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» mrgramatica - OCD and Christianity I felt like this article was really beneficial for someone who suffers from OCD and is trying to live the Christian life. Mentally it gets confusing sometime between what's OCD and what is your real self. I always say my mind is sometimes different from my heart. Although religous issues can become rituals for the OCD sufferer we can also have a very genuine and sincere faith. OCD sufferers are often times some of the most compassionate of Christians because they've been through so much themselves. If you're having blasphemous religous thoughts or ritualistic thoughts just let them go through and know that God does not judge you for those thoughts. God loves you with you're OCD and he understands your OCD more than you realize. Don't feel guilt just love God and enjoy the freedom we have in Christ as baptized believers. God tells us than his strength is greater than our weakness. Sometimes as OCD sufferers we may feel like Job, constantly being bombarded with pain, but in reality it is just building a greater character within us. God is love and don't doubt your salvation, just have faith in what Jesus did on the cross and his blood will save you. Be baptized into his death and let the Bible transform a new life for you. Just go with what's in your heart and not what your crazy OCD thoughts do to you. God Bless.-- posted by mrgramatica » maber - Re: OCD and Christianity In response to "OCD and Christianity," a message posted by mrgramatica:Thank you. Maber -- posted by maber » Desperate4god - Scrupulosity and the unforgivable sin. I have Scrupulosity. Well, Atleast I think I do. Im a christiain, and Im afraid of commiting the unforgivable sin .I worry about it, all of the time. I cant stop thinking blasphemous thoughts, and constantly think "if you worship me (satan) I will give you this or that. I just want to be forgiven, and move on( but I can't becuase im an obbsesser) I dont want to go to hell. If I kill myself and I have done it, i'll go to hell, or I might not have done it but go to hell for killing myself. Or if I live, I might do it. I need to know what it is, if its a one time thing! I need forgivness verses! (christian only)-- posted by Desperate4god » Cherry - Re: Scrupulosity and the unforgivable sin. In response to message posted by Desperate4god:I speak to you as one Christian to another. There is a lot of debate about the unforgivable sin. I believe that it is denying Christ, not one time, but forever. So if you've accepted Christ as your Savior, it is impossible for you commit the sin. And your sins are washed away by the blood of Christ. If you are saved, if you've accepted Christ, that he died on the cross for your sins, you are saved forever. Some believe you can lose your salvation, but the Bible is clear that you can not. Salvation is a gift from God, free for the asking. There is nothing you can do to earn it, and nothing you can do to lose it. Whatever you belief, it can only be a sin if it is from the heart. And the obsessions and compulsions of OCD are not from the heart. The thoughts are brain noise and God recognizes that. He listens to our hearts when even we can not hear. Cherry -- posted by Cherry » JOY038 - HELP FOR SCRUPULOSITY!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR POSTS FRIENDS. IT HELPS JUST KNOWING OTHERS ARE GOING THROUGH IT TO AND THAT I AM NOT ALONE. I HAVE BEEN HAVING A TERRIBLE TIME WITH BAD THOUGHTS EVERYDAY FOR A YEAR STRAIGHT NOW AND I FEEL ALMOST HELPLESS. I HAVE BEEN AFRAID TO TELL ANYONE ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THEM TO THINK I AM CRAZY. I AM SO AFRAID I AM GOING TO DO SOMETHING TO LOSE MY SALVATION AND I HAD A TERRIBLE THOUGHT POP IN MY MIND AGAINST GOD THAT DROVE ME TO MY KNEES. IT UPSET ME SO MUCH I COULD NOT STOP IT AND HEARD IT OVER AND OVER. I GOT VERY PHYSICALLY SICK OVER THIS TIME AND TIME AGAIN BECUASE I WANT SO BAD TO PLEASE GOD!! IT HAS CHANGED MY LIFE! ANY ADVICE WOULD BE HELPFUL. I NEED FRIENDS TO HELP ME THROUGH I AM SCARED!! :-(-- posted by JOY038 » manofwar1 - Re: HELP FOR SCRUPULOSITY!!!!!!!!! In response to message posted by JOY038:I can’t tell you how much of a relief it is that other people are suffering from the same thing I am. For the longest time, I believed I was the only one. I have been battling blasphemous thoughts since last January. I have endured vomiting and lose of appetite. During this time of suffering, when I believed I had committed the unforgivable, God showed a scripture to me. Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. Basically what this passage is saying is that we need to trust in the Lord rather than our feelings. I understand what you are going through; you feel condemned, rejected, wretched, and you are out of fellowship with God. I believe there is a way to return to that fellowship. You have to absolutely, reject the bad thoughts that come into your head. Do not claim them as your own. There is a book that has helped me and I think can help you. The book is called, The Great Exchange: Your Thoughts for God’s Thoughts. It was written by Robb Thompson. I think he understands what we are going through, because he has experienced mental illness and was committed to a mental institution. He was saved there and now he is a Pastor of a church near Chicago. You can order this book from his site: http://www.winninginlife.org/books2.htm# -- posted by manofwar1 » Grace4 - Re: HELP FOR SCRUPULOSITY!!!!!!!!! In response to message posted by JOY038:Dear sweet precious child of God, Those thoughts come to all of us who suffer from OCD. After thirty plus years, of suffering myself, I know God does not hold us responsible for those thoughts. These invasive thoughts are from the enemy and any other thoughts like them. This is something new I have recently,I believe, been shown by the Lord, through study of His Word, Church sermons, personal experiences, books, etc. We cannot control our thoughts, the harder we(those of us with OCD)try the worse it gets. Accept the fact that God does not blame you, He only wants to heal you. Pray to God about everything no matter what your thougts tell you. Find His will on the matter in your Bible. Right now I am thinking "He who the Son sets free is free indeed". Thank God for setting you free. Stand on scriptures and continue praying, quoting the appropriate scripture (coming into agreement with God), and thanking him for your peace and complete healing of OCD. Do this several times a day, try to keep a normal lifestyle, do your chores, go to work or school. Know that the enemy is a liar. Pray more often if you are able. -- posted by Grace4 » deeja - meeee too!! I would like to help others based off of what I went through with OCD. I am still trying to fight something at times that I cannot win against on my own but only by the very powers of God. I was always a very fearful young lady and watched every little detail of what I said to people. I tryed to control everything about me because I was soooo terrified of what people thought. It seem like everything I began to feel comfortable with was considered a victory because I was so tight about things and not graceful.When my husband and I got saved, the next night I had a terrifying fear of being attached by the devil and demons tournmenting me with thoughts. I began to have severe evil thoughts that spoke to me and I couldn't understand why this was happing to me---i thought I did something or that i messed up. I blamed myself and to this day have a hard time letting go of the thoughts because of my extreme hate to them, I make it out like they ruined my relationship with God. I know this should not be true, this is based off of my human reaction. But later as this year closes, I see the knowledge and how this situation brought me closer to God, the more I wanted to run from this problem, the more I ran to him. In fact I truley believe that God has a reason for allowing it to happen to us, but it is not to make us feel only terrible about ourself but to give our spirits in the end something wonderful and that the devil can't EVER take away. The more we hold on to God, the more he brings us closer to victory with this OCD. His love always provails, protects, and most of all he only does things based off of his love for us. He knows what is best for us in the first place. He is the only cure and we all know this!!! We are not wise enough to know why it is happening still, or how to bring it to a complete hault. The bible says how Jesus healed sick people, and we have to look at ourselves the same way. We are ill and if we are looking for a healing, we have to do as the word of God says to do. I suggest to keep in mind that the Lord loves you soooo much that he is willing to save you from a disease than loose you to one(i know you may be thinking---well what about others who suffered to death?) Then ask yourself-----How strong is MY faith, not theirs. This is an individual walk and your faith may be stronger than others. Stop thinking about what others are doing and just right out trust in God to heal YOU!! and don't feel guilty that your life or emotions were spared. they would be if you had more faith in him and it is not your fault if you choose to have more faith than others. The bible say that when we are saved that our bodies are a living scarifice. Do you not think that through your healing, many souls and people with OCD who didn't believe won't be saved and healed? they will-- just because you chose to have faith in GOD and not have fear. If you all need help with daily excersise I will post them. I will tell you what God revealed to me that helped me with these thoughts greatly. They may even help you more than me. -- posted by deeja
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