Could I be a false believer in Christ. Would the OCD have something to do with it?

Lik3, I know this probably won't do much alleviate your feelings of doubt and fear right now, but, do you believe in Christ or not? It sounds to me like you do, but you just feel that you may not be doing enough, or that you're not "believeing the right way". Does Jesus not say seek and ye shall find? Knock and the door shall be opened? I suppose this is just my opinion, but, after saying something like this, why would He reject you as unsaved if you're wanting to be saved by Him? It does pretty much sound like OCD. But I will pray for you. Please talk to me anytime if you wish about what you are going through.

Hi Lik 3

Please google scrupulosity Grantley Morris. Read on the one that talks about salvation worry. Yes your thoughts are OCD. You do have enough faith a small mustard seed is enough and you have even more than that it you wouldn't be asking for prayer or help or worrying about it. It's not our prayer that saves us it's all Jesus. If you say Jesus thank you you died on the cross for my sins yes I want forgiveness and ask Jesus as your savior and lord you can be assured you are saved the moment you called on Him. The bible says if we confess with our mouth Jesus is lord we will be saved. Remember our feelings are not reliable at all keep thanking Jesus he has saved you. OCD is a doubting disease God will not let you go He will never leave you or forsake you. Prayed for you

Hi Lik 3

Please google scrupulosity Grantley Morris. Read on the one that talks about salvation worry. Yes your thoughts are OCD. You do have enough faith a small mustard seed is enough and you have even more than that it you wouldn't be asking for prayer or help or worrying about it. It's not our prayer that saves us it's all Jesus. If you say Jesus thank you you died on the cross for my sins yes I want forgiveness and ask Jesus as your savior and lord you can be assured you are saved the moment you called on Him. The bible says if we confess with our mouth Jesus is lord we will be saved. Remember our feelings are not reliable at all keep thanking Jesus he has saved you. OCD is a doubting disease God will not let you go He will never leave you or forsake you. Prayed for you

I don't have a ton to say except I've had this doubt. It's horrible! And I second what God's warrior said about googling scrupulosity Grantley Morris. It helped me a lot.

Grantley helped me too, his blog is very helpful, i dont know how he manages to understand our ocd minds but he does, God helps him I guess.

I think you know from this forum that lack of assurance about salvation is one of the most common themes if you are a Christian battling OCD. There are other common ones but this is probably the most common!

Lik3 said:

I don't think that I am truly saved. How do I become saved? I don't know what to do. I am posting here because I am not sure if I am saved or am I lost. It is quite scary and I am not sure I have enough faith to be saved. I also have obsessive thoughts and doubts about praying. What does it mean to call on Jesus and to be saved by faith in Jesus? I would like to be saved and live a holy life for the Lord. I wonder if the OCD has something to do with the thoughts? I am concerned that after all of these years, I am truly lost though I long for his salvation, but what if I am not raptured? I am worried. I pray to Jesus and call on His name as Lord, but I still have doubts. I have had these problems for years. I am a spiritual person but I am doubtful of being saved. How can I pray, read the Bible, and act as if I am born again if I don't know if I am saved? Help me to understand. How much of it is a spiritual issue and how much is it and OCD issue? My counselor has been very helpful in a lot of things but I need your advice.

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^ I feel your pain. I've been having my own doubts about Christ, The Rapture and so forth. I've been thinking a lot lately about, what if my belief isn't "real enough", "how can I know it;s truly from my heart?", and what if God/Christ says, "I never knew you"..
21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’




^ And I think to myself, that's me, right? It's sometimes a heavy burden, and although I know there is nothing "I can do" in order to earn my salvation, that has already been paid in full by Christ, I've accepted it, but what if I'm "just not doing it right" in His eyes. Seems like a constant thought now and I'm battling more and more of this thought. So back toy YOU, yea, I'm sorry you feel this way. We just have to accept that what Christ did for us is enough, and live through His truth rather than our own.

^ I feel your pain. I've been having my own doubts about Christ, The Rapture and so forth. I've been thinking a lot lately about, what if my belief isn't "real enough", "how can I know it;s truly from my heart?", and what if God/Christ says, "I never knew you"..
21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’




^ And I think to myself, that's me, right? It's sometimes a heavy burden, and although I know there is nothing "I can do" in order to earn my salvation, that has already been paid in full by Christ, I've accepted it, but what if I'm "just not doing it right" in His eyes. Seems like a constant thought now and I'm battling more and more of this thought. So back toy YOU, yea, I'm sorry you feel this way. We just have to accept that what Christ did for us is enough, and live through His truth rather than our own.

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That's the way I feel sometimes myself