How to Turn Your "Sexual Needs" into a Prayer | Three Choices with Eros | THEOLOGY OF THE BODY
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- Опубликовано: 23 фев 2021
- What do we do with those crazy, overwhelming “sexual needs” we all experience? Most people think you’ve got two options: repress your sexual needs or indulge them. One appears to be holy while fostering deep dysfunction and perversion, the other leads to a life addiction and despair. But there is a third way: turning your sexual needs into a prayer and allowing God to love you in the depths of your desire.
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As a porn addict of nearly a decade, I just want a hug. Love is what I have never known but have spent my life trying to substitute. Christ help me, I am lost.
😟🫂 I definitely relate to that.
I used porn regularly for over a decade and quit last year after finding Jesus. You’re not alone, and can quit porn & find love.
@@youngKOkid1 And so I will. Thank you.
@@exerciserelax8719 It is okay. God came not to condemn us, but to cherish and love us. Our idea of Him will always be different from who He actually is. He reprimands us, but through love. He does not scold. He gives us a path to follow, and is there always. Our rest and comfort.
I discovered porn around 2004 when I was just 10 years old. After 18 years of being addicted to it, I was at my all time low mentally, physically and emotionally. My addiction was so bad to the point where I would watch porn before I even ate breakfast. I called on Jesus for help last year after just being sick of everything and one year later my PTSD, depression, suicidal thoughts and emptiness is gone thanks to Lord Jesus and God the Father. The Holy Spirit led to the Bible verse Romans 10:13 and it perfectly described my experience with Christ. The amount of bliss and happiness after being filled with the Spirit of Truth for the first time was utterly amazing.
I didn't even fast or pray. I just called on the Lord for help back in July 2022 and weeks later, Jesus casted out the demon that was inside of me and then baptized with the Holy Ghost.
PRAY, FAST AND BELIEVE on the Lord Jesus Christ. Porn is Satan's greatest tool to make you donate your seed to kingdom of darkness.
Addiction happens when we aim our desire for infinite joy at finite pleasure. I like that definition.
I just did m*sturbating literally like 2 minutes ago. I prayed for our loving God to help me. Then I saw this video. Thank you! You become an instrument to help me
Even after resisting it for a few hundred days, I know it is hard. Try to see the blessing of semen retention as a means to gain strength.
Well done for being open to changing
Pray the rosary or call upon the intercession of Mother trust me she is powerful for chastity and on Jesus they help talk to God about your desires Chanel irlt through some art form or dance a Nd keep yourself busy physically with manual work if you can
@@carolinpurayidom4570 Gosh sorry to potentially offend but it is not biblical to pray to Mary. God is who we should be praying to, not a human.
@@sherbetstraw my uncle died a week ago and my young cousin started praying with rosary, I can see that it gives him strength to move forward. I know it is not biblical but should I tell him right away or wait until he gets better after his dad's passing?
Please pray for me!
Said a Hail Mary for you. Your turn for me and for Mr West now :)
May the holy spirit guide your way may your life be safe and cover by the blood of Jesus may all your life be in Gods hands in Jesus name amen
Same
@@wanaspola216 That's blasphemy. Mary is a women. Jesus is God.
@@BrendanBrady-zw7lp It is not blasphemy to ask Mary to pray for us.
I have never been so impressed with the teaching from the Catholic church branch of Christianity in my life. I have grown up in the (Protestant) evangelical Christian circle, and yet this teaching absolutely was not addressed for me. When I was sadly introduced to porn at a young age, I didn't know how to deal with it even though it offered the satiation that had not been there before. I have always felt there was a third option, even though throughout my life the answer was simply *abstain* from all sexual desire. I had always known this was something good had put inside of us. The trouble for those of us who have had these 'inverted rockets' running for a decade or more is the become accustomed to seeing them run correctly so that it can propel us into the stars, into the cosmos with God and relationship with Him and His plans and dreams for us. Thank you so much for this YT video. Probably the most helpful video I have viewed on RUclips in 20 years?😂 God bless this ministry immeasurably and may it reach all those that are completely lost with only two options of response to this EROS placed deep inside of us!
Thank you for such a hopeful comment! Keep fighting the good fight and keep going deeper. We'd recommend Christopher's "Good News About Sex & Marriage." You can find it here: shop.corproject.com/products/good-news-about-sex-and-marriage but we also have a free playlist where he walks you through it ruclips.net/p/PLAbqXQaOvkM4Q01szl54g7Sj9mJ8bfKf0&si=zZG7qYfniz9J_KKB
I wrote a letter to my wife last night, letting her know that I will never again treat her as an object , God Bless You
What if she wants to be treated as an object sometimes?
