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OCD on the mark of the beast!

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Hey. You have absolutely nothing to worry about. There's no reason for God to forgive you. You didn't mean it. God knows your heart and He knows the fearful thoughts we have are just that - fearful thoughts. You don't have the mark of the beast. You are ok. Please believe me. You don't need to be afraid!!!!!!!!!
Can you tell me what I should pray?
 
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Please try to calm yourself, Vincent, or perhaps it would be better to tell you to ask Jesus and the Holy Spirit to calm you. I am sorry you are feeling this anxiety, but I am more than confident that you have done no such thing as taken the mark of the beast and forever declared your loyalty to Satan (or estranged yourself forever from the Lord, to put it in terms of the flipside). If you know you love Jesus - yes, in spite of your sins and faults - then there is no problem at all. Think of it this way, perhaps: if it really is so easy to just up and instantly condemn yourself as forever evil and an enemy of God by "taking the mark" or a similar act, just as easy as touching your hand where you think the physical mark of the beast would go and simultaneously simply having a thought about the mark or the beast or any similar subject .... then honestly what good was Jesus' death on the cross and resurrection? Why call it the Good News, the Gospel, if in fact it is so easy to completely flush all benefit and joy of the Good News down the drain in an instant? Is Jesus not more powerful than that? Does His love and mercy not cover a multitude of sins?

I will pray for the Spirit to give you peace and calm in this, and that He will in fact never let you go, for anything or any reason.:angel:
Thank you so much for replying this made me cry tears of joy
 
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Im scared i did something unforgivable i dont really know how to explain it and it might sound weird but i think I had a thought about the mark of the beast and i touched my right hand now im scared i took the mark of the beast, I know it sounds silly but Its really freaking me out please help and im scared will God forgive me for doing that?

Basic Christianity those who accept the ' mark of the beast ' also reject Jesus.

Suggestion stop following u tube video about end times and concentrate on just follow videos about living for Jesus and apologetics.
 
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Please try to calm yourself, Vincent, or perhaps it would be better to tell you to ask Jesus and the Holy Spirit to calm you. I am sorry you are feeling this anxiety, but I am more than confident that you have done no such thing as taken the mark of the beast and forever declared your loyalty to Satan (or estranged yourself forever from the Lord, to put it in terms of the flipside). If you know you love Jesus - yes, in spite of your sins and faults - then there is no problem at all. Think of it this way, perhaps: if it really is so easy to just up and instantly condemn yourself as forever evil and an enemy of God by "taking the mark" or a similar act, just as easy as touching your hand where you think the physical mark of the beast would go and simultaneously simply having a thought about the mark or the beast or any similar subject .... then honestly what good was Jesus' death on the cross and resurrection? Why call it the Good News, the Gospel, if in fact it is so easy to completely flush all benefit and joy of the Good News down the drain in an instant? Is Jesus not more powerful than that? Does His love and mercy not cover a multitude of sins?

I will pray for the Spirit to give you peace and calm in this, and that He will in fact never let you go, for anything or any reason.:angel:
But do you think im still saved? Cause i get scared not being sure on this stuff
 
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But do you think im still saved? Cause i get scared not being sure on this stuff

I will not answer that. It is not for me to say. I cannot know your heart like that. .... But I will say this: it does seem to me that you certainly believe, and you seem terrified of the prospect of ever not believing, or being judged as evil and against Christ. Would Jesus turn away such a person, one who is fearful of being estranged from Him? The Bible certainly doesn't seem to portray Him that way.
If you believe in Jesus Christ, you shall have eternal life. Jesus didn't say, "oh, and you have to do this, this, and this and get this right as well", nor did He say "oh, but you can still totally render My Gospel useless and/or ineffectual for yourself if you accidentally have a wrong thought about the mark of an antichrist simultaneously while touching your hand in order to be saved", so I don't see why we should always be afraid that we aren't "really saved" or a "true believer" all of the time. It just doesn't seem to me that the God we are commanded to love of our own free will would actually want us to always be fearful of things like that.
 
