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<blockquote data-quote="P. D." data-source="post: 1509588" data-attributes="member: 23072">This is what I&#039;ve learned in struggling with this so far:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Become more humble with each failure.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Avoid despair and resentment - these are from the devil.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Guilt and shame are signs of a healthy conscience. Don&#039;t suppress them, but use them to increase your humility.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Remember that the virtue of purity is from the Lord. Give thanks for it when it is there.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ask God to bring good out of your sin and to bring contrition to your heart.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">When the contrition is there, go to confession. (Fapping is a mortal sin. Obviously don&#039;t take Communion in the state of mortal sin. Being embarrassed by not taking communion is better than committing sacrilege and is one way to hold yourself accountable.)</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">This my pastor suggested: Ask God to show you what He is trying to do in allowing the temptation. For me, it was in part to increase my capacity for forgiveness and to see the sins of others in a more compassionate and understanding light. And to have the humility to know that I too will fall should God allow it.</li>
</ul>Consecrate all of your faults and even sins to the service of the Lord:Job 40:</blockquote>

[QUOTE="P. D., post: 1509588, member: 23072"] This is what I've learned in struggling with this so far: [LIST] [*]Become more humble with each failure. [*]Avoid despair and resentment - these are from the devil. [*]Guilt and shame are signs of a healthy conscience. Don't suppress them, but use them to increase your humility. [*]Remember that the virtue of purity is from the Lord. Give thanks for it when it is there. [*]Ask God to bring good out of your sin and to bring contrition to your heart. [*]When the contrition is there, go to confession. (Fapping is a mortal sin. Obviously don't take Communion in the state of mortal sin. Being embarrassed by not taking communion is better than committing sacrilege and is one way to hold yourself accountable.) [*]This my pastor suggested: Ask God to show you what He is trying to do in allowing the temptation. For me, it was in part to increase my capacity for forgiveness and to see the sins of others in a more compassionate and understanding light. And to have the humility to know that I too will fall should God allow it. [/LIST] Consecrate all of your faults and even sins to the service of the Lord: Job 40: [/QUOTE]

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