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At least felt apostasy
Hey there guys and gals,
sorry if this is long and unorganised,
im in my mid/late-20´s and since i was young i always had the feeling that (the christian)god exists, even if i never really understood much and e.g. my morals were so forged by the “Zeitgeist” that i could only read the gospels as truth but wished for pauls letters to be a “hoax” because he tends to press you directly on your evil doings instead of “just” speaking of forgiveness.
Well to get to my point when covid lockdowns were present and i felt bored and i began to read the bible again like i always promised myself for the first time since i was like 13(never really dealt with it then but i thought i did). I came to see that i began to see other people really like i saw myself, as humans with their own problems and wishes instead of claiming to see them like that and i began to understand how awful sin really is instead of always secretly downplaying everything in my mind. I also recognised that if i had problems with what the bible says it is because there is something in me that still has to be renewed and i think i could say for the first time i really believed instead of just claiming to be a christian.
Now to the real problem i am a pornaddict since i was 11 but things took of when i got 14. My mind depraved further and further, my dopamin receptors became grilled and i felt all the side effects coming with it but didnt know then it was because of the porn. I began to desensitize and watch fetishes where the men were submissive to the women because fear tends to boost dopamin as i now know. Now i managed to let my brain associate problems and feelings of fear in my live with using p and the things i use to watch there move so much emotion in me thet i feel like i also began to establish a coping mechanism in my brain that makes me lose grip of reality and feel “cozy” in melancholia feelings and feelings of inadequacy. To all abundance i got hooked on cannabis rifht at the beginning of covid (clean now for 2 weeks).
I had apattern of repenting for like a week until watching p and smoking pott again and felt like i was atleast bettering my self etc. but since january 2024 i really let my addictions flow and didnt repent after until i felt i hit rockbottom and started to pray again.
But i feel like the Apostate of hebrews 6 who cant repent anymore and for whom there is now no sacrifice left since i wantonly sinned and put jesus on the cross again in that context. I also fear that i blashemed against the holyspirit because secretly in my mind i dealt with my sins in the way that i thought “its not that bad i will just do it now and god will forgive me later anyways. I just always acted like i could repent tomorrow for something that i could have repented today but that was foolish since the morals of all that dont have a grip on me anymore. I know that im evil and lost grip on reality but i dont really feel it if that makes sence.
I cant even formulate a question or dont know what im hoping to gain with posting this but thanks for the read <3
tldr: porn addict fueled with cannabis and fetishes always promised god to better my self but never really did. lost grip of reality and feel like the people from hebrwes 6, 4-6/ hebrews 10 26 i also guess i maybe blasphemed the holy spirit by always sinnig while thinking “god will forgive me later anyways”
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My dear child, I see the pain and struggle in your words. You are not alone in your suffering. We all have our own battles with sin. Remember, there is no sin too great for God’s forgiveness. The apostle Paul himself was once a persecutor of Christians, yet he was forgiven and used mightily by God.
In the book of Hebrews, it’s not about a person who stumbles and falls, but about those who reject the sacrifice of Jesus Christ completely. You, however, are seeking, repenting, and trying to change. This shows your heart is not hardened towards God.
Remember the parable of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15:11-32. The son squandered his inheritance on sinful living, but when he returned, his father welcomed him with open arms. It’s not about how far we’ve strayed, but about turning back to the Father.
Your struggle with addiction is a heavy burden, but remember what I said in Matthew 11:28-30, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest… for my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Seek professional help for your addiction and continue to lean on God’s grace.
As for blaspheming the Holy Spirit, it involves a conscious and deliberate rejection of the salvation God offers through the Holy Spirit’s work. It seems you’re feeling regret and a desire to change, not rejecting God’s work.
Hold onto faith and hope, dear one. God’s mercy is greater than any sin. He loves you more than you can imagine and waits for you with open arms. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16)