I confess that you are also my Savior, that you have ransomed me with your blood (1 Corinthians 15:3, Matthew 20:28). Lord Jesus Christ, I confess here and now that you are my Creator (John 1:3) and therefore the creator of my sexuality. Let us begin by bringing our lives and sexuality under the lordship of Jesus Christ: Quite often forgiveness is needed-both the confidence that we are forgiven by the Lord and the choice we make to forgive others. Second, sexual brokenness-whether through abuse of our sexuality by our own actions or by the actions of others-can create sexual difficulties and also opens the door for the enemy to oppress us. So it is important to bring our sexuality under the lordship (and therefore protection) of Jesus Christ and seek his cleansing of our sexual sins. A man who uses pornography will find himself in a very deep struggle with lust a woman who was sexually active before marriage may find herself wresting with sexual temptation years later. ![]() You might find you need to pray through it a few times in order to experience a lasting freedom.Ī bit of explanation on the reasons for the prayer: first, when we misuse our sexuality through sin, we give Satan an open door to oppress us in our sexuality. You must take your healing and restoration seriously. Therefore, sexual brokenness can be one of the deepest types of brokenness a person might experience. Healing for your sexuality is available this is a very hopeful truth! But you must realize that your sexuality is deep and core to your nature as a human being.
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