So next Sunday shall be Week 1.
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Welcome to the community @Camisblessed. God bless you Brother.
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Week 0:
I’ve come to this realization last night: If I cannot win the war within my mind, how can I deal with challenges outside my mind correctly? I must first take every thought captive like it is said in the Bible, and rebuke every thought that contains lust and replace it with thoughts that are more pure and productive rather than destructive. Just a quick thought I wanted to share. I know that it will give me a good boost to keep going and remain aware of my thoughts as I am clearing the first week
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We all face this daily. I even still struggle with this issue. Be strong brother and don’t give up hope. Contemplate what you are thinking and your actions will speak loader than words.
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I wrote down some negative effects of a PMO relapse to encourage myself and others not to relapse
Negatives of a relapse:
-Sluggish/low energy
-Lack of clarity/brain fog
-Guilty feeling right afterwards
-Have to clear history/search history
- Zero drive/motivation
- Craving instant gratification afterwards/have zero interest in delayed gratification(will likely binge on junk food and short form content like YouTube and reels)
- Have no interest in God/things of God
-Memory problems
-Feeling like failure/stuck in the loop of “this time I will really lock in”
-Stutter/stumbling over my words/losing train of thought during conversation
-Making eye contact can be very difficult
-Way harder to get up in the morning
-Wasted time(PMO session is usually hours) - Procrastination
- Brain is wired to continue the cycle even more, instead of reversing the cycle
How To Avoid Relapse:
- Take Every Thought Captive(2 Corinthians 10:5)
-Practice delayed gratification(working out, reading, practice a skill) - Being in the present moment(stop daydreaming, stop thinking about past mistakes, stop thinking about future and worry about the current moment)(Matthew 6:34)
-Bible Studying
-Prayer
-Fasting
-Praise and worship
-Limit time on phone/social media
-Help people
-Fellowship and community with people who also want to be better
-Live a pure lifestyle free from drugs/drinking - Don’t hang around people who peer pressure or tempt you to do instant gratification
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Heyo brother! You will win, even when you relapse or during bad days try to be as productive as you used to be , don’t let one slip ruin your progress. Focus on improving yourself . All the very best!
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Failed. It was such a good day too, went to work, read the Bible, prayed, went to the gym after work but then at the end of the night I failed and ending up exploring on the wrong websites on the internet. Immediately after the relapse, I got so fed up that I signed up for Ever Accountable for accountability.
I truly do need accountability, that’s what I’m missing. Because I can do everything right but still fall if I’m without accountability. So if any of you could please message me your email, so you can help me be accountable that would be great for me. The app is tracking my activity on both my phone and my laptop.
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@Camisblessed this is one of my dairy entrys that I would like to share with you. Read it carefully and state your answers.
I hope this will help brother. God bless you brother and don’t give up hope. Keep fighting and know that our Redeemer lives.
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I just happened to look at posts and saw this. That message was inspirational and very true in many ways. I will copy and paste that what, why, how, who, when, where questions to ask myself that.
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Go for it. God be with you in your answer. Answer truthfully because it can change your life for the better.
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Amen brother in Christ. LORD blesses you.
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