Using your Prayer Shield for attack!
Dear Member,
Congratulations on taking sexual addiction firmly by the throat and pleasing God with the prudential use of your ‘free will’. You now understand that alone it is a battle you cannot win. As a Catholic you recognise that if you fail in this effort the devil will drag you into Hell. This is not a game and this is not subject to compromise…
However, what you have done so far represents a fantastic first step towards sanctity. Only a few brave men are willing to take up their cross and embrace Jesus on Calvary – you are now counted amongst them. So never stop picking up your cross!
I have now completed the next lesson in our self help program – Unit 1.1. This unit is crucial in your successful fight against sexual addiction and needs to be firmly in place before you can give serious consideration to progressing further. Please leave any advice or recommendations in the comments section below. Feedback is definitely appreciated.
Thank you to those new members who are now building their walls and taking on the challenge of defeating temptation and saving souls in the process.
WELL DONE
Yours in Jesus, Mary & Joseph
Sa James
UNIT 1.1 – MY DAILY DEFENCE
I remember that one time when i had confession to not traditional priest (i was in state of sin and i didn’t want to wait to Sunday because it was begging of the week) he ask me about my prayer routine and when i told him he said that i pray to much. He compared it to conversation of student and professor. When student speaks to much than he will learn nothing because professor can’t say any word. And the same with relation man-God, when man pray to much, he is not able to hear what God wants to say him.
Hi Benedict,
I have had a modern priest say the same to me quite recently. I agree that meditation and ‘listening’ to Our Lord is as important as verbal prayer. I am not advocating reeling off loads and loads of prayers without any purpose. For me, it was important to reorder my spare time with gainful activities AND prayer. I am happy that the prayer routine I use is adequate to break my day and allow me time to meditate on avoiding sin.
I think the nature of sexual addiction or any sin for that matter is ‘self indulgence’. Hence I use the term denial of self. By establishing a prayer regime and then devoting some or all of it for others suffering addiction gives purpose and value to our own struggles. I certainly needed something to make me feel positive about my addiction with pornography.
Truthfully, there is probably no right answer. We must be careful not to lose sight of the power of meditative silence and the value it holds. Each to find their own balance I think? The 30 rosaries example was a guy I knew who was so wracked with temptation one day that he just kept praying to stay distracted. It worked for him on that particular day. The message behind that was simple – stay on your knees all day if it helps you stay clear of sin.
I hope this helps understand my perspective
Yours in Jesus, Mary & Joseph