RE: How can I resist the temptation of looking at images of hot, sexy women, models online?

Question

Thanks everyone for replying to my post. Whenever I post my questions here seeking advice, I got a lot of feedbacks. I would like to express my deepest gratitude to you guys by saying I really thank your generosity.
I would like to add few details to my lust problem. I have had it for about 8 years and I slipped or masturbated to sensual materials usually, Internet porn so many times I can't remember.
Some people ask me, "Why do you feel so guilty? It is not like you are hurting anyone. What is so bad about masturbating to porn? Every guy does it."
Whether every guy does it or not, I have core belief in my mind that porn is wrong and is something good, Christian people should not engage in. I guess that is why I always feel guilty after every slip.
Like I said, it is painful to live everyday as temptation attacks me anytime, anywhere, sometimes out of nowhere. I know I can never give up though. And I believe God will empower me to purify my souls and to be clean spiritually. Amen.

Answer 1

Before you go through these... have you looked at yourself under the penetrating light of God's Law? Have you come to a place of genuine repentance? Do you know that your heart is desperately wicked; that it's an enemy of God? Do you see your Adamic nature as a Judas living within you, raising his hands and crying "Master, Master," but at the same time betraying the Son of Man with a kiss? Then put that traitor to death. Never trust your own heart again. It cares for nothing but self. The instant gratification of thirty pieces of silver is better than Heaven's approval. It is self-serving, self-gratifying, and self-deceiving. It is "earthly, sensual, devilish" (James 3:15). Look at what Philippians 2:12 says about the "self" nature:

"...work out (cultivate, carry out to the goal, and fully complete) your own salvation with reverence and awe and trembling (self-distrust, with serious caution, tenderness of conscience, watchfulness against temptation, timidly shrinking from whatever might offend God and discredit the name of Christ)" (The Amplified Bible).

1. Would you ever take pornography to church and look at it during worship? You may as well, because God is just as present in your bedroom as He is in the church building.

2. Face the fact that you may not be saved. Examine yourself to ensure that Christ is living in you (2 Corinthians 13:5). See Romans 6:11–22; 8:1–14; Ephesians 5:3–8.)

3. Realize that when you give yourself to pornography, you are committing adultery (Matthew 5:27,28).

4. Grasp the serious nature of your sin. Jesus said that it would be better for you to be blind and go to heaven, than for your eye to cause you to sin and end up in hell (Matthew 5:29).

5. Those who profess to be Christians yet give themselves to pornographic material evidently lack the fear of God (Proverbs 16:6). Cultivate the fear of God by reading Proverbs 2:1–5.

6. Read Psalm 51 and make it your own prayer.

7. Memorize James 1:14,15 and 1 Corinthians 10:13. Follow Jesus’ example (Matthew 4:3–11) and quote the Word of God when you are tempted (see Ephesians 6:12–20).

8. Make no provision for your flesh (Romans 13:14; 1 Peter 2:11). Get rid of every access to pornographic material—the Internet, printed literature, TV, videos, and movies. But don't just stop there... you also need to begin to think about how high God's standard of holiness and purity really is. What the general public would have called "pornographic" just 60 to 70 years ago is plastered through your Sunday morning newspaper, the billboards you see on your way to work, and the magazines that line the counters at the grocery checkout. Even television commercials are filled with images that if you printed them off and stood in front of an elementary school showing them to children... you would be arrested. The fire is being fed from all different directions... not just those that the world lables as "pornographic." You must stop feeding the fire.

9. Guard your heart with all diligence (Proverbs 4:23). Don’t let the demonic realm have access to your thought-life. The Bible commands you to get control of your thoughts; read what Romans 13:14 says, "But clothe yourself with the Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah), and make no provision for [indulging] the flesh [put a stop to thinking about the evil cravings of your physical nature] to [gratify its] desires (lusts)" (The Amplified Bible - bold added for emphasis). If you give yourself to it, you will become its slave (Romans 6:16). Read the Bible daily, without fail. As you submit to God, the devil will flee (James 4:7,8).

10. The next time temptation comes, do fifty push-ups, then fifty sit-ups. If you are still burning, repeat the process (see 1 Corinthians 9:27, and 1 Corinthians 7:9). This is not just a random "get your mind off it" exercise. This produces a physical reaction that is the equivalent of what is often called a "cold shower."

Answer 2

Ok reformat your computer so there are no girlie sites on there and don't EVER visit one. If you can't do that I would have to suggest staying away from the problem for awhile. No computer is what that means. Very easy and simple to do because unless you 30 or younger you didn't have them growing up and you did just fine entertaining yourself. Can a drug addict play around with drugs but not do them???? NO they can't I know I am recovering for a year and a half now. I had to change who I saw where I went it is the same for you. You are right it isn't right to do it all the time. Sex is beautiful but can be turned into a dirty thing and it has for you. There are support groups out ther especially if you live in a bigger area. I know you can beat this but you have to stay commited and focused it won't be easy it sounds like someting you have done for awhile. Put as much energy into staying away from porn as you put into it and you will have no problem staying away.


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Answer 3

I am amazed at the number of misinformed people here who see nothing wrong with pornography. Porn is one of those things that look so innocent on the outside, but if you took a closer look, you'd see the dangers. I was sexually abused by a teen boy, as a child; he was deeply into porn. So when I read answers from people who preach the advantages of porn, I think back to those terrible moments when that boy had his hands in my panties doing things that he had seen in pornographic magazines; remember my pain the next time you are tempted to look at pornography.

Answer 4

screw those fools, God knows your fallible, he forgives you, even if you never stop, but if you always try, at least you showed some initiative, and besides, God gave you nature, some wierd cult would preach total restraint or absolute indulgence, but if you just keep other things on your mind, like things to do, it becomes less attractive to do that, if im understanding you right you have a hand in glove issue like everyone human?

Answer 5

well start by trying to get one and go from there

Answer 6

Um... don't.
Who gives a flying crap about if you're sinning or not.
"God".. if there is one.. gave you desires.
Use them.

Answer 7

Okies, here's one way to resist:


TURN

THE

COMPUTER

OFF

Good luck!

Answer 8

Blind yourself.