Entry 6
It has been awhile since I've updated my journal. A part of it stems from the fact that I've kind of lost my excitement for posting about my celibacy. The initial shock is gone and I'm afraid that people will lose interest. Then I thought about my reason for doing it. It isn't about my feelings, but it is about sharing my story with the world so they can come to know Christ. Its also about showing people that Christians are not perfect and that we make mistakes. The difference should be that we shouldn't keep sinning, but that we should repent and turn away from the sin and back to God.So for the past couple of nights I've found myself wanting to turn back. My dreams have become more vivid and my thoughts more lustful. I've had to pray not to give into the temptation of having sex, staying away from situations that would lead me down such roads, and pray that I don't find other ways to please my flesh sexually (i.e. masturbation, pornography, lusting with my eyes and mind, etc.) I've been accomplishing this through the strength I get from God, prayer, self-control, and reading my word. Also school and my internship keeps me busy.I pray that someone will grow from this. I pray that I will not give in.
Prayer must work!!!
Joe's Celibacy Journal
Joseph is a Licensed Graduate Social Worker in the Washington, DC area. Joseph is the author of the forthcoming book “Love Me Right or Not at All”, A Quick Guide to Loving Yourself and Others the Healthy Way. This book seeks to assist everyone who reads it to love with balance and give love to the right people. Joseph is striving to become an expert in the practice of relationship empowerment. He strives to build healthy, powerful, and well-balanced relationships in the lives of everyone who seeks after the knowledge, values, and skills Joseph has honed over the last ten years. Joseph is an aspiring Marriage and Family Therapist, but to also travel around the nation and hopefully the world, to spread the message that relationships can be simple, yet amazing if you put in the work. Relationships are vital to the human experience and often shape our mindsets, our personalities, and our environments. Knowing this, Joseph works to encourage not only those who believe in his skills, but also works passionately to build his knowledge and skills in the area of relationships to present the best of who he is both personally and professionally.
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