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So I was reading Jeremiah today cuz I haven’t really studied it before. And I feel like it was for me for having idols in my life but I don’t know how to get rid of them and if my repentance isn’t genuine cuz I always feel like I’m just gonna mess up again cuz we can’t be perfect but Christ over came sin so we can overcome too. But when I read this then I just trigger all at once what I’m doing wrong like my desires are idols probably my phone and how to I just surrender them cuz we should be doing things for the Lord and if I really love him I should just not be on my phone so much and not have hopes and dreams and be content where I am right now.

Lexi96

Date posted: 18h

Take a deeeeep breath. Jesus LOVES you. You are his child and he sees your confusion and pain. Are you receiving treatment to address your OCD? Start there dear.

julianofnorwich

Date posted: 17h

I second this! Are you in treatment GC?

G C

Date posted: 17h

@julianofnorwich Unfortunately no

G C

Date posted: 17h

@Lexi96 I wish

Lexi96

Date posted: 16h

@G C Well, luckily we live in the age of the internet and there are a ton of resources to help, including some specifically Christian resources for OCD. Mark Dejesus’s podcast has been a big help for me. He has several books as well that were really helpful. Mitzi Vancleve is another from a Christian point of view- her book is called “Strivings Within”. And I think there are some other podcasts if you just search “Christian OCD”.

Lexi96

Date posted: 16h

@Lexi96 Sorry that you’re dealing with this. It’s exhausting.

Someone99

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 18h

Hi and thank you for sharing this! Your heart for God is very evident and not enough people in our world seek him half as much as you do. :-) This is an awesome passage, as so many are throughout the old testament. Powerfull, and quite scary at times. God is addressing the nation of Israel as he often does throughout the old testament. Relevant to us, of course, however, we can't forget what Christ is. Jesus is the fulfillment of God's promises and prophecy. Apply what Jesus said about establishing a "new covenant" in His blood to all your old testament study. We living in the church age have Jesus Christ who reconciles us to God. The Israelites had to offer sacrifices, offerings, etc, to fulfill what Christ did for us. I pray this reality grips you and the Spirit of God flows from you as light to this world. What you do for Him should come from a place of thanksgiving and gratitude for what Jesus did for you, not from a place of fear and judgement. Jesus took our place, your place and paid the price in full!!! May God continue to bless you in your study of His word and in seeking Him! 🙏🏼

julianofnorwich

Date posted: 17h

A good , clear example of idolatry is the worship of Trump among some evangelicals. They even built a golden statue of him holding a bitcoin, a little "gold calf" statue to worship! Your desires for food, or sleep, or companionship, or romance, or ice cream , or whatever it may be are not idolatry dear one. That's your ocd. I know it because i had that same hangup about idols! And I stopped talking to friends, stopped eating certain foods, deprived myself of sleep, because I was trying to remove idols from my life. It did not make me more Christian or closer to God. It made me resentful of God actually, until I learned God didnt want me to do any of that. That was just OCD.

G C

Date posted: 17h

@julianofnorwich True. Thank you

Someone99

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 18h

Oh, and God promises He will give you the desires of your heart, hopes and dreams are from Him, for His glory. :-)

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