--- In ladybustersanonymous@yahoogroups.com, "life2thefullest2002"
<life2thefullest2002@y...> wrote:
> How do you keep focused on not returning to the dog's vomit?

Hi!

Here are a few verses of Scripture for you from Colossians 3:1-6 (NIV):

"Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above,
where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set you minds on things above,
not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in
God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him
in glory.

"Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your old nature: sexual
immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. Because
of these things, the wrath of God is coming."

I think most of the members of this
group struggle with the issue of backsliding. However, by the grace of and with
the help of Almighty God, I have, for the most part, been able to avoid my
fantasies. Stay focused on God and do, say, and think what is pleasing to
him--NOT engaging in self-indulgence where your fantasies are concerned.

It's a question of total surrender to God's will and his control in your life.
In my opinion, like the alcoholic, only a "Higher Power" can set you free from
this type of bondage--you can't do it yourself.

The rewards? Living a life more pleasing and acceptable to God (one free from
the burden of fetish-related guilt and shame), and, just as with any other sin
in our lives, avoiding God's inevitable judgment on this type of behavior.

And here is another consideration:

If you were an alcoholic, would you visit a bar? Would you keep alcohol in the
house? Would you work in a liquor store? By the same token, if you are addicted
to real and/or fantasy violence against women, would you visit websites that
pander to that kind of thing? Would you keep fetish-related videos, DVD's,
photos, and literature in the house? What I am saying is this: get rid of and
avoid like the plague anything and everything that triggers addictive behavior
and ideation. Make it HARD to backslide--not easy!

If, in spite of your best intentions, you DO slip and fall, remember that all is
not lost. For, if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will
forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

For more information, read my testimony at

http://www.webspawner.com/users/punchbug2/index.html

May God give you the victory over every weight, every care, and the sin that so
easily besets!

With love in Christ,

Punchbug2_2000

http://profiles.yahoo.com/punchbug2_2000