Thank you, Mark, for this helpful video. I felt like I was on a tight rope trying to stay perfectly in God's will for my life.There was no joy in my Christian journey. I now realize it was my O.C.D.
I can't wait until I can get some me-time and watch this properly with a nice hot cuppa in hand. Very timely video it seems! I've been praying about this exact thing. All I've managed to handle in the last few months is just the verse of the day. Blessings from Aus 🇦🇺
You just described me and what my problem is while reading the Old Testament for the first time!! I've been afraid here in Genesis everyday and questioning almost everything! I'm sceincerly grateful for your sound words. Thank you, Mark Dejusus😊
Thank you for sharing this Mark because I have done this. I have had OCD for many years and as God has been helping me work through OCD I am starting to see things I have done. You just do not see as much when your in it. As you work through it more, then you see oh that is what I was doing. I am so glad you have this channel and you understand OCD because when I was diagnosed it was heard of but there was not things like all your talking about out there yet. Also Scrupulosity is something I learned about later. I believe I have that as it is like a religious OCD. So I am 56 and I have learned a lot lately about all I have gone through and deal with with OCD. God has been with me through all of this even when I did not realize it. Your channel is a blessing. Keep doing what your doing. I think the hardest thing was when I would say talk to someone or confide in someone and they would get stressed out or upset with me because no one chooses OCD. So those who do not understand it do not have a understanding of it as someone who is in it. So thankful you for sharing and helping so many. God bless you.
I’ve always had a compulsive desire to memorize as many verses of Scripture as possible (over 10 pages worth 😵💫) in order to sound biblically intelligent around others. I judge myself as a Christian at times by how much biblical knowledge I have and always feel the need to impress others with my knowledge. Funny thing is, I do a horrible job of it. I can rarely recall anything while in a conversation with someone else. I now firmly believe that God keeps me from doing so because He knows I’m trying to glorify myself, not Him. ✝️
Oh boy, this one hits home. Thank you. I get into this cycle of doing “good” with reading first thing in the morning. And then, life happens and I don’t read as often.. or when I do, I obsess over the fact that it’s not long enough or not meaningful enough. I feel that somehow God is displeased with how I’m setting aside time with Him, or lack thereof.
Miss, don't get me wrong. I was surprised to see a channel with a checkmark commenting on Mark's video, so I went to check what kind of a channel it was. So allow me to say this without condemnation but as an encouragement - please dress modestly. The Bible teaches us to do so, so as not to provoke anyone to sin and not to tempt anyone. It is out of love for the brother that we should do this.
Maaan!!! I am sooo thankful for you and your ministry, Mark! FINALLY, someone who understands and can clearly explain this struggle! God bless you! 😭🙏❤️
Thank you so much for your teaching and guidance over all your videos helping those with these difficult challenges. I struggle so much to the point of deep depression and self condemnation. OCD/SCRUPULOSITY is an awful and often debilitating condition. It can even take many years to start healing, but God is faithful and uses people like yourself to help, explain and support so many through this bondage to set free when possible 🙏 thank you and please keep bringing these very helpful and informative videos 🙌
Hey Mark, I’ve been really struggling with ocd and addiction these last couple years. Every single day I’ve tried to quit smoking weed but I can’t quit unless I have a trigger free day from my ocd theme/fear. Problem is that this fear is something having to do with my health and future health of my family. So it holds very deeply within me. Every single day, Nomatter what I do, where I go, I see a trigger. If I go on social media I see it there, if I go outside I see it there, if I go to the park to clear my mind at that exact moment I will see a trigger there. I’m exhausted and close to giving up, I don’t know what to do. It’s like the universe is conspiring against me Mark, I feel like I’m losing it. You can’t make it up how bad this is and how is it possible to see triggers regarding my theme everywhere. Thanks for everything you do Mark. Appreciate you.
Sometimes when I listen to your videos I have to laugh at myself because of the accuracy in which you peg exactly what I am going through. I am thankful to the Lord because I know that he uses you for times of need for me and many others I have been avoiding my Bible for several months reading just a little here and there. However, I started reading it again and of course, some feelings of fear have risen up, and I have even avoided watching this video for several days out of fear even though I knew it had the potential to help me and it has I just want to say thank you.
