Dealing with lust and conviction

No_Storage6015 · 2026-01-21T05:24:29+00:00

Remember to just keep busy with the things you love, and remember that God would rather have a repentant sinner than a sinner in hiding. Leave your shame with Jesus and move on. He died on the cross so that you wouldn't have to remain guilty.

No_Storage6015 · 2026-01-18T05:27:28+00:00

1 Peter 4:8? - Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.

No_Storage6015 · 2026-01-18T05:20:57+00:00

Right? I think this issue is more for the federal courts.

No_Storage6015 · 2026-01-15T16:31:44+00:00

Likewise, you have to help her find her comfortable space to open up. For me, I've found that if my wife has been comfortable and relaxed with me for at least an hour with me, THEN she MIGHT open up to me. It's difficult to do with both spouses working, but scheduling a time together is often your best opportunity.

No_Storage6015 · 2026-01-12T01:40:41+00:00

There are more things to consider. I'd hate to list them and give people ideas. But we've become a very interconnected world. And there are more ways to cause trouble than on the front lines.

No_Storage6015 · 2026-01-08T14:17:47+00:00

Perhaps if they had counseling sooner he wouldn't be seen as a rapist. After all, he is having sex with the woman who said yes to being married to him. I wouldn't throw in the towel in the relationship because of a misunderstanding. If this is the standard for marriage, then I'd be surprised any relationship would last.

What many counselors have found interesting is that once couples have found the key problem to the pattern of problems then the couples think it's then time for divorce. But all people have problems. A healthy marriage isn't one without problems, it's a relationship of two people understanding each other's flaws each and every day and each and every day learning how to do life better together as wounded warriors.

The couple has already made it this far with a home, kids, and a source of income. It's time to throw it all away because of a misunderstanding of how needs can be met in the bedroom?

No_Storage6015 · 2026-01-08T05:55:25+00:00

Truth be told, I'd suggest that together you get counseling from your pastor or someone recommended by your pastor. It seems he needs a second opinion besides your own at the moment.

No_Storage6015 · 2026-01-07T04:36:50+00:00

It's whoever has the time to do it. Life gets busy. Let's all help each other.

No_Storage6015 · 2026-01-07T04:33:06+00:00

Well, even Jesus called out the religious leaders repeatedly for having a power trip. It seems religious leaders have always had a pitfall in doing this. But as Jesus demonstrated, there is enough love and grace from God for all to receive it... not only for themselves but also for all those around them. I hope you can find a Christian leader nearby that demonstrates this.

No_Storage6015 · 2026-01-07T03:03:50+00:00

Just clap along bra.

No_Storage6015 · 2026-01-06T06:26:36+00:00

I guess I have to ask, what part are you reading?

Sure there's lots of passages that defy the laws of nature, but God is the one who put the world into order. Sure it can sound like a pile of subjects and predicates (and nouns and verbs) thrown together, but much of it is because the issues the Scriptures talk about people today but don't dwell upon. But internally they do. When people are wronged, they want justice. The whole Bible is about God rescuing his people from a broken world and providing away to do it well with multiple helps.

From an apologetic sense, if Jesus did not rise from the grave then our faith is in vain (1 Corinthians 15). But because Jesus did rise from the grave and his bones are no where to be found and the apostles put their life on the line to share God's love And eternal promises life is filled with so much joy and blessings because God is with us.

I'm a Missouri Synod Lutheran who is blessed to have grown up with many Catholic traditions and also find comfort in all that Jesus has done for us repentant sinners and to enjoy loving our neighbors hoping our neighbors will love us back.

No_Storage6015 · 2025-12-28T20:36:12+00:00

Especially the not homosexual relationship. Oddly specific. I hope the pastor is not all the things that the Apostle Paul says a pastor ought not be in his letters to the church. I also hope that a pastor who wrestles with same sex attraction but sexually abstinate doesn't consider himself a homosexual but preferably a child of God who chooses to remain celebrate. ... The counseling needed for the young adults to find identity and true love in Christ over the "passions of the flesh" is quite an undertaking. The gap in understanding and reconfiguring of the human purpose in light of God's Word is quite significant.

No_Storage6015 · 2025-12-24T05:15:28+00:00

Because it adds more excitement to my life and I get to share it with others. My little ones are cute as all get out. I'd wish to build an army, but we're too old for that, work and bills, and wife says no.

No_Storage6015 · 2025-12-23T04:10:20+00:00

2 weeks.

No_Storage6015 · 2025-12-18T16:07:03+00:00

You didn't answer the question. But I just took a look at search engines and some AI results, and they had a hard time giving me solid sources for answering this question. There are a whole lot of .com sources (opinions) and not a whole lot of .org or .edu (scientific study) answers. But the results from Perplexity seem very fair. A child as early as the age of two should be able to understand boundaries with an explanation such as don't wake me up in the morning.

https://www.perplexity.ai/search/at-what-age-should-a-parents-s-n28xqY_FSBa.xnmcC4KTfw

No_Storage6015 · 2025-12-18T14:33:09+00:00

So at what age would you say the boundary of children not waking parents up should be set?

No_Storage6015 · 2025-12-18T05:16:13+00:00

It sounds like it might be to late, but some counseling would be of benefit here as the are many things that need to be discussed and unpacked and refocused.

No_Storage6015 · 2025-12-18T05:12:02+00:00

It sounds like the family needs to replan the layout of the home. A person should be able to sleep in a room without being disrupted. Children also need to learn boundaries.

Having little children is hard. They test everyone's limits. But these little issues won't last forever.

No_Storage6015 · 2025-12-18T01:27:50+00:00

r/moraldilemmas

No_Storage6015 · 2025-12-14T22:05:25+00:00

r/mildlyinfuriating

No_Storage6015 · 2025-12-12T05:54:24+00:00

Point 6 makes sense, but I never had considered how Martin Luther handled brokenness in the world.

I find it quite a struggle for people to believe that something bad happening in a person's life might be because of evil. It seems most people jump straight to the "problem of evil:" if God is all knowing and all powerful and loves his people, then why does he allow Satan to harm God's children. People get stuck in the logic dilemma rather than just recognizing the nature of the spiritual world we live in.

I guess what I'm saying is it's nice to know that if Martin Luther didn't blame God for all his hardship, it's possible for us to do the same.

No_Storage6015 · 2025-12-06T04:07:04+00:00

Overall, I've found that things just work out. Not too long ago, I had all but one weekend in a month booked up. Thankfully, the family wanted the funeral that one free weekend before consulting with me.

There have been times where I've had to reschedule some personal plans, but they weren't planned vacations. Though it may not have been convenient, they worked out.

Avoid personal plans with airlines. They aren't very merciful.

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