My new book "The UFO Deception: An Orthodox Christian Perspective" can be viewed here: www.amazon.com/s?i=digital-text&rh=p_27%3AFather+Spyridon+Bailey&s=relevancerank&text=Father+Spyridon+Bailey&ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_1 During this video I momentarily lost the ability to pronounce "involuntarily" - I hope it isn't too much of a distraction, nor the fighter jet that is so low over the woods. For anyone struggling with this passion, the saints I recommend you read about are St Mary of Egypt, St Moses the Ethiopian and St John the Long-Suffering.
@@oceanwave4142 God DID NOT create the passions. Man..sin..corruption changed the wonder-full urge to recreate into lust and perversion and an “adulterous generation”. Look at all the dark troubles this misuse of God’s great blessing...sexual union..has caused the world.💥☦️
What if one do pray study fast be active in the faith there's time u resist it and then bam one falls into it it then one feels discouraged and why am I here if I can't over come this i use to smoke to drugs drink none of that i crave for but this area that u talked about it's hard I was Married 10 years now I'm separated alone and is it possible to live a perfect life without falling into this sexual desires? 😭
@@mannytorrez2138 Fast MORE ! When I fast(water only) for a lot of consecutive days, I can resist temptation for months ! When I stop fasting/praying intensely, I fall. That is the only way I found than can stop my overwhelming lust. Praying for all of us !
@Love for the Truth That can be interpreted has Jesus making it clear that he's giving the message of the father, he never said "i'm the father" he just affirmed the obvious and said that the word of god goes trough him to the world.
What are you on about Catholicism/Orthodoxy is the original Christianity. You are probably just another protestant that's ignorant on the Church history. "To be deep in history is to cease being protestant" - John Newman. Also stop being modalistic, that was heresy dealt with the Early Church.
satan has the most cruel major weapon, through parents, teachers, and suppressive deadicine : pedophilia => and finally, giving those babies and children as an sacrifice to satan. that has been happening as a normal procedural nowadays at every nursery; at every school; at every human butchers' house; at too many homes.
Huh.. this kind of helps my comment, smoking weed and cigarettes are temptations yes? I gave in to those temptations and found more temptations, that being lust, assissted by easy access to pnography. However that is also a temptation I had given in to.
@Scythera99 yes smoking is a sin. Anything that is unnecessary or harmful is basically a sin. Enjoying something to much isn't good. "Bearer of the curse, seek misery. For misery will lead you to greater strength"
Amen, I don't know about the whole “Confessing your sins to another human thing”, but everything else was great.. Jesus is Lord, I pray that He continues to strengthen me in spiritual knowledge 🙏❤️
An icon is a depiction of something we venerate. The word can also be used negatively for example here in Romania tv PC and mobile devicea are called the icon of the devil
Bear your affliction in humility, struggling hard against it, and God will reward you with many riches of the soul. This cross that God has given you is for your betterment and your salvation.
But isn't to think that way to distance yourself from yourself? You can only be a prisoner in your body if your body does not belong to you, and we know (or should know) that far from soul/mind and body being different, separate entities (like Descartes assumed and set down as a legacy at the beginning of "modernism") that we are our bodies. That is why death, the separation of soul from body (even for believer in Christ) is an [objective] evil, and why at the Judgement we receive again our own bodies glorified, spiritual bodies with which to praise God forever or to curse God forever in our separation from Him if we are rejected. So, love your body as yourself. Even if it is broken. Even if you suffer in this body of flesh, it is your body. If you feel alienated from your body, please seek out counseling and spiritual direction. But before all this. Please know you are loved. And I will pray for you. And that of course is why sexual sin is so much worse for us, because it is a direct attack on the body, and through the body, the soul. This body, this wonderful body that God gave us to worship Him with.
That's because you are, that's our challenge, that's our growth. It will not always be this way. Have faith, build good habits, love and respect our sisters, make God happy for you.
Free yourself of religion and you will feel a lot better. I’ve lost many friends due them being wrapped up in religion and living their lives based on something they were taught from birth and never took a step back to evaluate what they were worshipping. You can be a good person without the fear of hell.
@@startledmilk6670 "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.” Matthew 16:23
Clean from porn for almost a month and a half, i feel like i am slowly making small victories in overcoming the evil spirit of the devil that has been inside me, christ is freeing me. Came to this video from an instagram comment and it gave me more motivation and insight to keep going and trust his plan Thank you Father Amen
I am currently fasting, and I was about to reach for my phone to look at sin, porn, I decided to go to RUclips instead and this video was the first in my feed, and I typically don’t have religious content on my FYP. So this video was a blessing and I thank you father for the good word. AMEN.
3:20 yes. Yes yes yes. This exactly. When women say that porn, dressing in lewd clothing, and hookup culture empowers them, it breaks my heart, because they don't realize what they are reducing themselves to. I pray they will stop before it is too late.
@@Satyred do not think being unvaccinated will help us account for our sins. This is a temptation for us. Metropolitan Nephytos of Morphou asks the jabbed to pray for the unjabbed and vice versa as well.
I hope you're okay, wherever you are. May you stay safe and strong out there. May you take care of yourself, and others, as much as you can. I pray whatever happens to you, may you fight the Good Fight and keep the Faith. God Bless you. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have Mercy upon us, sinners.
I'm not a religious person, but this video hit me right where it needed to. Thank you Father, for spreading wisdom freely for everyone on this platform.
@@dusanprimal3344 im not religous as well. im sure that there is some kind of energy that some call God, but i dont like the rules that religeon brings with it. this is because it is humans who make those rules. some might say that the humans that make those rules are a way of God speaking to us, but why woudnt he just speak to us personally?
@@joep_tr Let me explain in this way: Imagne your parents have a cookie jar and you can take only one cookie a day or you will be punished. After some time even if your parents are not watching you will only take one cookie because of the rule. Basically the point is that if your parents (God) are constantly watching you then you didn't learn to respect their rules. You should kill, murder etc. even if your parents/God/police aren't watching.
Maybe it is for you, (for me too by the way), but i think the devil use the most efficient vice in us, our worst weaknesses to tempt us, maybe for us its lust, maybe for another it will be greed, another gluttony or anger, for the devil only the result count, non matter what strategies he used, you should read the Book "the screwtape letters" you will find some answers, god bless you
I am a sinner: lust, greed,,, Baptised at 14, studying at Bibel school when 22, now 43. For 15 years I hit myself again and again mentally. Now My focus has changed, I look up to Jesus. (I just need a icon) The last 3 years I have prayed morning evening and night “Lord Jesus Christ Son of God have mercy on me a sinner “ it is changing me! Orthodox Christian here on RUclips is a big help.
@@Egyptianfaith Good morning and thank you. I had a (bad) dream (and just got up now at 5) , about myself, people I know and mostly people I don't know. I saw my ovn sin, and I saw People sin. Many people wanted to live in sin. I was/am convicted of my sin (lying person) I saw to woman's sin together. A manager who acted as a god. And many more things evil things. I pray for you, ( and others who read) follow the Way Truth and Life. What a mercy fully God. Keep saying blessings.
I was struggling with lust earlier today really badly and it was very strong, and I called out to God to deliver me from such temptations, and then I stumbled upon this video. I think seeing this video was God giving me a sign.
I share the same experience. I’ve been overwhelmed lately and begging for help. This came at the perfect moment. God is giving us a sign. And it has helped me so much.
Lust has always been a particularly dangerous passion. It's call is sweet and promises many things you think you can have. It satiates you temporarily and only leaves you feeling worse about it after the matter. Worse still is that it turns you into the likes of an eternally hungry beast seeking only to devour something to tide over your next pitiful and empty meal. It is an ever consuming passion that will leave you with a perverted sense of love and in the end devours you whole. This has and never will be an easy thing to overcome and should be fled from immediately when it calls. I've had more than my share of it and it's a spiral of misery. Take heed of the words of Father Spyridon as everything he's said is the truth about Lust. Flee from it should the temptress that is Lust comes knocking at your door and speak to your priest about it. I can only hope and pray that those suffering from this passion find themselves freed from the bondage of it.
