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Doubting hard

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in doubting hard

so yesterday I had a anxiety attack/panic attack and now I feel like I have given up I said I’m sorry and I repainted because I say a lot of stupid things so I feel like I don’t want believe but I’m trying I’m I’m not going to give up I just feel so bad

how to stop the doubt

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can I say really stupid things that get me frustrated
 

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I have overwhelming attacks too sometimes. Epileptics have overwhelming attacks too sometimes. I’m grateful to not have epilepsy. So it could always be worse for all of us. You have done the right things now just give it time and the Lord of time will restore you. Time heals all wounds. Your motivation will return. And again you are smart to not give up. God loves you trust Him.
Fear not I am with you be not dismayed for I am your God, I will strengthen you, yea, I will help you, Yea I will up hold you with the right hand of my righteousness.’ God is doing something for your good right where you are. You will get stronger, you will handle it. It will happen less and be less severe. You will bounce back, let it happen. Read the Bible and pray from your heart. Remember your life. What will you do.

Hope in Him, hope in His life it continues. Go with God. Fellowship a little. Listen to a preacher. Breathe deep.
Be of good courage and He will strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord. Psalm31:24
 
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in doubting hard

so yesterday I had a anxiety attack/panic attack and now I feel like I have given up I said I’m sorry and I repainted because I say a lot of stupid things so I feel like I don’t want believe but I’m trying I’m I’m not going to give up I just feel so bad

how to stop the doubt

pls

can I say really stupid things that get me frustrated

Re-orient your mind - "keep your eyes on Christ" - Heb 12:2

Easiest way to do that - is to immerse yourself in this fantastic Commentary on the Life of Christ "the Desire of Ages"

The Desire of Ages
 
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in doubting hard

so yesterday I had a anxiety attack/panic attack and now I feel like I have given up I said I’m sorry and I repainted because I say a lot of stupid things so I feel like I don’t want believe but I’m trying I’m I’m not going to give up I just feel so bad

how to stop the doubt

pls

can I say really stupid things that get me frustrated
None of this depends on you, though you are responsible to pursue Christ. Your ability to do so, and your very life, depend on God. He is doing in you what it takes to make you into the very member of the Body of Christ that he has in mind for you.

It may not be fun, but thank God for using you for his own purposes. After a while, you may even find joy in watching him work.
 
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how to stop the doubt

It depends what you mean by doubt?

There is nothing wrong with having questions about the Bible or theology or for unanswered questions to raise doubts in one's mind.

Far cleverer people than us have had these same questioning thoughts and have studied and found answers to these questions.

So questions about the Bible, about what you believe are ok, so long as you are looking for answers to these questions.

Try sites like coldcasechristianity, answersingenesis, reasonablefaith for articles about the reliability and accuracy of the Bible. They also deal with theological questions.

That said what sort of doubts do you mean?
I know a little about panic attacks and they are never based on reason.
They are always unreasonable.

So please think hard about your questions, where did they come from?
Do you already know the answers to them?
 
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Don't be so hard on yourself, God knows you better than you know you and even when Jesus was asked how many times we are to forgive he said 70 times 7. I don't think that means literally 490 times but rather we are to forgive and keep forgiving all our lives. If God says we are to forgive that much then he forgives far far many more times. You should be thankful that he forgave you for your sins.... BEFORE YOU WERE EVEN BORN!!
Don't marginalize your sins but don't beat yourself up over and over for them either. There was a practice done by some people (zealots) that they would beat themselves physically to show God they were serious about their sinfulness. I always thought this was stupid myself to harm yourself like that when God took all the "harm" for our wrongs on the cross in his eyes.
So when you do wrong.... ask for forgiveness and consider what you can do that would help you not sin as much. It is like having a house covered with graffiti and you cannot afford to paint it all at once so you save up your money and buy a can of white paint and paint it till you run out of paint and quit. To you it still looks bad but over time can by can hour by hour more and more of the house looks less and less covered with ugliness and then one day there is no ugliness from the graffiti but the paint starts peeling in places and needs to be scraped and repainted. God doesn't see our house from the outside and think we are ugly because of it he sees from the inside how it is. The scars of the sins we had are only covered up and over time when the paint falls off some of it shows and we scrape and repaint. We all have scars because of sin, many people cannot seem to go beyond the scars and some consider them victories in a way because scars mean we have healed of wounds that if left to bleed would have killed us.
I used to beat myself up and still do at times but realize that is what Satan wants us to do it to paralyze ourselves thinking we aren't good enough for God. Truthfully.... we aren't and will never be regardless if we stopped sinning today and never sinned again we still aren't good enough. Grace is what we should live for and be like.
Don't concern yourself over an ugly house, just deal with it one bucket of paint at a time and over time things will change and one day it will be more painted than graffitied.
 
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