How to slowly but surely change myself?

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How to slowly but surely change myself? Christanon 03/24/18 (Sat) 18:27:14 7b0346 No.624099

What are some small and big goals(like no fap and no porn) I should set to change myself.

Christanon 03/24/18 (Sat) 18:44:05 78ed84 No.624117

Nofap, noporn, nochan, noreddit, make a massive list of books to read through, do a 5x5 workout to gain muscle quick (do a ton of cardio on the off days), and try talking to people irl even if it’s just a tiny conversation

Christanon 03/24/18 (Sat) 19:05:03 d0de71 No.624137

>>624117

I would go further and curtail your Internet usage. Fasting is not just food, but you can fast from the Internet, fast from electronics, etc. Anything that distracts you from God. If you read the Bible, you'll frequently see many prophets and men of God going into the wilderness to seek God. Jesus would spend all night on top of a mount to pray. John the Baptist was in the wilderness. Go into the wilderness. Regrading books, I suggest reading the Bible first and foremost. You'll need to start reading the Bible ASAP if you're serious about being a Christian.

Christanon 03/24/18 (Sat) 21:36:29 64af70 No.624283

>>624099

Fast with no food and no water Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday weekly as a default (increases for holy seasons only), minimum technology usage, maximum exercise and studying. Pray at least at 9 AM, 12 PM, 3 PM, and 6 PM per day (preferably also with 6 AM and 9 PM) as well.

Christanon 03/24/18 (Sat) 21:47:53 e36a2d No.624295

>>624099

Read the Bible, go to Church, pray. Give it time.

Christanon 03/24/18 (Sat) 22:06:54 ad3793 No.624312

You can't do it by yourself. That's a false idol. Only by grace you will receive your licit desires become reality.

Pray a lot. He works slowly but surely in you. Don't be discouraged (those are demons). PRAY, ASK FOR IT

Christanon 03/26/18 (Mon) 14:34:39 fe87e9 No.625045

>>624099

you could also try waking up early, sleeping early, exercising for 30 minutes everyday, have a set time to pray for an hour everyday.

Start small and make it a habit, eventually level up with greater structure by adopting the liturgy of the hours, and saying the morning and evening prayers (which are the "hinge" to the entire hours).

Keep improving OP!

Christanon 03/27/18 (Tue) 05:13:44 ccedf4 No.625424

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>>624283

i disagree with fasting on sunday, as ideally your partaking in the sacrament of the Eucharist, and as it is written "Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast."

since your boy JC is within you and you within him, there is actually no reason to fast; enjoy and be exceedingly glad, for your Savior is with you. but yeah great suggestions

Christanon 03/27/18 (Tue) 05:16:40 d0de71 No.625426

>>624283

>minimum technology usage

STUDY: Happiest Teens Use Digital Media Less Than An Hour A Day…

http://archive.today/2018.03.27-051536/https://www.studyfinds.org/study-happiest-teens-use-smartphones-less-than-hour-day/

Also, make sure to pray at 3 and at 7, make a reminder to pray at those times

Christanon 03/27/18 (Tue) 07:20:24 040fef No.625453

>>624283

Wish I could do that…but I need to work most of those days and at those times.

Christanon 03/27/18 (Tue) 07:23:49 d7c504 No.625454

Go into a forest with 0 human interaction, pray constantly until you starve to death

Christanon 03/27/18 (Tue) 11:21:56 3c0401 No.625523

>>625454

The only true answer

Christanon 03/27/18 (Tue) 12:22:27 b50ca5 No.625540

>>624312

Literally only good answer. Disregard all the holier-than-thou wannabe-saints telling you to never eat and pray constantly.

All you need:

>read the Bible

>pray

>repeat

Christanon 03/27/18 (Tue) 12:35:24 fe8d8a No.625544

>>624312

>You can't do it by yourself.

>How do I improve?

>You can't.

>You gotta wait for it to happen to you

>>625540

>ya you are useless, just wait for God to fix everything

This is some of the worst advice I heard in relation to practical improvements. This might work for someone who is seeking to "experience grace" or "get closer to God" or "improve their humility" or some such notions…But when it comes to tangible improvements you need to put effort, daily, you need discipline, you need to have some confidence in yourself and that isn't idolatry you weirdos, that's just common sense.

