I am a 28 year old parent of 2 I have been married for several years and struggle with this on almost a daily basis. God has recently convicted me and I have been striving to get the Victory. I know through your testimony that it is possible. Thank you for sharing!

I'm so glad I saw this. It was a real eye opener ad has made me evaluate my life "under God's microscope". I'm defintely going to clean house in any way I can, whether it be to be free from anger, depression, or lustful thoughts. Thak you so much for your bravery. I hope one day soon I can be brave like you.

Hello Ms. Dameco,

  I just want to say thank you for being so bold and obedient to share your life with everyone out there and for being an example that God can use to show about His love, kindness, mercy and deliverance.  I can't even imagine how many souls are being set free by you being obedient to God.  Good job.  I have a story similar to yours.  It feels good to know that others have been through what you have been through, you know?  I too was a victim of sexual abuse as a kid from multiple persons.  One was older and some were from friends and even a family member that was my age.  As a result I began to use stuffed animals to get the sensation I desired.  The worst part about this is all this was going on while I was in elementary school to 6th grade junior high. For many years after that I allowed men to basically do what they wanted to me.  I didn't want it to happen, but I never learned how to say no and I had the twisted thinking of believing that if a man touches me, then he must love me.  So all in all I dealt with many issues that our awesome and Most wonderful King has washed me clean from.  It is by His love that I was able to break out of bondage and represent Christ.  Nothing is too hard for Him to do.  SO thank you again for not only spreading the word, but for allowing us the opportunity to be bole in our testimonies and share the word as well.  May you be blessed trememndously in every area of your life and not lack any good thing for your obedience, humility, and honor to our Father.  Be blessed my sister.

J 

Thank you for helping me realise, the truth, ive been blinded in this world and i thank you for opening my eyes, the story that you have just said is exactly the same as me.. and the thing was i knew what i was doing was wrong and sometimes i will stop and pray and make sure, that it wouldnt happen again,, but the whole tension will start again and then ill end up doing it. i have always wanted to confess to someone but it was so difficult, i always thought that people will look at me like a freak or some overly sexually frustated child. But now i have realised that is not just me and if God can save you, then he has used you to save me.. and i cant thank you enough and God enough, for bringing me back to God's reality and being able to confess my sins. You are truly blessed.

M

I do not know where to start.  All I can say is what you said is so true.  The guilt you carry after engaging is worse than the so called pleasure.  I thank GOD that you shared this.  I thought I was the only one who was struggling with this.  GOD has really helped me and it has been six months free for me.  I had to stop reading romance novels and totally change my outlook on things. 

Thank you for sharing.  GOD Bless

PRAISE GOD....is all i really want to say.I am  not a mastorbator but i do think sexually some times.this was a real eye opener.all glory be to GOD!!!!!!!

God bless you my sister! May i subtitle it translating to portuguese and post it on my blog?

Wow, is all i can say right now! After seeing your video Dameco, it had just blown me away. I mean, i have never ever seen anyone post a video on how they are an EX-Masturbator. I mean, i thought it was pretty rad how my pastor Terrelle admitted to our Youth Group that he used to be masturbating during our trip at this christian camp center and our trip was called The Sweet Retreat. It was an amazing trip i tell you lol. But anyways, i mean, i was just suprsied anyone would tell anybody this stuff thats personal. I mean, he has told us he masturbated and done drugs but i mean, i think it's fairly easy to tell people you were on drugs but as for masturbation, i dont think it is. I think it's hard and embarassing!! I am so glad that i watched your video. I know now, that something has shifted inside of me. I have to admitt..i do masturbate. And i do do do try hard not to but as you said in your video about temptations, i have been tempted so many times. Especially after i got baptized. The devil was attacking me and i fell for the trap. There was this one time when i was in the bathroom just about to masturbate, i heard God's voice. He was saying, "Come on. Dont do it. You dont have to. Just take my hand. Come on Annie, dont do it. You have a choice. Trust me on this one. Dont fall for the trap. Take my hand and let's go." And i could not believe what i was hearing. Then i heard a second voice saying, "Dont listen to him, Annie. Do it, come on. Just this one time. It's okay. After this one, you can just repent from it and everything will be good. Dont listen. Just this once. Please." And it went back and forth. But eventually, i took God's hand and passed the test God was giving me.i was so happy that night. I couldnt sleep. But anywho, after seeing your video Dameco, im thinking about talking to one of the adults at my church and ask them to help me repent and lift me from my sin. It's a horrible sin. I started when i was little; with my grandma's back massager. Then a couple year's later, it went to porn. And i know, it doesnt seem normal. And im still very young. You're video just inspired me so much Dameco. I think it's brave of you to post something like this up for others to see. God has great plans for your life. I can almost see you as a leader Well, God bless you. Take care Dameco.

