What Men Need To Know About LUST And SHAME

Fr. Paul Truebenbach is the pastor of Sts. Peter & Paul Orthodox Church located in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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[TruthInspectorUF-]

Quitting the pornography addiction is hard. But with Christ Jesus of Nazareth we will win this battle. God bless and keep all of you☦️☦️☦️

[benkai]

I still haven't beaten back anything, and I'm not going to pretend that I'm even remotely close to it, but I refuse to stop struggling. All those who have already managed to fight off temptations and allow Christ to lead them out of the mire are truly blessed, and I hope no further troubles come their way.

Please, pray for my success in overcoming the temptations that have assailed me for the last 25 years of my life.

[shivabreathes]

“Society has decided to do away with shame rather than the thing that’s causing the shame” really nails it.

[thenarrowdoor]

What really helped me is fasting and prayer with watchfulness GOD helped me . Be strong, man up ☦️

[MrWhocares]

I’ve completely removed it from my life. It can be done fellas. The holy way is the only way! 💪

[g_money]

22 days clean! Please pray for my continued strength! 🙏✝️

[seeker]

I quit that cold turkey instantly.
I was kneedeep in that addiction but Jesus helped me leave that behind.
The fear of god will force you out of that swamp SO fast...
And to all thous stuck, i testify to the benifits of quitting fully.
You will be envigirated, stronger and more drivven then before. It is all positivs when leaving sin.

[alyo]

Jesus saved from me from that. Everytime the temptation comes, I pray "I say yes to *you* Jesus, come and dwell in my heart". He wins the fight for me, he healed me

[finalbossoftheinternet]

I’m not Orthodox I’m Roman Catholic but he’s speaking real facts, God bless

[mube]

I am struggling
But I am trying
Lord Jesus, have mercy on me .🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽😢😢😢

[matthewnovak]

I struggled with pornography for so long. It started when I was 8 and only a couple months ago my addiction stopped at the age of 25. It brings nothing but empty gratification. It was nothing that I did for myself that caused this change in me, but God alone. I still struggle with the passion of lust in my mind, but I thank God that he helped me see the destruction of the soul that porn brings. What has helped me a lot is to spend time in prayer contemplating how my passions affect my sisters in Christ and all women who are made in the image of God. Prayer and meditation on the Word awakens true love in the heart.

[vicdamone]

Been battling it for 4 years. I became conscious of the sin at 16. Going on to 21 in May! There’s been ups and downs! Pray for me brothers my names Victor Maldonado.

[madmax]

I relapsed after 1 month of no pornography. Please pray for me 🙏

[mrjeffjob]

The way out of lustful thought is replacing it with reading and thinking about righteous thoughts. You’re can’t remove darkness you have to light a candle.

[saint]

The struggle is your salvation. That is possibly the most profound thing I’ve ever heard. It is so true. It’s what you’re going to look back on when God saves you and pulled you out of this pit and you’re going to remember what it was like in the struggle and you’re never gonna look back and you’re going to praise God and thank God for the rest of your life.

[virginlamo]

Here’s what I did:

- Reminded myself the blessed God, Virgin Mary and the Saints in Heaven could see me
- Recognized the ugliness of it
- Woke up, worked out and Prayed at the same time every day, consistently.

The key is discipline and consistency

But everyone watches porn for different reasons, and identifying your reason for it can help developing your way to overcome it

[luigipride]

Quitting Social Media significantly helps

[tangchieh]

As a lost broken soul once tricked into the demonic industry, I have to thank you with all my heart, father, for this timely message.
And just like what you implied in the video, I MUST testify with my own experience Christ is the only really effective way out of all kinds of addiction for me.
Thanks to the prayers of brothers and sisters in Christ and insightful content online like yours, I am recovering, each day gets better,
finally found my way out of the deceitful delusions surrounding this demonic industry of pxxn , and gradually free from shame, guilt and nightmares.
Personally, I found out for a Christian there's nothing more fruitful than occupy your time with spiritual reading, Jesus prayer and regular church attendance.
To anyone struggle with and suffer from pornographic addiction (in a sense every each one of us), you are not alone, so never lose hope.
Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me.
Most Holy Theotokos save us.

[VassTheKeeper]

Christianity needs more preachers like him, so articulate!

[Syed_Laiban]

As a muslim brother of your, i highly respect and love what he said...One of the best explanation I have ever heard about lust and lustic demons❤