Day 30 / 31 – Daily Devotions

The last couple of days have been relatively calm and normal.  I continue to carry out my expected family duties and I make a point of examining my actions each evening before bed.  Really quite boring.  So how do I continue to stay focused when ‘deep down’ I feel pretty confident that I no longer need to visit Men of Hope?

It’s easy – I have my devotional offerings to submit.  Part of my healing process is learning to be of use to others.  My sexual addiction was a selfish act and my devotional offerings are the ideal means to make an ongoing reparation for this.  By visiting the site daily I ensure I am reminded of what I do not wish to return to!

In a sense I treat this as a part of my defensive armoury.  Each day I carry out my ‘set’ prayer regime and I then submit them as reparation for my past sins and as a means to help others overcome theirs.  In a day I have set myself the task of completing:

• 2 Litanies

• I rosary ( 5 decades)

• 2 Devotional Prayers

• One of the hours of the ‘Little office’

• 9 day novena (not regularly)

• 1 Self denial on a normal day (more if I have really had to fight)

This is a voluntary act of reparation – so no pain of mortal sin if I have a few lazy or hectic days when I submit nothing.  This all about facing myself daily and recognising that I am better than before.  More importantly understanding that my struggle and prayers can be used to help others.  I therefore build my self esteem on a bed of concrete…not mud!

I implore you all to make the Rosary page a daily requirement and force yourself to submit whatever you are able.  Who knows how many of your devotions will stop a family breaking apart through pornography or other selfish sexual acts.

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My Conclusion:

These last 2 days are all about accountability but still provide useful tidbits to ponder…

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Keep up the good work and remember God uses our crosses to form future Saints 🙂

Yours in Jesus, Mary & Joseph

SA James