Hi. I struggle the same thing and I think I am loosing my mind 🥺would love to speak with you

Such a great comment I wasn’t expecting to see. I have OCD that likes to latch onto whatever it can and I have to remind myself of how much worse it gets around 2 weeks before my period so I can be prepared. I literally feel like I could lose my mind in the blink of an eye. It’s so hard and so overlooked. I think this would be a great talk for Mark and Melissa’s female audience.

Awesome. Thank you guys so much for your comments and encouragement. I'm glad I'm not the only one, though I figured as such! Yes, it is such a difficult time of month when you have OCD. I think the same tools apply in these circumstances just as they do when not in those particular times of month. But it can be that much louder and harder to apply them!! 😞🙏🫂

You are so strong 💪

I experience the same thing every month!

Very kind of you

Thank you mark

We have to share Mark’s videos everywhere. People need this. He’s able to make it so practical. Very anointed to teach.

Totally got you friend....totally.

I cannot tell you how I would love to have heard this years and years ago. Absolutely brilliant teaching

@@sallykoch3526 Agree 100% Too many wasted years

Hi Shaneta, I have the exact same dynamic of unwanted, intrusive blasphemous thoughts. Please don't feel afraid - many of the saints have dealt with intrusive blasphemous thoughts as well. He is with you. How are you doing?

​@nathancook1905 how do u deal with it?

@@stella.201 I “dealt” with it by almost avoiding God. I was ashamed to talk to Him about it, I would get so anxious reading my bible, and I can remember feeling like I didn’t belong when sitting at church, but I truly dealt with it when I realized I still loved Him and needed Him. My fear told me I couldn’t be forgiven for these thoughts, but Romans 8:38-39 changed everything. I read it morning and night. When I got anxious I would recite it. And God is so good. I will never forget when I finally came to Him about it and begged Him to help me, I came across a tiktok video moments after about the topic of scrupulosity. The girl from the video then led me to Marks page and to therapy. Therapy helped me to understand what I was dealing with, but I truly believe prayer healed me. My prayers in the beginning were compulsive, but over time I just began to thank God for all the help He sent to me. I truly believe God works through His people. Marks podcasts on OCD helped me so much. I was diagnosed in December. It’s now eight months later and the anxiety and the thoughts that caused them are almost non existent. I don’t get anxious when I read anymore, and I enjoy my worship music again. I feel at peace at church, and I pray and talk to God again. I thank Him for the little things because it was tough a while ago. I see the things He’s done and is doing for me. Please know that God is with you. He has not left you, and never will. You are not your thoughts. I also recommend Strivings Within by Mitzi VanCleve. I read it and it helped me tremendously. I don’t respond too quickly here, I apologize, but you are more than welcome to message me on Facebook if you ever want to chat. I truly believe God sent all the resources that helped me, and He is with you, and I hope Marks channel will be a blessing to you. ❤️

I have been facing same battle but God knows exactly what we are going through and surely he will provide a way out for us amen❤

I have been facing same battle but God knows exactly what we are going through and surely he will provide a way out for us amen❤

Hi, The distance: Its a FEELING. Believe me, I've been there. You have to learn to trust His word, where He already promised you over and over again: I will never leave you nor forsake you. The feeling will come back eventually. Meanwhile he is trying to train you to depend/rest/rely on His word and NOT on your feelings. It's just training that many of us have also been through, including some if the great ministers that we admire. It's part of the process. Dont be afraid. He loves you dearly

@@sussanabegunde9608 Also it's accepting Gods Agape Love towards us..' we love Him because He ...first...Loved us..' He initiated His Love before we even believed in Him..and were dead in our sins..We can never love God enough . By accepting Christ as our Lord and Saviour and come to realize what the Finished Work of the Cross has accomplished for us ...the journey of loving Him begins and grows towards maturity...💖🇬🇧✝️🆓

Thank you all for your comments 😭

@@sussanabegunde9608 Thank you That has helped me too God Bless

@@sussanabegunde9608 thank you for this reminder! 🙏

Me too....reminders. I used to think I didn't...and would complain "why are they (pastors) talking about that again?" OH boy...have I learned the why! LOL! My hard head needs to hear it multiple times.

@@garlicgirl3149 I think accepting ourselves with all our human flaws is mixed in with our battle of faith...It's worth the fight..It gives us a glimpse of Gods Grace towards us...🇬🇧💖✝️🆓

I say listen again. I think that way addressed. You are not alone. Listen again my friend.

I habe that too. And my body goes into a freeze response. I squeezed anf braced my body to not feel emotions because it was too scary to feel. Now have to undo it all.

I see how avoiding also made me make more excuses and fears that turned me angry and hateful on the inside and just making me also not act good or being more truely genuine with love and also just blocks the love I also need to receive and give... And have been told how I do act so evil 😔 and yes how these emotions make me more negative even if the "good" was trying to teach me right but fail to be taught well and wanted to practise especially when I was convicted that I got to do "this" for God and not truly accepting Christ or really believe because of how I behave badly... Why I keep "running" or not step up and just want the easy way? Or told how I just want to manipulate God to do what I want but then argue with those thoughts even if so but really wish and need Him to take "control" with in me to change how he needs to grow me in that love, faith and character... So my "spiritually" laziness or apathy has also effected me. And keep telling my self I can't and only God can if he wants to or mad at it he's not giving what I need in my heart to do so... Where I could see if I was really nurtured correctly I would be so different and also be willing to do that for others too... But then reality also being fear based with you have to be "careful" of people too... Then I get mad at my self and God why do you have to let us be bad or evil to worry about this life so much as we can't trust anyone and even ourselves become untrustworthy 😔

Then also the thoughts and facts how we/I give in to the evil on so easily because we lack faith and love if God in us. Otherwise we would be choosing correctly to follow Christ and love or obey his word... But all still need love

Then what if the bad thoughts are also real? Because you didn't and couldn't fight it and even really struggled to have that. Faith and love for God/Christ from the Holy Spirit... And what was true to you you became also the liar to avoid people or also came from when trying to avoid sins but fell into other sins because of avoiding and lack of confidence training etc. But also when told we are to fully rely on God and not in our own strength or efforts and it's not the amount of faith it is who to have Faith in.

Yes, it says IF It were. That means it’s not possible:)

Hallelujah and Amen. Jesus is the conqueror. Trust only in Him. .

You didn't lose, don't give up or be fearful and pray.

What are your concerned battles? Maybe I can help.