@@MrWookie21 i'm not quite understanding your point but mine is that I understand all too well of what he's talking about as I'm still trying to break free of that passion within that struggle. There's alot to confess on my end and before I'm ready to help others fight that battle, I have mine to contend with as well. To those who have or have been struggling as I have tried to mention, I understand what this passion is from my own personal struggling with it all too well. I don't want people to end up like me in that regard. Take to a priest and confess it.
@@MrWookie21 Well as Father says in another video of his, very few are called to go out and directly battle heresy and people with wicked beliefs as it is enough of a struggle for us to keep ourselves free from wickedness. Now, of course, there are people who are called to that sort of ministry and we should be happy that we have such excellent examples of boldness of faith. However, the average man is not ready for that sort of life. But that does not mean you cannot affect those around you by your actions and living as a faithful Christian. Christianity is a religion that spreads by example. Strive for virtue through Christ, and your life and actions can serve as an example to those around you. You must also realize, however, there are some people who will choose to remain in the dark, as sad as that is. Even many of those who heard the teachings of Paul brushed him off and did not believe. All we can do is pray that God will work on the souls of those people and that they may truly receive Him.
I fell so deep and now is time to change. Thank you, Father Spyridon. I thank you with all my heart. The Lord will bless everyone who will read this, and may love you
Thank you for this video father. I'm a female, but I struggle with the passion of lust a lot, I have for years, it has definitely been made worse due to the availability of impure things on the internet, which is made even easier to access because of the phones... but to think on it being an icon of satan is very helpful, to imagine demons laughing is sickening and shaming. These are things I will reflect on in my time of silent prayer. Thank you.
Emmelia Sharboneau . Dear sister. Please limit the internet package you have on your phone. Keep posters in your house walls to remind you to be pure . It will help you in Jesus name. From your Catholic sis
You are not alone, Emmelia. Many more share our struggle with these pervasive passions that hold us back and down even. Taking the steps to bettering yourself and freeing yourself of these binds is a testament to your strength, and will. Each of us are powerful, recognize your potential. Personally, listening to Templar chants has been helpful in curbing the passionate attacks at night while I attempt shadow work. God bless you, and I wish you well on your journey towards recognizing and empowerment.
Put a random password for an internet restriction to block all these satanic images.. eventually you’ll forget the password/passcode, and won’t even be able to look at these things anymore.. God bless you my friend
"The iconography of the devil." Such a very helpful and insightful message, Father Spyridon. I'm always grateful for your words of wisdom, I thank you so much. God bless you.
Truly one of the worse torments and sins. None are safe from the Demon of Lust. Pray Pray and Pray Some More. Our Lady of Hope Pray for Us. Jesus Christ, Son of God, Have Mercy Upon Us Sinners.
@@RantTherapist This is an important distinction you made, I often catch myself during meditation worrying about whether the bad thoughts and desires I observe without judging could turn into something I will consider neutral/good simply because I would disconnect these from my negative view of them. It's almost like one is scared of submission to these temptations once you stop actively denying them.
@@cyberdragontarantula6518 I would advise you to reject any bad thoughts and desires entering your mind at all. Don't keep them lingering in your mind for any duration. Resist the devil and he will flee from you! Please pray for strength to fight temptations and pray for deliverance from all evil in Jesus' name. God bless you.
You can beat lust but you need to act fast and with intention, or you will be a slave to sin forever, first stop scrolling on social media, remove anything that triggers you, and most importantly pray unceasingly, prayer is your lifeline to God, you will drift if you do not at least talk to God, he is the one giving you the strength to fight lust, not yourself
Sadly, I learned this quite late in life, and so sinful habits of soul flowered within me. Start planting seeds of virtue and love as early as you can, and you won't have so many weeds in your garden. But by God's grace, it is never too late to repent.
I hope you're okay, wherever you are. May you stay safe and strong out there. May you take care of yourself, and others, as much as you can. I pray whatever happens to you, may you fight the Good Fight and keep the Faith. God Bless you. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have Mercy upon us, sinners. (That's the "Jesus Prayer", you can look it up, if you want to).
We are all Jesus Christ is the ultimate savior. Nothing we can do in this life is enough to pay for what he did for us, however we should strive to be the best we can be. that is where I believe Christianity and Islam differ. Through his grace we are saved and through him we may have life after this short, sinful life. If you can look at the evidence of Jesus being the son of God, with the bible and the witnesses of many different eyes who were willing to die for what they saw, it would be impossible to say anything Jesus said was untrue. the only way to live is to love and try to spread the good news of a God who loves us passionately. The way Christ lived was a perfect example of the perfect life, yet he was hated for giving a different answer to the questions the people had been waiting for . They tried to put the God of the universe into their box. Love brother
Fasting is the ultimate weapon against lust. WE CANNOT BE FREE OF LUST WITHOUT FASTING. The second weapon is prostration at least 41 in the morning and night. Remembering the torments of hell is also excellent repellant from lust. Joseph's incident from the Old Testament is excellent good example on how to escape from temptation and traps. The dreadful consequences of lust is recorded in St. David and Samson's life, how it ruined their lives.
I am not Orthodox, so can you kindly explain why you mention the number 41 for the amount of prostrations? I don't understand the origin of that number. 40 is the number for completion. Catholics either stand, or kneel continuously during prayer at Holy Mass, but we also do prostration for eucharistic adoration. Not repeatedly, just maintaining the prostration for some time. Especially the monks - they will just prostrate and stay in that pose for 15 minutes, 1 hour, or more.
When jesus christ was whipped they would count to 40 and say they lost count and do it all over again.we prostate 41 times to remember the pain of our lord Jesus Christ and repent .
I had a one day streak guys, been in it since I was 12 and my longest streak of being out is 2 or 3 days. I’ve been praying for wisdom and guidance on the subject and this is one of the first videos I find, trying to find a video to fall asleep too. This is the wisdom I’ve been seeking and the guidance I’ve been needing. I’m gonna beat this guys
Hey man I’m struggling along right with you. Although I’m still stuck in this evil, I do have advice from having battled it for so long. I’ve found that having more pictures of Christ around me helps. I also find it easier to avoid when I am not lazy. There is always something that needs to be done so go do it. Sitting there on your phone almost always leads to a relapse for me. Feast on the scriptures.
The sad thing is how the younger generation, my generation, has been spiritually harmed (intentionally) through pornography at such young ages. At that age, especially in our secular world without help/warning from our elders, many of us were lured in, not realizing how dangerous it was for us. It then becomes an addiction that is difficult to uproot. So when you talk about the temptation turning inwards, that is how I see it. The devil enjoys taking advantage of the weak and unsuspecting youth.
You know when you don't want to do it but your body still do it. I feel and I know that within me I don't want to do it but my body feels like it moves on its own and do it. Guide me Lord Jesus Christ towards battling lust, protect me always Lord God. Thank you for this father spyridon.
Currently struggling once again with pornography I thought I would get it over with this time around but it continues. I need help from God and his guidance through my battle. If you are able, please consider throwing me in your prayer. Thankful to all others going through this shared battle, through Him, nothings impossible to conquer.
Yoo dude, I'm on the same boat as you. I was about the same amount of time I've withheld from porn as you but sadly fell just a couple days ago..... We can do it dude 💪🏻 I'll keep you in my prayers as well and keep me in your prayers, too, because we gotta beat this shameful addiction of pornogrophy. Lord Jesus Christ, help us both from temptation 🙏🏻
@@zeeeultron1018*Glorious Qur'an* 19:36 وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ رَبِّى وَرَبُّكُمْ فَٱعْبُدُوهُ ۚ هَـٰذَا صِرَٰطٌۭ مُّسْتَقِيمٌۭ ٣٦ ˹Jesus also declared,˺ “Surely Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him ˹alone˺. This is the Straight Path.”
I'm attending the vespers and liturgical services at the local Orthodox church as of next week, Father. Rather appropriately, the church is dedicated to none other than Saint Spyridon!
@@FatherSpyridonROCOR the only way to Father God is through jesus christ! What is wrong with you people! Whoever that saint guy is he cannot help your spiritual life! Pray to Jesus! Please! I'm dead serious!
