G C
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- 21d
Religious ocd
I worry about my salvation like every second of the day I don’t know how to have a normal relationship with the one true God
Someone99Someone99
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 21d
Through Jesus. We are complete in him. :-)
julianofnorwichjulianofnorwich
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- 21d
When I was struggling with this i had to stop all consumption of Christian content. No bible no sermons no music. I just watched funny TV shows. Then gradually I could reintroduce Christian content but I needed time to let my brain reset for a bit. Do you think you could try that?
chickensaladgirlchickensalad...
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- 21d
Try praying to a saint of OCD. they are a lot of saints who dealt with OCD this will help you feel more human. The lord is gentle and loving and there is no thought you can have that he didn’t know you would already have. Jesus is close to the broken hearted 💓
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 21d
Also have religious OCD! What kind of compulsions do you do in regards to your religious ocd? Some of them may be mental which are harder, but I noticed that the anxiety about salvation went down a bit when i stopped doing the more action related compulsions. I used to research religious topics incessantly to prove my religion was the correct one. I’d check with family and friends to see what their thoughts were. Sometimes these research sessions, while enlightening, were distracting me from work and other parts of my life. Mentally; I would debate topics about salvation all the time. It helped to be like “I’m going to read scripture with the intention of just enjoying a spiritual experience, not to prove anything”
G CG C
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- 21d
@Anonymous I don’t know I just feel like I’m not saved all the time cuz I still sin with the same things everyday then that must mean I’m luke warm and not care about God cuz I’m not listening to his commandments. Or yeah I feel like mine are mental too like oh if you do this then this happens something spiritual related
G CG C
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- 21d
@Anonymous I read a lot of Christian info then I feel convicted then get scared cuz like if I’m having problems with that and Jesus came back tmr I would be slacking and just always mentally draining
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 12d
@G C What kind of compulsions do you do?
G CG C
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- 21d
If he came back tmr I wouldn’t saved cuz how do all i sudden I just be saved after I’ve been done nothing for God and if my works for God are in vain cuz I’m not actually in Christ. And if I haven’t actually given up my sins cuz I still have them
kpitts1@att.netkpitts1@att.net
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- 21d
@G C Try not to focus on what YOU are doing or not doing. That’s legalism. Jesus said it is finished on that cross. All your sin past, present and future is paid for in full and you are free to love God and others. Simply dive further into the word and who Jesus is, not constantly grading your walk. Remember OCD is a doubting disorder. You’re saved by faith in what Jesus already did by his grace. When God looks at you he sees you as righteous as Jesus. That’s 2 Corinthians 5:21. You have a new permanent identity when you put your faith and life in Jesus’ hands. You will have some doubts but you are saved by faith not knowledge. Ask God to direct your path daily, forgive your sin and focus on the finality of the cross. It is finished!
G CG C
- Date posted
- 21d
@kpitts1@att.net Love this. But what if I drift away and never was actually walking with him. Just cuz I know about him you know. It’s just hard cuz then I see you can’t lose your salvation like you can’t lose something you never had so what if I never had it
kpitts1@att.netkpitts1@att.net
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- 20d
@G C You’re still thinking about YOUR actions. He’s already done everything necessary for your salvation. It’s over. Put your faith in that and walk in his promises. Lost people don’t care or worry about not being saved. Proof you are his. Your OCD is attacking the thing most important to you. Your relationship with Jesus. Walk in faith knowing you will have some doubts like Thomas. Jesus didn’t condemn Thomas, he said for him to touch his wounds. You are saved by his finished work and it’s a gift to you because he loves you that much.
Thor 22Thor 22
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- 20d
Stop asking for reassurance this will not help you.
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