Love this! As someone who struggles with ocd thoughts this is a big comfort. I am currently studying about mental health and can’t wait to help those who need it ! Thank you for sharing
Thanks so much Brooke! I too have found that learning more about mental health helps to make what we are struggling with less intimidating and scary. God bless!
My brother, we must be living the same life… I was raised Catholic then became Protestant, and I just recently chose to become celibate for Christ (as I have SSA). I also struggle with OCD. Thank you so much for your videos, and for your incredible and faithful presentation of the Gospel.
I'm back to doubting my salvation again. Read 6 chapters of John yesterday, little bit of Ecclesiastes and Psalms and still struggling... it's really hard. I'm trying to enter in His rest but my flesh wants to be legalistic so bad...
Like it says in scripture, our flesh wars against our spirit. It reminds me of that verse where Paul cries out "who can save me from this body of death?" While our struggles here on Earth are VERY real, we know that we will not always be in this flesh. If you are struggling with doubt, I have found a helpful verse to be 2 Timothy 2:13. If we believe not yet He abideth faithful: He cannot deny Himself.
I experienced the same fear at 19 or 20 while in the Navy. I’d walk around feeling dread much of the time. To top it off I went to a church where they laid hands on me to be baptized with the Holy Ghost to speak in tongues; I couldn’t and it was the worst experience I ever had in a church. Thank God he brought me through those awful times spiritually to today with greater understanding in the true simplicity of the gospel and knowing Jesus will never lose me. Satan takes massive delight in torturing uneducated believers over the possible blasphemy of the Holy Ghost. Thanks Jack for a great two parter talk, I’m glad you were shepherded by our Savior through that dark time too :)
Thanks so much brother for this 2 part series. I listened intently to both. I am very embarrassed that until I subscribed to your channel, I had never heard of religious OCD. Even though I am approaching 400 years old, I can still learn new things...smiles. Listening to your experiences helps me to know to deal with compassion and sensitivity to anyone who struggles. As I told you once, I did go for counseling while at a Christian Service organization as I was told I was depressed. Sadly, I had to keep it quiet due to people's attitudes regarding such. It made me feel worse and less of a Christian. Jerkwagon...I like that word. Although my counselor scared me half to death with his first question (as I told you) it ended up being quite helpful to me. Brother, I have a lot on my plate right now, but I wanted to come in and say always know you have a friend who loves you and thanks the Lord for you.
Thank you so much brother. I totally agree that there is always something new to learn whatever it may be. Doesn't that make life more exciting also? Much love to you brother as well :) God bless!
That sounds like me. I stay in bed many days... Never experienced anything like this in my life. I don't exactly have support... It's hard. Yes WHY???? Condemnation. I understand this so much 🥺😥. Me...praying for a rapture dream. The thoughts.... 🥺.... I have retrusted Jesus a lot.
I understand Freya. Like I have said many times, God is with us even in the dark places. Though we may not "feel" God, our salvation is not based on our feelings.
Ok so i think my OCD was messed up and today I've had bunch of bad thoughts and confusion and feel if I said them but I haven't and I was getting on RU-vid and had a message saying Jesus wants to talk to you or something like that and said accept or reject and in my mind I said accept but at the same time I had reject in my head and I feel if I said it and I think I said it on purpose, what if I said it? I'm having a feeling that I did and I'm starting to feel isolated and starting to feel dead and I was upset and crying. Can someone help?
Hey I know what you are saying and I've gone through that exact same thing and I am so sorry that you are struggling with this. I want you to know, God loves you. And that no matter what you have done period, God loves you, his love in unconditional. Period. God loves you so much he would rather die than live without you, so in his Love he sent his Son Jesus Christ who was himself in the Flesh and Jesus lived a righteous sinless life in your place because he knew you couldn't do it, none of us can ever since Adam sinned we've all became sinners. I'm a sinner, your a sinner all of us are sinners but God still Loves us, so he came down to earth as Jesus Christ (the New Adam) the perfect Adam who was here to fulfill the law on our behalf, and then when he fulfilled his ministry he went to the cross and willing gave up his life, shed his precious blood (incorruptible) and he died on the cross in order to pay the penalty (Romans 6:23 = wages of sin is death) he died with you in mind he knew you before you were ever born, he created you and he died to save you, and his body was buried putting away the old crucified dead man in Adam, and then he Rose again from the dead! Giving us new life in Christ! Isn't that awesome and the only thing he wanted us to do is believe he did it for us. Do you believe Jesus died for your sins, do you accept the payment he made for you, do you believe in him and what he has done alone for you accomplished salvation? If you do, you are S,A,V,E,D Saved! And now won't you thank him for saving you? I hope this helps, God bless!
@@cfoles1 I feel if I'm in danger, I wasn't doing the right thing today and was having bad thoughts and started having tics and now I feel if I said them and i feel my heart hardened, don't feel ok anymore and starting to not repent of my sins. I have thoughts to accept Jesus but I keep not doing it and feel if I'm refusing to and I don't know what to do and feel if I did something wrong. I'm starting to not really seek any help or pray anymore. I was on the phone with my grandmother and was acting weird and wasn't feeling ok and now I feel if I did something wrong. I was watching a video then I started to feel my heart go against God and was having bad thoughts and feel if I said them. I prayed last night and my mind was focusing on bad things and I feel if I did something wrong. I pray but end up not having faith, I'm starting to have unforgiveness and now I feel if I'm not forgiven of my sins and now I feel if I'm going to Hell no matter what and don't know what to do. I started having anxiety and fear about things and I started having thoughts saying negative things and feel if I meant them in my heart, I try to pray but I start to feel myself worship idols and don't have faith. I don't know what to do, I had a bad thought this morning and I had a tic issue and did it on purpose and now I feel if I said it, I was helping someone plant their flowers and I was told to water the big ones for about 5 minutes and the little ones for 3 and I did but I didn't have a timer and just assumed 5 minutes were up so I told the person I was done and they payed me but now I feel if I did something wrong and feel if I didn't do them right and feel if I stole something and now I don't know what to do and feel if I did something wrong.