Christanon 03/27/18 (Tue) 12:46:50 d05d82 No.625547

I had an urge to buy food for some homeless persons I saw from the train this morning…

But I was afraid to be charitable in public, to stand out, so I resisted and didn't do it in the end…

I feel shameful about it, and I have no excuses.

Christanon 03/27/18 (Tue) 12:53:40 e01346 No.625553

15 minutes of prayer a day and 30minutes of spiritual reading.

Find out your biggest defect and tackle it first. You'll find a lot of the smaller ones disappear after.

For example, say you have anger and sexual immorality issues but you find out your biggest issue is you have no willingness to suffer, you become willing to suffer those two issues go away or are greatly reduced.

Christanon 03/27/18 (Tue) 14:09:51 426818 No.625583

>>625547

>But I was afraid to be charitable in public

Don't be anon. Even heathens are charitable at times. You won't stand out or make a spectacle of yourself, or be like the hypocrites who love to stand and pray in the synagogues and corners of the streets, that they may seen by man.

Christanon 03/27/18 (Tue) 15:24:22 b50ca5 No.625635

>>625544

Hey, I'm all for nofap, noporn, fasting exercising, eating healthy and all other types of self-improvement and I try my best to do all those things. But I don't fool myself for a second into thinking doing these things would be even possible without God's grace. And chanting dead prayers and not eating for a week in order to appear holy to others does nothing.

Christanon 04/19/18 (Thu) 07:59:25 d0de71 No.636238

>>624295

Yeah, I would add to this and say that exercising willpower is like a muscle, you need to train it and develop it over time. Part of the reason why the Bible says faith without works is dead. Be persistent!

Christanon 04/19/18 (Thu) 09:22:41 3e9eaa No.636249

>>625635

>chant/pray in private

>don't advertise that you're fasting

How exactly is that "showing off"?. I get that you're a protty and you don't do that stuff but there's no need to be so insulting towards those that do.

Christanon 04/19/18 (Thu) 10:51:31 790273 No.636267

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>>625635

>And chanting dead prayers and not eating for a week in order to appear holy to others does nothing.

What does it mean to "chant" prayers?

How is it that fasting is some form of attention-seeking?

Christanon 04/19/18 (Thu) 11:09:30 f25bed No.636270

>>625635

>And chanting dead prayers and not eating for a week in order to appear holy to others does nothing.

>so you think you're better than me?: the post

No one who prays or fast does it to impress you.

You can't understand people have separate lives from you.

Christanon 04/19/18 (Thu) 11:57:59 12fadc No.636274

>>624312

>PRAY, ASK FOR IT

I've never been able to ask for selfish stuff like that in prayer. Asking for things taints the whole experience and then I just feel really bad. I might be the last member of a soon to be extinct family line, surrounded by heathens and infidels in a sprawling ghetto, and been reduced to performing drudge labor after injuries ended my career, but I still feel like there are others that are more deserving of help.

Christanon 04/29/18 (Sun) 03:44:55 0dd0f1 No.640276

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>>624099

>How to slowly but surely change myself?

Why be slow and sure? Be radical, immediate and wrenching.

Also, if you're concerning yourself about sanctification, lol, don't worry, the Holy Spirit, if He is truly within you, will NNNEEEEEEEVVVVEEEEEEERRRR allow you to sit still in the unrighteousness you're in. He will force change upon you.

But, for now, study the Scriptures and He will start to inform you of what He wants you to do.

Christanon 04/29/18 (Sun) 04:05:34 9d2a56 No.640287

>>636267

her eye big

Christanon 04/29/18 (Sun) 05:21:48 9d00c9 No.640319

>>625544

Stop posting that image, it's from an adult video. Reverse image search confirms my suspicion.

Christanon 04/29/18 (Sun) 10:08:28 ecf1cb No.640424

>>640319

I confirm.

Christanon 04/29/18 (Sun) 14:04:36 b9d51d No.640482

>>624099

No fap, no porn. Your sacrifice will be unacceptable to God unless you stop gravely sinning

Christanon 05/19/18 (Sat) 06:37:11 0eb394 No.649783

>>624099

Edit your hosts file and block websites. Only exception I make (so far) is the /christian/ imageboard, I no longer have any urge to visit halfchan which is surprising due to my long-time addiction to chan. Also, getting world news and discussion in a christian environment such as this board (despite its shortcomings) allows me to stay sane in this insane world.