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THIS!!! THIS IS SUCH A BIG THING!! I’ve been wrestling with something that I know rationally to be true, but OCD wants it to be false. It’s the fact that God is too big to fit into my understanding. There is a strange battle between wanting to put trust in God and the illness saying no. I would remember that (at least the God I believe in) is understanding of every circumstance and knows that we are in an incredibly complicated world and sees our actions accordingly. Idk that’s just how I see it.
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I totally agree. It’s super hard for me to appear uncertainty, so I feel like I’ve gotta know it all. But I know I can’t understand everything about God. Glad to know I’m not alone in this.
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How come if we did something that is considered "weird" or many would say weird, how is it that we can feel so much guilt and shame if there was extenuating circumstances?
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I’m also a Christian with OCD! I love everything everyone is telling you already. I just want to add some encouragement as well. It’s easy to feel that we are doubting or think we are sinning because of specific thoughts. However, Jesus knows our hearts. He knows who we are. He sees THROUGH our OCD and can recognize when the thoughts we have are OCD and not us. I find peace in that. It’s so special to me that he knows ME and knows my future. Yes, the future terrifies me, just in general. But really only because I can’t know it. However, that isn’t a reason to not try to live to the fullest and continue to live/give your life to Christ. A life verse of mine is 2 Corinthians 4:18 - “So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever.” Also, remember that Jesus came so that we would have LIFE and have it to the FULL. He is for you, friend.
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Thank you so much for the kind words and encouragement! Everyone has been so supportive on here! I do have to remeber that Jesus knows my OCD thoughts are not me. I love that verse, I need to remember that in times of anxiety! I do believe that God wants me to overcome this battle, and be even stronger on the other side. 💕
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Your OCD will mess up everything. I'm a christian and I have OCD. I like the teaching about thus with mark de jesus on you tube, about OCD. He is not a therapist, but it's very good stuff. To be christian is not about following rules, its a relationship with a loving God.
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That’s a good way of putting it. I’ve heard a lot of people say that OCD messes with the things most important to us, so it makes sense.
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I will really recommend Mark Dejesus on you tube, he speaks about the typical OCD distortions in a very good way. You know even bible reading can be a compulsion, and he brings all this stuff up. I like the way he speaks about doing exposures abd leaning in to the love of God. I believe in that.
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Yeah, I’ve seen his videos, he’s great. Thanks for recommending him before. I like how he talks about a lot of stuff that no one talks about with mental health and faith.
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@BeachedMermaid Gladd to hear😊
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I too am a Christian with ocd. I feel for you. Reading the Bible will help you become closer to God. Knowing Jesus died for the sins of the world and gives eternal life to believers is incredibly comforting. Other things that helped are the website ocd and Christianity with Ian Osborn and watching Bible verses for anxiety and fear on you tube.
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Hey guys- I don’t know if any of you with religion/spirituality ocd struggle with the “unacceptable thoughts” about like evil and stuff but I’m struggling.. it feels like I believe that I want the evil stuff because I had demon-like voices in my head as ahead where I went to talk to God when I was experiencing great distress and then these evil thoughts came in and I let them in and like “ok-ed” evil stuff. Especially because I felt so forced into my faith journey as a kid so it’s like that “feeling rejected -> rebellion thing) but I also know that but I also have such fond memories of feeling so close to God to leaning on Him for so many things. It’s so hard because 90% of my memories as a kid, I struggled with severe ocd and no one knew what it was or how debilitating it could be I’m trying the ERP with these thoughts but😭 have any of you gone through the same things? It’s so strong In my mind because I know there’s actual spiritual warfare so I feel like - pray for me guys
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OCD often makes me feel distant from God. I often feel unforgiven, unloved, and even hated. In my head I often view God as someone who hates me and who is always constantly disappointed in me. My relationship with him feels like an Obligation now more than a relationship. I’m always on the cusp of becoming an atheist, but I always draw myself back because I don’t want to give up my faith so fast, even if it’s been 4-5 years of living like this. I’m often at war with myself daily. There is never a day that I feel as though if I do one small thing whether it be buy something or eat something that I’m going to end up in eternal damnation. And even though I know it’s only OCD and it’s cognitive distortions, I still feel uneasy.
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Is anyone else here a Christian dealing with ocd? I could use some support because I've been having a hard time growing close to God ever since my ocd started getting bad. I deal with a lot of religious intrusive thoughts such as being unforgivable, or being cursed or possessed. What's some advice?
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