This Does Not Make Sense

[Hermit7]

A few weeks ago, I was planning on buying some furniture for my appartment using Ikea.

Somehow, along the way, the thought about me "wanting" to trade away my salvation for an Idea coupon spawned.

And now that the time has come to use that coupon, makes me feel that if I use it, then I actually forfeiting my salvation. I'll be honest. This all sounds silly. But why does it feel real enough for me to worry about it?

I mean, I could just "not" use it for a discount. But my parents are going with me and if I use my OCD as an excuse, I'll feel like a fool. But at the same time, it feels like God is telling me "Oh so you seek the approval of men rather than Me!"

What am I to do?

_Hermit

 

[babegirl111]

USE THE COUPON!!! Its just your ocd, and you have this same obsession with a lot of things so you should know its just your ocd messing with you, believe me ive been there!!

 

[SoldierOfSoul]

USE THE COUPON!!!

I second this.

You know the truth, you know this is ridiculous, let the anxiety come if it will. God loves you and He understands what your going through, the thoughts are lies, remember that. Hold on to what is real in Christ.

 

[1-4 All OurGodAll 4-1Sad]

Hey Hermit7.Like the other two posts said.Use it.Its just your ocd abusing you.
You know that its not true(all the negative thoughts)and pretty much the more you feed the ideas the more things will stay the same or get worse.
When you first get a negative thought you need to dismiss it and try as hard as you can to not think that thought again/entertain it.Then do it again the next time another thought comes up you will eventually get rid of it.
Trust in God.You also need to realize that satan is real and he has an influence in negative things like these.Pray AND BELIEVE and stop entertaining the thoughts and that should go a long way towards helping things.
I had ocd for about 10 years always tapping my hand or foot or counting in sets of four,it could really get to me,go on for a long time.
At times i would do it in public or in front of people i knew(friends,family)and yea as you said,i would feel like a fool also.satan really does have his hand in this stuff also.Gods real and so is satan and he will do ANYTHING to occupy your time,stress you out,not letting you become who you could for God etc.
What i also found helped was realising that i was ONLY DOING IT to hurt myself,FULL STOP,and wasn't going to let myself suffer anymore when I DIDN"T HAVE TO.
You can stop,you just have to stop it ,forcibly.Just quit it,say and do it no more.
You will slowly improve if you pray and believe AND IF YOU FORCIBLY stop yourself from doing it.YOU DON"T HAVE TO DO IT.And i don't mean because you know that nothing will happen,(which it never does)but you don't have to do it because of the habit .JUST STOP DOING IT.
And on top of all that it makes God sad and satan happy.
Beat it,JUST STOP IT.
Trust in God and no more ENTERTAINING the thoughts.
Ill be praying for ya to.
I know what its like and i hated it.