Lesson 15: You Are Not Your Sin

Testimonies of Freedom

Dontaye's Testimony

Since taking the Setting Captives Free Purity Boot Camp course, I have an awareness about myself that wasn’t there before. I’m not only aware of my temptations but also of how much more I need God. For the majority of my adulthood, I’ve done a great job of giving myself the benefit of the doubt, but this did not serve me well. Jesus did not die for me to give myself the benefit of the doubt. Jesus died for me to join Him in His death, burial, and resurrection. Now, I know better and am living differently. For example, I’m currently on a business trip, and instead of giving in to temptation, I'm now actively thinking of ways to protect myself from infidelity in the form of pornography and self-gratification as well as keeping my sexual desires directed towards my wife. Going through this course has been an amazing journey for me. I wasn’t sure what to expect because I’ve tried a lot of things to break free from sexual sin that didn't work. However, what I have learned at Setting Captives Free is that an intimate relationship with Christ is the key to purity. Growing up without a father to guide me, I sought comfort in many things that God disliked. I was a womanizer, porn abuser, manipulator, and a lover of self. I wasn't able to engage and value women appropriately because I was so geared to see them sexually. This course reminded me of why I became a Christian and also of the example that Christ calls me to set for my daughter. I’ve seen so many women in the church who are damaged spiritually because their fathers were not walking with the Lord. It’s not an excuse, but it is a reality. In this course, I learned that each and every day I need to wash in the blood of Christ right underneath His cross. I need to get up ready to walk with the spirit and war against the flesh. I learned that to be the Christian that I need to be, I’ve got a fight like Hades to protect my walk with God. So, thank you for sharing your journey, for your openness, and for showing me that there is another way. I recommend this course for anyone who wants to know what being a Christian is really about and for anyone who wants to learn how to win the war against the world, the flesh, and the devil.

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