Way of Purity Testimony: Cathryn

The name of my mentor is Amy. I am here today to tell you that the Lord Jesus has set me free from the sin of "gratifying the lusts of the flesh" through the Setting Captives Free Course (www.settingcaptivesfree.com). I am one of those people who was a goodie-goodie at school. I never got into the wrong things my friends were doing because I was too scared. I also believe that God was protecting me. However, when I turned 17 and went to university, my curiosity got the better of me. So I found a boy who liked me, and we experimented, sexually. The result was my sexuality was awakened to me before the right time. I became frivolous with it, and allowed men to use me. In the meantime, I had become a Christian and knew what I was doing was against God. So I repented every time, but felt utterly in despair as I had hurt God and myself so badly. I believe this also opened a door to the sin the Bible calls gratifying the lusts of the flesh (Gal 5:16). This went continued for years, on and off. It would get particularly bad in times when I felt low, or in need of comfort. Most times, I felt like dirt afterward. In addition, I struggled with codependency issues with females, needing their attention and love to make me feel good. A few months ago, when it was particularly bad, my friend told me about this website. The moment I signed up, I knew this was the right tool for me. Not only does it address the issue point blank, it also gave me a daily devotional which strengthened my relationship with Christ over the 60 days. God used this course to show me the need for godly repentance and turning away from sin. In doing this course, I understood the depravity of my sin and the greatness of our God. How could I go on abusing my body and yet tell God I love Him? About the same time, I formed a new friendship, but it was quickly heading down the road of becoming an unhealthy one. I was spending way too much time with her and sharing things with her too personal for a healthy friendship with a person I barely knew. So, I listened to the Lord when He told me to break it off. This was not easy, and I fought for several weeks with the Lord about it. Finally, I knew I had to do it. This was part of my radical amputation to the things that were causing my sin to thrive. Now, 59 days later in the course, I can honestly tell you I have no more desire to abuse my own body, I have no unhealthy friendships and I am enjoying the freedom that Christ has for me. Living with Jesus and being right with God, without the ugliness of habitual sin, is the best thing anyone can do. I highly recommend it!!