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Open confession: I just installed a porn filter. [Adult content]

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Blake

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I just installed a really great filter on my laptop to block out any and all pornographic content. It's awesome. I've already tested it and tried to break it and, even being computer savvy, I can't seem to get around it.

From the time that I was in my young teens I have viewed pornography. It's my greatest battle. God has held my hand and walked me through many spiritual triumphs, but concerning this sin, I have sold my birth right for a bowl of soup. I lose sight of Israel for the sake of this golden calf. I forsake Eden for one forbidden tree.

I know that God never allows us to be tempted beyond what we can bear, so in truth, I fall short because I am more carnal than I am spiritual. God has been bringing me along and showing me great things, and I know that I know that He is calling me to move beyond this but I don't know exactly how. Deep down it's because I don't fully want to present my body as a living sacrifice. I have not made a covenant with my eyes.

In truth I don't want to fight this anymore. I wish that it was taken from me, but it isn't God's will for this to be miraculously removed. I have to fight it. I'm tired of it winning.

It is so hard for me to type this, and I am afraid to submit this thread, but I'm going to. Keeping sins in the dark give them more power over us, and I don't want anyone to mistake me as a spiritual man while I'm a servant of two masters. I would like to ask you to pray for me because the enemy is going to assault me. I am trying to press in deeper to the mysteries of God and my flesh is holding me back. This internet filter is step one. Personal prayer is step two. I believe that God will strengthen me in this but it has been in my life for so long that I am not fully confident in my victory.

Here we go... submitting the thread.

EDIT: Please be gentle in your replies. I am highly embarrassed but trying to change.
 
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Read and agree with " Keeping sins in the dark give them more power over us,"

Gal_6:2 Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
 
It is brave of you to confess that on here, and to take action. The Holy Spirit guided me into understanding on this situation for people. If you see pornographic images, you are to see them as if the people were your family members doing that stuff. Some of those people will be there in heaven as our family. Doing this, gives some compassion to the person......instead of them as an object.
 
Blake said:
I know that God never allows us to be tempted beyond what we can bear, so in truth, I fall short because I am more carnal than I am spiritual. God has been bringing me along and showing me great things, and I know that I know that He is calling me to move beyond this but I don't know exactly how. Deep down it's because I don't fully want to present my body as a living sacrifice. I have not made a covenant with my eyes.

In truth I don't want to fight this anymore. I wish that it was taken from me, but it isn't God's will for this to be miraculously removed. I have to fight it. I'm tired of it winning.
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Blake, there is not one of us that does not bear some weakness of the flesh. Is a man any better off if he abstains from pornography, but then beats his wife, or steals from his neighbor. But you have done well in recognizing your own weaknesses, and you have stepped out in Faith be seeking support from your brethren in the face of their condemnation, but they have received it with compassion rather than condemnation, so know that the Lord does as well.

Remember that Paul had a thorn in the flesh. If this is a thorn for you, then instead of fighting against it, let it become your source of humility in the face of the work that the Lord is performing within you, and in that humility, its power will be weakened.
 
It's a commendable step. But, it only works in the selective area of the machine called a computer. Porn slips in through so many other ways.
I think I've told you that this was a part of my field of focus for 24 years. And in all that time, I only found two things that truly worked. And this cheaper one ($10) actually proved more effective than the other... which was a $170 video series.

It is a book called Eyes of Honor by Jonathan Welton. You might want to Google it.

http://www.amazon.com/Eyes-Honor-Training-Purity-Righteousness/dp/0768441323
 
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It is brave of you to confess that on here, and to take action. The Holy Spirit guided me into understanding on this situation for people. If you see pornographic images, you are to see them as if the people were your family members doing that stuff. Some of those people will be there in heaven as our family. Doing this, gives some compassion to the person......instead of them as an object.
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This concept ties in very directly to the book I recommended to Blake.
 
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Let go and let God. There is no perfect being to ever walk this Earth, save Jesus.

We all have sin. And some are thorns in our side like someone I believed mentioned already. Just remember Jesus came not to condemn. Tell the devil he is a liar and you are a free child of God. I struggle with stressful anger. I manage well but it still is a thorn. We are tough on ourselves almost to a fault, because we love our God and feel like we disappoint Him when we sin. Well we don't want to continue in it but let it go. Give it to God and continue to grow. The devil hates bright souls illuminated by the power of the Holy Spirit! We are marked targets, gird your mind and ready your shield of faith!
 
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