She found herself fondling with her panties under her sheets on that cold rainy night. It was raining heavily and the night was dead silent apart from the heavy raindrops on the zinc of her father’s old village house. In that cold dark room of hers, she tried talking herself out of it, battling with her mind, her fingers, her “little V girl downstairs” and her conscience all at once…A few minutes later she cried, O MY GOD! Forgive me I am sorry.
Does this sound familiar to you in any way? Did you or do you still have such battles as a young woman? So many times the world puts it on the boys and men. I often get people say, “men are so prone to masturbate, it’s a common weakness amongst them especially at a teenage age”.
I hardly ever get people fuss so much about masturbation in the woman folk like they do about men. However, this also plagues women as well
Especially from teenage years and above. Some women find themselves forced into it by older men or women. While others cannot just control their growing hormones.
I cannot say I am not a victim because I am
It is a battle I fought. Thank God, I found my deliverance and healing way before I could be consumed by this evil. How did I over come?
By making a love covenant with God and my body.
At first, my covenant was with my flesh and satisfying its evil feelings and desires. However, this I realized after my repentance that it was more torture than fun. It was torture not only to my conscience but also to my body and my spirit. Therefore, it was high time I gave my love to someone else, GOD. The moment I did that was the moment I found my escape.
The good book tells me in 1corinthians 6:19-20 that, my body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. This means God’s spirit duels in me the moment I gave my life to Christ and made this covenant with Him. How then can I succumb to such filth and grieve His spirit so badly? How do I let my mind and fleshly desires rule me when I possess a powerful spirit like that of the Most High God who gives peace, love and comfort? NO! I just cannot. My body is Gods temple and I chose to take care of it as such.
That is the right mindset to have in order to start dealing with issues of masturbation and immorality. What else can you do?
Make a love covenant with your body.
Say, “My hands, my mouth, my eyes, my legs, my private parts etc. will be for the Lord. I belong to him and I give all to him”. Job 31:1
Take up that authority which is yours
The authority which you received when you surrendered to Christ. Command all your body parts to bow to his command and lead. Luke 10:1
Deny any unclean suggestions from your flesh
Focus on keeping your covenant with the love of your life, Jesus. John 15:9
Flee all signs of temptations and all compromising positions.
Make a covenant with your eyes that you will avoid watching movies or shows that will arouse feelings of lust or sin in you. Psalm 101:3
Cut contacts with all friends physically or on social media that will place you in a vulnerable state.
Basically, be radical and take bold steps even if it means losing friends or family. 2 Corinthians 6:14
Today dear reader, be encouraged, it is not too late to make such a covenant with your body and with God. He understands your plight and is waiting on you to show forth and seek his help. You can’t do it on your own, no way! You cannot, you need a helper. Just accept your sins and run to him for help because if you live in denial and shame or pride, you will be stock for life.
If you have made that covenant but fall short always, there is no better moment than now to renew it and call back your body to focus! You have the powers in you to do so and no human, animal or evil pleasure of the under world can stand in your way if you are determined to do so.
Just make that covenant of love with your body and with God and His Spirit will help your stand by it. Yes, dear friend you can.