This was extremely relevant as the new year brings up a lot of talk about daily bible reading, resolutions, etc.! I especially loved your point about being OK with not understanding something 100% and putting it on the shelf. I'm in the OT right now, and there's a lot of that. But you're right, God reveals His insights in His own timing.
literally my experience every single time. always turn to warnings of death, disease and poverty to the disobedient and sinful, I cannot tell you how many times I have spun out because of it 😭
Ditto, and praising God for it and for Mark's ministry. I wonder how many people have walked away from the faith because there was no one to explain it. Tragic. But God is good, and I believe 1 John 3:20. Praise God.
This is so often me, I am too hard on myself I'm a people pleaser and perfectionist, I am trying to starve it all I'm fasting from searching on Internet and Google. I'm wanting to learn a lot and relearn even unlearn...I have been In ditches. I want a real healing journey. I don't have anything figured out. ....I'm glad I have a pastor who admits she doesn't know e even thing and speaks of Grace often and I'm wanting to learn more about grace we both were brought up in a very legalistic church and my mother was very frightened and always spoke of end times in very fearful ways when I was a very young child. Praying for a new perspective
Other than the Bible, this is the realest and truest thing I’ve heard about myself 🤯. Your description of OCD people scares me because because you are literally describing how I walk everyday.
Good morning. Pastor‘s wife told me yesterday that my fear and anxiety is a sin. She quoted Philippians 4:6. She told me that the Bible commands us not to fear, and when I do not follow this command, then its sin. I tried. I tried to tell her that it is not a sin to have a mental health issue. Because if having anxiety and fear is a sin, then that means having cancer is sin. I can’t find another church right now and I’m not going to run. I love these people. They are my family and I’m going to try to just chalk this up to her not understanding and being educated about what mental health really is. Her life and how she grew up and the things that she has been exposed to are very different than what I have been exposed to. Just had to share. Maybe God can help us cone to understanding not division.
My son's struggle has lead him to ripping up his bible and throwing anything with scriptures on it out of his sight. Scrupulosity can make you act demented, anything I say about the goodness of God, he comes back immediately with a verse to back up his view of a vengeful God who hates him and has lead him into a trap, to send him to hell. Its terrifying to witness.
Scrupulosity is horrible! This ministry has been extremely helpful to me. Recently, I came across mention of mind binding spirits, so I ask Jesus for help with that.
@openarms2762 thank you, you're right. He did belong to a house group from church and loved it but sadly ocd/scrupulosity has caused such a mental shift that he refuses to have anything to do with church and his friends there. 2 years of his life were totally involved with church and socializing with friends there now he's been robbed of it. They are still praying for him but don't know the full extent of his breakdown.
Amazing insight and wisdom. So many of your points touched on years’ worth of my life regarding religious scrupulosity and Bible reading. Also rigid routines. And while the Lord has greatly blessed me through Bible reading, I always had a subconscious fear that I would find God‘s angry voice or condemnation against me in the Bible reading. Even though I have trusted in Christ for my salvation. I still fear condemnation due to the house/church environment I grew up in. My father was the pastor. Thank you again so much.
This was so good! I love the phrase reading the Bible through " grace goggles" I got that from another wonderful teacher on RUclips named David Benjamin
Hello Mark. I have been watching your stuff for the better part of 8 months now and I have benefited greatly from your content. I have to say that hearing from a handful of people with NDE’s (Near Death Experiences) that only 2.6% of people in general make it to heaven and 7.9% of all Christians has me seriously concerned. Although I am trying not to panic. It causes me to get to a place of fear and striving which also is not a way into the kingdom. Also, just disregarding that idea is not a safe bet either. Loving others is key 🔑 and being sold out for him is also 🔑. But how do you know if you are loving others enough or if you are sold out enough and what if you live with an alcoholic who is a narcissist and is emotionally neglectful at least and at times verbally abrasive and abusive at worst, but you can’t afford to leave (financially) or are sure that some of it’s not in your own head and you’re the one being selfish and too sensitive? I’ve been praying for him my whole married life of 33 years and he seemingly hasn’t budged, but in some ways has gotten worse. I sense that the Lord is coming back soon and we don’t have much time to get it right. How could I straighten it out and trust that God has me when there is so much pressure to get it right based on that statistic? Also I have been watching Chris Garcia out of Connecticut (I think) and it is really enriching my connection and intimacy with the Lord.