Much love,

Annie

am still struggling..so please pray for me..

from canada!

Amen!! There is truley POWER in the testimony!

Glory to God! I was about 10 yrs old when the sexual feelings came on and yet I had no idea what they were. My mom worked full time and sometimes I had to stay home alone due to there not being anyone to watch be all the time. I felt I had no one to talk to about it all - no one I felt anything less than embarrased to bring it up to. It was later  one day when I was home alone while my mother worked and siblings were out at work when I was flipping through the channels I came across  a porn-channel. This thing was so demonic, it was a lady online showing step by step intructions on how to masterbate.

I watched, learned, and did it,

over...

over...

and over again untill I turned into an adult with this problem.

I later got saved, and yet this was something i kept to myself.

It was an addiction. I felt dirty afterwards yet didnt want to stop because it felt good. I stopped having sex so i figured God should let me have this one because I gave up what was so important to me.

Lust of the flesh - Pleasing My Body.

The only thing I can say now is after prayer and failure, justification, prayer, prayer from friends, and other chilldren of God, repentence and prayer again I am doing better the thoughs and feeelings still creep up but, by God working on me I am stronger. At first it did not seem like it was too big a deal but after my sister in Christ kept it so real I read up on it studied and meditated on God's Holy Word I understand the serverity of it. I cant live for my body nor allow my flesh to control me and still clame to love God and exspect to go to heaven.

 There is power in the testimony to testify about what the lord has delivered you from it to show and tell how forgiving, loving, and unconditional our my God really it.

Lord Jesus Glory To God and Thank You For My Deliverance, The Devil Thought He Had Me But Ah ha!!

Not Anymore! God Has Brought Me Out And Still Working On Me! I Am Not Ashamed Because My God Is Good! And What Would Be More Ashamed Is Me Living Like I'm Walking In Righteousness And Carrying This Sin In Secret From Men While Turning My Back On God.

The lord says in John 14:15 " If you love me you will keep my commandments.

PRAISE GOD....is all i really want to say.I am  not a mastorbator but i do think sexually some times.this was a real eye opener.all glory be to
GOD!!!!!!!

This woman spije with Wisdom and true experiance. "what you choose to obey will become your master"

SImply Amazing,

Thankyou

Praise God for deliverance!

Wow look @ what Jesus can do in a person's life. I'm so grateful for her testimony. I too have struggled with this sin. But thank God I CAN and WILL be delivered from it! Hallelujah! I WILL Be An EX-MATURBATOR! I declare it in the mighty name of Jesus. 

  Hey Gurlie, I miss you, thank you for sharing your testimony. I wish I would of took advantage of talking to you along with Stephanie at Taco Bell lol. I have feel under this lustfull sin since I can remember. And it hasn't been until recently that I God has begun to show me you want to give your life to me, but you are still serving your flesh and the prince of the air. Masturbation driven me to let by pet dog lick me, it lead me to sexually comfort from another girl for about a month, it lead me to wanting to do everynight before bed. It has driven my mind from praying at night and giving Glory to God for his patience and mercy to fullfilling the sexual sin of playing with myself. Man Dameco, Ima be out there next week maybe Ill get the chance to talk to you. Because were Im at (Nor Cal) I feel like I am the only one because I might be the only person from the movement on my campus. I feel you when you said its about making a choice. Because the love I have for Christ and God has truely began to convict me. I was ashamed and wanting to give up on trying to live Holy. But I can do all things throught Christ who strengthens me. And as I continue to pray for my new heart, God has just revealed his love for me. See Ex-Fornicator and Ex- Hypocrite is a little bit easier to say and rep on a t-shirt, but in God's eyes its all the same. SIN IS SIN and God's not going to rate my sin when I get up there, they way I tried to rate my sin to those around me. God has molded me more this summer than any point in my life, because Im not acting the way I think a Christian should act. But instead growing to what God's word says and using my Holy Spirit as my guide to operate. 