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Suggestion stop following u tube video about end times and concentrate on just follow

I would heed this advice, @Vincent Reynolds . You do not seem to be a fit mental and emotional state for doing things like this right now, if you are in fact trying to seek answers constantly by watching vids on the internet about subjects like the end times and all. They will more likely just do more harm by keeping you afraid and questioning your salvation like this, than not.

Trust me, I know. I speak from experience, as I myself always felt an obsessive need to keep seeking sermons, articles, and videos all over Google to help assure me and answer my questions one time several years ago when I was burdened by a similar fear to yours.
 
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I would heed this advice, @Vincent Reynolds . You do not seem to be a fit mental and emotional state for doing things like this right now, if you are in fact trying to seek answers constantly by watching vids on the internet about subjects like the end times and all. They will more likely just do more harm by keeping you afraid and questioning your salvation like this, than not.

Trust me, I know. I speak from experience, as I myself always felt an obsessive need to keep seeking sermons, articles, and videos all over Google to help assure me and answer my questions one time several years ago when I was burdened by a similar fear to yours.
Its seems like a constant cycle for me I feel better but then somehow fear over something ive talked to a therapist but he didn’t seem to help me so what would u personally think I should do from breaking this like cycle?
 
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Its seems like a constant cycle for me I feel better but then somehow fear over something ive talked to a therapist but he didn’t seem to help me so what would u personally think I should do from breaking this like cycle?

Pray constantly to the Lord that He will either heal you completely or stay with you through these troublesome times of OCD even if He might allow then to continue for a time.
Also perhaps look into something like a cognitive behavioral therapist who might have some practical advice on how to stop feeling obsessiveness over certain things like taking the mark of the beast and resisting the impulse (compulsion) to act on the obsession in some way (such as looking up internet sermons about the end times in hopes of seeking assurance that you didn't actually do any such thing as taking the mark).

Take heart and keep your chin up, sir. Trust in the Lord to bless and keep you in such dark times as this, no matter how dark or bad or fearful your feelings might end up becoming because of your OCD sometimes.
 
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Pray constantly to the Lord that He will either heal you completely or stay with you through these troublesome times of OCD even if He might allow then to continue for a time.
Also perhaps look into something like a cognitive behavioral therapist who might have some practical advice on how to stop feeling obsessiveness over certain things like taking the mark of the beast and resisting the impulse (compulsion) to act on the obsession in some way (such as looking up internet sermons about the end times in hopes of seeking assurance that you didn't actually do any such thing as taking the mark).

Take heart and keep your chin up, sir. Trust in the Lord to bless and keep you in such dark times as this, no matter how dark or bad or fearful your feelings might end up becoming because of your OCD sometimes.
Thank you for the help cause it literally seems like no one else I know in real life can really seem to help me and it seemed like no one ever has went through the same anxiety im going through.
 
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and it seemed like no one ever has went through the same anxiety im going through.

I know it seems that way. I seriously thought so too myself at one time, that I was the only one in the world with this kind of problem, but it turns out that there are a surprising numbers of believers in Jesus Christ who do or at least had gone through this kind of horrific trial with obsessive thoughts and worries and all. You'll find many right here at this site, in fact, who speak up in the obsessive compulsive disorder section of the forums about what they are suffering through, with anxiety that unfortunately seems even more severe. :(

But still, rest assured, you are not alone in the world in this.
 
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Hey. If you believe Jesus is the Son of God you are saved!!!!!!! I just posted some information in another entry about how I believe I inherited this thing from both sides of my family and I have a horrible case of it. OCD is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain and there is like a misfire in a synapse in the brain. SSRI drugs are helping. I'm on one of them and I am able to get past the thoughts now. They still come and I still suffer but I am able to move past them much quicker. Please call your doctor as soon as you can. You deserve to be happy. There is hope!!!!!!!!!
 
