King James Bible
For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
New American Standard Bible(©1995)
For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline.
Masturbation is the act of arousing yourself sexually until you achieve sexual orgasm, and in men, it culminates in spilling the semen. Masturbation can either be by self, or involved another person of same sex most often.
Several years ago, a middle age woman who was a member of my local church confided in me that she masturbates and sees nothing wrong with this.
She was separated from her husband and she believed that masturbation was the most appropriate means of relieving her sexual urges instead of indulging in fornication. She told me that ‘wasn’t it better she masturbates than indulging in illicit sex?’ She also requested me to show her biblical verses that condemn the act of masturbation.
Several people like this woman indulge in masturbation; in some cases it becomes addictive that it becomes a passion like taking cigarettes. While some people masturbates in the secrets of there rooms, others have turned it into a game. Masturbation is now a common sight in several romance chat rooms.
But the big question remains: Is masturbation an immoral act? What does the Bible say about it? The answer I gave the woman above was that the Bible does not clearly mention or condemn ‘masturbation’ is, but this does not justify it.
I told her that that fact that she is separated from her husband is not any excuse for her to indulge in masturbation. What the Bible preaches is self control, therefore it is either she is reconciled to her husband or she exercises self control over her sexual urges.
Over the years since my discussion with this woman, I have come to empathize with her. It is quite normal for adult especially some one that was once involved in an active sexual relationship to have strong sexual desires.
An attempt to meet these sexual desires when you are distanced from your spouse often leads to masturbation. Of course there are also unmarried youths (who are supposed to be still chaste and virgins) that are involved in masturbation.
For the married, the key word we need to consider is ‘self control’. Masturbation may not be expressly described as a sin in the Bible, but it portrays our inability to control our bodily passions, whereas God expects us to have self control. More so, masturbation is an act of uncleanness, which will defile our bodies the temple of God.
How can you stop masturbating? My recommendation is by self will. God has given every one the self will to decide on what to do. No matter how hard pressed you are sexually, you still have an inner will to control your sexual desire if not now but the next. So if you desire to stop masturbating, then you have to develop an inner will.
I must confess that I have also been tempted to masturbate several times when away from my wife. How do I overcome this desire? First, I admit to myself that sex is a natural desire, but I tell myself that it is better to satisfy myself sexually with my wife.
I indulge in spiritual exercises like fasting and praying in the spirit to uplift my spirit mind, and cut off bodily desires. I always notice that anytime I am high in the spirit I do not have the feeling to masturbate. But once my prayer or fasting life is down, and then the urge and feeling
comes back.
Masturbation is a sign that your spiritual battery is down and you can overcome it through self will and God’s help.
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Thanx a lot. I always thought musturbation as a sin which i had become addicted to. Now i know that the only reason i am musturbating is b’coz my spiritual battery is low. I will try my best to control it.
Shakti,
Any addiction becomes a sin by and by. You should also know that the best way to control such addictions is to crucify your flesh.
Masturbation just like drinking or smoking seeks to satisfy the desires of the flesh. However, if you crucify your flesh particularly through fasting, you will cease to have the lust to satisfy fleshy desires such as masturbation.
Personally, I have noticed that any time I am fasting, the sexual urge for wife my dies. I have to work to improve this, at the end of the fasting.
Therefore, like I stated in the earlier post, masturbation is a sign that your spiritual battery is down, giving room to all sorts of abnormal sexual desires. And if not controlled immediately, it will degenerate into a passion, leading you to think of masturbating when you in the streets or in your office.
The best way to overcome it is by recharging your spirit man, through prayer..and especially fasting.
Note: By your physical strength or self will alone, you may not be able to prevail over masturbation!
You need to charge yourself up in the Holy Ghost.
i have just decided that i should leave the act coz i always knew it as a sin but it was really hard for me. though i know it will be hard for me i still have faith in the Almighty that he will carry me through, even in the shadow of death i will fear no evil. pliz lets be one family in these end times and advise one another. i would not prefer to use internet coz the area i am in, it is hard to come by internet and keep in touch but if any body out there with a good heart has a word or two faor me pliz reach me on this number +25673757447. may the almighty bless and continue to protect whoever is reading this
Am blessed.My life has not remained the same.
Thank you.
I am really beating myself up with this because I have it my head that masturbation is a sin. I can go for a day or 2 without masturbating and then the urge just hits me and I feel like if I don’t do it I’ll explode.
I’ve been battleing this for some time now, I pray often but I’m a still learning christian, I don’t know what I’m doing wrong so I’m not sure how to pray the right way but I just want it to stop. How do I pray correctly to achieve this?
What a hard battle….so far I am on my fifth day of no masturbation, but the urge is exteremely tough to beat. Just as nolan said, It is as if my body is going to explode. If you’re having trouble with this, simply say “Satan! I rebuke you with the blood of Jesus Christ!” also think to yourself whether the 2 minutes of pleasure is really worth all the guilt
I thank for word .
In fact, this message is all I have been looking for, I don’t know this happen to several people, I thought I am alone in this helpless situation. So help of God, I want to stop but I couldn’t help myself.
In fact, this message is all I have been looking for, I don’t know this also happens to several people, I thought I am alone in this helpless situation. So help me God, I want to stop but I couldn’t help myself.
many things feed our lust these days beginning frm bill board ads, movies ,mags and even girls dressing naked these days in name of fashion. And lately the church has become unsafe for maintaining chastity due to the ubiquity of inordinate dresses. may God help us as we prayerfully wage the war against maturbation.
