Cameron Riecker

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[Cameron Riecker @riecker]

Padre Pio could see angels and demons.

He fought a level of spiritual warfare most of us will never touch.

Before he died, he left us the exact 2 secrets he used to beat lust — for good.

One of them will eliminate 85% of your temptations almost immediately. 🧵

[Cameron Riecker @riecker]

I've helped over 100 Catholic men quit lust and become virtuous husbands and fathers.

If you want to do more than just overcome lust, if you want to become a St. Joseph to your family, apply for House of Joseph here:

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If you're dealing with obsession, do these 3 things:

1. Go to confession. If you're not in a state of grace, there's a reason it's persisting.
2. Pray daily for the grace of forgetfulness.
3. Consecrate yourself to Mary.

If you belong to Mary, you do not belong to Satan.

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Satan shows people exactly who he is.

Ugly. Manipulative. Controlling. Demanding. Evil.

And when men see evil for what it is, they run toward goodness.

Right back into the merciful arms of Jesus Christ.

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But what if an image won't leave you no matter what you do?

Why would God allow that?

Because He wants you to experience the darkness…

So you'll have a greater desire for the light.

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In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Lord Jesus, wash my memory and imagination in Your precious blood.

Guardian angel, delete anything not good for me to know.

Our Lady of Sorrows, give me the grace of forgetfulness.

Amen.

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Then go to Our Lady.

Specifically under her title Our Lady of Sorrows.

Ask her for the grace of forgetfulness.

Do this daily, for as long as it takes.

Say this prayer with me right now:

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The Most Powerful Tactic I've Found:

Ask your guardian angel to purify your memory and imagination.

He has a special charge to enlighten you. And enlightening means casting out darkness.

Ask him to hit control-alt-delete on anything not good for you to know.

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So here's the key the devil doesn't want you to understand:

Every lustful memory in your head is ammo.

Ammo the demons use against you.

So what if you could take the ammo away?

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And you can feel the difference.

Grace perfects nature. Sin destroys it.

A thought from the devil feels violent, like your nature is under attack.

A thought from your guardian angel feels almost natural.

Like going downhill.

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A crucifix you love.
A Bible story that moved you.
Your grandma telling you to pray, which you forgot… until suddenly you remembered.

Your guardian angel brings what's already in your memory forward to inspire you to virtue.

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But here's where it gets interesting:

Your guardian angel does the exact same thing.

In the opposite direction.

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That's demons taking an image already in your imagination and fixing your mind on it so you can't think about anything else.

For men in the state of grace, this is much less common.

For men who aren't, it can be very common.

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In spiritual warfare, there's a name for this:

Obsession.

Your mind gets stuck on one image. One thing you saw on one of those filthy websites.

You clean the house. You go on a walk.

It's still there.

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That means the devil can't put new knowledge in your head.

He can't give you new sense experiences.

But he can do something else.

He can take what's already in your memory and imagination…

And drag it to the front of your mind.

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Satan's Favorite Trick:

St. Thomas Aquinas teaches that not even an angel can make a man born blind know what color is.

Why?

Because everything in your mind came in through your five senses.

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Your temptations are not proof that God abandoned you.

They're proof that He's calling you closer to Himself.

Now, to beat these memories, you need to understand how the devil uses them.

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Because God doesn't want babies in heaven.

He wants you to grow into spiritual manhood.

To become a warrior for the faith.

To have real virtue, which is always about what is good and difficult.

[Cameron Riecker @riecker]

Over the past 2 years, I've worked with over 100 Catholic men to help them quit lust.

Almost every one of them has a past.

Years of bad habits. Sometimes decades.

And just as importantly:

Memories.

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God could snap His fingers and send every demon on the planet fleeing into hell.

It would cost Him no energy. No effort.

So why doesn't He?

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Why is he blessed?

Because enduring temptation is how virtue grows.

Endure a temptation to lust → you grow in chastity.
Endure a temptation to gluttony → you grow in temperance.

And you merit an eternal crown of glory.

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You think the saints didn't have these temptations?

That's cute.

They had them. Even temptations to lust.

St. James says:

"Blessed is the man who endures trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life."
📜 James 1:12

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You will not become a saint in spite of your temptations.

You will become a saint through your temptations.

Did you hear that?