Scripture Memory - Get these Scriptures into your head and heart. Quote them when you get up in the morning and whenever you are tempted. They will help you to renew your mind and teach you to think differently.
Romans 13:14 “Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature.”
Romans 8:6 “The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace.”
John 8:34,36 “Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.”
2 Corinthians 10:4-5 “The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”
Work on victory only one day at a time:
Never think about getting victory for the rest of your life.
Here is the way to think: “The guys are all out of the apartment. Lord, just let me get through this one afternoon.”
Remind yourself how long it’s been since the last time you masturbated.
“I’ve had victory for a whole week. Praise God! Now do I really want to go through that guilt again just to start over again? NO, not today!”
Remember and review the long-term effects of masturbation.
The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. 1 Corinthians 16:13
If you sin, it’s a little bit easier to sin the next time; but the opposite is also true — resist and it will make you stronger.
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7.
Resist the devil, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings. 1 Peter 5:9.
Engage in some type of strenuous exercise. Go and burnout and it will lessen the desire. One guy would go and do chin ups until his arms felt like they would fall off.
Therefore, I do not run like a man aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize. 1 Corinthians 9:26-27.
Avoid any situation that tempts you personally. Avoid it. Change it. Expose it. Remove anything from your home that causes you to want to sin sexually — books, magazines, videos, etc.
Flee from sexual immorality. 1 Corinthians 6:18.
Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. 2 Timothy 2:22.
Find out what pleases the Lord. Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. Ephesians 5:11.
Be accountable to another Christian brother. Call a Christian friend with whom you can fellowship during this time of temptation.
He who trusts in himself is a fool. Proverbs 28:26.
Let not my heart be drawn to what is evil, to take part in wicked deeds with men who are evildoers; let me not eat of their delicacies. Let a righteous man strike me–it is a kindness; let him rebuke me–it is oil on my head. My head will not refuse it. Psalm 141:4-5.
Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. James 5:16.
Change your habits of thinking. This is also the area that will take the most work. Quick and easy victory is unlikely. This is a war, not just a battle.
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is. Romans 12:2.
Ask the Lord to show you why you have wrong desires. Give some serious thought to figuring out why you masturbation. A chronic habit of masturbation is usually a emotional substitute for something. It’s like a drug we use to anesthetize our emotional pain. Are you using masturbation to overcome sadness, feelings of rejection, or fear of failure? If so, then you are confusing psychological/spiritual issues with sex. Masturbating isn’t going to help you mature emotionally. It will only keep you childlike. Take some time to really figure out what masturbation is being used for in your life. Then separate out the psychological issues from God’s gift of sex. Ask God to reveal any burdens or anxieties you are carrying, then give them back to Him.
Get in the habit of praising and thanking God for the way you are, including your sex organs. Thank Him for making you a sexual being and ask Him to help you control yourself so you can enjoy sex in its proper context.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalm 139:14.
If you yield to the temptation, confess as soon as possible, and don’t dwell on it. You will feel guilty because you have given in to your flesh and have obeyed it desires, but don’t keep punishing yourself about it; instead rejoice in the cleansing, forgiving power of the blood of Jesus Christ. Renew fellowship with God and again reckon yourself dead to sin.
Grow spiritually. Don’t stop serving or learning. Sometimes guilt makes us feel like we are not worthy to serve in the church or associate with other Christians. That is Satan’s trap to keep you away from God’s grace (Romans 8:1). Don’t run from the streams of God’s grace. Stay involved and active. Becoming more like Christ in other areas will help you in this one.
