Bishop, this is a very important subject, which has also caused me to have many doubts. It is good to know that you will be talking about this on Sunday, because it won’t be like a “sermon”, but an actual teaching.

I used to be an assistant.

I fell away from the Work and God for reasons that are not worth remembering, because, thank God, I have put them all behind me. But, while I was “fallen away” I did terrible things: I was terribly promiscuous, I was sexually compulsive for while, I arranged sexual encounters online, I couldn’t go one day without having sex – sometimes I had sex more than once, twice, three times a day. There were days where I didn’t have sex and it would be “hell”, because I would think about sex from the time I woke up until I went to sleep and then, I would have to masturbate.

This is as much of a sickness as a drug addiction, because it takes over your life and causes you to lose any sense of respect for yourself. Often, after the “act” was done, usually with guys who I had never seen before, I felt “dirty”, “disgusted”, “nauseous”, “hurt”, the worst of all women, but when the “uncontrollable urge” came, all this dirt, disgust and sorrow passed and gave way to the desire to be the person God did not make me to be.

But, one day I woke up.

God charged me for all this and, since He is a Father, He gave me a new opportunity, and I was “rescued”. Today, I am here to say that it is difficult, but when we want the Holy Spirit, He acts in an extraordinary way, transforming us into new creations. It is not easy in the beginning, but I would kneel and the only thing that came out of my mouth was “Lord, kill MY FLESH!”

That was all I said, because the will of my flesh was strong. But, today I can say – not that I have become a cold woman, no, that’s tied up! – that what I nourish is my spirit. So I know that my fleshly desires will be under control, which I can only enjoy after I get married – if that is in God’s plan for my life, but I will remain firm, strengthening my spirit – because I never want to go back to where I came from!!

Thank you for your teachings and thank you for always listening to the voice of the Holy Spirit, to the point where you were chosen as the man of God to give us another chance to be Saved!

In faith,

A friend

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Bishop, this issue certainly makes people very intrigued.

I have always had many questions about sexuality and what we can and cannot do with our partner, etc. But I believe that when a marriage is anointed by God, the wife seeks guidance and clarification, the husband respects and understands, and things can be resolved between the couple.

When I was apart from God, I lived my life based on the desires of the flesh. Though I was married, I looked for other ways to satisfy my flesh. I had an extramarital affair, which I regret very much, but this is part of a past that has been overcome. I enjoyed looking at girls that were used by the devil, who took advantage of their sensuality to lure men in.

There were several times when I was having sex with my wife and thinking about them. As I am writing this, I could see just how disgusting it was and how it caused me to be far from God’s presence. My thoughts were completely dominated by the devil.

I must admit that it was not easy and it hasn’t been easy. Every day is a constant struggle to get away from the desires of the flesh and the devil’s schemes, but for those who want and persevere, God always has a plan for those who seek Him, destroying all of the devil’s plans.

Today, I realize how much I was used by the devil, to the point of almost destroying my marriage, which today is blessed by God. This was all conquered with perseverance in God’s Word and through many purposes and prayers.

May God enlighten us all.

A Friend

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Bishop,

I am going to pray that God uses you to make people understand that this can only be overcome when we are born of God, because that is how we overcome the world. There is no other way.

Those who do not understand this, cannot be born of God. Those who are not born of Water and the Spirit, will never see the Kingdom of God.

It is written! This is how it is!

When you are born of God, you begin to see things the way He sees them. When you are of the flesh, you think that your sexual problem is solved with marriage. If marriage solved intimacy problems there would be no betrayals, divorces…

People think: “I am going to get married and be free from temptation”. But this will not happen. If you want to get married to have sex, go ahead and get married. But do not think that you will no longer be tempted. If being promiscuous while single is bad, being promiscuous when married is even worse.

If it is worse, the devil will want it to happen more often. If the devil does not cause the person to fall when they’re single, he certainly has a strategy to bring them down once married. Or haven’t you see people betray their spouse? Being born of God is the remedy for those who are single, married – good or bad – widowed, etc.. etc.. etc …

This is how I see things, I was single and now I am married – happily married. I will live like this. For it is written: “Without Me you can do nothing”. If we are not born of God, we will not overcome the world.

However, this is not meant as criticism for those who want guidance.

Keferson

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Note: This Sunday (19^th) at 6Pm, I will be talking about this subject “Faith and Sex” in Avenida João Dias, 1800 – Santo Amaro (SP) – Brazil. I’ll be answering some intriguing and sensitive questions that were posted on this blog.

Unless we receive another direction from the Holy Spirit.

God bless you