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Post by savedbygrace on May 19, 2020 9:42:13 GMT -7
Psalm 1:1-3 English Standard Version (ESV)
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.
He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.
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Post by javajake on May 20, 2020 8:59:18 GMT -7
Due to lack of money, I'm reading this book free, using the Libby app. It connects with my library and lets me put the book on my phone or Kindle. Anyway..... this book is a life changer: The Case for Grace, by Lee Strobel. Not a book of teaching, but from real life. What is the difference between being forgiven, and being adopted? The difference is HUGE. J.I. Packer makes the point, and Lee Strobel gives examples from real life to help us grasp what it means. I like Lee Strobel's testimony. It shows you God will bless and meet any honest seeker of the truth. Whether your intentions at first was was wrong.
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Post by savedbygrace on May 20, 2020 12:01:10 GMT -7
Once he came to faith, it seems like he can't stop writing books!
Only one explanation: He has now met Jesus and can't stop talking about Him!
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Post by savedbygrace on May 20, 2020 18:06:06 GMT -7
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Post by savedbygrace on May 22, 2020 14:57:51 GMT -7
Very tiring, but a good day! Thank you Jesus.
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Post by savedbygrace on May 23, 2020 8:21:05 GMT -7
"'The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me; to one who orders his way rightly I will show the salvation of God.'"
Psalm 50:23 ESV
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Post by javajake on May 24, 2020 9:29:31 GMT -7
Keep pressing forward SBG! Have a blessed Sunday!
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Post by savedbygrace on May 26, 2020 10:29:11 GMT -7
Took a bad stumble, but not like usual. The test will be if I learn from it and move on.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2020 17:39:14 GMT -7
You can and will learn from it and move forward.
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Post by Will on May 27, 2020 4:51:02 GMT -7
What's up Saved! Just thought I'd stop in and say hi. You and me seem to have a similar kind of fight going on, usually managing somewhere between two weeks and a couple of months. But Jesus is with us! There is fruit and there is victory in His name. He showed us how to overcome and we can do it. God bless you bro!
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Post by savedbygrace on May 27, 2020 14:48:31 GMT -7
Thanks to you both. Yes, the 3 week club is a bummer, but this time my flesh is mad because I didn't actually gratify. So Satan is screaming at me that I'll never overcome this. Back and forth battle today. But I DO have the power and choice to walk with God. Everything else is Satan's lie. James 4:7-8 New Living Translation (NLT) So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world. God, the true and living God who created this whole universe by speaking the word..... who gave His Son for my salvation, THIS God, actually wants my fellowship. He's lonely without me and I'm lonely without Him. And He lovingly reminds me, He's not the One who moved!!!!!!!!! '
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2020 16:54:27 GMT -7
When I confessed my sins to God, I felt led to confess to my pastor, then later to my wife. Healing started after that horrible heart break to my wife. she kicked me out then a friend took me in for two weeks. Praying, going into the Word and prayer everyday. had no iPhone, no internet, was determined to live pure and hopefully see my wife and children again. That was almost 4 years ago. Now, by God's help. I am not doing the same things as before. I am not bragging because I could not stop masterbating unless my wife knew the truth about my sins. She was my accountability and still is as God being #1 my accountable partner. Other men can't take God's place and your wife can help you if you tell her.
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Post by savedbygrace on May 28, 2020 16:48:29 GMT -7
Maybe she should know of each fall, even though she's aware of the battle. At this point, I don't know. Fell flat on my face again.
The cycle repeats. She doesn't need that pain every 3 weeks.
1 John 3:6-10 New Living Translation (NLT) Anyone who continues to live in him will not sin. But anyone who keeps on sinning does not know him or understand who he is. Dear children, don’t let anyone deceive you about this: When people do what is right, it shows that they are righteous, even as Christ is righteous. But when people keep on sinning, it shows that they belong to the devil, who has been sinning since the beginning. But the Son of God came to destroy the works of the devil. Those who have been born into God’s family do not make a practice of sinning, because God’s life is in them. So they can’t keep on sinning, because they are children of God. So now we can tell who are children of God and who are children of the devil. Anyone who does not live righteously and does not love other believers does not belong to God.
1 John 1:8-10 New Living Translation (NLT) If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth. But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our hearts.
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Post by javajake on May 29, 2020 7:07:25 GMT -7
Every situation is different with regards to making your wife your accountability partner. I tried that in my case when this all came out at the beginning and I could tell it was wearing her out. So I tried a different approach and asked her if she could just ask me at the end of each week and she said no. So I had my answer. It was to much for her. Unless she catches me or I am acting weird and suspicious she doesn’t bring it up. Almost all places that deal with this issue say your wife should not be your accountability partner. If she asks then you tell her what she wants to know. I would love to have her as a willing and understanding accountability partner but I can tell it is too much for her.
Dominic you have a rare situation from what I read and have seen and it is a blessing.
Keep fighting SBG! I am having a bad time myself.
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Post by savedbygrace on May 29, 2020 14:24:20 GMT -7
Thanks,JJ, and keep fighting! praying for us both.
On the negative side of things, I realize it seems stupid (at least to a casual observer) to post good Bible promises and exhortations for 3 weeks, and then fall anyway.
But it's not that simple. As we all know, any period of victory is not easy. The enemy will constantly try to pull us down. So a 3 week period typically has some victories in it!
Tony Evans suggests we stop fighting Satan on his turf. Move to the area of Spirit, which to us believers is the place of reality and truth.
Jesus was told by Satan to command the stones to become bread, focusing on Jesus' very real state of hunger. Jesus moved it to the fact that every word of God is our real bread.
Satan tempted Jesus with power and glory, not in some future day by and by, but NOW. Jesus brought him back to the truth that GOD AND GOD ALONE is the One we worship.
Satan challenged Jesus to do a trick, even quoting a Scripture. Jesus' response shows that we are NOT to take Bible verses out of context, moving the discussion away from human argumentation to the clear teaching of God's Word.
Satan lost. Jesus won. May I never forget it.
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