@@PolishBehemoth one things does not automatically exclude the other...many catholics pray to saints, and this doesnt mean they dont pray to God aswell
@@PolishBehemoth We ask for the saints prayers to intercede for us. For if you believe in Jesus Christ then you must believe He is the God of the LIVING not the dead. You must believe there is eternal life and that people who are no longer in body on this earth are indeed living in the spirit. These are Holy people who were sanctified during their earthly life. Now they are living in the spirit and we ask for their intercession for the have boldness before the Lord. The saints have show salvation applied. May God the lover of mankind illuminate your mind and soul! Through the prayers of the Most Holy Theotokos and all the saint Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on us sinners and save our souls!☦️
@@vanessac.7040 jesus said he is the only way to Father God. Nowhere is there even one suggestion that praying to saints will help with anything. Completely made up by catholic church. It wasn't even in the early church before establishment with roman empire.
I am dealing with addiction to pornography, please pray for me, its true once you get in to deep it becomes more difficult to come out, but in saying that, anything is possible through the Lord Jesus Christ
@@heinmolenaar6750 you did not read what i said, I never mentioned sex lol i mentioned Lust and Pornography, read what i said again and Yes because God said so
I’m a girl who has struggled with lust since 7 years old. With God’s help i hope i can overcome my passions to receive God into a clean soul. St Justina and St Spyridon pray for us.
Again and again I feel like I fall, but I know i am not the only one, brothers in Christ we need to beat the temptations of the evil one and not forget the love of Christ is beyond measure. Remember what he did for us on the cross next time this temptation hits you
I’m a new father of a baby girl, since her birth I have looked at my temptation with stronger shame than ever. God bless me with the strength to acknowledge and overcome my weaknesses.
This man understands lust addiction better than most therapists. It's not just a sex addiction. It starts with lust. Once you lust after someone, you become enslaved and will commit evil deeds until you surrender and confess your sins. It's a war we will fight until the day we die, but we don't have to fight in our own strength.
this reminded me of one community post by an Orthodox Church channel there was a princess who had the hots for a monk and tried seducing him, and he rejected her. he had a dream that night about a very powerful man standing in front of a battlefield, and every time he crossed his legs one army would destroy the other, depending on which leg was crossed. at the end, he showed the monk an empty spot in the battlefield where every other spot had a body. he said "this spot was reserved for you, but because you rejected the temptation of sin, you did not die, and you therefore did not take up this spot" the story then compares the monk in a monastery to a soldier in his barracks. All the glory be to God
Advice for my brothers and sisters regarding to lust according to my experience. Run away when you are facing lust like Joseph did with the wife of his master. And do not rely on your strength because we are of a fallen nature and are weak willed, but ask Jesus to work through your weakness to overcome the passions. Only when you notice your pride and truly believe you cannot rely on your strength that God will act through you. And always say: nevertheless not according to my will, but according to your will o Lord.
@@MrWookie21 NKJV Gen 39:6 ''Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance.'' He was an incredible man and a great servant to Potiphar (his master). Potiphar's wife was called Zuleikha. From Wikipedia: According to the Book of Genesis, she falsely accused Joseph of attempted rape after he rejected her sexual advances, resulting in his imprisonment. I do not believe it is cultural. Remember we are all of a fallen nature due to the original sin. Everyone is tempted and can fall. David the king himself sent his best friend to die in a war solely to claim his friend's wife as his. He later cried tears of remorse.
These are some thoughts I have and if you’d be willing, I’d like to hear your take on them. You seem like a fellow who’s more knowledgeable than I in this. The idea of not relying on my own strength and completely leaning on another is completely alien to me. Hell I only begrudgingly do it with my own family. In fact I find the concept of humanity being so weak almost offensive and almost dismissive. We are not perfect beings by any stretch of the imagination but through a combination of force of will and sheer numbers we’ve survived everything that has been thrown at us. Even if millions die in the process, we as a people still remain. I don’t see the point of continuing on if nothing is possible without being held up or even puppetted by another. No achievement is yours, no struggle was truly overcome, no danger was ever truly survived. You just got carried through life by another more mighty than you. What’s the purpose of that? Can you even say that you lived your own life? I guess in a grander sense I struggle with the idea that we were given the ability to choose, yet we’re dissuaded from ever making a choice beyond the choice that was already laid out before us. To me that seems unimaginably cruel. Imagine being a sentient puppet with it’s own motivations and goals, but all it can do is whatever it’s master commands of it. To me that’s hell, that’s just inconceivable. It’s bordering on cosmic horror. I genuinely hope that I’m just seeing this incorrectly, but I can’t help but see the parallels between some descriptions of god and the petty tyrants that have run across this world. It just rings alarm bells in my head as a man who’s suspicious of any kind of power whatsoever because I’ve been on the other end of that proverbial shotgun. I’ve been beneath the boots of tyrants and I never, ever want to be there again. I’d rather embrace oblivion than be there again.
@@My10thAccountNot the person you were asking but i feel as though i can weigh in on this for you. Believe me, being a Christian and leaning on God does not mean life is easy, or that day to day living will be simple and without its ups and downs. In fact, while we do lean on Christ and place our faith in Him that through it all we will be okay and find peace, there is much struggle and internal strife. He does not force our choices on us, and there has been very few choices in my life that i feel as though my relationship with God has pressured me into making, save for things that are very clearly outlined in the Bible as being wrong. Depending on others, and using their strength to brace and support ourselves is far from weakness. As someone who also has struggled with feeling as though i should be able to handle everything on my own without help from anyone, we need it. As humans we are social creatures, it’s hard wired into us, and introverted as i am, im not sure id be here were it not for the people who support me and the love and grace of God. a verse that i feel may be applicable to this is a verse many people take out of context but it is Philippians 4:13. “I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.” it means that through everything, we will be able to persevere, through the Lord, no matter the circumstance or situation. i hope this was useful to you, and not just ramblings. i pray that God would guide you to Him, and give you a desire to be near to Him and learn and read His word. Be blessed
Father, I'm not Christian, but your words helped me look at things in a different way and helped me get over the anguish i was going through while battling lust. Thank you.
I welcome you to come to Jesus, who has died to take away the sins - including our own - of the world. He has paid the price, so that we may live, so that I may live, and so that you may live. Be strong!
@@magnetotwister I appreciate the offer, but I have my own faith and pride in it. Thank you though, if I i ever do in the future I'll come back here and comment it.
Comrade, I'm also not a Christian, but I pray for you. I pray that you can find the strength within you to escape from lustful temptation forever. We can do this !
I'm making my journey to become an Eastern Orthodox Christian and this particularly is my biggest struggle. St John the long suffering who i'm glad to share my name with is likely to become my patron saint. Thank you Father for the inspirering content as usual, God bless you.
Sts. Mary of Egypt, Moses The Ethiopian, and St. John The Long-Suffering, pray to the Lord our God that we would be faithful in our struggling and that He will have mercy on us and save us. Amen.
as I watch this teaching, I get all manner of distractions in my head... if demons don't want me watching this, it must be good for me! ( watches this more...)
Chilling, demons cackling and howling every time you give in or commit a sin.I came to know more about this religion a couple years ago when I realized I needed a shift of focus Apart from my own troubles and frustrations in life. All of the bad things done said and what not, that I would have never done if I had known About that which Father so beautifully expresses regarding sin.
I hope you're okay, wherever you are. May you stay safe and strong out there. May you take care of yourself, and others, as much as you can. I pray whatever happens to you, may you fight the Good Fight and keep the Faith. God Bless you. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have Mercy upon us, sinners. (That's the "Jesus Prayer", you can look it up, if you want to).
@@randalejetmagalit1198 thank you for your kind, heartfelt words and prayers! I am well thanks struggling , though BETTER than before.will pray and keep faith😌
@@EnglishOrthodox Jesus is the one and only truth. Religion doesn't matter in the long run, only the relationship that we have with Jesus and his sacrifice!
