What is Reddit's opinion of Be Restored: Healing Our Sexual Wounds through Jesus’ Merciful Love?

From 3.5 billion Reddit comments

Celibacy is easy: don't get married :-)

But seriously, continence is not a physical issue - it is a matter of answering one's desires - particularly for intimacy. Sexual desire is a physical manifestation of interior desire.

The more that interior desires are suppressed, ignored, or unknown, the more that sexual desire becomes inflamed outside of a person's control. Conversely, the more a person engaged in answering their interior desires for intimacy, the more sexual desire takes a back seat.

It never goes away, but it stops being overwhelming.

For anyone struggling with sexual temptation, a simple question to take to prayer is this: what kind of intimacy do I really want in this moment?

(As an aside: A great book to assist those struggling with sexual brokenness, particularly in sexual sin, is Be Restored, by Bob Schuchts)

Thanks! Funny enough I saw Matt Frad promoting this book on sexual healing (Be Restored: Healing Our Sexual Wounds through Jesus’ Merciful Love) just this morning. Who knows, maybe it can be a good resource too.

We almost always turn to sin as a substitute for what will really satisfy our desires. Often we turn to sin because we don't believe that those desires can be fulfilled - or we are so ashamed of those desires that we try to avoid them all together.

The key to overcoming sin is inviting Christ into the desires of our hearts, no matter what those desires are. The Lord is not afraid of nor scandalized by our messiness. We simply have to be willing to expose that messiness to Him.

There is a book that I can heartily recommend: Be Restored, by Bob Schuchts. Good theological reflections and good guided self-reflections.

Trust your confessor. We make a point to defer to the local priest in a given situation, as he has the most knowledge of the circumstances and acts authoritatively.

Rather than focusing on the confession, I recommend honing in on the struggle. If you're into books, I highly recommend <em>Be Restored</em> by Bob Schuchts.

If you're more into podcasts, he co-hosts a podcast with Jake Khym titled Restore the Glory. In September of 2021 they did a 6-episode arc on the healing is sexual wounds, which may be especially helpful.

It depends on the struggle. If it is sexual sin, I recommend the book Be Restored by Dr. Bob Schuchts.