I'm sorry you're going through these things, that sounds like a lot going on. I don't normally comment but I want to tell you to not be concerned, logically speaking there is no way anyone could ever know the percentage of people going to Heaven and they are also visions most likely caused by DMT being released in the brain during an NDE, the equivalent of a drug trip and should be taken with a grain of salt. Overall, these minute details can distract from your goals that are fruitful of the Spirit, ones of (self) compassion, patience, love. If you are already influenced by the Holy Spirit to be called to live a fruitful life away from sin, then you are already chosen and elected, your salvation has already been stamped for approval. Take solace in that. As for your marriage, I dare not say a word as no one could tell you the best option, but I will say.. you deserve a life of joy as we are called to, not one of abuse.
@ Thanks for your encouragement. The once saved always saved is not a thing though so it makes me feel like maybe we can’t get comfortable and we have to work out our salvation with fear and trembling, like it says in the book of Mark. That really kicks up my OCD too. God bless you and I hope you have a happy new year.
My brain after watching this video: “yeah but what if” Lol but that aside, it’s still helpful. I wish there was some sort of scrupulosity support group in my area, it’s so helpful to know I’m not the only one who has these thoughts & compulsions.
thanks once again Mr Mark , my bible study can be a outright struggle in which I am trying to discipline myself to read a scripture a day in my morning at times I get scared that God will not be pleased.
But why should we believe the promises of love and not the promises of judgement and condemnation? Especially when the promises of condemnation so perfectly fit our life story.
I had no idea I was doing any of these things. Thank you Mark for opening my eyes, I honestly just thought I have a hard time reading the Bible. I am constantly looking at things the Israelites had to do from the Old Testament (besides obviously the Ten Commandments) and getting so freaked out that I need to be living my life the way it says in the OT. Does anyone have any advice on this?
once someone truly believes, they’re saved permanently, and God gives them the Holy Spirit as a downpayment. You can know you’re saved if you believe that Jesus died and rose, you accepted Him as Savior and Lord, then your life should begin to start changing and your desires too. And yes it takes time. Just continue to pray and read your bible.
Much of my family have been sick in 2024 and are still recovering bronchitis/pneumonia symptoms, and then Christian youtubers such as Melonie Mac and others just hit with terrible congestion. Hope people can start recovering quickly.❤💓❤
My man i had just a major blowout for the same exact reason. I spent weeks of denying my flesh reading the Bible and praying constantly, yet all i got out of it was mental torment and obsessive thinking how much i hate life and how the bible is really an living nightmare. I can endure those feelings for awhile but when they stay for days i just rage-quit and do what i please... Im done feeling bad about it. If im supposed to somehow survive those "attacks" then i can say to God with all honesty you haven't given me the power to do so. So im absolutely done feeling sorry for myself. There's nothing in this life that compares to trying to survive that. No amount if praying and reading the bible helps, actually it can make it even worse. I've been through this so many times over and over again that i don't think it even affects anything. Those Christian motivational videos always promise that if you just hold on there's something amazing just around the corner... If you believe those dumb videos life becomes really hellish, since you survive those attacks and nothing amazing happens, yet when you fail you'll think you missed out something. Maybe you don't even get what im saying but just a little bit of what's on my mind.
@ I get what you’re saying bro. I know those feelings. The solution is a moment by moment surrender of my will. If I’m not surrendered, everything goes bad. Underneath all my struggle is sometimes rebellion against God, resentment against God for past catastrophes and pride against God. So that’s where my struggle is right now, to surrender.
1.) When you feel guilty when cussing at God, is that Toxic Guilt or Christian guilt or Holy Spirit guilt? 2.) When you don't want to deny Jesus even if you will be shot because you will feel guilty denying Jesus, is that Toxic guilt or Christian guilt? 3.) When you are not comfortable with sin is that toxic guilt or Christian guilt? 4.) When you don't want to backslide because of guilt feeling, is that Toxic Guilt or Christian guilt? 5.) When you don't want to lie even if it causes you to something bad, is that Toxic Guilt or Christian guilt or Holy Spirit Guilt? If your Christianity is conscience driven, does that mean you're a False Convert? 2nd part: 1.) Is conviction when you feel uneasy when commiting sin? 2.) Is conviction when you hurt people and then felt bad and then felt uneasy until you apologize to that person? 3.) Is conviction when you cheat in school or lie and then feeling uneasy? 4.) Is conviction when you commit sin and then feel the urge to apologize to God? 5.) Can False Converts feel guilty or bothered when commitin sin? 6.) Also, does feeling guilty on sin neccesarily means that you are "True Christians"? Am I a False convert?
