Joe
Thank you for starting this thread, it is a reminder of how similar in many ways (such as sexually) we as Christians are.
Your post to Bookmark is also very helpful, for when I am most successful in overcoming sin, is when I am doing something similar to what you said.
In the case of lust, I have found that I am most susceptible to it, when I don't start my day out the right way. There are times that for one reason or another I don't spend time in prayer and Bible reading. This leads into me not praying continually.
I then wonder why it is that I am falling prey to temptations that come my way. It is really silly, but I find my self blinded to that fact sometimes, I even try to overcome temptation on my own, with only limited success. This of course is sin itself.
When I do humble myself, repent and do what I should. I wonder how I could have been so stupid; life is so much easier handling life walking in the spirit.
This of course doesn't mean that I don't get tempted while I am walking in the spirit, but when my focus is on the Lord, I almost always walk in victory. Yes I fall even then sometimes, but when my focus is where it should be, it is a lot easier to get up.
This just shows that victory over sin doesn't come without consciously keeping the Lord on the thrown of my life.
Sometimes I can’t help but feel awed at just how patient the Lord must be with us, I am not sure how patient I could be with a child such as myself. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/ugh.gif" alt="" />
Tom
