martha
- Date posted
- 6y
Joey502Joey502
- Date posted
- 6y
Sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference between God talking to you and just your brains OCD trying to mess with you. God comes from a place of love and OCD comes from a place of fear. If the thought came from a feeling or source of fear I would assume it was OCD and not God. God talks through the heart, not the mind.
Where’sMySerotonin?Where’sMySer...
- Date posted
- 6y
I believe in God too, and I also have had thoughts that seem like they’re coming from God but they aren’t coming from Him. Sometimes my OCD disguises itself and tries to make me think it’s God telling me something, but really it’s the opposite of what He’s actually trying to tell me. I’ve had thoughts, then later on God causes a situation to occur that shows me the thought wasn’t from him. It’s hard to figure out what thoughts are from God and what are from anxiety, but try think about what thoughts have godly characteristics. As children of God, He just wants us to date someone who follows Him and walks in the light of Jesus and as long as the morals and character of the person follow what God wants for us, He doesn’t care who specifically we are dating! We have free will to choose the specific person! ? sometimes God’s plan calls for us to be with a specific person, but in time He’ll lead us to them. The fact that your boyfriend is in church with you gives me the thought that he’s following God too and I’m sure he’s an amazing person! Ask God if that thought came from Him. Pray and ask ‘God, if this thought was just my anxiety, please let it leave forever. But if it was you, let me know. “ and He’ll show you. ? I’m sorry this is so long! I hope I explained it good, I’m really bad at explaining so if you have questions I can clarify!
KaltaKalta
- Date posted
- 6y
BEEN THERE!!!!! And that same voice also told me lots of mistaken things. Throw all your skepticism at God and tell God that you need a whole lot more clear direction than just a little whispered sense. It works for some, but it is not healthy for people with OCD and God knows it. I love love love having spiritual direction to sort through things and base decisions on a much more extensive discernment. Ignatian discernment is very helpful, too. God knows you have OCD and can work with that.
lmjlmj
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- 4y
Helpful!!!! Thank you
marthamartha
- Date posted
- 6y
Carly, Joey you are amazing guys! Thank you so much, it was so helpful ? love you !
Where’sMySerotonin?Where’sMySer...
- Date posted
- 6y
That’s so good to hear!! God bless you ? I’ll be praying for you!
Joey502Joey502
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- 6y
I love you too Martha and Carly ?
Where’sMySerotonin?Where’sMySer...
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- 6y
^^ YES! they explained it better than I did ?
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Anonymous
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- 20w
Pls read
I always want to get close to God and my ocd is always related to me thinking I'm going crazy however my ocd also sticks to religion it kinda pulls me away because I'm scared that I'll go crazy if I focus too much on one thing or do too much of one thing..so I went to the dentist and I was waiting on my boyfriend when this man that was speaking about God came and he was speaking to me and he kept saying I should give my life to God and I told him I want to do it on my timing and he kept saying no and after a while he showed me something in the daily bread and he turned to another women that was a the desk of the dentist and say something along the lines of me being a dead little girl if I dnt follow the word of God or something similar 😔now this makes me scared and it puts a lot of pressure on me because now idk what to do anymore, and I'm lowkey trying to change and get closer to God in some way
Anonymous
- Date posted
- 19w
I’m afraid that I don’t believe in God anymore.
I need some help. I keep having thoughts that I don’t believe in God anymore or that I don’t want to believe in God. I have always believed but I just recently started following him more closely. I did ask for Jesus to come into my heart. But now I’m scared that I have lost my salvation. It’s hard to read and pray and I keep getting thoughts that I don’t believe what I reading or that God won’t forgive the sins that I have done. I have been having panic attacks and I’m afraid I’m going to go to hell or I’m afraid that it’s true and I don’t believe in God. I’m also afraid that since God does know my heart what if it truly isn’t for him. I just need some help I’m afraid I’m never going to get back to normal.
Starve_The M...
- Date posted
- 11w
To my Christian brothers and sisters
Hi I have a question. I love jesus he changed my life and Made me a better person but my ocd loves to confuse me so I have a problem where I remember something in the past and I repented ofc but not it makes me question my intentions and my ocd always puts the are you lying to God card which makes me super scared and then doubt occurs and I'm so exhausted I misinterpret a lot like the voice of God I keep hearing tell the truth and repent now that's it all Good if it were true see ik I'm telling the truth not because of some feeling it's because ocd's version is so ridiculous but It feels soo real I just Want go to God without feeling this fear if I'm lying to him and I fear if somehow I'm wrong. So much anxiety and questions like what if that is gods voice what if I'm wrong pls pray for me and I see videos and I'm scared if that video was sent to me by God telling me to "tell the truth" I say that because my ocd is causing me to doubt the truth being that ocd is wrong
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