@@WilliamSikes-we3dc that’s heresy, it doesn’t matter how much of a relationship you think you have with Christ, if you break his laws you don’t get to heaven and if you follow a false church you don’t get to heaven.
it really does. when i started weed, i would have a addiction to porn where i did it more than usual. i never lost my virginity but it made that drive to lose it even harder. Ik im still in da wrong but i made a promi to Goddat i would wait till marriage. the only reason i dont have sex with my current gf. I just want to wuit cuz i get filled with guilt in watching porn. this video came on my feed, the day i thought about quitting. i just know it was God cuz i never watch videos like these. I know i need to quit weed in order to start stopping porn. i will go to God and confess to him. and will work with him, so it will allow him to enter me
@Ayyshaddy when I have weed I actually sin less than usual and I don't commit lust IDK what your smoking but when I am high I don't struggle with lust I actually feel better than if I was sober
I have the exact opposite experience when I get stoned. I’d rather listen to music or create something or go exercise. Cannabis does not make me horny. Never heard any of my friends say this and I’ve been smoking since 2005.
This is amazing video, i always was blaming the way girls dress etc. But you are right i never thought of it, thank you father Spyridon God bless you and your family.
this video saved me from watching it like literally now. Father God, please continue to watch over me and allow me to walk closer and closer to you and to escape the desires of lust. Amen
I keep falling into it after thinking I've finally overcome it time and time again I'm begging pleading for prayers I can go a week or two without but I just always fall backwards into my own rot. I'm begging for whoever sees this to pray for me please please I'm desperate.
I was trapped in addiction to porn for years, i have OCD as well so i obsessed with it, not only addicted but have obsessed behavior. I am now 3 or 4 months clean from porn, God has freed me from my addiction, lord jesus christ has broken the chains of lust from me. Thank you heavenly father.
It's a real joy watching Father Spyridon's videos. And also beautiful to see Orthodoxy blossoming in Uk even with small steps. Praying for the day we'll be again one flock of sheep under one shepherd.
Your explanations of the roots of our sins are so deep and so true. I've always felt that lust is a sin, but I never understood why. It's so easy to think of lust as just a harmless feeling, as long as we don't act on it with rape, sexual harassment or infidelity to our spouse. You've helped me to understand why indulging in the feeling itself is a sin, a sin which separates us from God. Thank you father.
Thank you for the video Father. I am a Catholic, but your words here can span across borders of denomination. I, and I’m sure many others needed to hear this. God be with you ✝️
Ive lost agaibst lust i went to the internet and watched awefull things, father forgove me and have mercy upon me a sinner, this helped me alot thank you man...
Thank you, I feel like I'm kinda distancing from God and I finally want to pull myself together and find true happiness and be better. God be with you all
Thank you. Brother spyderon for every word of wisdom of the Holy Spirit, may our Lord Jesus always keep you and protect you from the attack of the enemy. In Jesus name.
Watching youtube while showering, this video came on randomly. Needless to say, I left the shower cleansed physically as well as spiritually. Thank you father
Father Spyridon I have kept waking up at 3:00 AM sharp until I realized it’s not just any spiritual beings that are strong at this time but it is too, our father. I keep waking up feeling scared until I recognized it’s a time to share with God and to know I am protected. Your videos always calm me down at this time. Thank you, God bless you Father Spyridon.
Very powerful, Father. As a man who struggles with a pornography addiction, the analogy with the family members really affected me. It made me realise not only was I giving in to evil, I was showing no love to others, because if I did love them as if they were my sister, I would not lust over them. God bless you.
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During this video I momentarily lost the ability to pronounce "involuntarily" - I hope it isn't too much of a distraction, nor the fighter jet that is so low over the woods.
For anyone struggling with this passion, the saints I recommend you read about are St Mary of Egypt, St Moses the Ethiopian and St John the Long-Suffering.
Very needed, thank you Father God bless you and your family
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@@oceanwave4142 God DID NOT create the passions. Man..sin..corruption changed the wonder-full urge to recreate into lust and perversion and an “adulterous generation”. Look at all the dark troubles this misuse of God’s great blessing...sexual union..has caused the world.💥☦️
What if one do pray study fast be active in the faith there's time u resist it and then bam one falls into it it then one feels discouraged and why am I here if I can't over come this i use to smoke to drugs drink none of that i crave for but this area that u talked about it's hard I was Married 10 years now I'm separated alone and is it possible to live a perfect life without falling into this sexual desires? 😭
@@mannytorrez2138 Fast MORE ! When I fast(water only) for a lot of consecutive days, I can resist temptation for months ! When I stop fasting/praying intensely, I fall. That is the only way I found than can stop my overwhelming lust.
Praying for all of us !
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner.
Thank you for your words Father.
@Love for the Truth That can be interpreted has Jesus making it clear that he's giving the message of the father, he never said "i'm the father" he just affirmed the obvious and said that the word of god goes trough him to the world.
What are you on about Catholicism/Orthodoxy is the original Christianity. You are probably just another protestant that's ignorant on the Church history. "To be deep in history is to cease being protestant" - John Newman.
Also stop being modalistic, that was heresy dealt with the Early Church.
@Love for the Truth If the bible is not private interpretation, then could you explain why everyone disagrees with you?
Have mercy on all of us sinners...lord forgive us
Lord God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
This is the battle of every generation.
satan has the most cruel major weapon,
through parents,
teachers, and
suppressive deadicine :
pedophilia => and finally, giving those
babies and children
as an sacrifice to satan.
that has been happening
as a normal procedural nowadays
at every nursery;
at every school;
at every human butchers' house;
at too many homes.
This is the battle of every generation. God bless.
@Vaseman boomer alert
@@joshua_finch lmao, he’s right though
@@joshua_finch I agree it seems we’re in increasingly spiritually turbulent times.
“Whoever does not voluntarily withdraw himself from the sources of temptation, will involuntarily become the slave of sin” that hit deep
This was the line that won the Grammy. Words to live by
i agree
I had to play that back... man that is so factual it's not even funny.
Huh.. this kind of helps my comment, smoking weed and cigarettes are temptations yes? I gave in to those temptations and found more temptations, that being lust, assissted by easy access to pnography. However that is also a temptation I had given in to.
@Scythera99 yes smoking is a sin. Anything that is unnecessary or harmful is basically a sin. Enjoying something to much isn't good.
"Bearer of the curse, seek misery. For misery will lead you to greater strength"
Sadly just lost a battle of lust. 5 minutes later i see this a true sign.
Bruhhhhh....gotta lock in bro
I will pray for you. You’re not far gone, keep pushing forward my Brother.
I pray for you to I hope your doing better
litch lol
don’t give up. just keep battling. god bless you.🙏
In Jesus name, I will be able to overcome this wicked sin.
Jesus here, I had the biggest bust of my life just now
@@ShopeeMarketteamwow
Amen
@@ShopeeMarketteamYou're a special breed
@@ShopeeMarketteamyappington
Behold, the Holy Spirit is speaking through this man. God bless you father.
Amen ♥️🙏🏾
AMEN AMEN AMEN
AMEN 😉😉
Indeed.
Amen, I don't know about the whole “Confessing your sins to another human thing”, but everything else was great..
Jesus is Lord, I pray that He continues to strengthen me in spiritual knowledge 🙏❤️
Iconography of the devil. What a fitting comparison. Amen Father Spyridon. Thank you.
An icon is a depiction of something we venerate. The word can also be used negatively for example here in Romania tv PC and mobile devicea are called the icon of the devil
@@MrWookie21an icon can be good or bad. Famous or infamous.
I believe he may have gotten it from Fr. Seraphim Rose. Very true
This passion makes me feel like I’m a prisoner in my own body sometimes, Jesus Christ Son of God have mercy on me and give me strength.
Bear your affliction in humility, struggling hard against it, and God will reward you with many riches of the soul. This cross that God has given you is for your betterment and your salvation.
But isn't to think that way to distance yourself from yourself? You can only be a prisoner in your body if your body does not belong to you, and we know (or should know) that far from soul/mind and body being different, separate entities (like Descartes assumed and set down as a legacy at the beginning of "modernism") that we are our bodies. That is why death, the separation of soul from body (even for believer in Christ) is an [objective] evil, and why at the Judgement we receive again our own bodies glorified, spiritual bodies with which to praise God forever or to curse God forever in our separation from Him if we are rejected. So, love your body as yourself. Even if it is broken. Even if you suffer in this body of flesh, it is your body.
