Intrusive thought

I had such a horrible thought! Sometimes I can’t tell if they’re on purpose or accidental but my mind said a thought about “I reject God” then it said “with your heart”. I immediately started freaking out! I still feel the anxiety and fear. I’m trying so hard not to cry my eyes out. I did cry a bit but I’ve prayed for God & Jesus to please forgive me! I can’t live without them! I love Him so fricking much! To have a thought like that hurts so much! It bothers me! Makes me feel so much guilt and shame! I would NEVER say that or even want to think that but my mind is questioning did I think that on purpose or was it my OCD? Sometimes the blasphemous thoughts “feel” on purpose. Please any advice?! Does God still love me?! Will He forgive me for this thought?

Username: AftermanAfterman

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 30w ago

You definitely still love Jesus! Intrusive thoughts attack the things we value most, so as strange as it sounds the fact that you are having these thoughts is proof of your love of God! 1 John 4:18 says that if you fear God it is for fear of punishment, but if you are able to wrap your mind around how much God loves you and the relationship He wants to have with you, you won’t fear Him at all! So here are some things about God you should consider that I think will help you understand His love even better: God is omniscient, which means all-knowing. He has known every single thing that you would ever do since before the creation of the world. He knows every step you’ll ever take, He has the hairs on your head numbered, and He knows your thoughts from afar. God is also considerably smarter than we could ever hope of being and He understands your thoughts and feelings better than you do. He knows your heart and can easily discern which thoughts are real and which ones are intrusive nonsense. He will never get confused about your thoughts or upset with you about them. Your thoughts don’t surprise Him and it is impossible for you to disappoint Him. Additionally, when you accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior you become a new creation. Your old self is crucified with Christ and it is no longer you who live, but Christ who lives in you. You are filled with the Holy Spirit and your past, present, and future sins are completely covered once and for all by the blood of Jesus as you are imputed with His righteousness. This means that when God looks at you He just sees the righteousness of Christ and none of your sins! So if you have accepted Jesus as your Savior (and it sounds like you have) then that means that you can come boldly into God’s presence without any fear knowing that He approves of you, He loves you, and that you have been added into His family and will have an eternal inheritance! I am a Bible teacher and I get a little excited when it comes to discussing this stuff, so I may have given you way more than you wanted. But I’ll also gladly answer any questions if you have any. I hope this helps!

Username: JeanneJeanne

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 26w ago

@Afterman Whether you are having thoughts that align with who you are or having intrusive thoughts that I understand are so disturbing to you allow Jesus to wrap his arms around you He knows your heart and he knows you love him. He knows what you are struggling with and he has compassion for you. We can’t fully comprehend the depth of his forgiveness and love. But we can trust him when he says he will never leave us or forsake us. Even when ocd tells you otherwise turn your eyes upon Jesus. He will walk along side of you on this earthly journey and when you can’t walk he will carry you He is with you now and for all eternity. Believe that he knows your heart. He is your lord and savior. And he is love

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 31w ago

If you have a thought that don't want to have, or if you try not to have the thought but it still forces itself into your head, that is an intrusive thought. I have dealt with the same anti religious thoughts. God will forgive you for any sin you repent of. I don't know how else to help because I have had the same problem for a long time, and the only thing that helped was therapy and medication

Username: Someone99Someone99

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 31w ago

Hi. Have you ever heard of Mark DeJesus? He's a believer , a former pastor and living with OCD. He has a lot of good resources about this very topic on YouTube. Search him sometime. And I'm praying for you. I've been a believer for many years and OCD plays tricks on me this way too! I'm always here to talk.

Username: hannie

Date posted: 3y ago

Does anyone else get intrusive thoughts while praying or thinking of God? It has been stressing me out so bad. I feel like I’m a bad Christian or somethings wrong with me cause sometimes I get flooded with intrusive thoughts when I try to focus my time on God.

Username: Cat_attack

Date posted: 2y ago

Can someone please respond to this.. Has anyone ever acted on a thought? I have and I believe it to be a horrible sin, as it is mentioned as one. How do I forgive myself? It is a really weird thing because when it happened I was in such a dark place. I honest to God should have been locked up. I had been self harming and attempted suicide around this time too. I had expressed to my mother how mentally unwell I was and she didn’t take it seriously at all. I don’t want to blame her but I know for a fact if I was taken seriously it wouldn’t have happened. My mind was screaming at me to do things all day long in a way I can’t even explain. My ocd is still with me every day but 9-10 years ago when this was happening it was BAD. I Didn’t have thoughts of my own. Only ocd. Id take sleeping pills to keep myself asleep and id have dreams of doing bad things. So I convinced myself I needed to see if I enjoyed it so I did it to see. Turns out nope. Didn’t like it it was just ocd. And that sin has cost me my mental sanity and love for myself. If anyone has gone through this how did you forgive yourself? Do you think god will forgive you? I know I’m not supposed to ask these things but despite what it says I actually get peace from reassurance. And I know I’m not the only one.

Religion & Spirituality OCD

Username: Anonymous

Date posted: 27w ago

Will we be Forgiven for our intrusive thoughts

I always wonder about this: will God forgive us for such thoughts? Sometimes the thoughts are so disturbing and disgusting that I question if God even exists. If He does, why would He even allow such a disgusting thought in my mind? On judgment day, will people see the intrusive thoughts we had about them? It just worries me sometimes. I have the most horrible intrusive thoughts about harming others; they make me sick. Sometimes I start to wonder if I even deserve to live because how can such thoughts pop into my mind? I know they are intrusive thoughts, but still, the whole idea of the thought coming from my mind bothers me so much. I know I don't think like that, but still, it bothers me. Sometimes I don't know how to feel. Sometimes I feel perfectly normal; other times my OCD has me on edge. Sometimes the intrusive thoughts just don't stop. Do you think we will be forgiven for these thoughts? Sometimes I wonder even if I am forgiven, could I forgive myself?

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