Uncle Ebo Whyte shares the tricks he used to wean himself from the addiction after revealing his struggle with masturbation.
Uncle Ebo Whyte shared these tips in a Facebook post. He narrates how he wrestled with his addiction as a Christain leader in his 20’s. When he confessed his shameful actions to his colleagues at a fellowship meeting, they chastised him. So he went on a personal journey to find relief.
He wrote, “As a young man in my 20’s, I was into masturbation. Heavily. Yes, I was a Christian and a leader in the ministry but still struggled with this. I confessed to my fellow leaders and was rebuked. Interestingly after the meeting, some of the other leaders came to confess to me that they were guilty of the same.
I then embarked on a personal retreat at the beach to wrestle with God until I hear from Him. But after about 30 minutes, I had a strong urge to go to church, it was a Sunday. I did and the sermon was for me, from Romans 7. It taught me that I wasn’t a pervert. With that knowledge, somehow I was able to move away from masturbation.”
Unfortunately, this solution was short-lived when he started dating his wife. He admitted that although they had agreed to stay pure and holy for the altar, there was a little touching here and there.
“Fast forward I started courting my wife and we determined to go to the altar in holiness but we weren’t quite holy. We were ‘petting’. I knew what we were doing wasn’t honouring God. So I went on a one week fast and stayed away from my wife to be.
At the end of the fast, filled with anointing I went to visit her but as I approached her house ‘Kojo Mensah’ started to respond. I was getting an erection! I broke into tongues but the harder I prayed the harder the erection got.
I cried to God: “How do I stop living in sexual sin?” God directed me to wield the sword of the Spirit – recite memory verses on Holiness and purity and as I did, the erection dissipated. And we were able to stay off each other until we went to the altar.”
Uncle Ebo Whyte offered a few tricks and tips for Christians struggling with sexual sin. He reminds them that the war is with body and spirit, and asked them to take it a day, at a time. He also counselled them to find an external person who can hold them accountable. And to never leave out the parts where the scripture speaks purity from their lips.
By Grace Somuah-Annan|3news.com|Ghana