Yaa There is a question, who wrote the Bible? Who gave the authority to write the Bible? Please give your answer from the Bible only. Actually I like Christianity, I just have a few questions. एक सवाल है , बाइबिल किसने लिखी ? बाइबिल को लिखने का अधिकार किसने दिया? कृप्या अपना उत्तर केवल बाइबिल से ही दें। एक्चुअली मुझे क्रिश्चियनिटी पसंद है, बस सवाल है कुछ
The bible is the inspired word of God. Hebrews 1:1-2 says, “Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son [Jesus Christ].” God has spoken. The phrase “Thus says the Lord” occurs over four hundred times in the Old Testament, as the writers put forward in their writings that God has spoken. The phrase “God said” occurs over six hundred times in the Old Testament. So, human writers are delivering what God wants said. The way the New Testament writers express this claim is to say that the human writers of the Bible were “inspired,” that these writings are “God-breathed,” or that the people who wrote them were “carried along by the Spirit.” For example, the apostle Paul says in 2 Timothy 3:16, “All Scripture [that is, for him at that time, all the Old Testament books of the Bible] is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction.” The apostle Peter says in 2 Peter 1:21, “No prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.” The Bible was written by approximately 40 men of diverse backgrounds over the course of 1500 years. Isaiah was a prophet, Ezra was a priest, Matthew was a tax-collector, John was a fisherman, Paul was a tentmaker, Moses was a shepherd, Luke was a physician. They all proclaim the same one true God, and the same one way of salvation-Jesus Christ (John 14:6; Acts 4:12). Few of the books of the Bible specifically name their author. Here are the books of the Bible along with the name of who is believed by biblical scholars to be the author, along with the approximate date of authorship: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy = Moses - 1400 B.C. Joshua = Joshua - 1350 B.C. Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel = Samuel/Nathan/Gad - 1000 - 900 B.C. 1 Kings, 2 Kings = Jeremiah - 600 B.C. 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah = Ezra - 450 B.C. Esther = Mordecai - 400 B.C. Job = Moses - 1400 B.C. Psalms = several different authors, mostly David - 1000 - 400 B.C. Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon = Solomon - 900 B.C. Isaiah = Isaiah - 700 B.C. Jeremiah, Lamentations = Jeremiah - 600 B.C. Ezekiel = Ezekiel - 550 B.C. Daniel = Daniel - 550 B.C. Hosea = Hosea - 750 B.C. Joel = Joel - 850 B.C. Amos = Amos - 750 B.C. Obadiah = Obadiah - 600 B.C. Jonah = Jonah - 700 B.C. Micah = Micah - 700 B.C. Nahum = Nahum - 650 B.C. Habakkuk = Habakkuk - 600 B.C. Zephaniah = Zephaniah - 650 B.C. Haggai = Haggai - 520 B.C. Zechariah = Zechariah - 500 B.C. Malachi = Malachi - 430 B.C. Matthew = Matthew - A.D. 55 Mark = John Mark - A.D. 50 Luke = Luke - A.D. 60 John = John - A.D. 90 Acts = Luke - A.D. 65 Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon = Paul - A.D. 50-70 Hebrews = unknown, mostly likely Paul, Luke, Barnabas, or Apollos - A.D. 65 James = James - A.D. 45 1 Peter, 2 Peter = Peter - A.D. 60 1 John, 2 John, 3 John = John - A.D. 90 Jude = Jude - A.D. 60 Revelation = John - A.D. 90
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Thank you, Mark, for this helpful video. I felt like I was on a tight rope trying to stay perfectly in God's will for my life.There was no joy in my Christian journey. I now realize it was my O.C.D.
This is topical. I was just explaining to God why I don’t enjoy reading the Bible. I’ll definitely give this a listen. Thank you, brother.
"We are constantly compulsively trying to feel better." Amen😮
I can't wait until I can get some me-time and watch this properly with a nice hot cuppa in hand. Very timely video it seems! I've been praying about this exact thing. All I've managed to handle in the last few months is just the verse of the day.
Blessings from Aus 🇦🇺
You just described me and what my problem is while reading the Old Testament for the first time!! I've been afraid here in Genesis everyday and questioning almost everything! I'm sceincerly grateful for your sound words. Thank you, Mark Dejusus😊
Thank you for sharing this Mark because I have done this. I have had OCD for many years and as God has been helping me work through OCD I am starting to see things I have done. You just do not see as much when your in it. As you work through it more, then you see oh that is what I was doing. I am so glad you have this channel and you understand OCD because when I was diagnosed it was heard of but there was not things like all your talking about out there yet. Also Scrupulosity is something I learned about later. I believe I have that as it is like a religious OCD. So I am 56 and I have learned a lot lately about all I have gone through and deal with with OCD. God has been with me through all of this even when I did not realize it. Your channel is a blessing. Keep doing what your doing. I think the hardest thing was when I would say talk to someone or confide in someone and they would get stressed out or upset with me because no one chooses OCD. So those who do not understand it do not have a understanding of it as someone who is in it. So thankful you for sharing and helping so many. God bless you.
