My wife accepted the Lord Jesus Christ on August 20th 2013 (same as me). She was very ill. I remember there were some times I would be right in front of her face and she did not know I was there. At the time she gave her life to Jesus He healed her. Even you don't have OCD its worth reading.
Hi Everyone, this is Eric's wife. My name is Ilona and I want to share something I have learned in my short time as a Christian, but I do not go on the computer much so I decided just to use my husbands account because its just one post and it has to do with his post.
I also was diagnosed with OCD among other things. For me unlike for Eric and many other Christians once I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior my mental health problems (and there where many) stopped right away. No delay, I prayed not to be healed,but to give myself to Jesus and asked his forgiveness. I arrived so sick I was watched 24/7 I left just as normal as the next person it was a matter of hours. I did not even understand so I was assessed at a hospital that I went to for many years (staying on the mental health unit for up to 7 weeks, being admitted every few months). They knew me well and did a lot of assessments and at the end of it said I had what they call a religious experience. All my doctors agree that I no longer needed any of the heavy drugs I was on and I continue to be monitored and considered well and stable for five months now. There is so much more detail I can go into, but I think that I've covered what parts are important for my point. I don't think that anyone should stop what ever medication or treatments their using. For most people it takes time and like for Eric it is scary and hard. I do not know why the Lord chose me that for me it was instant and I never even asked. However, I tell you this testimony for who ever reads it in hopes to give you strength to hold on. Don't ever give up.
In Proverbs 3:6 it says In all your ways acknowledge the Lord, and He will make your paths straight. Once I acknowledged the Lord I gave my self over to him completely and He knew my heart better then I did and chose to heal me. He knows everyone of you the same way, no different then me. The difference is that He has a different path for you, a different way. I know what it is like to have OCD and because of what happen to me I know that with the Lords help every one of you can overcome anything. He is with you and I tell Eric that sometimes things happen right away, but most of the time if we have to wait and its hard, but we keep our faith we are even stronger for it. I have to remind Eric sometimes that the devil does not like it when people get closer to God. So, the closer you actually get to God the more you will be under attack. If you think about it, it only makes sense. If the devil thinks he lost you or is losing you he will fight you most of the time by using your mind against you to fill you with doubt and anything he knows to get you back. Even more so, if you start to spread the word of God. Meaning if you work for the Kingdom of God to save others in Jesus name the devil will come full force with all sorts of ways to stop you from taking others away from him. But he will not knock on your door and introduce himself demanding you stop and making you fear him. No, he is cunning, he can even come to you appearing as an angles of light. He knows what will get to you and that is what he uses. Most of the time it seams at least from what I hear; from others, from Eric, and from what I experience he tries to make us doubt and lose faith in ourselves. So even and especially when things are hard remember: Mark 9:23 "Everything is possible for him who believes". I tell Eric even if your mind tells you No and you know God wants you to say Yes you say "YES" and you praise him for it. Never give up. It is in your afflictions that you show your faith and you grow and glorify God with your joy. Yes I said joy!!! the more you struggle the more you know you are under attack by the enemy and why are you under attack??? He would not care if he did not loose you or if he was not going to loose others because of you. Therefore the more you are under attack the more you know the devil sees how close you are to God. He seas God is looking at you and he is trying to interfere. So feel joy because in actuality its only showing you that the devil worries about you and what you will accomplish, he would not bother with you if you fell of your path because you would no longer be a threat. So, Keep faith don't listen to things that your own mind tells you if you know there not from God. Even if it tells you that you will not have salvation say out laud if you have to "yes I will I belong to Jesus and all those who belong to Him He will not forsake". There is just two more verses of the bible I want to quote. One is a verse that a doctor gave me at the hospital right after I was told I had a religious experience it is Isaiah 40:29-31 He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. The second was a verse that I fined helps me when I am weak it is 2 Corinthians 8:2 that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded in the riches of their liberality.
Id like to finish my post with a prayer for all that read this:
" Father You are a merciful God I thank you for each and every one who has taken the time to help each other on this site, I pray to you in Jesus name that each and every person who reads this post receives Blessing from you each according to your will. I do not know any of them Father, but You do, You know them better then they know themselves and so I pray that you reveal to them what it is they need to do to do your will. I pray Lord that you bring each one closer to you and guide them on the path you provide them. That you get them and put them back on that path if/when they should fall away. Lord I pray that what ever their needs you provide them according to your will because only you know what will help your children. Amen.
