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If your eye causes you to sin
Written by Matt Fradd   
Tuesday, 01 September 2009

"If your eye causes you to sin gauge it out and throw it away; it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell". Mt 5:29

While There were many beautiful and spiritually insightful things that Jesus of Nazareth had to say, I think it's fairly safe to assume that  you'll never ever see this one grace the white page of a hallmark card. Can you imagine?!..."Congratulations on your wedding day....here's a brand new pair of tongs in case you may need them."

While Jesus did not intend us to take this passage literally (if he did you would probably be incapable of reading this article right now.) he did intend us to take it seriously! Sin = slavery, misery & death. (Rom 6:23, Jas 1:14-15).

So often I have men writing to me telling me of how impossible it seems to break free from falling back into their old habits of pornography and masturbation. So often men say that they are struggling with sexual sin, only to discover upon further questioning that there is actually little struggle at all. They just give in. One such conversation went like this:

Me - "Where and when do you usually fall".
Guy - "At night on my computer".
Me - "Where is your computer located"
Guy - "In my room"
Me - "Move your computer to a high traffic area of your house such as the kitchen or get rid of your computer"
Guy- "oh...yeah, I suppose I could do that"

Now I can almost guarantee you that this man still has his computer in his room and is still looking at pornography. Are you ready for some honest but brutal advice? Be honest... If you aren't then there are plenty of other sites you could be perusing instead of this one. Websites that would almost convince you that your sexual sin was healthy and normal.

It is better that you go without a personal computer for the rest of your life than that your whole body be thrown into hell.

It is better that you own a green and black screened mobile phone than that your whole body be thrown into hell.

It is better that you have only 3 television channels, or no television at all than that your whole body be thrown into hell.

How do you need to change? How do you have a problem? Where are you falling? What steps must be taken in order to root this sin out of your life?

Do not misunderstand me. I am not talking about pulling yourself up by your bootstraps. You and I cannot overcome any pattern of sin and addiction but by the grace of God. Ask him for that grace, pray daily the Rosary if you can. Receive often the Blessed Sacrament of the altar. Go to confession at least once a month. God can and does bring men to a point where they can have all of the Internet access, television channels & the latest phones and not fall. But now is probably not that time for you.

Our Heavenly Father loves you, he is offering you his grace, what obstacles are still separating you from him? What major or drastic decisions do you need to make in order to start manfully combating your lust and living in the freedom of purity?

Comments
  •   |Registered |2009-09-20 01:49:42 Fr. Barnabas  - Eucharistic Adoration
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    Great advice Matt. I think also that going to Eucharistic Adoration is a powerful way to overcome any addiction to
    pornography. With pornography a person feast his or her eyes on the flesh, on something that is impure and something
    which arouses lust and which is so damaging to the human heart. In Adoration we have to look beyond appearances to the
    hidden reality. In Adoration we feast our eyes upon Christ. We gaze upon him and we can pray: "Lord, too often i
    have used my eyes to look upon what is base and what is sinful. Too often I have allowed my mind to be filled with so
    much that is not of you. Here I kneel now before you, in your Eucharistic presence, and I long to see your face.
    Purify my eyes and my mind, purify my heart and my soul and fill them with your power, your peace and your purity. Free
    me from any compulsuion towards impurity."
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  •   |99.27.12.xxx |2009-10-22 20:50:10 John Mulvahill  - Great stuff!
    Hey Matt,
    been meaning to check out "Who Does It Hurt" for a while now and the site is great! Lots of great
    practical advice and powerful testimonies, fantastic stuff all around. I especially appreciate these wonderful sisters
    in Christ sharing their stories with the world and helping us see that this is not only a guy's problem.

    A friend in
    Dallas (also a NET veteran!) shared with me Christopher West's 10-CD introduction to JPII's Theology of the Body last
    year, and that has been such a blessing for my life and my relationship with my girlfriend, Elizabeth (I made her listen
    to them too :D )

    Say hi to Cameron, Liam, and Avila for me and God bless!
    -John

    PS-have you been seeing much of my old
    pal Patrick Hagan up there?
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  •   |Registered |2009-10-23 16:39:39 Fr. Barnabas
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    Matt, I've been waiting quite some time for someone else to comment on your excellent article. and when someone does -
    he turns out to be your friend. Did you pay him? Lol.

    Keep up the good work.
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  •   |71.110.220.xxx |2009-10-23 21:49:03 April Garris  - Good word!!!
    Matt; This was an outstanding read. Thank you so much for your honesty here. God has promised us victory over sin, yet
    we still allow ourselves to remain in bondage to porn, lust, or whatever it is that drives us. I do think that a lot of
    it boils down to faith -- Do we really have faith in the promise of 1 John 4:4 "Greater is He that is in you than He
    that is in the world."
    Do we have faith that Christ is working in us, or do we put our faith on hold with each new
    temptation? I think this can be said of all sin, and not just lust and porn.
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  •   |Registered |2009-10-25 23:08:27 B-rad  - a good reminder.
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    Hey Matt,
    I'm glad that you felt the need to be bold. I gave a talk to a few guys in grade 6 and 7 the other day, and
    they looked so young! Part of me was questioning how much I should challenge them. I'm sure no one ever talked to them
    about pornography or masturbation like that before, and I felt so unworthy to be the one saying what it means to be a
    man of God. But in the end it's not me, but rather Him that counts.
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  •   |99.229.168.xxx |2009-11-03 18:48:26 Larie  - no struggle?
    true that many people ignore the obvious ways that are available to keep away from sin, because in their hearts they do
    not want to change. It is awful that so many good people are tempted to sin while "nobody" is looking, and can
    not be brought to account except by their own acceptance of their sins. So many people are kind andn good and yet, are
    willing to sacrifice their happiness and their marriages because of this simple, easy, sinful act that damages so
    greatly. However, it is good to remember too that God sees all and knows all, and will bless your attempt to change.
    God's most faithful servants are tempted very viciously because they are God's faithful servants. It is not an easy
    path, but keep up the fight for God. Do not be separated from God, it is He who gives you the strength to resist
    temptation. The world needs you. THe world needs faith, prayer, hope, love
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  •   |Registered |2009-11-04 12:57:34 Fr. Barnabas
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    Matt only a few more comments and your article will make it into the most talked about list!!
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  •   |Registered |2009-11-04 12:58:00 Fr. Barnabas
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    So I've decided to do the right thing and help your article reach the top!
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  •   |Registered |2009-11-04 12:58:17 Fr. Barnabas
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    I mean isn't that what friends are supposed to do.....
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  •   |Registered |2009-11-04 12:58:38 Fr. Barnabas
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    ...Give their friends a helping hand.....
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  •   |Registered |2009-11-04 12:59:02 Fr. Barnabas
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    I'll get by with a little help from my friends... Ooooooh....
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  •   |Registered |2009-11-04 12:59:28 Fr. Barnabas
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    I'll get by with a little help from my friends... Ooooh
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  •   |195.168.200.xxx |2011-12-12 12:02:47 peter
    Our world is so pervaded with computers that it's quite difficult to avoid them completely.I fear that after throwing
    away my computer and mobile phone, after quitting my IT job and moving to a cave, there would still come a moment
    someday when I would find myself alone with a computer online. Hmm, it's been a long time, what's new on the internet?
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