If you feel alienated from your body, please seek out counseling and spiritual direction. But before all this. Please know you are loved. And I will pray for you.
And that of course is why sexual sin is so much worse for us, because it is a direct attack on the body, and through the body, the soul. This body, this wonderful body that God gave us to worship Him with.
That's because you are, that's our challenge, that's our growth. It will not always be this way. Have faith, build good habits, love and respect our sisters, make God happy for you.
Free yourself of religion and you will feel a lot better. I’ve lost many friends due them being wrapped up in religion and living their lives based on something they were taught from birth and never took a step back to evaluate what they were worshipping. You can be a good person without the fear of hell.
@@startledmilk6670 "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.” Matthew 16:23
Clean from porn for almost a month and a half, i feel like i am slowly making small victories in overcoming the evil spirit of the devil that has been inside me, christ is freeing me. Came to this video from an instagram comment and it gave me more motivation and insight to keep going and trust his plan Thank you Father Amen
GOOD JOB God bless
Good job man
God made everything male & female. Deal with it.
@@TheGuitarRebyour comment has nothing to do with anything mentioned above. unless you were replying to somebody else and they deleted their comment
The devil came inside you😂😂😂
I am currently fasting, and I was about to reach for my phone to look at sin, porn, I decided to go to RUclips instead and this video was the first in my feed, and I typically don’t have religious content on my FYP. So this video was a blessing and I thank you father for the good word. AMEN.
I hope your doing well brother stay safe🎉
This video couldn’t have been posted at a better time. Thank you so much Fr. Spyridon
TV CASUALTY TV CASUALTY
Me too 👍
it was for me
@@joshbanker8743 Old punk tune. I know it.
me too bro. and it was a year later
3:20 yes. Yes yes yes. This exactly. When women say that porn, dressing in lewd clothing, and hookup culture empowers them, it breaks my heart, because they don't realize what they are reducing themselves to. I pray they will stop before it is too late.
Its already too late man, judgement is close, especially for the vaccinated....The Lord is Returning
Yes
Honestly I lose my control whenever I see women in bikini
@@Satyred do not think being unvaccinated will help us account for our sins. This is a temptation for us. Metropolitan Nephytos of Morphou asks the jabbed to pray for the unjabbed and vice versa as well.
@@michaeljosephjackson2364 me too
@@Stephen-uz8dm bikini is now very common in western countries
Even Olympics wear it as uniform
U can't escape it's everywhere
Thank you Father. I will overcome this awful sin and take Christ’s hand.
May we all take up this battle
Amen. I’m with you brother! I have been struggling with this for a long time
I hope you're okay, wherever you are. May you stay safe and strong out there. May you take care of yourself, and others, as much as you can. I pray whatever happens to you, may you fight the Good Fight and keep the Faith. God Bless you. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have Mercy upon us, sinners.
it’s awful until you regret your dirty actions
Amen, we‘ve all got this!
I'm not a religious person, but this video hit me right where it needed to. Thank you Father, for spreading wisdom freely for everyone on this platform.
Why not, but be honest?
@@dusanprimal3344 im not religous as well. im sure that there is some kind of energy that some call God, but i dont like the rules that religeon brings with it. this is because it is humans who make those rules. some might say that the humans that make those rules are a way of God speaking to us, but why woudnt he just speak to us personally?
Convert and repent my brother. Christ is returning soon.
@@joep_tr Let me explain in this way: Imagne your parents have a cookie jar and you can take only one cookie a day or you will be punished. After some time even if your parents are not watching you will only take one cookie because of the rule. Basically the point is that if your parents (God) are constantly watching you then you didn't learn to respect their rules. You should kill, murder etc. even if your parents/God/police aren't watching.
because no one should enjoy lust, we all need to do better not just some of us
I think lust is the most poweful weapon the devil has in his arsenal.
that is an interesting statement. why do you think so?
@@lethalw3aponit’s such a big and it’s so easy to access. It’s are human nature it’s are flesh
@@lethalw3apon theres so many different kinds of lust. Lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, in a way lust is apart of every kind of sin
Maybe it is for you, (for me too by the way), but i think the devil use the most efficient vice in us, our worst weaknesses to tempt us, maybe for us its lust, maybe for another it will be greed, another gluttony or anger, for the devil only the result count, non matter what strategies he used, you should read the Book "the screwtape letters" you will find some answers, god bless you
Real man
I am a sinner: lust, greed,,,
Baptised at 14, studying at Bibel school when 22, now 43.
For 15 years I hit myself again and again mentally. Now My focus has changed, I look up to Jesus. (I just need a icon)
The last 3 years I have prayed morning evening and night “Lord Jesus Christ Son of God have mercy on me a sinner “ it is changing me!
Orthodox Christian here on RUclips is a big help.
God bless you
@@Egyptianfaith
Good morning and thank you.
I had a (bad) dream (and just got up now at 5) , about myself, people I know and mostly people I don't know.
I saw my ovn sin, and I saw People sin. Many people wanted to live in sin.
I was/am convicted of my sin (lying person)
I saw to woman's sin together.
A manager who acted as a god.
And many more things evil things.
I pray for you, ( and others who read) follow the Way Truth and Life.
What a mercy fully God.
Keep saying blessings.
I was struggling with lust earlier today really badly and it was very strong, and I called out to God to deliver me from such temptations, and then I stumbled upon this video. I think seeing this video was God giving me a sign.
I share the same experience. I’ve been overwhelmed lately and begging for help. This came at the perfect moment. God is giving us a sign. And it has helped me so much.
@@heinmolenaar6750 When used in error it poisons the soul. If honest, one knows this.
Same
Same
Yeah, a sign from the almighty God of the RUclips algorithm 😮
Lust has always been a particularly dangerous passion. It's call is sweet and promises many things you think you can have. It satiates you temporarily and only leaves you feeling worse about it after the matter. Worse still is that it turns you into the likes of an eternally hungry beast seeking only to devour something to tide over your next pitiful and empty meal. It is an ever consuming passion that will leave you with a perverted sense of love and in the end devours you whole. This has and never will be an easy thing to overcome and should be fled from immediately when it calls. I've had more than my share of it and it's a spiral of misery. Take heed of the words of Father Spyridon as everything he's said is the truth about Lust. Flee from it should the temptress that is Lust comes knocking at your door and speak to your priest about it.
I can only hope and pray that those suffering from this passion find themselves freed from the bondage of it.
@@MrWookie21 i'm not quite understanding your point but mine is that I understand all too well of what he's talking about as I'm still trying to break free of that passion within that struggle. There's alot to confess on my end and before I'm ready to help others fight that battle, I have mine to contend with as well.
To those who have or have been struggling as I have tried to mention, I understand what this passion is from my own personal struggling with it all too well. I don't want people to end up like me in that regard. Take to a priest and confess it.
@@MrWookie21 Well as Father says in another video of his, very few are called to go out and directly battle heresy and people with wicked beliefs as it is enough of a struggle for us to keep ourselves free from wickedness. Now, of course, there are people who are called to that sort of ministry and we should be happy that we have such excellent examples of boldness of faith. However, the average man is not ready for that sort of life. But that does not mean you cannot affect those around you by your actions and living as a faithful Christian. Christianity is a religion that spreads by example. Strive for virtue through Christ, and your life and actions can serve as an example to those around you. You must also realize, however, there are some people who will choose to remain in the dark, as sad as that is. Even many of those who heard the teachings of Paul brushed him off and did not believe. All we can do is pray that God will work on the souls of those people and that they may truly receive Him.
I fell so deep and now is time to change. Thank you, Father Spyridon. I thank you with all my heart. The Lord will bless everyone who will read this, and may love you
It's hard, Father, I won't lie. But I know with the help of Christ I will overcome it
jesse we need to goon
Thank you for this video father. I'm a female, but I struggle with the passion of lust a lot, I have for years, it has definitely been made worse due to the availability of impure things on the internet, which is made even easier to access because of the phones... but to think on it being an icon of satan is very helpful, to imagine demons laughing is sickening and shaming. These are things I will reflect on in my time of silent prayer. Thank you.
