Category: Introduction to the Chaste Life

JMJC Though God is always embracing us, we have a baffling capacity to ignore him in our times of strength. Eventually the world tears us down, and this suffering also tears down the veil of our strength. In these moments of weakness, we again recognize his presence and are ‘most near’ Christ, who came to…

JMJC Christ opens a narrow path for us out of the great sea of sin, and it is our responsibility to take the right steps. To our left and to our right are sins of every kind, but forward is the path of sanctification. Though we will not pass through life completely dry, we will…

JMJC Place your mind squarely on Jesus. See him laying on the cross suffering for the sin you’re wanting to commit. See the nail you’re driving in with every lustful thought and action. The agony you’re causing him as his body writhes and face contorts. The spear you’re driving into his side to ensure your…

JMJC Spiritual warfare is real, and removing the coping mechanisms of pornography, masturbation, and other forms of sexual acting out forces us to face our wounds. We will want to do almost anything to escape this discomfort like a rat trapped in a burning bucket. The trick though is that porn, masturbation, and other means…

JMJC Solomon had the choice of receiving anything from God in the entire world, and he chose wisdom. God respected Solomon’s choice so much that he gave Solomon wisdom and everything else he could have hoped for in unfathomable quantity. The Book of Proverbs is made up of 31 chapters. Read 1-2 chapters each day…

JMJC One method I use to preserve chastity is to create a moat around my truly worst behaviors. This moat I may enter but shall not fully cross. For example, I first chose drinking alcohol and using drugs as the activities I would never ever engage in (‘the Castle’), but I would still occasionally slip…

JMJC Lust and sexual sin are often characterized as coping, and any attempts to flee this sin will force us to face the stockpile of wounds and traumas we had been attempting to cope with. Fortunately, there are countless ‘healthy coping‘ skills to choose from and build upon. These also have the multiplier benefits of…