,” we do the hitting our knees, lamenting and surrendering. Be still, brother - Our Father sees your shudder and hears your call. Persist in your crying out to Him - this is Faith that He can heal you. Have you not realized that your desire to stop is a desire born from your repentance (changed mind)? Have you forgotten that He “knows His sheep by name?” Joy is coming swiftly, my dear friend, at Godspeed. May the Peace of Our King envelop you tonight my brother. We love you.
Also relevant for women, who watch porn.
Sounds like such an awesome book! Thank you for sharing those three very helpful and insightful points. I struggled for 18 years and learned many of these lessons the hard way, including a level of despair that led me not only away from my church at the time, but almost to suicide. However, not only did God intervene in His infinite mercy, but I was blessed to have eventually discovered Holy Orthodoxy.
I have many reasons for converting to Orthodoxy, but one of the main ones is because the prayers/liturgy/mysteries (including the Intercession of the Saints; they are the ones fighting the demons), were what finally gave me the lasting Romans 12 transformation that I have always longed for. That is, understanding the underlying theology and entering into the experience of the Church, I received exactly what Christ promised. Go figure! Despite my best efforts, being sober for longer than a month only happened a handful of times in 18 long years, even with all the tips and tricks both the world and Western Christian prayers and theology had to offer. But, as soon as I started attending an Orthodox Church, I have had lasting sobriety ever since (and for everyone out there, yes, there is a very significant difference after 90 days).
This is absolutely no coincidence. And though, as Fr. Paul says in point number 2, lust isn't removed and therefore the struggle doesn't cease to exist (even when you're sober for a long time), the prayers, fellowship, and mysteries of the church that we learn to run to and rely on in the struggle, sustain us in such a way that not only is it possible to remain walking in victory/sobriety, but to answer point number 1, it destroys the despair. And this is possible because, with point number 3, we "keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, the founder and perfector of our faith", and it is the great cloud of witnesses surrounding us that do the spiritual battle directly against the demons. This has been my experience, and I am eternally grateful for the Holy Orthodox Church and the fullness of the faith contained within her.
Beautiful message. I am a staunch Orthodox Presbyterian, but am so grateful for the wisdom from my brothers in the Eastern/Greek Orthodox, especially as it relates to lust.
I am a catholic, and I need to say that this is helping me a lot. Please continue with this content. God bless!
once saved always saved
You will say then, “Branches were broken off that I might be grafted in.” Well said. Because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Do not be haughty, but fear. For if God did not spare the natural branches, He may not spare you either. Therefore consider the goodness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in His goodness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.
(Romans 11:19-22)
I was able to share this with a brother in the Lord, and he said it was so powerful for him to hear. He had almost fallen into despair but was still reaching out for help. Between this and FR Paul Truebenbachs catechism class, where he mentions fasting, it opened his eyes to the truth. (mine, too) Anyway, thanks for sharing what the Lord is teaching you all. We are blessed to be able to hear the truth even from far away. (we are Protestant yet spirit knows truth.)
Wow this video was EXACTLY what I needed, the Lord sent it to me, bevause he has heard my prayers!!! Hallelujah, thank you father
It took me a long time to understand that „the struggle is the salvation.“ And here you are just speaking it out… great video never thought that I find so much reason in a religious person, I have different experiences with the church but I’m glad to be proven wrong.
I am just starting my journy with Christ and I find these advice invaluble.
Jesus, give me the strength to fight for you.
Amen
God bless you people ! Jesus loves you all ! 🙏
Amen ❤
Thank you
Jesus Christ loves you all
I looove this guy. I can substitute in God, Divine, Energy, pure Soul, Being Authentic for Jesus, and you still get the same result. To each their own. Don’t get hung up on wording but seek the actual message
He hit the nail on the head
Grace and perseverance, brothers. It is possible. He is alive, well, and with us.
looking foward to the book man! As an 18 year old I struggle and fall into despair often , but always through repentance am I reminded of gods love, let us pray for one another that we may prevale past our lustfulness.
The importance of seeing despair as the underlying enemy attack rather than lust itself is helpful.
Part of what makes temptation appealing is when we try to pursue what is good and are blocked.
May the Lord strengthen and bless us through this struggle.
Thank you for taking this seriously and addressing how much of a problem this is. God bless.
NOT JUST MEN!! Women struggle with this too! Numerous women get violated when young and their sexual appetite gets complicated!
We are in this battle together, it just looks different!
and confession gets complicated.
I struggle with lust a lot. Pray for me.
Never let it get to you , forget it and makr the challenge to not watch it nexy time the desire comes
Xristos Anesth pater mas.
Excellent ad ice & beautifully put the message across..
Don't speak or fight the devil is definately smart.
We must all by pass him at all times Amen..
Me first for everything in this temporary life.
Me thn euxh sas pater mou.🙏🏼 Imarton Despota😭🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 Apodimo skoulikh🐛
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Absolutely true. Needed this.
Brothers, remember this.. If you have fellen to temptation, yes there is consequences, but also remember more importantly.. There is LOVE AND FORGIVENESS because GOD LOVES YOU.
Don't fall into the pit of despair and ask God to get you out, to change you, and live the life that Jesus paid for.
This man speaks the truth, my personal experience aligns well here
That's a great point about it not being a victimless crime. I've never thought about it that way before.
Porn addiction not only harms you physically but it scars your soul and brings so much guilt and shame
But thanks to Christ Jesus our lord who is full of mercy and grace
wow, this is really.. really fresh, its like discovering gold. Praise Jesus for this video. this is definitely not a coincidence.
“The demons want us to enter in despair and turn away from god” So good !! i never seen it on that perspective I was definitely 1 year round without being tented and all I can said that the more you turn away from god the temptation come rigth after you I been experience gods mercy and goodness, crying on his presence few times , I just pray to keep focus on him everyday and never fall in temptation against
I am proud to say i am 2 weeks sober and 2 weeks stronger and all glory and honor goes to the lord! YOU CAN DO IT!
Thank you father for addressing this important topic 🙏 Great video and God bless ❤️
My fasting is both from food and carnal passions. This is my first fast so I’m holding by a thread. Next year I plan on adding smoking to the fast.
For too long I’ve tried to out smart the devil, it cannot be done only christ knows the way, i pledge myself to the way of the lord and the spirit. Amen
Finally a workable solution. I will be looking for your book. Lust is the one thing that I have, even with Jesus help, only been intermittently successful at conquering. I keep having the shame, and the need for repentance. It makes me feel like a fraud before my Father.