Emmelia Sharboneau . Dear sister. Please limit the internet package you have on your phone. Keep posters in your house walls to remind you to be pure . It will help you in Jesus name. From your Catholic sis
Keep watching this material. It will help you. When you catch yourself tempted just stop immediately and utter the Jesus prayer. Bless you
You are not alone, Emmelia. Many more share our struggle with these pervasive passions that hold us back and down even. Taking the steps to bettering yourself and freeing yourself of these binds is a testament to your strength, and will. Each of us are powerful, recognize your potential.
Personally, listening to Templar chants has been helpful in curbing the passionate attacks at night while I attempt shadow work. God bless you, and I wish you well on your journey towards recognizing and empowerment.
I also want to not that Adoration of the Cross has beautiful Christian chants and music. That's mostly who I've listened to (with particularity).
Put a random password for an internet restriction to block all these satanic images.. eventually you’ll forget the password/passcode, and won’t even be able to look at these things anymore.. God bless you my friend
"The iconography of the devil." Such a very helpful and insightful message, Father Spyridon. I'm always grateful for your words of wisdom, I thank you so much. God bless you.
@@MrWookie21 that’s very interesting. Do you perhaps have a list of these objects? I wish to cleanse my house.
Truly one of the worse torments and sins.
None are safe from the Demon of Lust.
Pray Pray and Pray Some More.
Our Lady of Hope
Pray for Us.
Jesus Christ, Son of God, Have Mercy Upon Us Sinners.
@@RantTherapist This is an important distinction you made, I often catch myself during meditation worrying about whether the bad thoughts and desires I observe without judging could turn into something I will consider neutral/good simply because I would disconnect these from my negative view of them. It's almost like one is scared of submission to these temptations once you stop actively denying them.
@@cyberdragontarantula6518 I would advise you to reject any bad thoughts and desires entering your mind at all. Don't keep them lingering in your mind for any duration. Resist the devil and he will flee from you! Please pray for strength to fight temptations and pray for deliverance from all evil in Jesus' name. God bless you.
Thank you father for this wisdom. Coming from a Muslim
I am a teen and puberty is hitting hard right now, Lust is tearing me apart everyday, I am struggling a lot, I thank you
I agree I’m in the same position, one thing to stop doing it is to take quicker showers, stop playing on your phone as often, and to work out more.
Also keep yourself distracted with God and life.
You can beat lust but you need to act fast and with intention, or you will be a slave to sin forever, first stop scrolling on social media, remove anything that triggers you, and most importantly pray unceasingly, prayer is your lifeline to God, you will drift if you do not at least talk to God, he is the one giving you the strength to fight lust, not yourself
Sadly, I learned this quite late in life, and so sinful habits of soul flowered within me. Start planting seeds of virtue and love as early as you can, and you won't have so many weeds in your garden. But by God's grace, it is never too late to repent.
I hope you're okay, wherever you are. May you stay safe and strong out there. May you take care of yourself, and others, as much as you can. I pray whatever happens to you, may you fight the Good Fight and keep the Faith. God Bless you. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have Mercy upon us, sinners. (That's the "Jesus Prayer", you can look it up, if you want to).
Salutations to my Christian brothers and sisters from a Muslim man .
May the almighty help us all in battling this evil.
I will pray for you to strive in your battle, my friend.
We are all Jesus Christ is the ultimate savior. Nothing we can do in this life is enough to pay for what he did for us, however we should strive to be the best we can be. that is where I believe Christianity and Islam differ. Through his grace we are saved and through him we may have life after this short, sinful life. If you can look at the evidence of Jesus being the son of God, with the bible and the witnesses of many different eyes who were willing to die for what they saw, it would be impossible to say anything Jesus said was untrue. the only way to live is to love and try to spread the good news of a God who loves us passionately. The way Christ lived was a perfect example of the perfect life, yet he was hated for giving a different answer to the questions the people had been waiting for . They tried to put the God of the universe into their box. Love brother
I pray you come to Jesus Christ. Allah is not the true God. Jesus is Lord.
@@matthewburns1012 your comment is filled with ignorance.
Indeed the struggle is real for Christians Muslims and even atheists, peace brother.
Fasting is the ultimate weapon against lust. WE CANNOT BE FREE OF LUST WITHOUT FASTING. The second weapon is prostration at least 41 in the morning and night. Remembering the torments of hell is also excellent repellant from lust. Joseph's incident from the Old Testament is excellent good example on how to escape from temptation and traps. The dreadful consequences of lust is recorded in St. David and Samson's life, how it ruined their lives.
I am not Orthodox, so can you kindly explain why you mention the number 41 for the amount of prostrations? I don't understand the origin of that number. 40 is the number for completion.
Catholics either stand, or kneel continuously during prayer at Holy Mass, but we also do prostration for eucharistic adoration. Not repeatedly, just maintaining the prostration for some time. Especially the monks - they will just prostrate and stay in that pose for 15 minutes, 1 hour, or more.
When jesus christ was whipped they would count to 40 and say they lost count and do it all over again.we prostate 41 times to remember the pain of our lord Jesus Christ and repent .
Watching this at 3am hits different.
I had a one day streak guys, been in it since I was 12 and my longest streak of being out is 2 or 3 days. I’ve been praying for wisdom and guidance on the subject and this is one of the first videos I find, trying to find a video to fall asleep too. This is the wisdom I’ve been seeking and the guidance I’ve been needing. I’m gonna beat this guys
Your not alone bri
Praying for you 🙏
4 days for me. You and I and all the others who are battling this sin will conquer it together. Amen and Peace to you, brother.
I usually had 2 weeks but one time i went to 1month but lost now it's 3 days
Hey man I’m struggling along right with you. Although I’m still stuck in this evil, I do have advice from having battled it for so long. I’ve found that having more pictures of Christ around me helps. I also find it easier to avoid when I am not lazy. There is always something that needs to be done so go do it. Sitting there on your phone almost always leads to a relapse for me. Feast on the scriptures.
The sad thing is how the younger generation, my generation, has been spiritually harmed (intentionally) through pornography at such young ages. At that age, especially in our secular world without help/warning from our elders, many of us were lured in, not realizing how dangerous it was for us. It then becomes an addiction that is difficult to uproot. So when you talk about the temptation turning inwards, that is how I see it. The devil enjoys taking advantage of the weak and unsuspecting youth.
You know when you don't want to do it but your body still do it. I feel and I know that within me I don't want to do it but my body feels like it moves on its own and do it. Guide me Lord Jesus Christ towards battling lust, protect me always Lord God. Thank you for this father spyridon.
Stay strong 💪
I love how Father Spyridon immediately goes back to speaking after the jet leaves, like nothing happened. So dedicated.
Currently struggling once again with pornography I thought I would get it over with this time around but it continues. I need help from God and his guidance through my battle. If you are able, please consider throwing me in your prayer. Thankful to all others going through this shared battle, through Him, nothings impossible to conquer.
Yoo dude, I'm on the same boat as you. I was about the same amount of time I've withheld from porn as you but sadly fell just a couple days ago..... We can do it dude 💪🏻 I'll keep you in my prayers as well and keep me in your prayers, too, because we gotta beat this shameful addiction of pornogrophy. Lord Jesus Christ, help us both from temptation 🙏🏻
@@zeeeultron1018*Glorious Qur'an*
19:36
وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ رَبِّى وَرَبُّكُمْ فَٱعْبُدُوهُ ۚ هَـٰذَا صِرَٰطٌۭ مُّسْتَقِيمٌۭ ٣٦
˹Jesus also declared,˺ “Surely Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him ˹alone˺. This is the Straight Path.”
Stop 🛑 it Don't go To Hell turn To Our Lord Jesus Christ now He is coming 🙏
Thank you father. I may have taken 2 years to see this but I’m glad I have.
I'm attending the vespers and liturgical services at the local Orthodox church as of next week, Father. Rather appropriately, the church is dedicated to none other than Saint Spyridon!
Ask St Spyridon to pray for you, he is a precious instrument of God's grace.
@@FatherSpyridonROCOR the only way to Father God is through jesus christ! What is wrong with you people! Whoever that saint guy is he cannot help your spiritual life! Pray to Jesus! Please! I'm dead serious!