@@zacharypoe6371 Hey are you saved by what you do or what Jesus did? Jesus right? If you know that is how you are saved then think of it like this Doubt: I do such bad sins (I) not Jesus Now think about Jesus Jesus doesn't sin at all But I have evil thoughts? (Again I not Jesus) Now think about Jesus (Jesus doesn't have bad thoughts) And here is the best part! By God's grace, Jesus was condemned to death in your place so you could credit for his righteous life! (Christ died for my sins) Repeat that Christ died for my sins Alright so then after he died for your sins, he was buried and he put away your past forever (our old man is dead and buried with Christ!) And then to give us NEW life in him, he ROSE again from the dead! Do you believe the Lord Jesus Christ what he did this for you was all you needed for salvation to go to heaven? Do you believe in him as your Savior? If you do you are Saved Ephesians. 1:12-14 and saved is forever, believe once = saved forever it's not you saving you. I've been in the OCD intrusive thought doubt mindset. But believe me: If you want to be saved, you can be period, that isn't the Devil giving you desires that is God giving you those desires because he loves you, so believe the gospel and then rest knowing you are secure in Christ. No longer in Adam, but in Christ! Now thank the Lord for your salvation and rest in his Love and grace. Think of a chess board, if you have believed the gospel once believing on Jesus alone as your savior, you have the board (the rock) which is Christ now your old man (Adam) is the black pieces and the Devil is playing on that side, and you now have the new birth (the white pieces) God will teach you and guide you how to play and have victory of the Devil and your flesh, remember your secure the board is yours (just as you are secure in Christ) but you right now are playing and falling for the same trap of the Devil over and over again. You keep losing the battle over and over again in the same way, one doubt, or one bad thought and you snap, you lose, God wants you to see your standing in Christ and know it is FINISHED just like he said! now grow my brother. Learn the trap (the threat isn't real). Your secure in christ now grow from the Lord, depend on him. The enemy is real he is smart and powerful, he doesn't play fair, he will mock you, mess with your mind, and use everything he can do bring you down. But know this, he is a defeated foe, the Battle was won at Calvary, Jesus our Lord and Savior has gone before us and wants us to look to him and grow in his Word! Now rest secure my brother in your position in Christ and remember our thoughts don't define us. Your distaste for these thoughts is ample proof you don't want them! So don't give up, set those pieces back up, remind yourself my faith in in Jesus Christ alone and his finished work for my salvation, and I'm going to heaven because of him. Thank the Lord and start playing again. And whenever the enemy plays a sly move with your flesh (doubt, bad thought, fear) don't quit and resign, remind yourself you are secure in Christ and keep going depend on the Lord and this Word and pray for your brothers in Christ! I will be praying for you!
@@cfoles1 I don't know what to do, I wasn't doing the right things today and now I'm starting to not remember what I did and I feel if I said the bad thought last night. I had a bad thought saying the unforgivable sin and I said Spirit and now I feel if I said it and now I feel if I did the unforgivable sin. Starting to have a lot of anxiety and starting to not focus on God anymore and feel my heart not ok.
@@zacharypoe6371 here is your problem, you are right, it is YOU! You used the word (I) 12 times! Not once did you say, but Jesus, that is why you are panicked. Just rest in this Romans 5:6, when WE were yet without strength, CHRIST died for the UNGODLY Are you ungodly, I know I am, and I can guarantee you know you are by what you said (my heart is not right) that is right it is not, neither is mine, but CHRIST is! JESUS is God in the flesh His name JESUS means JEHOVAH SAVES, CHRIST means the anointed one, the Holy one! JESUS fulfilled the law for you perfectly, No bad thoughts, no bad deeds, no sin, without blemish, perfect JESUS died in for your sins, he took credit for how you lived in your place so you could take credit for how he lived! He was buried putting away the dead man (you) that had just died for your sins (even though it was Jesus in your place) And He rose from the dead as you giving you a new birth (eternal life) perfect never to die again, so you could go to HEAVEN! It is finished! Do you believe he did this all for you, and by what JESUS did that was enough to take you to heaven? If so, God knows you Believe and seals you forever IN CHRIST! You become God's Child (IN CHRIST) Now no longer under condemnation. I still get doubts about myself, bad feelings, but I know Jesus did it all for me to go to heaven, by his Life death burial and ressaurection! Now So when you get a bad thought, it will come. The Devil will put these thoughts in your mind and then accuse you of them. Think of them like an annoying fly you could spend your whole time just trying to crush the stupid fly, or you could just rest that Jesus has already purchased your salvation at Calvary. Sure the fly is still there and he is annoying for now, but just remember (I am save in Christ) Let me ask you a question? Do you believe in Jesus as your savior? If you do, you are SAVED John 3:17 John 6:47 John 3:15 Not he who feels good or doesn't have bad thoughts has everlasting life, but he that believes!
What about the verse before it that says we are not under law? If there is a verse that appears to have a contradiction, you are reading it wrong. Trust me I've done it. Also CONTEXT CONTEXT CONTEXT. Earlier in that exact chapter, the author literally says we are not under law. The author of this chapter was writing this to ENCOURAGE us to walk after the Spirit.
I did suffer from blasphemous thoughts a couple of times, but the most prominent issue with me was the obsessive worry regarding "did I do this, did I do that, am I unforgiveable" etc.
