Can you pray for me to get these thoughts out my head?

Question

I think Satan is tempting me with homosexual thoughts. I'm a married man for 52 years now and we don't have much for sexual relations anymore butt these homosexual thoughts, they just keep coming into my head. I haven't found a way to stop them yet. I've been praying and praying to the lord to help me. I am saved with the lord and I know it's wrong. Can you help me! Help me Jesus!

Answer 1

ok donny boy let me talk you down. lets pray together. dear jezus please help donny here to not have homo thoughts. help him maintain his place in life as a woman pleaser. wait doonnn..... what are you doing to me. why are you pressing up against me. what's that. what are you doing you ungrateful basta.............. please stop stop now ............... please donny boy stooooooooop.

Answer 2

Dear Anonymous, Everyone studies that every now and then. It's totally traditional. But the compulsion to believe "evil" ideas will emerge as a vicious cycle: the concept will come, then the anxiousness created by means of pondering it is going to purpose you to haven't begun a different stressful concept, prompting the anxiousness in order to once more compel you to believe of extra "evil". Also Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a average mental situation that explanations intrusive ideas. Many drugs will manage that--see an MD. Lastly, considering that you are studying Catholicism daily, you perhaps unconsciously rebelling towards the stern instructing and rituals required of Catholics. I'm never pronouncing that the Catholic religion is in any respect "dangerous", however my lapsed Catholic husband has plenty of resentment towards being compelled to wait parochial university. He expresses disdain closer to monks, nuns, bishops, cardinals, the pope, the vatican and the catholic church traditionally. He wasn't molested, he simply felt that hypocrisy was once rampant within the catholic church. But do not fear an excessive amount of, those ideas will run their path and fade away. You most likely wouldn't have OCD, so consulting a document correct now might be untimely. If this difficulty persists for months, or it it interferes together with your capacity to position in university and/or every day existence then you definitely will have to move forward and make a health practitioner's appointment. I desire you the first-class, I'll "talk" to God this night approximately serving to you get alleviation out of your ideas. --Marilyn

Answer 3

Satan's not giving you the thoughts. It's more like you thought about it once for whatever reason, and when you pushed it away in disgust and anger, Satan leads you away from dealing with it. And that's where Satan lies, not in the evil and the impure, but in the avoidance of issues. Unresolved issues explode in ways we don't want, and in ways that make us embarrassed and ashamed, which Satan uses to further his grip on us.

Shoving the thoughts out of your head doesn't solve the problem. It's like filling up a recycling bin. When the bin's full, you take it out to the curb so the recycling men can pick it up. If you ignore the full bin and keep trying to put bottles into it, it'll overflow and create a mess. If you ignore the mess, it gets worse and then you get bugs and rats. If you ignore those then they start coming into the house, and on and on. You must give accept that you have these thoughts and give them to God, he's the recycling man. He takes the thoughts and turns them into something pure and good, but first you have to let them. Just as the recycling man won't poke around your house for you cans, God won't go through your head getting all your impure thoughts. You have to surrender them to him, you have to show him that you're not afraid of these thoughts, because Satan lies in fear, but God lies in facing them.

Sorry, I rambled a bit.

Answer 4

Find yourself a cute Filipino named Jesus and Embrace him untill homosexual desire seizes you and go for it. Ramm Jesus up the Bum - - - have Jesus Ramm your bum - - - get down on your knees and Give Jesus the best BJ he has ever had - - - remember Blessed are those who COME inthe Name of the Lord. It is perfectly rational for a 72 year old have some randy thoughts - -- - you are probably having flashbacks to your own youth and recalling when your body wasn't old & flabby - - - Stop praying to Jesus and climb on top of Jesus.

Answer 5

Place a Bible under your pillow anoints your head with oil and pray in the name of Jesus i rebuke you satan. I'm serious I'm not someone who is joking about this like most of the answers are. Call a prayer hot line and get them to pray with you. God Bless you and i will pray for you as well.

Answer 6

I will pray for you, I don't condemn you, I'm not embarressed by you or these thoughts. Some people live in this sphere, I don't condemn them either. Don't think God loves you less because of these thoughts or any negative thought.

Some thoughts are up to you, others you have no control over. With any luck you have control over your actions or please consider conseling. Here's some ways to manage thoughts... Some I do well, others I've read about an wish some day to master.

