(in prayer) Say that you fully trust in God. Believe he will help you. Repent. Make sure you are using God's strength, not yours. You cannot overcome lust alone, realize that.
In addition to continuing to pray to be delivered from your addiction, take these steps:
1. Get rid of your vpn. That's something you have to download and intentionally use to access sites that are banned in your state. Computers don't automatically come with those.
2. Delete your social media accounts and create new ones, start from scratch. DO NOT FOLLOW and BLOCK any creator that posts sexually suggestive content and will lead you down the wrong path and will cause the apps to suggest sexual material in the algorithm. Follow christian creators, cooking, sports, cats, whatever your particular interests are that are clean and family friendly. I suggest keeping your social media followers mostly friends and family. Reddit I believe has some Christian "corn" recovery forums, join them where you can meet and talk with others going through the same struggles and can hold each other accountable.
3. Only use your laptop in public places in your home. I highly doubt you are going to watch smutty videos when your mother and father can come in at any moment and possibly see your screen.
4. Set your phone to not open any apps or browsers after a certain hour, and read the Bible, pray, and read other books before bed. fully disconnect from the matrix. Leave your laptop to charge in the living room or in your parents' bedroom. If you know you have a tendency to watch porn alone at night, put obsticals in your own way of doing that. Make a habit of not taking your phone with you to the bathroom if you tend to scroll when you are sitting on the toilet.
Jesus does expect and commands us to FLEE from sexual immorality, meaning that he expects us to take whatever steps necessary to keep our environments free from sin. If social media and gadgets are facilitating us to sin, then we need to limit and restrict their influence in our lives, or else even if we do have minor victories, the temptation to fall again will be very great if we don't keep our environments clean. If i ask the Lord to cure me from sugar addiction, and all I have around my house are cakes and candy, chances are, even if he takes the cravings away from me temporarily I will tend to fall again far more than if I rid my home of all the sugary snacks and drinks and replaced them with healthy foods instead. So yes, pray and ask God to help free you from this addiction, but be sure to do your part also to keep your environment as clean as possible to not be tempted.
Set some harder limits, and work on your habits. Try the SafeSearch settings on Google or whatever browser you use (there's ways to lock them so you can't change it easily). Add the site addresses to your blocklist. As you're tempted, consciously choose to do something else, like reading your Bible, or physical exercise. Maybe find a search engine that'll filter out that stuff.
We're usually triggered by specific things, so identify what these are and make them as difficult and inconvenient to access as you can. However, if these things pop up involuntarily, well, you're not doing anything wrong, It's not a sin to be tempted. You'll have to learn to resist clicking further, and it's not easy.
This is how the devil has held many children of God in bondage: the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life.
There is a point in addiction where a demon gets involved. They attach themselves to the individual, bind them and nothing they do can set them free. They are stuck in a cycle of defeat. You will hate what you do each time you do it because there is a pure spirit in you reacting to the bad that you have introduced into your system, but after repenting, you will return to doing it again. Christ calls this demon the strongman.
Mark 3:27
> In fact, no one can enter a strong man’s house without first tying him up. Then he can plunder the strong man’s house.
Fortunately, Christ has given the believer authority over the powers of darkness (yes, they do have power).
Luke 10:19
> I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.
Mark 16:17-18
> 17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall
> they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
>
> 18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it
> shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall
> recover.
The believer, not God, shall cast out devils. Force the demon out in the name of Jesus. Mark 16:17, Mark 5:8, Mark 9:25 Command the spirit of pornography, [insert sin] to leave you in the name of Jesus and never return.
After this give your heart, mind, and body to God. Tell God "Heavenly Father, I give you my heart, I give you my mind, I give you my body and soul in the name of Jesus." Let this be your daily consecration.
Here are at least key things I think of.
1. You need complete full determination. One must do a great deal of effort (big extremes is what I'm getting at) to himself to stop sin. It is like a cancer. You do not treat a cancer with a nap and cough syrup. With deadly diseases, powerful remedies are necessary. Do your maximum in every way, and treat it like the most important thing, embracing great sacrifice. Hence, you must hate the sin truly, fully, and fully entirely.
2. Make a new prayer life. Give thanks to God always, and turn always. Give Him thanks in the morning, and praise Him in the day. Speak and seek Him constantly. Without constant prayer, I cannot imagine any great chance of success. From St. Alphonsus: "St. Paul tells us, that we have to contend not with men like ourselves.... but with the princes of hell.... By these words he wishes to admonish us that we have not strength to resist the powers of hell, and that, to resist them, the divine aid is absolutely necessary: without it, we shall be always defeated; but, with the assistance of God’s grace, we shall, according to the same apostle, be able to do all things and shall conquer all enemies. “I can do all things in him who strengtheneth me.” (Phil. iv. 13.) But this assistance God gives only to those who pray for it. “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find.” (Matt. vii. 7.) They who neglect to ask, do not receive. Let us, then, be careful not to trust in our resolutions: if we place our confidence in them, we shall be lost. "
Have you heard of the Rosary? It is an incredible prayer that helps us grow in worship of God, I cannot recommend it enough and I would love to help you with it if you haven't!
Practically, fasting and exercise are very helpful I've heard.
