does anyone here besides me ever question why we have ocd? i wonder that alot and i don't know what God is using it for. thoughts please
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It is an anxiety based disorder. We do the compulsive things to take away our anxietys and other feelings about something or maybe more than 1 thing. I believe it is a chemical imbalance. I take medicine for it and it is real quiet now. Praise the Lord. I am praying for you.
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It has also to do with personality. I know I have an obsessive mind. I have a tendency to analyze things to death. That makes it harder to see the over all picture, so I keep focusing on the detail a lot more than the big picture. Also perfectionism, and definetly fear and anxiety of the consequences of things if I dont do or say certain things. I hope this helps a little. Thanks.
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I question why!
One of my biggest questions is why doesn't God take away our OCD so that we may love him with our feelings? Or at least take away the religious obsessions? True love is present only where fear is not, and I wonder why God does not allow us the freedom to love.
The only reason I can think of is that this fear continues driving us to Jesus. But then, why not allow us the comfort of the 'feeling' that our sins are forgiven?
Who knows. But we should be like Job, who said: "Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him".
One of my biggest questions is why doesn't God take away our OCD so that we may love him with our feelings? Or at least take away the religious obsessions? True love is present only where fear is not, and I wonder why God does not allow us the freedom to love.
The only reason I can think of is that this fear continues driving us to Jesus. But then, why not allow us the comfort of the 'feeling' that our sins are forgiven?
Who knows. But we should be like Job, who said: "Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him".
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very insightful. the great thing is that God knows we are genuine, but i can't help but worry like you talk about where the fear drives it. i have to think back when i became saved before i had ocd; it's comforting, there was not this kind fear, just conviction and God's calling for Jesus! it was and is grace!!!
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