Way of Purity Testimony: Anna

My mentor is Pat. Wow. I began this course with a great hope of freedom. And now, at the end, I can say with all of my heart - freedom has been found! Though I am only 27 years old, I have struggled with pornography and self-gratification for close to twenty years now. I came to really know the Lord in my teenage years and fully surrendered my life to him about three years ago. I tried so many things to free myself from these sins, but always failed. Time and time again, no matter how much my walk grew with the Lord, I could not defeat these sins in my life. I became hopeless, resigned, and I gave up for a long while. One night, God moved in me in a large way to seek freedom from these sins. I got online and came across the Setting Captives Free website. I read about the course and quickly signed up, knowing if I didn't sign up right then, I might lose the courage. And thus began the journey to freedom. This course gave me the tools I needed to finally find freedom from these sins. Through the course, I realized I had failed in the past because I always had the wrong motives and was coming at it in an entirely wrong way. The course gave me the tools necessary to allow God to defeat these evils in my life. I am so excited to say I am 60 days free from pornography and gratifying the lusts of my flesh. The course also showed me some other sins in my life and, through God working, He has been cleaning out my heart and my life from things that have brought death and destruction. The result- FREEDOM. Humility, purity, confidence, peace, the Word of God abiding in me, and most importantly, through all of this, God gets the glory for setting me free. For doing what was the unthinkable to me- cleansing and renewing me. He did it. I see the world now from purer glasses. I don't desire sexual immorality because, instead, I desire my King. I never thought I would get here. Not for all my trying. But God does not desire for us to fail. He desires our freedom. We only have to be humble, obedient, and then allow Him to do the workings within us necessary to bring victory. Praise Him for redeeming me from the pit and bringing me to acres of hope.