God Bless you all
Hi Everyone, this is Eric's wife. My name is Ilona and I want to share something I have learned in my short time as a Christian, but I do not go on the computer much so I decided just to use my husbands account because its just one post and it has to do with his post.
I also was diagnosed with OCD among other things. For me unlike for Eric and many other Christians once I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior my mental health problems (and there where many) stopped right away. No delay, I prayed not to be healed,but to give myself to Jesus and asked his forgiveness. I arrived so sick I was watched 24/7 I left just as normal as the next person it was a matter of hours. I did not even understand so I was assessed at a hospital that I went to for many years (staying on the mental health unit for up to 7 weeks, being admitted every few months). They knew me well and did a lot of assessments and at the end of it said I had what they call a religious experience. All my doctors agree that I no longer needed any of the heavy drugs I was on and I continue to be monitored and considered well and stable for five months now. There is so much more detail I can go into, but I think that I've covered what parts are important for my point. I don't think that anyone should stop what ever medication or treatments their using. For most people it takes time and like for Eric it is scary and hard. I do not know why the Lord chose me that for me it was instant and I never even asked. However, I tell you this testimony for who ever reads it in hopes to give you strength to hold on. Don't ever give up.
In Proverbs 3:6 it says In all your ways acknowledge the Lord, and He will make your paths straight. Once I acknowledged the Lord I gave my self over to him completely and He knew my heart better then I did and chose to heal me. He knows everyone of you the same way, no different then me. The difference is that He has a different path for you, a different way. I know what it is like to have OCD and because of what happen to me I know that with the Lords help every one of you can overcome anything. He is with you and I tell Eric that sometimes things happen right away, but most of the time if we have to wait and its hard, but we keep our faith we are even stronger for it. I have to remind Eric sometimes that the devil does not like it when people get closer to God. So, the closer you actually get to God the more you will be under attack. If you think about it, it only makes sense. If the devil thinks he lost you or is losing you he will fight you most of the time by using your mind against you to fill you with doubt and anything he knows to get you back. Even more so, if you start to spread the word of God. Meaning if you work for the Kingdom of God to save others in Jesus name the devil will come full force with all sorts of ways to stop you from taking others away from him. But he will not knock on your door and introduce himself demanding you stop and making you fear him. No, he is cunning, he can even come to you appearing as an angles of light. He knows what will get to you and that is what he uses. Most of the time it seams at least from what I hear; from others, from Eric, and from what I experience he tries to make us doubt and lose faith in ourselves. So even and especially when things are hard remember: Mark 9:23 "Everything is possible for him who believes". I tell Eric even if your mind tells you No and you know God wants you to say Yes you say "YES" and you praise him for it. Never give up. It is in your afflictions that you show your faith and you grow and glorify God with your joy. Yes I said joy!!! the more you struggle the more you know you are under attack by the enemy and why are you under attack??? He would not care if he did not loose you or if he was not going to loose others because of you. Therefore the more you are under attack the more you know the devil sees how close you are to God. He seas God is looking at you and he is trying to interfere. So feel joy because in actuality its only showing you that the devil worries about you and what you will accomplish, he would not bother with you if you fell of your path because you would no longer be a threat. So, Keep faith don't listen to things that your own mind tells you if you know there not from God. Even if it tells you that you will not have salvation say out laud if you have to "yes I will I belong to Jesus and all those who belong to Him He will not forsake". There is just two more verses of the bible I want to quote. One is a verse that a doctor gave me at the hospital right after I was told I had a religious experience it is Isaiah 40:29-31 He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. The second was a verse that I fined helps me when I am weak it is 2 Corinthians 8:2 that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded in the riches of their liberality.
Id like to finish my post with a prayer for all that read this:
" Father You are a merciful God I thank you for each and every one who has taken the time to help each other on this site, I pray to you in Jesus name that each and every person who reads this post receives Blessing from you each according to your will. I do not know any of them Father, but You do, You know them better then they know themselves and so I pray that you reveal to them what it is they need to do to do your will. I pray Lord that you bring each one closer to you and guide them on the path you provide them. That you get them and put them back on that path if/when they should fall away. Lord I pray that what ever their needs you provide them according to your will because only you know what will help your children. Amen.
God Bless you all
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