stevec1993 Posted January 26, 2018 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 3 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 10 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 8 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/02/2015 Status: Offline Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 3 hours ago, Sojourner414 said: The fact that you're looking to find your fear of the Lord and remorse for sin is an indicator that there's still hope for you. One thing you do have to do though is decide what is more important to you: sin or the Lord. Anyone can have worldly sorrow, but until you see why it's wrong and want to be free of it, it's going to continue to dominate you. And that is going to take the Lord's help and the Holy Spirit to undo the damage here. Another thing is prayer; even if you don't feel like it, go to the Lord anyways and just talk to him in your own words. Tell Him about your feelings and what's going on, and confess all of this to Him. Deliberately set aside time to talk to Him; it's going to be tough, but carve out that time even if it cuts into you "free time" or hobbies if needbe. This is important. You need to bring all of this to Him, and tell Him you need help from Him. Repentance is more than just wanting to turn away; it's seeking the Lord's face and desiring Hm above sin. I also recommend that you start closing off opportunities to sin, and start opening up opportunities for the Lord to minister to you. If this lust involves pornography, toss any materials and put a blocking program (many for free offered by several of the browser add ons) on your browser that has a password. Stop going to places you know will offer what you're looking for and instead, use that time to get into Scripture. That's where we learn who the Lord really is, and where we learned to love Him for who He is. Idle time is often when Satan and our own flesh catch us unawares, and we soon get ideas and are tempted. Finally, find a brother in Christ you can turn to with your issues, someone whom you trust and can really talk to. An accountability partner can really help, when you need to be held to the path that you want to travel, but the world, the flesh and the devil try to pull you back to your old life. Someone who can ask you about what you're doing and hold you to it makes you accountable and therefore responsible for what you're doing with yourself. I hope even one of these suggestions can help you Steve; meantime, I will pray for you. -Sojo414 Thank you so much for the advice and help, I’ll definitely take it on board, thanks again . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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