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Thank you for the help cause it literally seems like no one else I know in real life can really seem to help me and it seemed like no one ever has went through the same anxiety im going through.
You're not alone!! This sounds to me very typical of OCD. Is there any way you can get a therapist who specializes in using CBT therapy (specifically ERP therapy) to treat OCD? ERP therapy is considered to be highly effective in treating OCD. At the very least, please do all you can to educate yourself about OCD/scrupulosity and how to treat it. You can learn to implement the principles on your own, although it might be easier to do with a therapist. I'd be more than happy to suggest resources for you to start your research. OCD can be so frightening and confusing to deal with (as I know well from experience), but there is so, so much hope for it. It's highly treatable, and with the right strategies you can learn to manage it very well.
 
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Thank you for the help cause it literally seems like no one else I know in real life can really seem to help me and it seemed like no one ever has went through the same anxiety im going through.

I've been through the whole ocd thing. I don't know what your situation is but I stopped making excuses and dealt with it. You didn't receive the mark so there is no problem. Walking away from ocd is easier than you think.
 
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I know it seems that way. I seriously thought so too myself at one time, that I was the only one in the world with this kind of problem, but it turns out that there are a surprising numbers of believers in Jesus Christ who do or at least had gone through this kind of horrific trial with obsessive thoughts and worries and all. You'll find many right here at this site, in fact, who speak up in the obsessive compulsive disorder section of the forums about what they are suffering through, with anxiety that unfortunately seems even more severe. :(

But still, rest assured, you are not alone in the world in this.
Hey, its vincent again I dont really know how to get in contact with you in any other way but ive been feeling a little better but i have like a dilemma again like, okay so for a school project the question was went something like “what is a technology that is being used today?” And I said rfid chip cause i dont know cause i just thought some people use that but then it reminded me of the mark of the beast so now I just feel like me even suggesting that is unforgivable I wouldn’t take it, I just thought like that was an awnser i should put to the question but now i feel like I committed like something unforgivable or something i dont really know.
 
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And I said rfid chip cause i dont know cause i just thought some people use that but then it reminded me of the mark of the beast so now I just feel like me even suggesting that is unforgivable I wouldn’t take it, I just thought like that was an awnser i should put to the question but now i feel like I committed like something unforgivable or something i dont really know.

That's just how this kind of ocd works, man. Even just thinking of or saying something in any context will cause you to worry that you've done something truly evil and unforgivable and/or that God now hates you. But it isn't true. You've done nothing wrong. I'm sorry, but, I don't know how to make you just stop feeling that way, though. :(
 
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That's just how this kind of ocd works, man. Even just thinking of or saying something in any context will cause you to worry that you've done something truly evil and unforgivable and/or that God now hates you. But it isn't true. You've done nothing wrong. I'm sorry, but, I don't know how to make you just stop feeling that way, though. :(
I dont know am I really forgiven though just like what if i sinned?
 
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I dont know am I really forgiven though just like what if i sinned?

You must take heart and stop asking such questions, Vincent. They will only bring you further misery and confusion. Even if you do not feel it, you must trust in the Lord's forgiveness and mercy.
 
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You must take heart and stop asking such questions, Vincent. They will only bring you further misery and confusion. Even if you do not feel it, you must trust in the Lord's forgiveness and mercy.
But how do I trust in the lord if im confused cause i feel like a situation is super complicated
 
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But how do I trust in the lord if im confused cause i feel like a situation is super complicated

I don't know how, man. I'm sorry this is happening to you, but, all I know is that all the "but how" and the "what if" questions you are asking are just what your ocd wants you to do, to keep you trapped in this fearful cycle. :(

Just remember, you haven't done anything wrong. You have done nothing like taken any mark of evil to permanently condemn yourself, no matter how confused or worried that you are feeling. YOU. HAVEN'T.
 
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I don't know how, man. I'm sorry this is happening to you, but, all I know is that all the "but how" and the "what if" questions you are asking are just what your ocd wants you to do, to keep you trapped in this fearful cycle. :(

Just remember, you haven't done anything wrong. You have done nothing like taken any mark of evil to permanently condemn yourself, no matter how confused or worried that you are feeling. YOU. HAVEN'T.
Sorry for annoying you so much
 
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