@@PolishBehemoth one things does not automatically exclude the other...many catholics pray to saints, and this doesnt mean they dont pray to God aswell
@@PolishBehemoth We ask for the saints prayers to intercede for us. For if you believe in Jesus Christ then you must believe He is the God of the LIVING not the dead. You must believe there is eternal life and that people who are no longer in body on this earth are indeed living in the spirit. These are Holy people who were sanctified during their earthly life. Now they are living in the spirit and we ask for their intercession for the have boldness before the Lord. The saints have show salvation applied.
May God the lover of mankind illuminate your mind and soul!
Through the prayers of the Most Holy Theotokos and all the saint Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on us sinners and save our souls!☦️
@@vanessac.7040 jesus said he is the only way to Father God. Nowhere is there even one suggestion that praying to saints will help with anything. Completely made up by catholic church. It wasn't even in the early church before establishment with roman empire.
I am dealing with addiction to pornography, please pray for me, its true once you get in to deep it becomes more difficult to come out, but in saying that, anything is possible through the Lord Jesus Christ
@@heinmolenaar6750 you did not read what i said, I never mentioned sex lol i mentioned Lust and Pornography, read what i said again and Yes because God said so
I pray for you brother 🙏 😇
I’m a girl who has struggled with lust since 7 years old. With God’s help i hope i can overcome my passions to receive God into a clean soul. St Justina and St Spyridon pray for us.
Again and again I feel like I fall, but I know i am not the only one, brothers in Christ we need to beat the temptations of the evil one and not forget the love of Christ is beyond measure. Remember what he did for us on the cross next time this temptation hits you
I am a christian boy of age 14 I love to watch this priest talking about our saver Jesus Christ
I am Catholic, but this message is good and well spoken as any Catholic priest. Wow that was a loud jet!
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, for i have sinned.
Thank You very much for this words Father.
I’m a new father of a baby girl, since her birth I have looked at my temptation with stronger shame than ever. God bless me with the strength to acknowledge and overcome my weaknesses.
God bless your family ✝️
@@slyvoad1422 🙏💙
Very new reborn Christian, baby steps in Christ, and I enjoy this brothers teachings and to hear words from Orthodox side of Christianity. God Bless ❤
This man understands lust addiction better than most therapists. It's not just a sex addiction. It starts with lust. Once you lust after someone, you become enslaved and will commit evil deeds until you surrender and confess your sins. It's a war we will fight until the day we die, but we don't have to fight in our own strength.
this reminded me of one community post by an Orthodox Church channel
there was a princess who had the hots for a monk and tried seducing him, and he rejected her. he had a dream that night about a very powerful man standing in front of a battlefield, and every time he crossed his legs one army would destroy the other, depending on which leg was crossed. at the end, he showed the monk an empty spot in the battlefield where every other spot had a body. he said "this spot was reserved for you, but because you rejected the temptation of sin, you did not die, and you therefore did not take up this spot" the story then compares the monk in a monastery to a soldier in his barracks.
All the glory be to God
Advice for my brothers and sisters regarding to lust according to my experience. Run away when you are facing lust like Joseph did with the wife of his master. And do not rely on your strength because we are of a fallen nature and are weak willed, but ask Jesus to work through your weakness to overcome the passions. Only when you notice your pride and truly believe you cannot rely on your strength that God will act through you. And always say: nevertheless not according to my will, but according to your will o Lord.
@@MrWookie21 NKJV Gen 39:6 ''Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance.''
He was an incredible man and a great servant to Potiphar (his master).
Potiphar's wife was called Zuleikha.
From Wikipedia: According to the Book of Genesis, she falsely accused Joseph of attempted rape after he rejected her sexual advances, resulting in his imprisonment.
I do not believe it is cultural. Remember we are all of a fallen nature due to the original sin. Everyone is tempted and can fall. David the king himself sent his best friend to die in a war solely to claim his friend's wife as his. He later cried tears of remorse.
These are some thoughts I have and if you’d be willing, I’d like to hear your take on them. You seem like a fellow who’s more knowledgeable than I in this.
The idea of not relying on my own strength and completely leaning on another is completely alien to me. Hell I only begrudgingly do it with my own family. In fact I find the concept of humanity being so weak almost offensive and almost dismissive.
We are not perfect beings by any stretch of the imagination but through a combination of force of will and sheer numbers we’ve survived everything that has been thrown at us. Even if millions die in the process, we as a people still remain.
I don’t see the point of continuing on if nothing is possible without being held up or even puppetted by another. No achievement is yours, no struggle was truly overcome, no danger was ever truly survived. You just got carried through life by another more mighty than you. What’s the purpose of that? Can you even say that you lived your own life?
I guess in a grander sense I struggle with the idea that we were given the ability to choose, yet we’re dissuaded from ever making a choice beyond the choice that was already laid out before us. To me that seems unimaginably cruel. Imagine being a sentient puppet with it’s own motivations and goals, but all it can do is whatever it’s master commands of it. To me that’s hell, that’s just inconceivable. It’s bordering on cosmic horror.
I genuinely hope that I’m just seeing this incorrectly, but I can’t help but see the parallels between some descriptions of god and the petty tyrants that have run across this world. It just rings alarm bells in my head as a man who’s suspicious of any kind of power whatsoever because I’ve been on the other end of that proverbial shotgun. I’ve been beneath the boots of tyrants and I never, ever want to be there again. I’d rather embrace oblivion than be there again.
@@My10thAccountNot the person you were asking but i feel as though i can weigh in on this for you. Believe me, being a Christian and leaning on God does not mean life is easy, or that day to day living will be simple and without its ups and downs. In fact, while we do lean on Christ and place our faith in Him that through it all we will be okay and find peace, there is much struggle and internal strife. He does not force our choices on us, and there has been very few choices in my life that i feel as though my relationship with God has pressured me into making, save for things that are very clearly outlined in the Bible as being wrong. Depending on others, and using their strength to brace and support ourselves is far from weakness. As someone who also has struggled with feeling as though i should be able to handle everything on my own without help from anyone, we need it. As humans we are social creatures, it’s hard wired into us, and introverted as i am, im not sure id be here were it not for the people who support me and the love and grace of God. a verse that i feel may be applicable to this is a verse many people take out of context but it is Philippians 4:13. “I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.” it means that through everything, we will be able to persevere, through the Lord, no matter the circumstance or situation. i hope this was useful to you, and not just ramblings. i pray that God would guide you to Him, and give you a desire to be near to Him and learn and read His word. Be blessed
Father, I'm not Christian, but your words helped me look at things in a different way and helped me get over the anguish i was going through while battling lust. Thank you.
I welcome you to come to Jesus, who has died to take away the sins - including our own - of the world. He has paid the price, so that we may live, so that I may live, and so that you may live. Be strong!
@@magnetotwister I appreciate the offer, but I have my own faith and pride in it. Thank you though, if I i ever do in the future I'll come back here and comment it.
@@rexaimo1 I will pray for you, and I hope you will turn to Christ he love you, and only he can heal your soul
@@eliashjelvik9208 Thank you for that. I will drop a message if I ever do.
Comrade, I'm also not a Christian, but I pray for you. I pray that you can find the strength within you to escape from lustful temptation forever. We can do this !
Almost gave into lust. God's timing is crazy 😅. You are a gift to us all Father Spyridon ✝️
You really opened my eyes about how to think about lust and how it means we don’t love them. Wow. Thank you Jesus, LORD have mercy on me as a sinner.
This man spittin facts ☦️
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
What you call your father - a mother?
Or next sentence in the scripture isn't "now listen my children" said by the apostle
@@FirstnameLastname-py3bc um.. that was Jesus speaking you fool, not an apostle.
I'm making my journey to become an Eastern Orthodox Christian and this particularly is my biggest struggle. St John the long suffering who i'm glad to share my name with is likely to become my patron saint. Thank you Father for the inspirering content as usual, God bless you.
Thank you Father for your guidance. Your point of having more love in our hearts seems to be the root of lust
Can i ask something?
