Pray for me.

[polishmanmike]

you are concentrating on facts dude, quit looking at facts and circumstances and look at the TRUTH, Jesus said that if you confess Him with your mouth as Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved. If you believe onto Him and abide in Him you are good to go. Thats the truth. Doesnt matter how hard the facts and circumstances are hitting you ALWAYS hold on to the truth. And when the doubts come remember that the Word says that devil is a liar and a father of them! on the other hand it also says that Jesus' burden is LIGHT and His yoke is EASY. If what you are feeling is not light nor easy.....but drilling straight through your soul....we all know who that it, the enemy. Remember u and I are useless, and we dont deserve the salvation but you know what? oh well God out of His love and mercy gave it to us anyways, so next time devil attacks you telling you, that ur not saved, remind him who is your Lord that lives in you, that He selected u and that He will not let you go. Lay hands on your head and plead the blood of Jesus over youself, outloud, let the enemy know that u AINT PLAYIN. Plus if u werent saved, devil would do everything in his power to make u think that u are and would leave you alone, wouldnt that make sense? if the enemy is wounded u wont tell them, so head up, we re on hell's most wanted but u know that Luke 10:19 says, He gave us all authority over the scorpions and spiders, and nothing by any means will harm us. Hold on to the truth, if the junk is depressing you making u broken and busted, well Jesus said that he will be light and easy, so we know who is naggin on you, liar and the father of them, the Word says
PEace, feel better

Read John 15, then Galatians 5:22-23, we want those fruits by abaiding, love, peace, joy...

pm me if u wanna talk,
read my testimony out in the threads maybe Holy Spirit will minister to you through that

 

[Ransomd]

Hey Rion,
I stumbled on your post while looking for help for my wife. She struggles with many of the same issues you seem to so I thought I would let you know that you are not alone in your sufferings. She has had these doubts and fears for almost 3 years now. We have tried several meds, psychiatry, and Christian psychology, none with lasting results. The fact of the matter is that, like you, she is a Christian, as evidenced by her fruit. I am no expert but I have read every book on OCD and scrupulosity I can get my hands on and have attended every appointment with her. Some of the best ideas I have come up with to give her some relief are as follows:
1. While they are good questions, they are also OCD and need to be treated and mentally labeled as such.
2. When you are stuck on them, try picturing a big red stop sign and telling yourself to stop focusing on them. (until 3)
3. Designate some time during the day to spend just thinking about your questions. During that time think ONLY about your OCD doubts and questions. When they pop up other times in the day try #2 and telling yourself you will attend to them later.
4. I am in the process of having my wife tape record the questions that plague her during the day. She seems to think they are many, while I think many of them probably are the same questions asked multiple ways. I don't know if you feel the same way but she often says "How can anyone know when there are so many questions..." Hopefully this will help her to realize that she only needs Faith to bridge a few gaps, not infinite questions.
5. Remember, Faith isn't having the answers to all your questions and it's not about how you feel. It is trusting the Character of the One who does have all the answers.
I hope something here helps! If there is any way I can help let me know, I'd be happy to try and narrow and organize your questions/doubts down when I do hers if you want to email them to me. I will also pray that God will make you FEEL (because it is comforting) sure of what you hope for and certain of what you do not see!
Peace

 

[Rion]

Sorry it's been so long since I posted here, the issues with the place made me reluctant to post.

Guys, just pray for me. Every time I think about something spiritual related lately, it's getting bad again. For quite a while I was pretty good but now it's getting to the point that I can't see how God would want anything to do with me. I know it's my mind but it's so frustrating!

Hope most of you are doing well

 

[HeatherG]

Sorry it's been so long since I posted here, the issues with the place made me reluctant to post.

Guys, just pray for me. Every time I think about something spiritual related lately, it's getting bad again. For quite a while I was pretty good but now it's getting to the point that I can't see how God would want anything to do with me. I know it's my mind but it's so frustrating!

Hope most of you are doing well

Praying for you, Rion.

Heather

 

[gracealone]

Sorry it's been so long since I posted here, the issues with the place made me reluctant to post.

