Does anyone here have religious OCD and is also Christian?

Me! I deal with it all the time. But as they say, OCD attacks what's most important to us. So when thoughts like religious OCD come up, it also reminds us that the Lord is our most important thing. Genesis 50:20 "As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today." Now please don't take this as reassurance as OCD thrives on it, but take this as knowing that God has a purpose for your OCD and he's going to use you to impact so many through your testimony! :)

Oh I get you trust me. But it's about keeping on going past that. I'm literally about to do an ERP session right now as I read the Word. It won't be easy but I believe we all can do it. Also give yourself grace. When a thought comes up yes it's a thought, but it's not your thought and you don't have to beat yourself yup over it. Just say "that's a thought" or "that's anxiety and keep going. Also, if you need to, listen to preachers or podcasts, or worship, anything that helps you get in the word that doesn't trigger you can help. I hope this helps. I apologize if I sound pushy. I just know you can do this. God will give you the strength too and you're resilient. If you've got the courage to deal with it these last 8 years, You've got the courage to do this and overcome it. You can manage this ocd. You've got this. :)

I'm going to a counselor who's also Christian In October . Hopefully I can get on meds before that date. Thank you again for your help so far. I'm glad I donwloaded the app

Hi thanks for your reply. I really hope that's the case. This morning I tried doing an exposure to a Christian testimony on YouTube, and I failed twice and just started crying, because their testimonies really show that God saved them and changed them, but for me I don't see change in me and it seems that once I came to Christ, my life went downhill with these recurrent doubts if I'm saved

I feel ya. Change happens at a pace we allow it too. I too feel like I haven't changed that much but it just pushes me more towards wanting to have a stronger relationship with God. Real Change takes time. Time God will use to mold you into his likeness. This makes me think of Phillipians 1:6 "Be confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." The Day of Christ Jesus. Open discussion here. What do you think the Day of Christ Jesus means?

When he comes back

Yup! That means He will keep working on us til the day he comes back. We are in a process of growing. Growing takes time. As long as you are continuing to grow in him, spending time with him, change will come. So don't worry about things like that.

The problem is that OCD makes it difficult to spend time with God without being triggered and it's been 8 year since I came to Christ and life has been horribke due to ocd

Thank you Ivan so much for your encouragement. You are not being pushy at all. How did it go for you last night when you read the Word? If you don't mind me asking what specific obsessions do you have about Christianity. Mine is doubting if I was ever saved. So many of my triggers are based on that. Thank you for your encouragement again..are you in ERP with a counselor too or just on your own?

I have alot of thoughts of giving my soul away. It has always scared me since when I was young. Or I'd think that I have the mark of the beast, or that I'm worshipping the devil or that antichrist or stuff like that. But thing is none of that is true. I love the Lord mo matter what. When Jesus was teaching in John he says TWICE that "no one will snatch them out of my hand." no one means NO ONE. Not you. Not my own self. Not the stupid devil nor the stupid antichrist. God has us in the palm of his hand and nothing can take us away from him. Not only that but OCD itself proves it to me. OCD attacks what we most hold dear. What do we most hold dear in our lives? Our relationship with God! The fact that we are struggling with this shows us that we love God. The devil tries to mess with us through OCD, but God uses it to show us that he truly loves us and we truly love him! Remember "And we know all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called, according to his good purpose." Lol went on a bit of preaching there. The Erp went okay. I had a couple of times where I had those thoughts but I tried not to compulse as much as I can. I'm not perfect and did mess up a bit but thank God for forgiveness. Just got to keep going, keep fighting the good fight. I have a christian psychologist I've worked with since I was a kid (I'm also dealing with ADHD), she's the one helping through my OCD and anxiety. She suggested I try the app that it might help. So far it has! She has also suggested me a ton of other techniques like meditation, sensory input, reading material on Anxiety. So if you ever need anything let me know. Cool? Remember you got this! The Lord is gonna use this testimony of how he delivered you out and through this to be a testimony to millions I just know it. :)

Thank you for sharing your story with me. And i never thought about it that way how you explained that OCD is attacking our and faith and calling our relationship with God into question because it knows we truly love God. And you shared the voice of how all things work together for the good of those who love God I never saw it that way, thank you for that insight. I always looked at myself as pretty selfish and not really loving God but mostly upset with him because of my struggle with OCD. Though I do have some doubts about God, I realize that in order for OCD to torment me in this area, I just truly care about God. I'm glad you did ok with ERP and that you also have a counselor. Does she do ERP with you in the office? I also need to get on meds because they say ERP can be really hard if not on meds