June 1, 2014
Hey Pastor Dickerman, I just want to say thank you for obeying the Lord in ministering His will and purpose to set the captives free, thanks for being faithful.
I read your article in Charisma Magazine, the first time I had heard of you or your book. I too grew up in a Southern Baptist Church in rural Alabama, was born again at 10 years of age. My Christian walk since then has been a roller coaster, like the letter to the church in Laodicea, I was either hot or cold. As the years went by I was staying on the cold side more and more. During that time I struggled with masturbation and pornography. I found that masturbation, which started around the age of 14, was like a gateway to the pornography. I hated having this monkey on my back, I felt like a prisoner, just like what Paul described in Romans 7. For the past 2 years I have let the Lord have complete control of my life and have been in bible studies and searching the scriptures daily. But this ugly thing would come back from time to time as I cried out to God, “What am I doing wrong.” I am now 55 years old, this has plagued me for over 40 years. I would repent and keep running the race, mainly because I’ve come to understand and know of His grace but kept wondering why I still had this problem.
After reading your article I went to your website and watched your videos about deliverance. I prayed the prayer with you. This has only been 3 weeks but I’m telling you I feel like a new man. Where before I would feel like I was wrestling in my mind with these desires and would most of the time lose. Now, I have lost all desire, there is no wrestling match at all. I thank God for all He has done to set us free and thank you again.
I have since ordered your book, When Pigs Move In and I’m almost at the end. Good book, believe me I searched the scriptures and prayed about all you said. I love what the men of Berea did in Acts, they searched the scriptures daily to see if these things were so. I agree with all you said, thanks for writing this book.
Nate