Thank you so much for your testimony. I have been struggling with this issue for a while and your message really hit me hard; it was an eye opener for me. I didnt know how to come to God about it. I would pray, like God please forgive me because I know it's wrong but I would find myself doing it again especially if I was alone or lonely and masturbation led me to pornography as you mentioned and even to doing things sexually with men because it made me feel good. I'm crying now because I know I need to be and can be delivered. The thing that got to me was when you said the reasons why masturbated. I had to really think to myself about that question. I am so happy I came upon this video..i first read your article on Not Your Mama's Religion. I really needed to hear your message this morning. God always shows up right on time because I can't take it anymore and I want to be free from this sin and live my life wholly for Christ. I thank God for using you to reach to me. Stay strong and I know God has great things planned for you.

I am afraid to write this asI am ashamed and embarassed but I am thankful to God for my friend telling me about your vidoe. It has touched my heart and it has also made me realise that I need help and i know that the help I need will come from God.

The point you made about looking at your whole life has given me so much to think about but I just want to let go and let God take it away as i really want to stop this terrible sin... please pray for me and if you can please may you email me with words of comfort... one day I will be free but today I choose my freedom, one Master ... GOD

LORD PLEASE HELP ME and continue to bless Dameco, thank you so much for your wisdom and kind words

God bless you

Hi Dameco,

Thank you so much for sharing your testimony and for allowing others to comment on it.  I did not realize that so many women struggle with this issue of masturbation.  I have struggled with it for some time.  I always heard of pastors and church friends talking about how it is almost a norm for men to struggle with this sin and they always spoke of how women struggle more with only sensitive heart issues rather than lust.  But that is not the case.  So it had always made me feel like an outcast and I felt as though if I exposed my sin to anyone else within the church, I would not be loved.  I did have a chance to expose my sin to a sister years ago, but the accountability had not been strong enough and eventually, she fell away from the church.  So, I am still seeking for someone to help me bring this into the light more.

I understand that this struggle comes down to the choice of choosing God over our own sinful desires.  It continues to be a struggle for me, but in that, I know that God is at work to make me stronger and to help me to understand more of His heart.  Thank you for reminding me the gravity of this sin; that entertaining our sinful desires is essentially ignoring the fact that Christ has taken our sins upon Himself and has declared victory over our sins, even the ones that seem so hard to find victory in.  I will lean on His power and presence more.

Thanks again, sister.

Thanks so much Dameco, you know God has been working on me the past few weeks, and challenging me about my relationship with Him. I have been born again for about ten years now, and before i got born again i was sexually active having sex with alot of ladies. So after i got born again, i got a schorlaship to come and study in the usa, and my past was still with me though i ahad victory to stopped having sex with women. But after few years in the usa, i started getting lonely and i found myself mastubating. First it was really bad, then i started feeling better because i started cheating myself that it was no sin. To make the story short, the last few months, i have been reading my bible, praying really hard, praising God in my house, and God started working on me to make me Holy and ready for His work. Yes i had to surrender alot, like trusting God for His provision and not trusting myself, not being mean to other people but to love them and so many things. The big one was mastubation because the devil had lie to me that it was not a sin, but down in my heart, i knew it was wrong. So many times when i mastubated, i lost my sleep and peace, when i dont mastubate i sleep so well and i dream alot of good dreams preaching the gospel of God. So thanks Dameco, i was online  looking for some good stuff to help me after fasting this morning because i have not been having peace with myself, and God lead me to this website. I am trusting Jesus to deliver me from this bondenge and i know He will. God bless you so much.