I give tanks 2 god on dis message..it touches my soul and spirit.
Wow it is such a relief to know that I am not by myself in this. I would like to testify that everytime I rebuked the devil when I am about to explode I suddenly (and I mean suddenly) lose the urge and it never comes back as strong, but somehow after a week or so I just fall back into temptation and I lose it. So It does not permanently go away 🙁 So I have been repeating this cycle for years.
I know there are a thousand responses to each post, but I felt obligated to reach out and share my story. I recently was saved, and God has found me and is grooming and shaping me into a man a God. Because I am a guy after Christ’s own heart. Before I was saved I was heavy in masturbating multiple times a day, and physically is was taking its toll on my flesh, and the guilt was unbearable. I also was feeding this by visiting adult sites. When I found Christ, and really began digging deep for God’s word and truth, he finally laid it upon my heart that what I was doing was robbing him of his kingdom, his purpose, and his purpose for me. I was defiling my body, a temple God created so that when I found him he could use me as his ambassador to send out his gospel through me. I quickly stopped cold turkey and daily prayed. Recently though I have been falling back a little bit. I am single, which doesn’t help. I am home alone a lot, and I begin to wander and I begin to travel to that dangerous place in my mind, and I break down and masturbate, feeling such shame and guilt even while still performing the act. I feel like I am being demeaning to by body and to God, because I know he watches me carefully to see if I am doing right by him. I am praying every night for God to grant me repentance and the assurance that he has not forsaken me. I have immense guilt even in offering his forgiveness, and additoinally, accepting Christ’s peace. However, as a follower of God and a son of Kingdom, I know he only grants me what I ask because I am saved by the blood of the lamb and the word of my testimony. I feel so humbled and small in the power and grace that God bestow’s upon me. I can never put into words the love and compassoin God shows me. Even in the depths of my sin, I come crying and calling back to God, and he graciously opens the door, not out of passiveness, but out of love and concern. He offers me Christ and brings me back to his heart. I know he wants good for me, and he will never leave me. I feel so much guilt when I masturbate, which is why I am so fervent on proving myself wrong, and telling the devil to go to hell. God is on my side, and I will fight the fight.
“He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives the one who sent me.” (Matthew 10:1)
I pray for every man and young man who comes to this site, and to Christ Jesus for the answers to their problems. God I ask that you release these men from their burdens, and that you calm their anxious hearts and minds. God I ask that you break us down piece by piece, and rebuild us again into your image with the attributes of Christ Jesus. God we want what you want and we want to serve you. God we are your soldiers ready to fight for you, we give ourselves as living sacrifices to the commitment and covenant we have with you. God I ask for repentance, and forgiveness tonight for every man struggling with mastrubation. God we plead with you, to reveal the sin in our life and give us the strength to repent and turn away from what has been revealed. We invite you Father into the deepest parts of our hearts. In all these things we pray in Jesus’ name. Amen
Im born again but i still masturbate,because i think these the only way to stimulate myself,than to get someone to sleep with iam wrong by doing that?im maried if she not around masturbate help
Pls. Help me in prayers.am trying very hard to stop this evil practise call masturbating.it has being tormenting me for the 7 years now.pls.advise me.cuz it has bring a big seperation between me and God i cant even pray to God.
I love ur post God bless u
Stop pulling on the pork, lads!
the issue of masturbation is the issue of mind. when mind is polluted, all other things can follow including masturbation. many man of God have polluted mind . we need to deal with thought that rooming about our mind , let us study His word daily .Then God can solve this problem for those people concerned
I was once indulged in this act,but one day I was so disturbed over a voice telling that I what I was doing was bad. Then I sat down and cried to the Lord to help me overcome this, and He did! Instantly! That was 2001! And uptill now nothing like that. I thought the way that woman thought. I did not want to fornicate or break someone’s heart,but I did break my own heart at least after I masturbated. God will help us in Jesus’ name. Some women even buy rubber-like-manhood now! Strange! Let us keep our bodies clean for the arival of the BRIDE (Jesus). Shallom.
may this word live forever
Thankyou JESUS for the word
thanks a lot. please pray for me i am young and really want to overcome it.
I thank God for this site for spiritual advices.I was a victim of this,i suffered for many years since 2003 up now.surely this year GOD has helped me couse i have been praying along asking for his fovour to release me out of this chain of musturbation. But never left becouse he has made mi known dat my body is a temple of God and it shouldn’t be defiled by sins.so whenever could feel guilty,a shamed of myself bt through along struggle, God has dirrected my mind set,have be friended my bible and made mi so prayer. I spend most of my tyme fellowshipping to avoid areas,tried so much to occupy myself to forego evil thouhts and i came out this musturbation along a struggle in salvation.I opened my heart to JESUS and i proved to that i really want to get out of musturbation en he set mi free through the faith that i had in him.so brothers and sisters be strong in lord for he’ll free your minds from all evil thoughts,companies and tempting stories.Amen
Thanx for the message
Thanks for this site…let me tell you……..musturbation is very bad….I have been musturbation for many years and it ruined my life…nothing good comes my way….only curses…I never graduated from college,I cant keep relationship with girls…coz of premature ejaculation…I hate myself so much because of this….I never knew why my life is so empty not until yesterday when it came to my mind that maybe musturbation was the issue…and indeed it was…i cried to God and jesus to forgive me from that devilish act of murstabation…i had no option bt surrender to divine intervention and I took a vow never to do it again for the rest of my life…I felt inner peace for the first time in my life…fellow people struggling….seek God for Him alone can redeem. And save your life