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Comment on Walking in The Light by How to be authentic in our fellowship with Christ Jesus « cinhosa

How to be authentic in our fellowship with Christ Jesus « cinhosa — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 04:42:37 +0000

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Comment on About Me by Craig

Craig — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 03:33:38 +0000

Really liked your comments on escapsim mentality. The church and home groups are up to their eyeballs in mercy and grace, and they don’t understand the extent God will go to to turn somebody like myself around. I was a sex addict for 35 years.

Thanks,
Craig in Ft. Worth

Comment on Paying the Price by Pat

Pat — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 02:00:17 +0000

Good,good food for thought,thanks for this post it put light on some things for me.

Comment on Paying the Price by This is the day « Living Fountains

This is the day « Living Fountains — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 01:41:43 +0000

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Comment on The Power of a Wastebasket by matthewhyde

matthewhyde — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:09:34 +0000

Nice post. And to be honest, beyond the metaphor you use, from the reaction of your colleagues it sounds like the simple thoughtful act of ordering new wastebaskets was a fairly Christlike thing to do…

Comment on Emotions and Faith by graciegrin

graciegrin — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:04:47 +0000

Interesting post! I’ve been on both ends of this – too much show and no show at all. I grew up Catholic, and in the early 90′s went through revival. Quite a drastic difference. I am still learning to balance my desire for the “feeling” and persevering in faith even when I’m not “feeling” the presence of God. Thanks for this post and for the link.

Mary Grace

Comment on What I Need by ~L

~L — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 22:24:09 +0000

I really needed to read this today..

Comment on The Escapism Mentality by Craig

Craig — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 01:50:36 +0000

Thank you my brother. Thank you for your compassion. I just cry all the time now. I cried all day today, and it isn’t like me because I hardly ever cry. But the past few months I have cried so much. My life has been ruined by extreme sexual sin. Most of my friends have left me or never get in touch with me. I live in this little lonely weekly hotel room by myself. I live with the physical pain each day. After 25 years of escapism the Lord brought me to a place where the pain is now so much. I am going to die a lonely man and I have never been close to anyone in my life–except Jesus and now He is far away. I pray any dear brothers and sister in the Lord that read your blog will not chose the way of escapism. I pray they will humbly and in humility bring their hurts to the Lord Jesus Christ, know that He loves them and that He will heal them.

Comment on The Escapism Mentality by oneofhis

oneofhis — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:04:13 +0000

Your story breaks my heart Craig. I am praying for you right now. The one thing you need to know is there is no sin too great that He cannot forgive. There is no bondage too strong that His power cannot break. You cannot do it alone, and when you walk in disobedience what you know is wrong, you open up every area in your life to demonic oppression and domination. You will need accountability and a place where you can share your struggles. It will be a long road, but if God is still speaking to you, then that means He is still pursuing your heart. His jealous, relentless, love is greater than you can imagine. The sciptures say” while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us”. Hold on to that. Find support. Thank you for sharing this.

Comment on The Escapism Mentality by Craig

Craig — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:24:23 +0000

Let me give you a real life example of this. I’m a 53-year-old Christian male. I have had a close relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ for the past 33 years since I’ve been a Christian. I spent a lot of time in prayer, and the Holy Spirit was a comfort to me and He lead me in even the smallest details of my life. BUT, I also had an escapism mentality all my life. My main drug was pornogrpahy and beyond, but I wont give all the details. I was in a 2-week cycle of sin, and towards the end of the cycle my spirit would be restored by the lord. I would suffer horrible demonic attack after binging on sin though. This cycle repeated 500 times in my life since I was about 28 years old. Well about 5 months ago, the Holy Spirit did NOT come back! The Lord is very far now and I have been attacked by horrible bouts of demonic spirits of fear. I have 2 physical problems now from my “acting out”. I miss the closeness of the Lord so much! I feel like a orphan without Him close now. I believe the Lord told me several times I am not going to go to hell, but the thought still terrifies me. Can I stop this sin now? I don’t know. What is there to go back to? I don’t know–doesn’t seem like much. Having a girlfriend or getting married seems out of the question too–I’ve never been married. Right before I woke up about 2 weeks ago I believe it was the Lord who spoke to me “I search the heart, I try the reigns to give to each man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings”. So, how will this all end? I don’t know, but the price paid for this sexual sin was horrendous. The worst part was losing the intimacy with the Lord Jesus Christ and not having the joy of the Holy Spirit close anymore. The physical problems just make it worse. Thanks for letting me post. Craig in Ft. Worth, TX.