Lukerwhite
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- 3y
JustBreatheANTJustBreatheANT
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- 3y
Yup. It used to be terrible, and I still struggle with it. Especially when I go to church.
NewToOCD8NewToOCD8
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- 3y
Yes. It’s my biggest theme. I’ve been listening to Mark DeJesus’ podcasts/YouTube videos on religious ocd and they’ve really helped. The biggest take away is to lean very deeply into the Father’s unconditional love. We, with religious ocd, tend to have such a perfectionist view with black and white thinking and we need to really lean hard into God’s grace, love and mercy. Also, put your hand the plow and don’t look back. Do the things you enjoy, set goals, keep moving forward and tell your ocd to just come along if it wants (you’re going to be having it either way) and move forward. I’ll pray for you now because I know how hard it is. I struggle deeply, deeply.
Lukerwhite Lukerwhite
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I’ve seen his videos! Yeah I totally get that!
Lukerwhite Lukerwhite
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- 3y
thank you for this!!
mm122mm122
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- 3y
Yes! I’m a Christian and I have battled with OCD since I was a child.
StephenHunterStephenHunter
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- 3y
Yes. I feel I am not doing enough to earn God's forgiveness.
Lms526Lms526
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- 3y
God's forgiveness can't be earned. The price for sin has already been paid for. All you have to do is accept it. But you can never be good enough to earn forgiveness.
StephenHunterStephenHunter
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@Lms526 I very frequently remember all the things I got away with - wrongs I did out of fear under orders from others - and feel I need to confess them so I can be punished for them. I have had confession compulsions since childhood.
StephenHunterStephenHunter
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@StephenHunter When I do pray about this, I get a temporary feeling of peace and that I should move on. I have prayed about this hundreds of times but the feelings aren't going away. I have been having them particularly for over two months. I am not on any medication at the moment except for an as-needed propranolol. It has rarely gotten to that point - I can still do a day's work - but the thoughts are stopping me enjoying life to the full. At the end of the day I want to do the right thing. I used to have nightmares about doing bad things. Now sleep is an escape from the thoughts.
Lukerwhite Lukerwhite
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@StephenHunter Stephen! You have such a pure heart. You need to know that. I deal with this same thing everyday. The feeling of peace to move on is great, but it does not always come. That is why we walk by faith, you are fully forgiven when you bring these things to the Father and we can have a confidence in it because of Gods word and it does not change. “Even if we feel guilty, God is greater than our feelings, and he knows everything.” - 1 John 3:20 That means that even when our heart may feel guilty or condemned as if we are doing something wrong, to remember that God is greater than those emotions and sees the purity of your heart to do what’s right. He loves you so much and is not frustrated with you or where you are at in this journey.
Lukerwhite Lukerwhite
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@Lukerwhite I encourage you to listen to this! It’s one of my favorite speaker and he is sharing about how God sees us. https://youtu.be/phtiTNVCsIM
Lms526Lms526
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- 3y
Yes, I am a Christian who has struggled with OCD since childhood. I'm 45
Lukerwhite Lukerwhite
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- 3y
I hope this video can bless many of you! Listen when you have a chance to sit down and be still. https://youtu.be/phtiTNVCsIM
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