I made a promise and repented of it, now I feel bad

[Job405]

Basically I made a promise to God that I would always love Him, knowing that we should not make any vows, covenants or oaths with anyone. Then I read something about promises to God online and I ended up repenting of this promise. After I felt really bad, like the Holy Spirit was grieved.

Did I mess up? Do you think God is angry with me? I still love Him and want to love Him forever. So in that sense I have not broken the promise.

 

[Amittai]

No problem because it is an unquantified promise that is worthy of your personality and your capacities. He (unlike many an organisation of men) doesn't trap us. As He unfolds the meaning of it to you, there won't be any penalty clauses.

 

[Guojing]

Basically I made a promise to God that I would always love Him, knowing that we should not make any vows, covenants or oaths with anyone. Then I read something about promises to God online and I ended up repenting of this promise. After I felt really bad, like the Holy Spirit was grieved.

Did I mess up? Do you think God is angry with me? I still love Him and want to love Him forever. So in that sense I have not broken the promise.

The gospel that saves today is all about God loving you, not you loving God.

No worries, God will never be angry with you now.

 

[Dave G.]

He knows our ways and frivolousness and chose to love us anyway. He knows your heart, mind, soul, capabilities. It's not about us, it's about Him. Us loving Him though, is to follow His commands, to do what the Spirit leads us to do. It's not the fluffy love like you have for a dog, girlfriend or your stuffed toy when you were little. That's human emotion and not the love He is speaking of in scripture. Simply follow the commands of the Spirit not your imagination or OCD thoughts.

Contending in the faith is loving God. Caring for someone elses need ( tough for an OCD person and He knows that) is loving God when we do it with Him in mind and not self worth. People in general, not just those with OCD tend to miss the meaning of loving God. It's not about a warm fuzzy feeling.

 

[Johan_1988]

Basically I made a promise to God that I would always love Him, knowing that we should not make any vows, covenants or oaths with anyone. Then I read something about promises to God online and I ended up repenting of this promise. After I felt really bad, like the Holy Spirit was grieved.

Did I mess up? Do you think God is angry with me? I still love Him and want to love Him forever. So in that sense I have not broken the promise.

Hi, don't let the devil trap you with guilt. Jesus never said that it was unforgivable. He just said it was wrong. So you've repented of it. Leave it. I've been caught by the same thing. Realized later I was just being legalistic and just plain overly religious and that Jesus Christ still loved me as much.