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Bad idea. Don’t expose those internal struggles to a woman. Despite what you think, she WONT respect you for it
@@yeboscrebo4451 I respect my husband when he opens up to me ! Takes a strong man to be vulnerable ‘
@@joshuajarod1909It was never the intention of God for a human being to be treated with disrespect or inferiority. Did I mention we are to be temples for the Holy Spirit? Jesus has very strong feelings on how to treat a temple of God.
I come from a homosexual life background with great addiction to pornography, but thanks God I learned to do this in a natural way. I also learned to redirect my sexual and affective desires towards the Eucharist. Knowing that Our Lord is in the Eucharist with His Full Humanity and Divinity, I ended up yearning for Him in adoration and communion. He completes my humanity, and no man will ever satisfy me as He does.
How’s that going for you ? I’ve prayed and fasted for my homo tendencies to leave but they are still here ..
@@Brooklynbaby47 Ask yourself why you are looking for love from men in that way. Did you fail to get fatherly love as a child? Did it start with 'forbidden' sexual fantasies as a teen? Was it a substitute? Was there abuse? What was the reason you are attracted to other men in this way?
I think most people have sexual lusts that are twisted. Wether straight or gay, we all have darkness inside of us, weird, wrong, disgusting and even evil things that turn us on.
We should try to convert our sexual lust into the desire to love our partner with all our soul. Not indulge in sexual fantasies but rather focus on the connection to the other person.
Thank God for his love despite our sin, despite our filthiness. He loves us no matter what. He hates our sins, and so should we. We should repent and know He wants to save us from ourselves, he wants to save us and even gave his life for us. He would have given his life to save just one sinner.
@roaniwhent4005 well I have hetero tendencies that just will not go away. Are they meant to go away, or are we meant to master them? It's a constant battle against ones own flesh. It's hard. And it seems hopeless alot of the time.
Pray for me. Been stuck in a porn addiction for a long time. Been trying to escape for the past 5 years. I've broken every decent streak I've ever had. Pray for me that I may be set free
Create a clean heart in me oh Lord, create a clean heart in me. Amen.
Amen!
God is good and his mercy endures forever
Amen
I am a 34-year-old totally blind guy who’s never had a partner, and have not been sure how to control urges, and twisted up desire I go for a time saying that I’m not going to indulge myself and then pick up the habit again only to keep repeating the cycles but yes, I will take it higher in prayer.
Didn’t meet my husband till he was 41 just in case that makes you feel any better about not having a partner yet (or maybe you don’t feel bad - you shouldn’t). It was the perfect time for us to get married as he’d done lots with his life that he wanted to do which I don’t think I would have joined him doing if we’d met earlier (such as travelling, long distance cycling trips and races).
With you
And I'm only 20, and this type of comments scares me.
thank you for that prayer. it's exactly how we all feel, but we forget the power of the resurrection when we're trained to feel guilty and ashamed for having God-given, God-glorifying desires.
This is so important!! All young men and women have to hear this in this perverted world.
your saying of ‘infinite joy on finite pleasure’ really resonated with me and even helped me overcome last night thank you
We're glad it blessed you!
We must protect this man at all costs.
Prayer
Thank you for my attraction to this beauty of this person , Lord I recognize something twisted up in me , what Iam feeling is not the desire to love this person in the image and in the lightness of God , which is the purpose of God for our sexual desires . Rather Iam experiencing something twisted up , there is a desire in me to treat her as a thing for my own pleasure . Lord I give you this twisted lustful desire , I ask you please ; by the power of your death and resurrection to untwist in me what sin has twisted , so that I might come to experience sexual desire as you created it to be as the desire to love in your image and likeness.
needs to be in a different language or translated into a mystery
Thanks
Thank you. I feel I lost a wonderful godly women because I was thinking about her with lust... I pray God heals my mind
Amen
You are not a twisted person. Love is what you need, to see her as a person herself, to want her happiness before your own. Are you the right partner for her? If not, be happy for her when she finds Mr Right. Your turn will come. I didn't find my Miss Right until I was about 26; we have now been married for over 50 years.
I love this video. Funny, but it was today morning that while thinking about sexual desires I remembered the words of an old priest during a confession some years ago. He advised me, instead of fighting and accusing myself, to thank God for the person I love, even though it is to be unfulfilled. To pray that God might be glorified in our hearts. May the whole story be directed with God's love. I remember how relieving and transforming this conversation was. I came across this video by chance, and you are saying practically... the same. And you mention my beloved JP2. I am so happy to have heard you today. Thank you.
I’ve been an addict since I was 12 years olds I saw my mom looking @porn on VOD on the TV she screamed and told me to get out and go to bed, she’s a Christian too
I’m 22 now and I’m still fighting this feeling and urges to complete college
I’m grateful that I found this channel and the good people pray for me
Keep fighting the good fight! Praying for you.