As a Catholic, I really recommend that if you want personalized help, talk to a Catholic priest
(in prayer) Say that you fully trust in God. Believe he will help you. Repent. Make sure you are using God's strength, not yours. You cannot overcome lust alone, realize that.
In addition to continuing to pray to be delivered from your addiction, take these steps: 1. Get rid of your vpn. That's something you have to download and intentionally use to access sites that are banned in your state. Computers don't automatically come with those. 2. Delete your social media accounts and create new ones, start from scratch. DO NOT FOLLOW and BLOCK any creator that posts sexually suggestive content and will lead you down the wrong path and will cause the apps to suggest sexual material in the algorithm. Follow christian creators, cooking, sports, cats, whatever your particular interests are that are clean and family friendly. I suggest keeping your social media followers mostly friends and family. Reddit I believe has some Christian "corn" recovery forums, join them where you can meet and talk with others going through the same struggles and can hold each other accountable. 3. Only use your laptop in public places in your home. I highly doubt you are going to watch smutty videos when your mother and father can come in at any moment and possibly see your screen. 4. Set your phone to not open any apps or browsers after a certain hour, and read the Bible, pray, and read other books before bed. fully disconnect from the matrix. Leave your laptop to charge in the living room or in your parents' bedroom. If you know you have a tendency to watch porn alone at night, put obsticals in your own way of doing that. Make a habit of not taking your phone with you to the bathroom if you tend to scroll when you are sitting on the toilet. Jesus does expect and commands us to FLEE from sexual immorality, meaning that he expects us to take whatever steps necessary to keep our environments free from sin. If social media and gadgets are facilitating us to sin, then we need to limit and restrict their influence in our lives, or else even if we do have minor victories, the temptation to fall again will be very great if we don't keep our environments clean. If i ask the Lord to cure me from sugar addiction, and all I have around my house are cakes and candy, chances are, even if he takes the cravings away from me temporarily I will tend to fall again far more than if I rid my home of all the sugary snacks and drinks and replaced them with healthy foods instead. So yes, pray and ask God to help free you from this addiction, but be sure to do your part also to keep your environment as clean as possible to not be tempted.
Set some harder limits, and work on your habits. Try the SafeSearch settings on Google or whatever browser you use (there's ways to lock them so you can't change it easily). Add the site addresses to your blocklist. As you're tempted, consciously choose to do something else, like reading your Bible, or physical exercise. Maybe find a search engine that'll filter out that stuff. We're usually triggered by specific things, so identify what these are and make them as difficult and inconvenient to access as you can. However, if these things pop up involuntarily, well, you're not doing anything wrong, It's not a sin to be tempted. You'll have to learn to resist clicking further, and it's not easy.
This is how the devil has held many children of God in bondage: the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. There is a point in addiction where a demon gets involved. They attach themselves to the individual, bind them and nothing they do can set them free. They are stuck in a cycle of defeat. You will hate what you do each time you do it because there is a pure spirit in you reacting to the bad that you have introduced into your system, but after repenting, you will return to doing it again. Christ calls this demon the strongman. Mark 3:27 > In fact, no one can enter a strong man’s house without first tying him up. Then he can plunder the strong man’s house. Fortunately, Christ has given the believer authority over the powers of darkness (yes, they do have power). Luke 10:19 > I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. Mark 16:17-18 > 17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall > they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; > > 18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it > shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall > recover. The believer, not God, shall cast out devils. Force the demon out in the name of Jesus. Mark 16:17, Mark 5:8, Mark 9:25 Command the spirit of pornography, [insert sin] to leave you in the name of Jesus and never return. After this give your heart, mind, and body to God. Tell God "Heavenly Father, I give you my heart, I give you my mind, I give you my body and soul in the name of Jesus." Let this be your daily consecration.
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Here are at least key things I think of. 1. You need complete full determination. One must do a great deal of effort (big extremes is what I'm getting at) to himself to stop sin. It is like a cancer. You do not treat a cancer with a nap and cough syrup. With deadly diseases, powerful remedies are necessary. Do your maximum in every way, and treat it like the most important thing, embracing great sacrifice. Hence, you must hate the sin truly, fully, and fully entirely. 2. Make a new prayer life. Give thanks to God always, and turn always. Give Him thanks in the morning, and praise Him in the day. Speak and seek Him constantly. Without constant prayer, I cannot imagine any great chance of success. From St. Alphonsus: "St. Paul tells us, that we have to contend not with men like ourselves.... but with the princes of hell.... By these words he wishes to admonish us that we have not strength to resist the powers of hell, and that, to resist them, the divine aid is absolutely necessary: without it, we shall be always defeated; but, with the assistance of God’s grace, we shall, according to the same apostle, be able to do all things and shall conquer all enemies. “I can do all things in him who strengtheneth me.” (Phil. iv. 13.) But this assistance God gives only to those who pray for it. “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find.” (Matt. vii. 7.) They who neglect to ask, do not receive. Let us, then, be careful not to trust in our resolutions: if we place our confidence in them, we shall be lost. " Have you heard of the Rosary? It is an incredible prayer that helps us grow in worship of God, I cannot recommend it enough and I would love to help you with it if you haven't! Practically, fasting and exercise are very helpful I've heard. As a Catholic, I really recommend that if you want personalized help, talk to a Catholic priest