Please I need help...made an oath in my head.

[Avaree]

I've had OCD since I was a kid, I'm through alot of it now. But sometimes an event rears its ugly head. And then I spiral.

I was listening to music. And I had the intrusive thought "If my fiancee comes online before the next song starts, ill break up with her". Utter stupidity right? Well I wanted to test it and I willingly said in that moment of panic (not out loud. In my head) "I bet my life". To really prove the thought wrong and then BAM she suddenly appears online. I'm now TERRIFYED. I don't know what to do. I never make oaths or vows because Jesus says not to. Plus its too much anxiety. And most certainly would I never bet my life. But...idek...I think I need to break up with her now...? But I really don't know how to go about that...

When we sin, whether it's breaking a vow or any other kind of wrongdoing there are steps we can take to find forgiveness.

The first step is to admit our guilt before GOD. The Bible says in 1 John 1:9, "If we confess our sins, HE is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." This promise of forgiveness and cleansing extends to all regardless of their shortcoming.

Once we admit our guilt, we then seek forgiveness from God. THE LORD ALMIGHTY invites us to come to HIM, promising in Isaiah that HE WILL ABUNDANTLY PARDON.

Isaiah 55:7, "Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon." This verse reminds us that GOD is a GOD of mercy and forgiveness, and that HE is always willing to pardon those who come to HIM with a repentant heart.

CHRIST JESUS also invites us to come to Him, saying, "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28). This promise of rest and comfort is a reminder that in JESUS we find both peace and forgiveness.

When we confess our sins and come to GOD with a humble heart, HE is faithful to forgive us and restore us. So, there is absolutely no need to break up with your fiancée.

 

[com7fy8]

Harley . . . you ask >

How does this apply…?

Below are things I offered. And with them I will offer how I believe they can apply >

Hold yourself to what God wants.

Instead of being very concerned about what you have promised, be interested in what God has promised and guaranteed.

In case He does want you to keep a vow or promise, trust Him to guide you in how to do it right. Whatever God desires you to do, He wants you to do it in sharing with Him; therefore, it is not God's will for you to get yourself isolated with worrying about thoughts in your head; but submit to God in His peace and enjoy how He makes us creative.

Do not take anything into your own hands, then. And do not boast what you will do. But trust God through His Son Jesus to do so better than we can think and hope or boast and promise.

Do not boast inferiority!!

Trust Him to do what He wants with you - - -

Instead of thinking and guaranteeing what you can do, trust God and discover all He pleases to do with us.

If thoughts are calling all attention to you, this is a trick. Pay attention to God who is worthy of our attention.

"casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you." (1 Peter 5:7)

OCD can be a way of caring and being anxious about things without first trusting God about them. So, this scripture can help us to know God our Father cares about us and therefore wants us to trust Him about everything. And therefore, do not get tricked by OCD into handling things without God's peace and guiding.

 

[Isabelle30900]

Voices and ideas that pop up inside your head are not always you. You need to make this distinction very clearly.

Thoughts and voices in the mind can come from anywhere and they should not be listened to, but rather dictated to.

The planes can fly overhead, but you do not have to let them land in your head. Tell the bad thoughts and ideas to keep moving and focus on something else.

The birds can land in your hair, but do not let them make a nest... Shoo them away, tell the voices to be silent, tell them no, tell them that this is your mind and you dictate what stays and what goes.

Choose to banish negative thoughts, evil thoughts, selfish thoughts, harmful thoughts, unloving thoughts, ungodly thoughts.

Keep and cling tightly to good thoughts, happy thoughts, heavenly thoughts, loving thoughts, kind thoughts, thoughts of Lord Jesus and God our Father and the Holy Spirit who is with us and in us always.

Our bodies are the Temple of God, where He has chosen to reside, to stay.

This means that our mind is the alter where what we focus on is the thing we are choosing to worship.

Attention is worship. Choose God, choose good, focus on love, for God is love. (1 John 4:7-8)

If the birds are making nests and you let them stay there, they will own your head and make it home forever.

Command the voices to be silent if they are negative, evil, or unloving.

Do not believe anything that tells you that you must obey it. It is lying to you.

If a voice disagrees with scripture in the Bible, it is not from God. (1 John 4:1)

Speak control into your mind with your physical voice if you need to. Choose something good to change your focus to and begin talking about it out loud and thanking God for good things. If voices contradict you and try to distract you, disregard them and affirm that you will stay focused on positive things only and that this is your choice that you are dictating. (Philippians 4:8) (Proverbs 18:21)

Practice makes things easier, giving up makes things harder. Willpower is a muscle and we must use it, or we lose it.

This is easier said than done. But it is absolutely achievable, for with God's help we can do all things. (Philippians 4:13)

Do a search for positive quotes, leadership quotes, Bible quotes, optimism quotes. Dig in deep into positivity and the Bible.

God told us this is a war, and it is a war that starts inside our minds. The enemy wants to destroy us, and that is where he starts, attacking our mind.

We must fight evil, and choose good, resist Satan and choose God the Son, Lord Jesus. (James 4:7) (Joshua 24:15)

Memorize scriptures, including these posted here. Work hard at it, and they will guide you every day. Make sure you can say them without looking at them or reading them. They are the "good" thoughts we need to keep us on the path of light and truth and to win the war in our mind.

Jesus Christ, God the Son, died for you and me and all who would accept His love. Focus on this love, remember this love, embrace and immerse your mind in this love and become this love. He loves you more than anyone else could, and wants to teach us how to be the same kind of love that He is in our thoughts and deeds. (John 15:13) (1 Corinthians 13:13) (1 Timothy 1:5) (Matthew 27)

I totally agree. I would just come back on something that was said. Of course you can make an oath or a vow to God. But you have to accomplish it! In your case it was a moment of weakness. You didn t mean it And didn’t understand the consequences. Repent, read God s promises as quoted to our friend s message. And keep positive. When we re with God nothing is against us. god is our shield, our fortress, our refuge. Read Psalms.