The part about it being your own family at 1:00 really put it in perspective, someone can always lead you to sin but it’s inevitably your decision
Sts. Mary of Egypt, Moses The Ethiopian, and St. John The Long-Suffering, pray to the Lord our God that we would be faithful in our struggling and that He will have mercy on us and save us. Amen.
as I watch this teaching, I get all manner of distractions in my head...
if demons don't want me watching this, it must be good for me!
( watches this more...)
Chilling, demons cackling and howling every time you give in or commit a sin.I came to know more about this religion a couple years ago when I realized I needed a shift of focus Apart from my own troubles and frustrations in life.
All of the bad things done said and what not, that I would have never done if I had known About that which Father so beautifully expresses regarding sin.
I hope you're okay, wherever you are. May you stay safe and strong out there. May you take care of yourself, and others, as much as you can. I pray whatever happens to you, may you fight the Good Fight and keep the Faith. God Bless you. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have Mercy upon us, sinners. (That's the "Jesus Prayer", you can look it up, if you want to).
@@randalejetmagalit1198 thank you for your kind, heartfelt words and prayers! I am well thanks struggling , though BETTER than before.will
pray and keep faith😌
You preach far better than most Russian orthodox priests, Father, and that's coming from a Russian. God bless.
This is probably the best way I’ve ever heard this topic addressed. Wonderful. Praise be to our Merciful Father! Thank you!
Father, I'm not a Orthodox myself but your words of wisdom transcends any religion, God bless you even more for spreading it online, much love
It is because he is preaching Orthodoxy, and Orthodoxy is the one and only truth.
@@EnglishOrthodoxSo Protestants and Catholics are going to hell?
@@EnglishOrthodox Jesus is the one and only truth. Religion doesn't matter in the long run, only the relationship that we have with Jesus and his sacrifice!
@@WilliamSikes-we3dc that’s heresy, it doesn’t matter how much of a relationship you think you have with Christ, if you break his laws you don’t get to heaven and if you follow a false church you don’t get to heaven.
@@EnglishOrthodox Where in the bible does it say this?
Alcohol and drugs - marijuana even, fuel this demon. Stay sober minded, steady in prayer and fasting and abstain from the pleasures of the flesh.
True marijuana increases sex drive
it really does. when i started weed, i would have a addiction to porn where i did it more than usual. i never lost my virginity but it made that drive to lose it even harder. Ik im still in da wrong but i made a promi to Goddat i would wait till marriage. the only reason i dont have sex with my current gf. I just want to wuit cuz i get filled with guilt in watching porn. this video came on my feed, the day i thought about quitting. i just know it was God cuz i never watch videos like these. I know i need to quit weed in order to start stopping porn. i will go to God and confess to him. and will work with him, so it will allow him to enter me
@@Ayyshaddy”if I stop doing this I can stop doing that” quit lying to yourself
@Ayyshaddy when I have weed I actually sin less than usual and I don't commit lust IDK what your smoking but when I am high I don't struggle with lust I actually feel better than if I was sober
I have the exact opposite experience when I get stoned. I’d rather listen to music or create something or go exercise. Cannabis does not make me horny. Never heard any of my friends say this and I’ve been smoking since 2005.
beautiful days for you father spyridon
I struggle with lust and this has helped me, I will pray for you tonight and keep you in my prayers for helping me guide me to find my way to Christ
Well spoken and detailed perfectly about lust. "it is a complete lack of love to turn someone into the object of our lust," hits hard
This is amazing video, i always was blaming the way girls dress etc. But you are right i never thought of it, thank you father Spyridon God bless you and your family.
@Secret Garden you are right my friend God bless you and your family☦
Man, this hit me hard. I've been battling this a long time. This will help me in my struggle. Thank you Father Spyridon.
The dislikes are from demons who have been defeated by the archangel Gabriel
this video saved me from watching it like literally now. Father God, please continue to watch over me and allow me to walk closer and closer to you and to escape the desires of lust. Amen
I keep falling into it after thinking I've finally overcome it time and time again I'm begging pleading for prayers I can go a week or two without but I just always fall backwards into my own rot. I'm begging for whoever sees this to pray for me please please I'm desperate.
I will pray for you
This applies to all passions really. Amazing video Father, as 20 year old single Man, I struggle a lot against lust
Bless you my brother. Believe me as a 50 year old, try to overcome it.
@@daddycool228 God bless you too, brother
@@WingsovruinNot time enough i would say, and the Black metal is something that i don't listen to anymore
@@Wingsovruin Thank you a lot, my good friend. May God bless you tenfold for your help, I will read it with much Joy and Hope.
@@M3124-t5f it kind of sucks because a lot of talented musicians are wasting their skills on shallow themes
There’s something about this man speaking to me with genuine intent in nature that attracts me
The priest I interviewed talked about how porn is the iconography of the devil. Amen, Father. Thank you for your works of wisdom.
i saved this,right after lusting i instantly remebered it
I was trapped in addiction to porn for years, i have OCD as well so i obsessed with it, not only addicted but have obsessed behavior. I am now 3 or 4 months clean from porn, God has freed me from my addiction, lord jesus christ has broken the chains of lust from me. Thank you heavenly father.
God bless you too I'm also going through the same situation and condition
It's a real joy watching Father Spyridon's videos. And also beautiful to see Orthodoxy blossoming in Uk even with small steps. Praying for the day we'll be again one flock of sheep under one shepherd.
A God send of a video, thank you Father, in Christ's name.
I'd like to visualize that jet near the end of the video as all these temptations leaving me
Lord Jesus deliver me of this sin, have mercy on me a sinner and do justice upon me as you say. Amen
the part where the plane passes💀 but all jokes aside thank
you for your wisdom father spyridon
From a Catholic watching this video, thank you a lot. It's the biggest struggle of my life, but I will heal my mind and be free of that abomination.
Your explanations of the roots of our sins are so deep and so true. I've always felt that lust is a sin, but I never understood why. It's so easy to think of lust as just a harmless feeling, as long as we don't act on it with rape, sexual harassment or infidelity to our spouse. You've helped me to understand why indulging in the feeling itself is a sin, a sin which separates us from God. Thank you father.
Thank you for the video Father. I am a Catholic, but your words here can span across borders of denomination. I, and I’m sure many others needed to hear this. God be with you ✝️
Ive lost agaibst lust i went to the internet and watched awefull things, father forgove me and have mercy upon me a sinner, this helped me alot thank you man...
Thank you, I feel like I'm kinda distancing from God and I finally want to pull myself together and find true happiness and be better. God be with you all
Thank you. Brother spyderon for every word of wisdom of the Holy Spirit, may our Lord Jesus always keep you and protect you from the attack of the enemy. In Jesus name.
And to think there are ordained vicars in the Church of England telling us that homosexual lust is a gift from God
Watching youtube while showering, this video came on randomly. Needless to say, I left the shower cleansed physically as well as spiritually. Thank you father
Be not conformed to this world...(saint Apostle Paul said).
Keep fighting a good fight.☦
Father Spyridon I have kept waking up at 3:00 AM sharp until I realized it’s not just any spiritual beings that are strong at this time but it is too, our father. I keep waking up feeling scared until I recognized it’s a time to share with God and to know I am protected. Your videos always calm me down at this time. Thank you, God bless you Father Spyridon.
Prayed about Lust specifically an hour ago & this video gets recommended now! God is FAITHFUL y’all!! 🙏🏾🙏🏾
The human body is precious and divine, our own dignity is intertwined with the dignity of others.
Good thing I was able to view this..
Lord, please have mercy for me, a sinner.
And I thank you for showing me this information.
i literally prayed for the Lord to help me control my lust about an hour ago and this was recommended, this is simply amazing. thank you.
Lust got easier to overcome after I fell in love with someone I truly loved and did not want to lust over. I thank god for her.
Very powerful, Father. As a man who struggles with a pornography addiction, the analogy with the family members really affected me. It made me realise not only was I giving in to evil, I was showing no love to others, because if I did love them as if they were my sister, I would not lust over them. God bless you.
My favorite saying is: "Pornography is free because you pay with your soul." And I say: "My soul is not for sale!" Amen.
"we (i) must recognize, it is a complete lack of love to turn somebody into the object of our lust" thank you 🙂
Man finds the most beautiful nature spots and gives us some of his wisdom