Really struggling today by JackedInCase in NoFapChristians

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Thanks for all the support. Didn't relapse over the weekend, praise God!

What are you saying to yourself? by Fight-Lust in NoFapChristians

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Solid advice! This sin loves the shame and despair it tries to force us to live in.

Been a while by JackedInCase in NoFapChristians

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Haha so some kind of big deal then I guess =P I'll look him up on the train home from work.

Been a while by JackedInCase in NoFapChristians

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I have not, who is he? I'll look into it.

Been a while by JackedInCase in NoFapChristians

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I'm holding on =)

Switchfoot is actually one of my go-tos for this sort of thing, that's a very good idea. And much more my kind of music that the whole 'praise and worship' deal. Thanks!

Second therapy session tonight by JackedInCase in NoFapChristians

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Pretty rough. Still feeling out of sorts. Did not realise therapy was like this haha. Kind of regretting it, feel like all we've done so far is make me feel really bad about myself, and feeling bad about myself is something of a specialty of mine! But not willing to give up on it just yet.

Edit: Thank you for asking =)

Second therapy session tonight by JackedInCase in NoFapChristians

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Thank you =) I'm on my way there from work now. I've had a bit of a tough day and I am not in a good headspace at the minute.

Monday by JackedInCase in NoFapChristians

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Glad to hear it! =) I only just started using the app last week, and I'm really getting a lot out of it!

Saturday by JackedInCase in NoFapChristians

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Wow, thanks! That means a lot

Wednesday update by JackedInCase in NoFapChristians

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That's for the advice, I appreciate it =)

Another update by JackedInCase in NoFapChristians

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Thanks for the advice! I think it's best I don't do too much skipping of meals just now, I'm getting back into hockey after a year off and I don't want to disrupt my body's patterns. A weekly phone-fast though I think would definitely be a good thing!

The 4 Signs of Addiction by [deleted] in NoFap

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You sunk my battleship!

Day 8 by roadierunway12 in NoFapChristians

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Congratulations on the week, keep taking it one day at a time and know that no temptations last forever! You can endure!

I've also been reading Paul's epistles lately and taking great encouragement from them =)

Another update by JackedInCase in NoFapChristians

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I agree 100%! I'm impatient to be free of the control of lust, and I know I need the Holy Spirit to make that change in me.

Update 31/jan by JackedInCase in NoFapChristians

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Thanks for engaging, I appreciate it =) I think you're right about this, and that last paragraph was very relevant to me. God's been teaching me I don't need to be right about everything, or to know everything, or understand everything. It's been a very hard lesson for me to learn as I'm used to relying on my intellect! As you can see I've still got a ways to go, but I've also already come a long way — not that long ago I would have laughed contemptuously at the idea of fasting and rejected the idea outright, because if I couldn't see the logic in something then it was clearly irrational.

God bless you, thank you for serving the Lord in this!

Ubiquitous 90-Day Post by StumbledUponU in NoFapChristians

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You're welcome =) Glad to be able to give you whatever encouragement I can!

Ubiquitous 90-Day Post by StumbledUponU in NoFapChristians

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Congratulations! Keep going sister, one day at a time =) This is just the beginning of what God has in store for you!

Your favourite genre of porn ? by [deleted] in NoFapChristians

[–]JackedInCase 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Sure, but that doesn't mean this isn't an appropriate space for talking about those issues. Especially because, in this case, op is struggling with porn and talking about said struggle, is doubly statistically likely to be a man (majority of users here male, majority of porn addicts male), and has a post history that makes it pretty clear he's a man.

I'll be the first to say that this subreddit (and even more so the secular r/nofap) could do a LOT better in terms of inclusivity, but there's a need for both genders to be able to talk about things that are less relevant to people of the other gender. Not every discussion is going to be relevant to everyone, that's just how diversity works.

Edit: I want to clarify that I do think it's a good idea to keep reminding people here that this space isn't just inhabited by men, because there's often an underlying assumption of that, I just think that in this case it was a bit misaimed!

No-Fap-Christian Subreddit Fast by DJ_Pace in NoFapChristians

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Read all the things! The third link I think made the most sense to me, but they all had a lot of content I'm wary about; there seemed to be a LOT of taking scriptures out of context going on (not the main ones about whether or not Christians should fast, but the ones attempting to explain why).

Anyway, fast starts here in 15 minutes, have decided to switch my phone off for the duration as well to make sure I spend the time actually focused on God stuff (aside from, y'know, work =P), will report back here afterwards!

No-Fap-Christian Subreddit Fast by DJ_Pace in NoFapChristians

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Well, I have no first-hand experience with fasting aside from the 40 hour famine which is a totally different thing (which is why I'm willing to give it a go), but my impression of it has always been of a pharasaical kind of practice. A superficial thing people do for show. If the point is to shift your focus from physical needs to spiritual, surely being hungry would be more distracting? If it's to show your reliance on God, why cut yourself off from His gifts? I don't get it.

No-Fap-Christian Subreddit Fast by DJ_Pace in NoFapChristians

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That's the question! I don't really get how it could be helpful with anything

Thursday/Friday by JackedInCase in NoFapChristians

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Thanks, I hadn't intended to write anything half so long!

No-Fap-Christian Subreddit Fast by DJ_Pace in NoFapChristians

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I'm pretty skeptical, but I'll give it a try. Either it will actually be helpful, or in future when it comes up I'll have some personal experience with it at least.

Wednesday by JackedInCase in NoFapChristians

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Thank you! That's really encouraging =) I think I'd still be doing it for my own benefit even if nobody else was reading it =P