1) I read somewhere that thoughts create the vessel that your feelings flow through. Thinking that you are a good person and successful, loving, kind should generate feelings in kind. The opposite is true as well. Fighting thoughts that you don't want gives energy to the thoughts and the fighting (Both negative). Considering positive thoughts and acting on them creates positive energy. Think well of yourself, God loves you. Perhaps there is someone you can help, help them to the best of your ability. Then when negative thoughts threaten focus on the good you did, knowing that someone, somewhere is better off because of you and hold onto that warm feeling.


2) A trick I use is to not "Entertain" the thought. (Definately don't find and paruse material to sponsor thoughts you find objectionable!!!) When a nasty thought comes, I don't hold it, I don't own it, I don't fight it. I consider myself vapor to that thought, I let is slide out of my head and onto the floor where it belongs, I walk away. I don't deny it, I don't condemn it, I don't own it. I just keep walking. If the thought doesn't flutter away on its own, the physical activity usually redirects my mind to more important things, like not tripping and falling....

3) Meditation can help. Here's one that I use. Take that thought, the feelings that come with it and put it on a nice golden platter. Take that platter and hold it up as high as you can above your head. No longer in your heart or in your head, but on that platter above your head. Hold it up high and give it to God. Let him blow that platter clean. Then go do something else. If the thought comes back, put it on the platter and start over again.

4) Another meditation that I heard of that a really good time management lady uses is that before she goes to sleep she takes all the concerns out of her head and puts them into the chest at the end of her head. Each one, one by one. Yes its important, yes I will take care of it, into the box, tomorrow. Each thought is acknoledged, each given attention, each put away and not permitted to return.

Finally remember that nothing is impossible for God. You are baptized Priest, Prophet and King and don't forget it. If you are striving for the virtue of Chastity remember that the virtue is in the faithful continual struggle, not actually a tangible goal. Ask for the healing and then trust that it will come. Go back to your baptism, ask for help (From reliable, non judgmental sources) ask for prayers and blessings and you will get them!

Peace be with you. Be at peace in your mind. May God bless you and help you to overcome.

Hang in there,
-Rob

Answer 7

here's what i do to keep lustful thoughts away. they really help. maybe they will be of use to you.

- find an accountability / cell group at church. look for people you trust deeply, be open with them - radical honesty i mean. and pray with them.
- when those thoughts come, don't say "i must not think about this.. etc", instead, ignore them. think about God, his goodness, faithfulness. recall God's blessings in your life.
- 1 Cor 10:13 God will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you can bear. and even when you are tempted He will always provide a way out.
- listen to Christian music constantly; and Christian radio
- spend quality time with the Lord everyday. probably in the morning before the sun comes up =) enjoy God's presence.
- don't be idle, keep yourself busy.

keep on glorifying the Lord by seeking to please Him. you have come a long way in your Christian life. don't forfeit your salvation, sir =) Jesus said, "I am always with you, even to the very end of age". Matt 28:20 claim that promise. Also Phil.1:6 "He who started a good work in you will be faithful to complete it." =)
- "i am God's child and my Father loves me very much"

Lord, i pray that you be with this person who is seeking to please You. help Him to know that Your love is unconditional. You are always willing to help. Help him, Lord, to know that You hear his plea. And that you care for him deeply. And that with you, there is overwhelming victory. In Jesus' name, Amen.

Answer 8

I read somewhere that only 3% of men are 100% streight. Meaning most of us will have *thoughts* at some point.
Think about it this way, then you can tell weather you are gay/bi/streight
Thoughts don't matter as much as, do guys turn you on, or girls, both, or neither (in which case i'd be worried)
Which ever one turns you on, you probably swing that way.
If you turn out gay, I wish you the best of luck, if streight, then goodluck also.

Answer 9

you can overcome anything through Jesus Christ. That does not mean that everything will be smooth sailing but, it does mean that you will win out in the end. But you have to stay on your track with the Lord.And yes. I will pray for you.

Answer 10

Yes.

If you are saved and you still have these "thoughts" go get some medical help.

What is your obsession with "Religion & Spirituality"? You ask very silly questions, but I will still pray for you and God loves you whether or not you believe it.

Answer 11

Lord,

We bring Don before you, that you woulld give him victory over these impure thoughts, in the name of Jesus, amen.