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Is there a defined solution for getting rid of the sin of fornication or do I have to keep falling in it and repenting until the last day of my life? I have tried many times, but I always come back. I ask God to intervene because I cannot do it on my own and I keep falling again. What do I do? I keep longing for trash when I know that I should be eating from the King's table! I need prayer and guidance because this sin blinds my eyes and I am not focused on other sins. I just wish I can have pure eyes and thoughts but that's not what happens! What do I do?

There are sins that are more beloved than others. Learn to detach yourself from certain vanities, entitlements, and fantasies, so you can redirect your thoughts. Many people are taken hostage by their own minds. If your mind turns to inappropriate desires or fornication or any other obsessive sins, you probably have too much time on your hands and too much energy that is not properly accessed. Therefore, keep your mind and body in motion. Read, exercise, walk, volunteer, have a hobby, play a musical instrument, sketch, write, or create art from woodwork, etc. You will probably discover some hidden talent that is being buried beneath the rubbles of your straying thoughts. Be assured that since sin is a part of man's life, so are the remedies. Discover God's generosities in giving you many gifts, talents, and resources to do some good in the world, and to help you to overcome and subdue the snares in the world and the petty thoughts that entangle you along the way.