This forum section: a gift?

[JoeJoe83]

I recently signed up for this forum and I noticed so many others having such similar situations such as me.

I have suffered from EXTREME anxiety because of obsessive thoughts. To the point where I felt disconnected from reality, dizzy, and sick to my stomach. And obsessive fears that I may have sinned because of something vague I may have said. (You'll notice that still today I only reference things I'm scared of vaguely and have very vague wording, this is the OCD.) Canceling, obsessive thoughts I don't mean, and worry about my life when I didn't believe.

I don't suspect it's possible to offend the Man Upstairs if you didn't believe in Him. Because if you didn't believe, the statement is then directed towards the man made aspects of religion, not the Divine.

Furthermore, if we suffered from mental anxiety, which is a product of a chemical imbalance in our mind, I hope we would be forgiven.

I hope that the worst is behind me, as I've been doing better lately. I hope that this post can just add one more drop the pile, so others will not feel alone in this fight. I went in mild panic mode just a few minutes ago and found this forum section and I feel like I was guided here to relieve my pain.

Maybe the gift we recieve from above is sometimes given to us through each other on Earth!

Thank you for reading!

 

[MrFreshdew]

its pretty that Jesus can use anything to change anyone

 

[goldenviolet]

He saved us, not because of the good things we did, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins and gave us a new life through the Holy Spirit. Titus 3:5

sin is sin. we are sinful; i doubt the Lord picks it apart to each and every little account. us with OCD do though. but i doubt the Lord does. God's word teaches compassion beyond understanding. forgiveness without hessitation, and mercy covering all our troubles. it does take practice of filling up on God's great wonderous gifts to grow to a comfortable maturity in the Lord.

38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39

practice filling up on God's promises...

By wisdom a house is built, And through understanding it established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures. Proverbs 24:3

 

[wiggsfly]

This place is helpful in some of the tough times. I know it always makes me feel better too.

I do find it pretty cool that sometimed in our worst moments we can stumble across something like this board that really helps.