Amen! I think this is an area a lot of people struggle with, christain or not, seek God, his kingdom and his righteousness. Learn to pray and make space for God to move and use you. Thank you for this video, I remember the words of the song "I'm coming back to the heart of worship, where its all about you, all about you Jesus"
Watching this video was liberating, because for so long, I felt my only choices were to suppress or indulge those desires. I knew there had to be some other, more healthy way to channel those desires, but I was so unsure what the specifics were. This video helps me clearly sense what my other, more healthy option is. Thank you, Christopher. And thanks be to God.
Same for me too
So good teaching to listen to. This should be a core teaching in all junior and senior seminaries of would-be priests. And in turn, the priests can help Christians better. CHRIST HAVE MERCY ON US 🙏
Been saying the Lord's prayer on repeat to get to sleep but then I fail the next day. Please pray for me.
Maybe dont repeat it but rather talk to him directly using words that comes directly from your heart and not just something memorized, either way I pray for you! God loves you even if you stumble, the important thing is you get back up
Spend time reading and meditating the word God and worshipping. Trust that God will free you, don't give up. God bless you in Jesus Name. Amen
@@yohanokasaki2548 Thank you for your prayers.
@@SM-pb8zz Thank you.
The Lord's prayer is not meant to be recited, but a prayer pattern.
Ask the Holy Spirit to teach you how to pray.
Prayer is easier when the Holy Spirit is involved.
The good Lord is your strength 🙏.
God bless you 😊🙏
The painting is amazing!
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It's important to note that we are in the last days. We simply don't know what it's like to have the natural organic levels of human impulses because we are being waterboarded with perversion. The older I get, the more I see it being dumped on young people and it literally fills me with rage. And getting angry feels a lot less helpless than feeling tempted.
Thank you for teaching us about this, it really opened my mind personally about the concept of sins being crucified, which leads but not only to the death of the sins, but also the resurrection. God bless you like you've blesses us with His wisdom 🔥
We’re glad you’ve been blessed! Pray for us, please!
Thank you so much for this explanation. Some time ago I heard an explanation from a good priest who said that "sexual needs" have to be channeled like a river however he explained it using a metaphor that didn't let me understand the whole image of repression vs addiction and simply said focus it towards the service of God... and I was like: "how am I supposed to transform these bodily feelings into good deeds or spiritual prayer" to me sounds again like channeling lust so it doesn't get out of control. And finally I'm beginning to understand what it means. Thank you so much for this!!
Praise the Lord🙏❤️
Yaymy friend was the stoic and 3rd part of pure freedom. I was the second man. I used to be addicted. Thank you all for praying for me for my connection to and with my friend.
That is an awesome picture that your daughter made! I want to buy a copy and hang it in my room! So powerful
This video was powerful, thank you brother!
This lesson is very important to me. It might change my twisted life.
I been suffering from this condition and problem all my life. Glad I am here.
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Amen! This gives hope!
So awesome. What a great prayer
This was everything I needed to hear! Thanks you so much for the work that you do. God Bless.
This is exactly what I needed to hear.
Never thought about it like this
Wow. Powerful stuff. Thank you!
Beautiful video my brother 💪 I needed it.
Amen..God bless us all
Thank you for this! ❤
Amen 🙏 that is what I did 🙌 Pray about everything if we don't the devil is going to take control of our lives, thank u Lord for answering my Pray 🙏Amen 🙏 hallelujah 🙌.
I am absolutely astounded
13 years honestly still struggle with porn with a mix of unworthy of life depression pray this helps me truly be free Believe these keep popping up is the holy Spirit trying to help me, have never truly had a real connection with anyone except when I try seeking God/ Jesus sometimes even feel distant with my family
The glory that awaits us is worth the struggle! Thank you for being vulnerable.
This is so good ❤️
This is awesome ❤
This is amazing
My man you are a savior. Thanks
GBU abundantly Mr. West...
Path of purification and healing of our desires...to realise that the dynamism of desires always open to redemption...Not to indulge nor to repress our sexual desires, but God wants us to do differently....to redirect up way up .. launch us to the stars..Christ came into the the world not to condemn our inverted rocket engines but to redirect us to the infinity.. thankyou for teaching us the truth that set us free ...from India 🇮🇳
Make the desire a prayer... wonderful.
Thank Jesus for my wife 😇
I'll remember this when I have strong urges. Thank you good sir!😊❤
This is really good!
I love this!!!! Thank you for sharing. I am going to share this with as many people as I can.
Please do! Glad it blessed you!
This video is amazing, our Lord is amazing. Thank you, may God bless you for sharing this truth with the world.
