Wow. I used to think God was the one pushing this on me and I was mad at Him for it because I just wanted time to rest. So glad God has been opening my eyes to this, HE’S the one who is patient, and I thought He was rushing me so I could go and help more and do more good in this world. I thought He was like “you can breathe again! good! now go help everyone! testify about this!” and I felt so guilty when I struggled because I believed that I chose to go back to my old problems even though God healed me of them, when the reality was, they never got healed, I was just in a good mood 😅. GOD is teaching ME to slow down.

If you apply what you believe is a good a solution impulsively, it will not work, because it is not genuine. When you attempt to give yourself compassion, but it is with the impulsive intent to help you not be anxious/sad/guilty/etc. then it will not work in the long run. If you give yourself compassion with real intent, with the time and dignity that it needs, with only the purpose of simply providing compassion to yourself, then you can begin again.

You know it's gonna be a BANGER when Mark uploads!!! Liked before I watched 💯

Benzo withdrawal brings me here, i’m 44 and determined ti life sober minded n start my healing journey 🙏 Your videos have been my lifeline day by day n i just ordered your book from Amazon, thank you and our Abba Father continue to bless you n family 😇❤️

Brother Mark with another gem that is unda di blood. Appreciate you brother

This is so true. I am learning so much about myself thru your videos. The sad thing is I seem to have almost all you talk about. I am learning to practice loving myself and I have been practicing receiving Father's Love for a while, but it has been a long slow journey. It is frustrating when you are in pain; you do just want a quick fix just to get out of it. Father told me a long time ago tho when I had a deadline for my healing; He said: You didn't get like this overnight and you are not going to get better overnight. (Something like that) Anyway, Thank you Thank you Thank you so much, to both you and Melissa for all that you put out there for us and for your humility and vulnerability. The world needs so many more like you. God bless you both and your family greatly.

Thank you so much!! This was a REALLY good video Mark. God is so good. Im crying listening to this. I need to slow down and im allowed to. Ive been spinning about being a narcissist, constantly hating myself and been so confused about what to do, how to heal. Im going to start my long journey by improving self talk. Ive always said awful things to myself. Now im going to be patient and instead of putting myself down im going to treat myself like I would a friend. I dont want to spin anymore or bounce in my mind constantly about whats wrong with myself. It has ruined my days. Thank you

I'm glad you applied the words fear, uncertainty, and doubt (F.U.D.) to this message. It's used a lot in investing and is what drives people to panic sell, usually at a loss. It's interesting that it can also drive us from long term healing if we're only looking to band-aid our struggles. Wealth isn't typically established overnight and neither is healing!

I think this way of thinking increases my anxiety before going to school. I feel like I will fail the moment I walk in, but that's the thing It's okay.. It's a process and it will take some time. This way of thinking also makes me not want to pray or have anything to do with God. If Gkd doesn't fix my problem RIGHT THIS SECOND, then I wont pray to him. Simple as that. The crash in my life, is when my grades started plummeting. I run from a lot of emotions, it shows because I feel a sense of euphoria or immense postiveness which is another symptom of my delusions. I always say that I want to go back to last year. But then I realize that last year my problem was slowly creeping up to me. I felt it last period the hardest (major delusional/paranoia thinking) I was mean to people for no reason and I made friends with people I felt like I didn't even like. That maybe is a delusion as well. I hated the way I seen people, I seen people like robots, like people didn't have personalities and I could just make them up in my head. When I was hit with reality, I disliked it. I was unscared of presentations.. I had people's faces and personalites made up in my head like I programmed them myself.. Why would you be afraid of presenting infront of mindless robots? If I sound delusional, I probaly am. This is either how I truly feel and it maybe is the truth or I just wasn't scared of presenting in general. 😓. I did a presentation in one of my classes and it felt like I MADE myself have anxiety and I felt like I was gonna cry. I ended up looking down the whole time and had a shaky voice. I walked back to my seat seeing two girls holding in their laughs. I lose enjoyment A LOT. I can't even watch anime or movies without thinking and thinking. Quick fix thinking has impulsified my delusions. It makes me go crazier and it feels overwhelming. I go to the library instead of facing going to lunch. I hide and hide from everything. If I don't, I think like everything can be fixed like THAT! I've already noticed how much Quick-Fix thinking doesn't do me good. I've been dealing with this problem since the beginning of the year. I'm not consistent in praying, instead I think like this day will be over and I will be fine but it is always the complete opposite and by the end of the day all hell breaks lose. I fight with everyone at home, my relationships are damaged, I can't be nice to anyone without having delusions. I think like everything can fixed so quickly and when I end up failing in one class I feel so dissapointed and beat myself up for it and just give up and hide away or if I have to be present in that class then I will close my eyes and put my head down.

