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[OCDyeahyouknowme]

i have a problem and was wondering if anyone else has gone through this. This morning i was jogging, and thought to myself that i will check my email, cause a dear friend of mine was going to email me. It kinda made me excited to think that im gonna get a email from them and couldnt wait until i read it. Then i started to think "do i get more excited about reading someting from a friend than something from God, like bible reading" , and i tried to shrug it off and i know its ok to enjoy stuff and i can enjoy stuff in a way that would glorify God, but this really bothered me. And I started to think "well, if i was trully a christian, then i would enjoy God more than anything else" and i would like to think that I do, but this has really got to me. Has anyone been through this? Should I just shrug it off and move on?

Joe G.

 

[JohnnieGuy]

It's a great thing you feel you should love God more. I do that too. It's one of the greatest evidences you are a true Christian.

What would be bad is if you didn't worry about it, no?

Your love for Him will grow the more time you spend with Him.

 

[frank1234]

God wants us to enjoy life. He says it himself in the book of ecclesiastics, that there is nothing better under the sun for us to do than to eat and drink and be mery. So there is absolutly noting wrong about getting excited for something in this world(as long as it's not sinful things).Of course we put priority to spiritual matters like studying the bible and praying and fellowshipping with believers, but that does not mean we should not enjoy our life.It's the "condemnation" mentality that is telling you not to enjoy those things. Your enjoyment of God is totaly in a different catagory(spiritual), so don't let condemnation dictate and ruin your life. Most OCD sufferers(like myself) have condemnation mentality, which is fear based, but God's reaction towards these things is love and peace and enjoying of the life He has given us, with understanding that we put seeking His kingdom first in our lives. God bless you brother.

 

[keryakos]

I agree with Frank on this it is one thing to be devout its another thing to have a condemnation mentality

 

[JohnnieGuy]

Also, yes, by God's grace He gave us life, breathed us into motion, He knit us together in our mother's womb. He knows every thought you think it before you think it and the very hairs on your head are numbered. He loves us and loves us SO MUCH that He died so we could enjoy a relationship with Him. But He also gave us life, and He wants us to glorify Him as our Creator by enjoying it. Just remember also that He hates sin, and as you grow in your relationship with Him you will hate it more too. The more you love God, the more you will hate sin. Enjoy your life. Just bring glory to God in all you do. Give Him the reverence, obedience, and love He deserves for having created you.

JG