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Please help someone. I cannot go on the way I am. I want to stop analyzing good things and saying it’s sinful. I don’t even know if it was or not. Please please read below:
My intrusive thoughts have become worse day, by moment, by second.
I’m questioning everything I ever knew. Was I really saved? Did God really Bless me with something that brought me joy, or was it idolatry? Did I want to sin when I said I didn’t?!
If it wasn’t for this something that brought me joy would I even like Church?
I keep resisting these thoughts. “No this isn’t me. I’m a Christian, If it Praises God it’s good, you know you were saved because you stopped sinning.” But these intrusive thoughts just keep coming and ruining every good sacred memory. I’m mentally drained. I can’t go on like this and I can’t just stop it. It loops in my head. I want to be free of it. I Pray about it a lot, I ask forgiveness and I have come to God with all my problems and sins yet here it comes.
Summary: questioning everything good. Intrusive thoughts are ruining me.
 

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Not an expert on mental health nor am I far along enough on my journey as a Christian to give you the advice you're probably looking for, will leave that to others on here with more knowledge. I just wanted to say that I struggle with thoughts like these all the time, I am a very analytical person and I am constantly thinking and having dialogues in my head.

I know you've probably tried this, but just keep praying, and keep your prayers simple. I believe God is not trying to fool anyone or give them more than they can handle. He knows what you are going through and your faith is a testament that you are moving in the right direction.

On another note, use ways to physiologically relax: Exercise (running, lifting, etc.); Breathe slowly (Look up 4-7-8 breathing technique); Or watch/find something funny to laugh at. All three of these things help me drastically. It is essential to understand the connection between your body and your mind, they are not separate. I'm not advocating for eastern religion style meditation at all, but focus on every point in your body and focus on relaxing that part, then move to the next part.

Prayer and Scripture along with physical release of tension will allow your mind to relax MUCH more easily. Then from that point, if you're still thinking, at least it will be coming from a slightly more relaxed and balanced position.

Prayers. God Bless.
 
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Only Christ has the authority to save you. You cannot change yourself, only Christ can do that. And therefore pray to Him, cry, beg because only He in His good will can do so. Why can't you change yourself? Because we are all born in sin, we are sinners, we are slaves to sin. Only way we are no more slaves to a sin is simply by that Jesus buys us out. And therefore He has to pay for your sins because you have a debt to God that you cannot repay not even pay back a bit. You therefore in your heart have to believe that Jesus has fully paid for this debt otherwise you will be a slave to sin. Many people think they are free. But that's just another lie from Satan. How can you do whatever you want when you are a slave to a sin? If you are free then stop sinning. See impossible you can't because you belong to sin and the more you think you are free to do things the more you just sin. If you no longer belong to sin, you are an adopted child of God and you will do the things that please the Heavenly Father.

I too was like you always questioning my self. I was reading the bible, listening to sermons everything but could not understand. Why? Because I tried to understand my self, I thought I could have done something to understand, I was picking the bits to do, the parts of the bible that I liked. I was trying to define God for what I wanted to God to be. But I failed, nothing made sense until I realised it's all wrong. And I said God I surrender I cannot do this anymore. I no longer want do define you, because you are God you define me you are solid and I'm not. I accept you fully even the parts I don't like please help. And He did. And He revealed Himself to me by understanding the Word. Now everything makes perfect sense to me. God is God. I love God. I love Jesus.

Look I cannot prove God to you, only God can reveal Himself to you...because I'm not God, only He can do it according to His perfect will. I can only point to you to the right direction. Pray to God, ask Him, cry, beg, that's a beautiful prayer. So why hasn't He revealed Himself to you. Maybe because He wants you to ask Him, maybe He waits for your surrender.

Now I know I'm a Christian, that Jesus took the punishment for me, that I no longer have a debt that I am a child of God and that God not only wants to save me and for me to live in Heaven but that I also resemble Christ in life. I am now made righteous in Jesus name and nothing can ever brake that, I am forever His sheep and He is my Shepard. Even if a doctor told me I have a week to live I would say good, I only have to gain, because nothing is more beautiful than the glory of God. And how do I know this? Because the Holy Spirit testifies in me that this is the truth. Pray that God sends you the Spirit of Truth too. (also read post number 4 in this thread, I explain your struggles in there further)
 
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Not an expert on mental health nor am I far along enough on my journey as a Christian to give you the advice you're probably looking for, will leave that to others on here with more knowledge. I just wanted to say that I struggle with thoughts like these all the time, I am a very analytical person and I am constantly thinking and having dialogues in my head.

I know you've probably tried this, but just keep praying, and keep your prayers simple. I believe God is not trying to fool anyone or give them more than they can handle. He knows what you are going through and your faith is a testament that you are moving in the right direction.

On another note, use ways to physiologically relax: Exercise (running, lifting, etc.); Breathe slowly (Look up 4-7-8 breathing technique); Or watch/find something funny to laugh at. All three of these things help me drastically. It is essential to understand the connection between your body and your mind, they are not separate. I'm not advocating for eastern religion style meditation at all, but focus on every point in your body and focus on relaxing that part, then move to the next part.

Prayer and Scripture along with physical release of tension will allow your mind to relax MUCH more easily. Then from that point, if you're still thinking, at least it will be coming from a slightly more relaxed and balanced position.

Prayers. God Bless.

We all struggle with this. All Christians. Why? Because even when we are born in spirit, we still live in sinful flesh - Adam's body. The sin is dead yes, but we are sill reminded of it. In Roman Empire they used to tie victim's body to his murderer's leg, to remind the murdered of his sin, of his victim. We have killed our old selves when we were born in spirit, but this sin is still tied to us. Therefore we all still struggle, sometimes I too feel schizophrenic because I am battling my old self. Even Paul in Romans chapter 7:15-22 describes this state that he was then going through.

But even when I have this battle, I never ever doubt Jesus died for my sins and He is risen, and I am a child of God and I am sealed by the spirit forever, I never doubt this. And if I sin again and satan is tempting me I say yes satan I sinned but I am already righteous in Jesus's name. Remember once you are the child of God, He loves you the same way He loves Jesus.

So this struggle is a sign that the sin is dead, because if it wasn't and I wasn't reborn in Spirit, there would be nothing to fight. But never ever doubt you are saved by Jesus forever. If you have your doubts I encourage you post number 3 in this thread. If you have no doubts about who you are, you are saved already.
 
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As the apostle Paul said in his struggle with sin:

Romans 7

14 For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin. 15 For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. 16 If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good. 17 Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. 18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. 19 For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. 20 Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

21 I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me. 22 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: 23 But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. 24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? 25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.

1 Timothy 6:12

12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.


James 4:7

7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.


We never give up!
 
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My intrusive thoughts have become worse day, by moment, by second. I

Please get professional help.
While intrusive thoughts are normal, if they are out of control you need professional help, so please see your doctor.
 
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