Guys, just pray for me. Every time I think about something spiritual related lately, it's getting bad again. For quite a while I was pretty good but now it's getting to the point that I can't see how God would want anything to do with me. I know it's my mind but it's so frustrating!

Hope most of you are doing well

I'll be praying for you also, Rion. I'm so sorry you are experiencing such a rough time with the thoughts right now.
Mitzi

 

[Emma!]

Praying for you

 

[Honestly]

I found this site a couple of days ago, but I've not posted on it, but I feel drawn to it, like God's pushing me back here.

I have severe "Pure O" OCD. Most of my waking hours are spent, mentally if not physically, arguing with the uncontrollable doubts in my head over God, Jesus, and the Bible. It'll go from one thing to another, like how can I trust the Bible is accurate, how can I tell if God is out there, etc. I squish one thought down with logic, reason, and facts, and another pops up. Although I can function enough to keep a job I'm in constant torment. There have been days when the only thing that kept me from killing myself was that my mother could not handle it. I do not want to offend God but at those times it seems so obvious that he wouldn't blame me for taking my life due to how terrible my pain is and how I want to die not only to escape it, but to ensure I do not lose my faith in Jesus. I know I need treatment but I cannot afford it. I am not here to beg for money, but part of my posting was to ask for all of you to pray that I can find some way to get the treatment I need. I have had this for over a decade now, but I didn't seek treatment for it because I did not know what it was until recently (I thought of OCD was like on T.V.) and because some of the doubts that crept into my mind was "what if I only have faith because I'm ill? What if I get better and I lose my faith." I know it sounds stupid but when it gets going I can't tell and I get really scared.

Recently in a moment of weakness I asked God how He can let people like us suffer like this, not just myself, but all of us who have mental health issues. I understand, I think, as I calmed down and studied the issue and thought on it, but it's like half my brain refuses to believe it. Now, my mind keeps going back to "how could God let us suffer like this if he's out there" yet I understand that God did not create evil and that blaming God is wrong. This is all a result of pollution, enthropy, and the natural breaking down of what was planned to be a temporary system. Yet I feel this "thought" pushing upon me and I'm afraid it's going to consume me. No matter how much I pray and study the issue, the thoughts on this particular idea keep coming. I wonder if somewhere I truly feel this way, and perhaps that's why God never healed me all those times I've begged him to, or that I'm not really saved cause part of me wants to know why, if God is there, he won't heal us. I'm a Christian, I have been for over a decade and a half. I understand that God never promised any Christian and easy life, far from it, but the whispering thoughts keep pressing "why doesn't He? "why doesn't He?" And I'm afraid, so very afraid. I don't want to lose my faith. It's the only thing that's kept me alive for so long.

I ask and beg for you to pray for me. To ask God to help me through this. I can't ask anyone else. If I tell anyone in my family it's bound to get back to my mother. My father died this year, after a fight with cancer, and I haven't been able to tell her about it. Everytime I think I'm going to tell her, something goes wrong, and I feel I can't put any more pressure on her. I can't tell my other family because it will get back to her. I can't tell my church because it's likely to get back to my family or mom via prayer request. I have no one else to turn to, please pray for me.

I can truly feel your pain, for I too have suffered relentlessly at the hands of such a savage attack. I felt as if I had blasphemed the Holy Spirit time and time again. As a young teen and minister, I felt the need to help others...but I felt that my own situation was beyond any help. As horrible and depressed as I was, I never completely gave up on Christ.

I am proud to say that now I am now more confident of my salvation than ever before...even though evil thoughts sometimes still enter my mind. I realize that this earthen vessel (my body/mind) has many flaws, But my God dwells within and He is GREATER than them all!

You ARE in Christ my friend, and no doubt you have a very beautiful and creative mind..otherwise you wouldn't be attacked this way.

I love you truly and I am praying for you...
Be Encouraged, You CAN and WILL OVERCOME!

 

[amishparadise]

praying for you, and may your father RIP

 

[QUannie]

Rion,
How have you been?
I am praying for you!!

Q