Hey RITA. I havent posted in RITA Now since more than a year and have been lurking, even forgot I had account. I started watching since 2008 but for a year now, I have been at war against the enemy and struggled to stay alert and walk with the Lord. I had been slowly and slowly turning lukewarm until only several days ago where I started to pay attention to the times we are living in. Basically, a huge dry spell...

Oh and 'Gooner' my old nickname was the name of this account a year ago. I decided to change it to my real name 'Austin' today in case someone remembers lol

But the reason for this post is that I need prayer from fellow christians for deliverance from sexual immorality. I am 18 now and since about 13 years of age, I have been dealing with porn and masturbation and lust and perverted thoughts in my head. It has been such a struggle to repent because I would ask God to forgive and help me repent but only for me to give in to the same sins over again. Its warring against my desire to walk with God and the watch. Its such a difficult thing to overcome. Over the last couple of days, Ive been in heavy worship and praise and prayer to the Lord during the nights as long as till sunrise and even then i still struggle to keep some random sexually perverted thought from popping into my head. Ive been getting a drive from the Holy Spirit to get other believers to pray instead of just being all on my own for this stronghold. Sometimes i even feel some dark presence in my room even when I have worship on, although it leaves when I pray or command it in Jesus Name.

Please I need prayer for God lead me to freedom from the oppression of sexual sin. I feel ashamed when I give in to temptation realizing I put sin in the temple of the Holy Spirit. Thanks.

Deep down, I hate this kind of sin and everything thats about it, but then it is so powerful with its grip on my flesh. Its an ongoing fight and it damages my fellowship with the Lord and I hate it.

rom7:17 Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
19 For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.
20 Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
21 I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.
22 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
23 But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?
25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.

we all struggle w/ the flesh, we can resist the devil and he flees, we can put on the armor of God, we can pray God deliver us from sin, but keep short accounts today, when we come to ourselves, and realize the sin in our lives, we need to be on our knees and get washed clean.. and keep carrying on, keep encouraged..

Austin, Welcome back to RITAN and I will pray for you too in agreement with others..prayer does change things for the better. Oh, those sins that need to be put away...we all struggle with different sins. The hour is late, and Jesus will soon rapture us...I think of this with sins I struggle with...I don't want to be caught doing any of them when Jesus raptures us....this has strengthened me to over come some of them...still working on not swearing...but I find I swear less when I focus on Jesus. Father, help Austin to defeat the sin he struggles with...give him the strength to fight the temptations. In Jesus name I pray, Amen...God Bless, Jan

thank you all for prayers and encouragement! lately the urge has died down and i hope it would continue till its all destroyed. thanks.

Hi Austin and everybody.

I'm 19 years old and have a very similar problem. Austin, I greatly admire your courage. It took me a very long time to talk to anybody about the sexual sin that was in my heart. It took me confessing it to very understanding and helpful parents. Still, the battle is within me, and is for God to fight alongside me. I pray to God for forgiveness. I need deliverance like my brothers. This is the first time I've ever put it in the open besides my parents, but I need prayer. I can't do it alone. God, be with me and intercede for me.
Father, I pray for Austin. Give him strength and perseverence. Work miracles in his life and draw him so close to you that he can do nothing else except glorify you in what he does. Give him the motivation and self control he needs and teach him that his strength and endurance lies in You.
Austin, I believe that the best way to fight the Devil is with the scripture, God's Words, because the devil can't fight against God. A few verses I find helpful are these:

James 4: 6-7.
But He gives more grace. Therefore He says:
“God resists the proud,
But gives grace to the humble."
Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.

Speaking these words will ground you in the Word of God when temptation arises.

Can I also ask for prayer too?
Thanks,

Sam

Dear Lord, I pray for Sam here, and lift him up before your throne in heaven Father, I ask You that You may deliver him and continue to do so from the sins and temptations he struggles with. Until our departure into Your house Father, may you continue to build him up as your child as well as every other fellow believer here on RITA and those who love you. Lord I pray all glory be Yours. Guide precious Sam into all truth and may You use him for Your purposes in the kingdom. Therefore I ask Father may You pour out Your power upon Sam for deliverance of sexual sins and other things that do not glorify You and instead to cause him to hunger for more of the things of God and to be filled. Lord I bring this to you through prayer by the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

These past couple days, i noticed a significant change in my thoughts and the frequency I get caught up in visual temptations! Lord Jesus come quickly