OCD faith

So say I wanna do a certain discipline and my brain is like if you don’t do this then yadada and usually you would think I would panic and want to listen but then sometimes I’m like well now I don’t want to cuz I wanna do the opposite or just say I’m doing erp but what if I’m actually supposed to be listening to God. Then will go back and forth being like if you do or don’t and then just banters on and on. And sometimes my head is like you promise to God: if I do the erp whatever I might be trying to do or not do. So if I erp then what if I promised something. Every time I open my eyes and through the day really is SO demanding. Then I’m like what if I think it’s gonna satisfy me or maybe it’s an idol and then just spiral the whole time I’m fasting but I want to to hear God and seek answers but I just feel like I can’t.

happydaysahe...

Date posted: 22h

Ask Jesus, what do You want me to know and what do You want me to do? About any situation. His voice will be the voice that brings peace, joy, love, faith, and so on. :-)

G C

Date posted: 22h

@happydaysahead26 Yeah for sure. I feel like I never feel peace so then I spiral

happydaysahe...

Date posted: 18h

@G C I know, I go through it too, and do have success at times. 🙏🏼

happydaysahe...

Date posted: 22h

When I apply that, verses come to the front of my mind. That's God speaking, it never deviates from His written word.

julianofnorwich

Date posted: 21h

You're not going to feel peace like others might because of OCD. Im in that same boat. As far as fasting please please please DO NOT FAST. PEOPLE WITH OCD SHOULD NOT FAST UNLESS THEY ARE FULLY RECOVERED. I fasted so much i became malnourished. God is committee to your wholeness and health. He is not the thoughts in your head torturing you. Are you in therapy?

G C

Date posted: 21h

@julianofnorwich I’ll still eat but like I feel like I should sacrifice some time and not just be like eat eat eat cuz I feel like I HAVE to. I’m not in therapy but been looking for some good books

julianofnorwich

Date posted: 20h

@G C I understand. I recommend the Christian book Theologizin Bigger by Trey Ferguson! It helped me change the way I thought about God by introducing uncertainty and imagination so that OCD didnt leave my Christianity so rigid and black and white. I promise it will help!

G C

Date posted: 23h

Like every morning when I get up my brain is like “if you don’t fast” and is so demanding but I want to then it’s like well now I don’t want to fast but if I don’t then I’m a failure cuz God wants me to and I want to seek him but If I don’t then I don’t love him enough cuz I can’t give up a meal and then I feel guilty everytime I don’t

G C

Date posted: 23h

and there’s so many life decisions and things I want guidance on but then if I don’t fast or listen then I’m scared I’m gonna make the wrong decision and then I’m not following Gods will

happydaysahe...

Date posted: 22h

Here's a short video that has helped me. This guy is always helpful. Please watch and I'm hoping it'll reach you in some way. :-) https://youtu.be/LxNbnLZwetg?si=yFx7AHleF6wrJelY

scrambledmegs

Date posted: 14h

Do not use God as your drug of peace darling. He is a person, you are complete on your own, confide in him as if you are complete. You ask him for help sometimes, yes, but He is His own and you are your own. Tell Him you like His sky today, or that you like how kind He is. And just go about your day, living a value based life rather than an emotions based one. And if you don’t know your values yet, grab a pen and notebook and start thinking. Write down what it important to you and simplify it into a few sentences. Live your life that way 💛

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