Powerful and deep prayer. ❤️
good idea for a video for the women to watch. Thank you Christopher.
It's important to take the sensation of desire in the genitals --- actual biological horniness - into observation and to not let it dictate our actions. In addition, sexual fantasies in the imagination and memory must be taken into observation. Knowing that it's all quite illusory, that acting on those impulses only leads to more confusion (sin), is fundamental. The spiritual path is indeed - as mentioned here - a path that leads to a transcendence of our animal , bodily, impulses. To develop the ability to SUBLIMATE sexual desire is the ultimate blessing, but it takes effort and ongoing will power. Staying physically active in life and avoiding people, places, and things that may stimulate sexual desire helps tremendously.
Willlpower will not work u must read daily and pray daily and actually loook at ur problem in prayer fully u gotta face
@@rockyp32 I concur. Thank you.
Thanks...I needed this revelation
This was so well put! God bless you and thank you! A poignant explanation 👏👏👏🙏
Glad it blessed you!
Amen to that, simple message
So good brother!
We're glad it blessed you!
Thank you so much brother this is the first time in my life I truly felt this freedom I always tried to just repress it and I never realized that if I did that it would just blow right back up May God bless you for the delivery of his message
Thankful for your wisdom and ministry to us on this issue.
We're so glad it blessed you! Please pray for us.
WOW THANK YOU for showing this GREAT lesson 🙏🙏🙏🙏
This is a whole new level of teaching I am blessed to be educated on this topic thank you Sir 👌
Glad to hear that!
Yes! Thanks for these videos!
We're so glad it blessed you! Please pray for us.
This is so dang helpful
Thank you brother this helps out so much! God Bless
Glad it was helpful!
This was a solid concept. Holy Spirit has led me too this similar revelation. Also look at them like Christ’s bride and your sister has helped me. Shalom
Thank you for sharing the Truth to us!
We're glad it blessed you! Pray for us, please.
Awesome vids👌🏽Stay blessed
Right when I need it ❤
Please pray for me, I have been engaging in sin on purpose on this sin! I need help, urgent help!
I just read the theology of the body. It's an incredible document. Fantastic insights I have sought for many years. Thanks for putting me onto it.
Thanks for your Intel and revelation. Blessings.
Thanks for listening!
This actually helped me
Great Teaching!
A couple of weeks ago, the Holy Spirit taught me to know that beauty is beautiful, appreciate beauty, but never lust after it in my heart, because lust will make one act sinfully. 🙏
Thanks for sharing!
Sir, this is such a beautiful blessing, thank you for sharing this teaching! God bless you!!
We're so glad it blessed you! Please pray for us and subscribe so that it may bless others.
Mary is sometimes referred to as “the untwister of knots” it’s usually for when you have problems at work, school, life etc, but I think if we view our lust as a knot we can ask mary, untwister of knots to help us
I love this, thank you 🙏
Mary is dead.
this is idolatry
@@bradyhartsfield7891 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
Amen 🙏🏻 ❤ they should teach this In Catholic schools
Thank you so much! It was incredibly helpful, it is just the answer, God bless.
We're so glad it blessed you! Please pray for us.
Now this video was super helpful! Especially in these summer months when physical beauty is more in evidence. I wonder, how we can get the word out more widely?
Summer is full of temptations 🫣🙈 🌞🏖️
I had to repeat this .. I was like "did I just hear what I did 😮" this is sooo amazing !!! 😍👏 Thank you so much I pray God abundantly blesses your ministry we NEED it !
We need those extra prayers! Thank you. Praying for you, too.
Hallelujah Lord!! This is truly wonderful news! God bless you!
God bless you too!
Good for you. Well said...
you r a great example of a balanced family man who is channelin your phillia love into an Godly, agape luv, thank you n goodonya, you make a difference for sure
Excellent!
That's cool that you have your own interpretation!
Great video! I’ve not thought of it this way before. Let me see what happens.
Praying for you, brother!
This one's goes to 11! gotta appreciate your sense of humour in this tricky yet so frustrating subject. I feel your correct, you gotta take this 'problem' all the way up to the Big Chief upstairs. It's the only way. Turning the volume down you'll end up (sooner or later) only burning your tubes. We weren't most obviously designed for that. God bless.
Praise God❤
Thank you. Lifesaver
thank you for this insight
Glad it was helpful!
I mostly have this thoughts when I'm on the gym.
Thank You Bro
thank you so much my brother you have been working with god in my life to truly change my heart and desires you have been a mentor to me and the example that i have been lacking thank you and thank god for his work in your life i love you and am so thankful god bless you brother.
God bless you @isaactalks4769 ! Keep fighting the good fight and keep going deeper into the Theology of the Body.
That's awesome