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OCD really complicates and confuses things. It likes to fixate on topics and obsess over coincidences. However, the Holy Spirit is real and guides us into all truth. I do not discount those times I was praying about something, or something was heavy on my heart and then I happened to read a...

So I'm in this predicament where the vehicle I have access to needs a minor modification to technically be compliant with the law (it has nothing to do with the functioning of the vehicle). I started wondering if I drive it, if I'll be going against the law, which would be going against...

I know God *can* use any method He wishes to communicate with us. I'm just trying to figure out what is actually coming from Him or not. For instance, I will see an ad, read a blog or something of that nature that coincides with thoughts I'm having and I'm wondering if God is telling me what...

OCD is a huge issue when it comes to questioning things...sometimes I feel like maybe I'm getting leading from God, but have anxiety about it. I know that fear and anxiety don't come from God, but could it be that the leading is really from Him, but my anxiety response to it is from me?

Sometimes I feel like maybe God is telling me something, but I feel anxiety about what it is I'm perceiving. Biblically speaking, anxiety and fear don't come from God. But could the leading be from God, but my response to it (anxiety) be my weakness? I'm just trying to determine what is from God...

Sometimes there are things that I don't agree with my husband on, that I believe he may be going against scripture. However, I at times feel that it isn't the time or place for me to address it and that he wouldn't be receptive to my words. I then feel very guilty as if I'm allowing him to...

A subject I think about/try to understand a lot is Biblical vows. I know the Old Testament had a lot to say about them and how they need to be kept. The New Testament doesn't seem to mention it much. There is Matthew 5:37, but it seems to be talking about oaths and not exactly vows, however, the...

Years ago I made up my mind about something and more or less turned it into a promise that I wasn't going to pursue a certain thing. It was a bit of an irrational thought/decision because I imagined it going a certain way if I pursued what I wanted. Later on, I realized it was rash and that I...

I find myself making many different vows to God; some of it has to do with holding myself accountable, for I feel that if I tell God I will do something, it will make me follow through and complete things. I know this is foolish. Only God is faithful enough to keep His promises! I know due to...

Kind of a long story...but I am having a bit of a dilemma on what to do. Over two years ago was the last time I spoke with my sister (aside from email communications last year). She was choosing to be sexually immoral with her boyfriend and although she knew exactly where I stood on the...

I have been struggling with this for months now (well years, but a particular theme for months). Multiple times throughout the day usually, I will come across uncanny coincidences. This usually occurs when I have a major life change; the last time this happened in such an extreme way was when I...

So I just became a registered nurse in July. I started working my first nursing job at a special needs residential center. I care for pediatric patients who have complex medical issues and require things such as medications and feedings through a gastrointestinal tube. Being new in the field...

I'm wondering about the triquetra symbol...I was under the impression that it signified the Trinity of God, the Son and the Holy Spirit which made me think it was a beautiful symbol. When visiting Ireland, I was excited to get a pair of earrings of this symbol because of the meaning to me and I...

Something that I have been thinking about a lot lately is 1 Corinthians 5:11. This is specifically about the person who claims they are Christian, but is living in sin...even boasting about it. It is clear that we are not to associate with a person like this, not even to share a meal. In these...

So I recently graduated with an associate's and wanted to finish up by getting my bachelor's through an online degree program. I had really wanted to attend a certain university and got accepted there. I pretty much got settled in, paid my acceptance fee, completed the online orientation, went...

What the Bible says about vows I take seriously. It says you shall surely pay your vows to God. On the same token, I often make vows in my head to Him. They're many times impulsive and later I come to regret them. If for instance, I made a vow that I later realized wasn't thought through all the...

Sometimes it's hard for me to decipher whether I'm going through an obsession or if God really is expecting something from me. I feel guilty and have legalistic thoughts over various things. Sometimes I stress over a certain topic, then I began to understand that my thought was legalism...

I know this topic has been discussed at length multiple times over many years, however, it is one that doesn't seem to get old. There are two sides of the coin strongly voicing their opinion on the matter, and I rarely see the issue lie in the middle. I would like to hear from other Christians...

I know most anyone unquestioningly attains a marriage license to seal their commitments, however, I would like some Christian opinions on this. Is signing a marriage license giving the state reign over something that is spiritual and God-ordained? I came across these two articles where the...

I recently signed up to take a class on the New Testament that gets into the history of the early church, the origins of the writings, etc. I read the first chapter in the textbook so far. The author makes it clear that he is only offering history and no leanings as to what the reader should...