Lesson 24: Warring Against the Flesh - Believing God’s Word

Testimonies of Freedom

Candace's Testimony

The principles I learned in the Purity Bootcamp course have changed my life. I feel like a new person. I used to crave sexual impurity, but now it disgusts me. Washing at the cross has destroyed the power of guilt and shame in my life and made my love for Christ more than my love for self-gratification. Walking by the Spirit has deepened my relationship with Christ and revealed to me my roots of rebellion that are now being destroyed by God's inescapable love. I now have a battle plan that works. I don't have to figure things out for myself or stumble in darkness. Warring against the flesh has been challenging. After years of sexual impurity, it seems so ingrained, but God has given me a new nature in Christ! I have been born again and made anew! Now I don't dabble with the thought of sexual impurity as I once did. Before this course, I thought I would be sexually immoral forever. Coming from an abusive and broken background, I had never known innocence, even as a small child, and felt I was trapped in sin and shame without hope of escape. But one night, in desperation, God led me to this course. It took longer than 30 days for me to complete because of the intense warfare. But Jesus and His love for me won! As I went throughout this course, Jesus replaced my love for sexual impurity with love for Him. My doubts of whether God truly loved me were nailed to the cross as God drew me near. He revealed my rebellious Spirit, proud heart, bitterness, and fearful nature and destroyed them all on the cross. As the lessons in the course became more clear through the power of the Holy Spirit, I found myself trying to run from God's love, but He kept pursuing me, especially in my interactions with my dear mentor and friend Sara. I felt like I really understood the gospel for the first time as it applied to my sins. The shame that haunted me for decades suddenly had no hold on me! Praise Jesus! Before the course, I was bitter and fearful, but now I am joyful and free! God has even opened my heart to the possibility of marriage! I haven't engaged in sexual impurity for weeks! Which is a miracle. The desire isn't there anymore. I desire my King Jesus more than anything else. I still struggle with temptation, but God's love is more powerful and more beautiful to me. The cross of Christ is what draws me in now, not sexual impurity. If you are struggling with sexual impurity, no matter your background or how hopeless you feel, you must take this course! There is hope for everyone in Christ Jesus! For the first time in my life, I can finally say that I'm free!!! Thank you, Lord Jesus!