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I know how you feel, Daisy! It can be hard and feel like you aren't doing enough BUT I do know that we can't always rely on feelings but Jesus appreciates commitment to reading about him. I often will read and have questions, or not a good enough feeling and feel like maybe i do not believe enough or I am not good enough but that's not what God sees. “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you” (James 4:8). He will draw near to you if you draw near to Him, even if you can't feel Him, it doesn't mean He isn't there!! “All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out” Hope this helps in any way!! If you have any questions I will be happy to try to help!! A devotional may be able to help you as well!
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I appreciate that. I think next step is finding balance... i don't want to be complacent, but if I try to read everything right now I will panic. I don't know. Maybe it would help to do it with someone. Or just stop thinking about it and just do it.
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@Daisy102 I totally understand how you feel!! I think its better to start small and not put pressure to know everything you need to. Reading it with someone would be a good idea, even through zoom or something!
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Thank you though I really appreciate your words and taking time to help em
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Oh wow!!! Me too ooo. Yay someone who is writing what I am experiencing! I think I huge error is that we are looking at our feelings as markers of our faith. Thankfully, God doesn't love us because how much we feel in awe of Him, or if we fall on our face with praise. He loves us, if we have transfered all our trust from ourselves INTO what Jesus did on the cross. I too, am much like you. I still battle with this. A lot of things are triggering.. Hearing other people pray, being with others in worship, worship songs, being in church. I cry often.. All because I think my feelings aren't 'right'. God will help us get through ocd. I encourage you to read Ted Wiztigs articles on ocd. He has a few! Here is one: https://www.accounseling.org/scrupulosity-ocd-mending-your-god-image/ I don't think the answer is trying more. Because I already do that, and the more I do that the less I feel certain. We get help for ocd, because what you are describing is ocd. People will try and fix us by throwing us more spiritual answers, but they don't realise that OCD is illogical and based on compulsions and obsessions.
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There is a song called Enough. And one line is 'I am not loved by the measure of loved that I bring, I am loved unconditionally.' That means God doesn't love us on the amount of FEELINGS we have, we are loved because of Jesus. (coming from an understanding that one has already made jesus their saviour and put all their trust on what happened at the cross... Not just for the unbeliever.) Anyway I really like that line because of my OCD ❤️
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Hey, I’ve been trying to grow in my Catholic faith, but my ocd makes it very hard. I read a passage about a saint going through a great ordeal and start panicking that I need to give up everything and be martyred painfully. I seem to always hyperfocus on unhelpful book passages that make me afraid of God and see Him as a tyrant. I admire those who can read others words on faith, but I get suicidal, self harm, or turn away from God because I get sucked in so deep. That’s the obsessive part of ocd. Do you have any tips on how to get past this?
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So I’m not sure how many/if any of you are Christians, but I’m assuming this can still make sense to some of you. This morning has been rough. I’m constantly thinking, “am I saved? Have I never been saved and I’m tricking myself into thinking I am? When I’m listening to Christian music am I doing for the right reasons? Is it too late for me?”. Things I know the truthful answers to but yet I still think these thoughts. I don’t understand why. Why do I constantly think about these “what if”’s? My heart always feels so heavy and I feel as if I need to talk to God right then and there to make it stop and go away. But then am I talking to the Lord for the wrong reasons? And the cycle repeats. Thankfully, day one of my therapy is tonight and I’m hoping to find at least a little clarity on this stuff. I’ve had OCD for 7 years and I don’t even know how it works. Any advice?
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Is it possible to follow Christ without actually believing? I want God but don't always trust and especially with Jesus/Christianity. I want to believe and I don't but I am still drawn in; it is comforting and compelling. I like what Jesus represented, I like the teachings (although don't always seem practical and seemingly so hard to live up to), and I LOVE Christian music. I love the community. It is so hard to embrace it really and it although gives me comfort brings on a lot of anxiety and confusion. I feel like I have no control to function when I am supposed to let myself be led; I don't even know what that means when I have to think and move my body to live. I want to have a strong faith in God in general without feeling condemned. I want to feel there is a God holding on to me so I don't feel so alone, restless, and lost. Who better to love than your creator? Who better to put your trust in to help you in times of despair. I cant help to think that the Bible is a myth and although if Jesus did exist was only a prophet. My conditioning and impulses are constantly rejecting it and so many times I opened myself up only to quit the next day because it doesn't stick. I am constantly met with rejecting thoughts and fear. It's not sustainable. At the same time, I love him and his story well I only read a little of the Bible and intended to sermons, etc. Another thing, how do I know what is the truth when I am getting interpretations of the Bible when reading, listening to others interpretations through pastoral sermons and other people voicing their opinion?
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