More bad thoughts involving the beast

Molek

Oh yes I think all of us here do or have. It's scrupolosity. That verse that says "so as a man thinketh in his heart so is he" does not refer to those type of thoughts that pop in our head. It doesn't really refer to thoughts itself but the inner being, the will of that person. It refers to contemplating how to commit evil with no remorse in their hearts with intent to carry it out

Job405 said:

I seem to have bad thoughts about anything that has eternal consequences like blaspheming the Holy Spirit, worshipping the beast, taking the mark of the beast etc.

The latest involves the beast. I don't even want to type it all out but the thoughts come in the format:
"I will <insert bad thought>"

Of course I will never do this, I will only worship the Lord my God. But these thoughts are very annoying and terrifying sometimes.

I just felt I need to vent about this. Have any of you experienced something like this?

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If you are struggling with intrusive thoughts you may find helpful the article written by a psychologist,
25 Tips for successfully treating your OCD.

You don't have OCD, but the article talks about intrusive thoughts and has helpful bookings about coping with them.

The other thing I would say, is that Jesus knows you have these thoughts,cthat are not yours and that you sometimes think they are and are distressed by that.
Jesus knows when you and not some intrusive thought has sinned and he is willing to forgive you your sins.
The intruding thoughts, praise God for his amazing love and forgiveness, that these thoughts are not real.

TenthAveN said:

Molek

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Your response is vague? Care to expound?

Hopeful37 said:

Your response is vague? Care to expound?

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I was at work the other night and my mind just wanted to say “Praise Molek (or whatever his name is), so I just let it slip.

TenthAveN said:

I was at work the other night and my mind just wanted to say “Praise Molek (or whatever his name is), so I just let it slip.

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I think I would have asked praise Molek for what?

childeye 2 said:

I would have asked praise Molek for what?

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Idk, maybe it bothered me a tiny bit, but it didn’t bother me to the point that I was panicking over it. I said it in my head 3 times just to get it out of my system.

Job405 said:

I seem to have bad thoughts about anything that has eternal consequences like blaspheming the Holy Spirit, worshipping the beast, taking the mark of the beast etc.

The latest involves the beast. I don't even want to type it all out but the thoughts come in the format:
"I will <insert bad thought>"

Of course I will never do this, I will only worship the Lord my God. But these thoughts are very annoying and terrifying sometimes.

I just felt I need to vent about this. Have any of you experienced something like this?

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I've definitely heard this from OCD sufferers! Basically, whatever weird/terrible thought the OCD can get us to be afraid about, it will. I think that's why people with OCD tend to fixate on "really bad" things like the unpardonable sin, mark of the beast, fear of committing violent/sexual acts, etc. All of these obsessions are extremely common. Ironically, though, each person with OCD always says, "But in MY case, I'm afraid it's actually real, and not OCD!"

I was coming back from running and I was picturing in my head and and was carefully saying the Holy Spirit is I accept the Holy Spirit is alive and good as I was saying “I accept the Holy Spirit is...” at the same time I pictured the word ‘alive’ and I was saying alive but I stopped in the middle of the word and accidentally whispered and froze on Ali like the opposite. I stopped and shook my head like a dog and was so terrified by what I said And I immediately told God and Jesus I meant to say I accept the Holy Spirit is alive and good multiple times. I ask for their forgiveness. I honestly didn’t mean to stop in the middle of the word alive. Did I commit a sin?