This is SO good, Mark! If I’d have watched it in January I would have saved $4,000. 😂

Just wanted to say thank you for this video (and all your videos) and help you continue sharing the love of God to us OCD folks

Thank you, Mark, for the reminder that it's a journey. I can get in that quick fix mentality and this was a great reminder. God bless!

🎉 Thanks for the awesome lesson ❤😊

Wow.

I said this out loud a few times today. God signs 🙏 ✨️ god is saying slow and steady wins the race.

I found your video one day when I was dealing with OCD and couldn’t take it just felt so frustrated I looked up ocd Christian in desperation & you popped up & im sooo happy I found these videos I’ve improved since. Not where I’d like to be but making process and it means the world to me to not be in that place anymore

Thank you mark

Absolutely love your channel

I used to be really compassionate to myself two days ago.

Thanks! This is reallllly challenging.

Excellent! Thank you for your words…they feel like a fresh word from God!

So needed, Mark. Thank you brother from another mother ❤️

Hello Mr. Mark, this is Jeff. I am currently taking medication for my OCD called fluoxetine, and it has been really helpful in managing my symptoms. However, I do understand that this medication does not cure OCD, and I sometimes feel sad and guilty because I have thoughts like "I thought God was going to heal me." Although I do believe that God will heal me one day, I also understand that there is no quick fix for OCD and that this journey will take time.

This badge system is wonderful!❤

Thanks!

This was really helpful Mark! Seriously I’m going to share this teaching with my Life Group!!

It was such a blessing to listen to this as I was going for a walk at the end of a long day. I could feel myself cooling down from going too fast throughout the day. It’s so easy to fall pray to the speed of the day! You had mentioned looking at your feet and thinking one step after another. So timely for me! Thank you!

Im back listening ❤

Wow

Gosh, I needed this reminder! I've been on a good pace in my healing journey, and in the last few weeks, I hit a snag and felt pressure, shame, and a fearful hurry rush into my heart and thinking. That brought out a false core belief that "I am not good enough" and I'm not ok until I get "good enough". So, this video really helped me to slow down and sober up. I definitely feel more connected to God's love and perspective as I work through slowing down and finding contentment and enjoyment on the journey. (Which is much better than bouncing from perspective to perspective trying to find a quick fix) Thank you, brotha from anotha Motha!! (Ps. I'm praying for you that the Lord is willing and the creek don't rise🙏😆)

Im a quick fix addict in recovery. This video feels like it was made just for me.

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Praise to God the Father I can find this video that I really need, please support me in prayer for genuine transformation from God through mindset shifting from quick fix mentality to journey mindset 😇

Lol so true. I've felt like its a quick fix and I'd catch myself late realizing that it'll be a quick fix for me.

Im starving for learning with a heart journey. I am having difficulties being teachable.

Had the crash ✋️

Well I know that my problems have been here close to all my life.. I'm trying to accept that this thing is a journey, not there yet but I'm getting there. So is love really felt? I understand love to be an action. You can stop talkin' bout me as soon as you can 🤣

This clears up so much- I did have a question. How do I embrace and openly welcome the journey when my mind has doubt?

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