Sexual Purity Support & Recovery Group
Just a few more hours until the early registration rate ends tonight at midnight! We are over 75% full so please don’t delay!
If you’re part of the Castimonia family and have been thinking about attending, now is the time to make your plans. We look forward to another incredible weekend of Christ-centered recovery, fellowship, and growth.
We can’t wait to see what God has in store for this year’s retreat.
A tough drill sergeant (Will Ferrell) with a secret sensitive side orders his soldiers (David Spade, Tim Meadows, Tracy Morgan, Chris Parnell) to give him advice about his love life. [Season 24, 1998]
Just one more week before we open registration to the general recovery community!
If you’re part of the Castimonia family and have been thinking about attending, now is the time to make your plans. We look forward to another incredible weekend of Christ-centered recovery, fellowship, and growth.
We can’t wait to see what God has in store for this year’s retreat.
Originally posted at: http://www.theresstillhope.org
One of the most quoted verses of Scripture is Romans 8:28. For today, let’s stop after the first five words.
“In all things God works . . .” (Romans 8:28).
I love that. God works.
Randy Alcorn writes, “Because God sees what we can’t see, he can do what we can’t do.”
God works while we rest. He rises while we lay down. He speaks when we are silent. He moves when we are still. He mends when we are broken.
When your spouse has had a relapse, know this – God works. When you can’t see the hand of God, you can trust the heart of God, because… God works.
Recovery Step: Never judge the activity of God by what you can see. In all things, at all times, through all circumstances, God works.
What is the root of sexual addiction? The answer is not what you are expecting. In the age in which we live, our culture screams, “Live for self!” The avenues of which are seemingly endless. Advertisements galore call out to us and tell us that in order to be happy and fulfilled we must buy their product or be a part of their experience. Indulgence is not only offered, it is highly encouraged. More often than not, a life of simplicity is seen as strange and scoffed at.
Sexual addiction does not happen overnight. Though a person’s history may include circumstances beyond their control, being held captive to sin, especially pornography, is a process. While addictions vary, every addiction begins with a single experience and grows exponentially because of a lack of a person’s self-control. For the Christian stuck in porn, their hang-up is more the culmination of a life of self-centeredness than anything else.
So what does the Bible say about this kind of life? Steve Gallagher explains how his life was shaped by selfishness which primed him for an uncontrollable obsession with pornography and how understanding the role “self” plays in sexual addiction will lead the Christian into a life of true fulfillment and joy.
This site is intended for individuals who struggle with maintaining sexual purity. This information is posted for individuals at various stages in their recovery, year 1 to year 30+; what applies to some, may not apply others. Spouses are encouraged to read this blog with the caveat that they may not agree with, understand, or know the reason for some items posted. As always, take what you like and leave the rest.
