Illustration for Religious OCD

Imagine you’re trying to build a Lego skyscraper or something like that, but for some reason you have been focusing on the middle part of the skyscraper only, looking at the directions, knowing exactly where those blocks are supposed to go. Like you live studied the instructions a lot, and you know what that middle is supposed to look like. But every time you go to build the middle and place those bricks in their exact spots, those pieces fall to the ground. And eventually, it dawns on you that you needed to build a good foundation. That’s sort of how I’ve felt. I get so stressed out about the details and standards that I forget that I need to focus on the foundation. Even as a 24 year old, I still am learning basic moral stuff and life skills, but when it comes to the Bible and my religious life, I feel I’m actually making progress. So maybe there’s a principle in that illustration that’s true. And maybe other’s experiences aren’t totally the same as mine, but I thought that this was kind of true in my case.