I wanted to share some things from scripture that have helped me. 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 talks about a thorn in Paul’s flesh. Paul says a messenger of satan was sent to torment him (doesn’t specify what he was dealing with) and concerning this he pleaded to the Lord to take it away from him but what the Lord told him was “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” This is when Paul says that he will boast about his weaknesses so that God’s power may rest on him and that he will take delight in hardships, insults, persecutions, and difficulties. For when he is weak then he is strong. Now this may be confusing but sometimes God wants to see that we will still seek him and glorify Him when we’re going through hardships and not just when life is good. Also hard times make us stronger in the end because of the strength God gives us. You may not realize it but truly we all have a thorn in our flesh. Absolutely no one if perfect only our Father is. Having ocd has helped me be less judgey towards others and it has helped me cling to the one who knows me better than anyone ever will. It has also helped me better understand that we are all going through or have gone through something tough. But we aren’t to lose hope we are to be strong and courages. Deuteronomy 31:6

Oh my gosh THIS!!! thank you!!! This verse instantly would trigger the second false narrative for me, like God wants me to suffer and my whole being drowned by OCD. Of course, thus is not the nature of our loving God, but the way the OCD would twist it and throw up another 'what if God...' at me, would leave me tortured. Thank you so much for sharing!

@ButterflyStar your very words are so specifically my situation! so good to hear someone else navigating this challenge too :)

sounds like it's something God really needed me to hear tysm for sharing 😊.

It's incredibly difficult but listening to Christian worship music helps me so much or I'll sing a relevant Christian song in my head to what I'm struggling with. I write my prayers in a journal. Recently I've been reading a Psalm a day (or half for the longer ones).

I pray being very honest with Jesus about how I feel and ask Him for strength, to help me understand this is His plan for me right now. I try to read His Word and learn - like another user said, psalms is a great place once a day, or a proverb one a day. If you go to a church, or don't, either way ask Him to guide you to a group of solid believers who will help you to learn His Word and know Jesus more. Truly truly truly the more I understand is that we are simply so frail and weak, Jesus is the only strength we have. A house can be built out of many materials, but when a storm comes (OCD, destruction to a relationship, loss of a parent or child) it is truly Jesus Christ as our foundation which will sustain the storm. I'll pray for you ❤️ I know its really hard, but He already planned this, and He is the only one to turn to and WILL help you!

DK mabe we could make one 😊.

@BEXIE That would be nice!

@ButterflyStar yes that would be amazing!

@Anonymous Mabe like a sc gc r smth? X.