Friend & A Brother

[Luis]

Hi, I'm Luis! I'm new in this community. So let me tell you why I'm here in CC.

I was saved back in 2017 when I'm still young (12 yrs. old) because my parents are both active in our church. But little did they know of my sin that I've been hiding since 2015. I was exposed to pornography and have been struggling with same-sex attraction since then. Though I wasn't involved in any gay relationships 'cause I'm afraid, and deep inside, I know that it wasn't my real desire, it's the sin living in me.

I've been fighting it alone, but I end up being frustrated and discouraged. I don't know what to do. There are times when I feel victorious for being pure (temporarily), only to fall back again and again in the never-ending cycle of lust and sexual sin. I'm too afraid to share this with others, let alone the thought of others judging you. This has become my deepest wound. This is the thing that holds me back from becoming who God wants me to be.

But I know that there's still hope, because Jesus is hope. And God reminded me that in order for this wound to heal, I need to be honest with Him (which I did) and with a brother or a friend who are mature spiritually to guide me in this journey towards purity and holiness.

Is there someone here who could be my friend and a brother to help me in this struggle? If God is leading you to help me, you can message me directly. Thank you, everyone, and may God bless you all!

 

[andy700700]

James 1:2-3
New International Version
2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.

Matthew 4:1-11
New International Version
4 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. 6 “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written:
“‘He will command his angels concerning you,
and they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’”
7 Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9 “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”
10 Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’”
11 Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.

 

[Templar62]

welcome to Christian chat
Genesis 18:1-5
“Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.”

 

[TabinRivCA]

Hi Luis glad the Lord led you here, welcome to CC! As I mentioned to another member here with the same temtation, the people you see in porn are only actors and are given stimulants to perform the way they do. Some are struggling with debt or homeless doing this solely to get by but are haunted by the acts that go along with porn. Like any other temptation, God is there to help and when you sincerely ask Him, He'll intervene. God bless and guide you through "Be of good cheer I have overcome the world' Jn 16:33.

 

[andy700700]

Ephesians 5:8
New International Version
8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light

 

[Tall_Timbers]

Welcome, Luis!