I’ve always had a compulsive desire to memorize as many verses of Scripture as possible (over 10 pages worth 😵💫) in order to sound biblically intelligent around others. I judge myself as a Christian at times by how much biblical knowledge I have and always feel the need to impress others with my knowledge. Funny thing is, I do a horrible job of it. I can rarely recall anything while in a conversation with someone else. I now firmly believe that God keeps me from doing so because He knows I’m trying to glorify myself, not Him. ✝️
Head knowledge vs. Heart knowledge. You can do this! ❤
Oh boy, this one hits home. Thank you. I get into this cycle of doing “good” with reading first thing in the morning. And then, life happens and I don’t read as often.. or when I do, I obsess over the fact that it’s not long enough or not meaningful enough. I feel that somehow God is displeased with how I’m setting aside time with Him, or lack thereof.
Mark DeJesus, THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART!
Miss, don't get me wrong. I was surprised to see a channel with a checkmark commenting on Mark's video, so I went to check what kind of a channel it was. So allow me to say this without condemnation but as an encouragement - please dress modestly. The Bible teaches us to do so, so as not to provoke anyone to sin and not to tempt anyone. It is out of love for the brother that we should do this.
Well, I actually was going to look up this video in your beautiful archives. ❤ Hallelujah thank you Jesus!
Maaan!!! I am sooo thankful for you and your ministry, Mark! FINALLY, someone who understands and can clearly explain this struggle! God bless you! 😭🙏❤️
Thanks
Thank you so much for your teaching and guidance over all your videos helping those with these difficult challenges. I struggle so much to the point of deep depression and self condemnation. OCD/SCRUPULOSITY is an awful and often debilitating condition. It can even take many years to start healing, but God is faithful and uses people like yourself to help, explain and support so many through this bondage to set free when possible 🙏 thank you and please keep bringing these very helpful and informative videos 🙌
Hey Mark, I’ve been really struggling with ocd and addiction these last couple years. Every single day I’ve tried to quit smoking weed but I can’t quit unless I have a trigger free day from my ocd theme/fear. Problem is that this fear is something having to do with my health and future health of my family. So it holds very deeply within me. Every single day, Nomatter what I do, where I go, I see a trigger. If I go on social media I see it there, if I go outside I see it there, if I go to the park to clear my mind at that exact moment I will see a trigger there. I’m exhausted and close to giving up, I don’t know what to do. It’s like the universe is conspiring against me Mark, I feel like I’m losing it. You can’t make it up how bad this is and how is it possible to see triggers regarding my theme everywhere. Thanks for everything you do Mark. Appreciate you.
Have you tried to beg God for deliverance? I had an addiction and God took it away
@ I’ve tried everything bro
Just three years ago, Mark only had 27,000 subscribers. Now your channel is blowing up. I am happy for you Mark :)
Sometimes when I listen to your videos I have to laugh at myself because of the accuracy in which you peg exactly what I am going through. I am thankful to the Lord because I know that he uses you for times of need for me and many others I have been avoiding my Bible for several months reading just a little here and there. However, I started reading it again and of course, some feelings of fear have risen up, and I have even avoided watching this video for several days out of fear even though I knew it had the potential to help me and it has I just want to say thank you.
I am SO glad I was recommended this channel. Even just today this topic is going to help me with what I'm facing
This was extremely relevant as the new year brings up a lot of talk about daily bible reading, resolutions, etc.! I especially loved your point about being OK with not understanding something 100% and putting it on the shelf. I'm in the OT right now, and there's a lot of that. But you're right, God reveals His insights in His own timing.
My OCD taught me, never flip to a random page thinking God is speaking when over half of it is prophetic warnings to Israel. Not fun.
That sounds like the secret recipe to a fun spin cycle 🔁😂
i have had that experience
lol 😂TRUE!
Yeah, I did this for a while. It kept hindering my relationship with God and accepting forgiveness.
literally my experience every single time. always turn to warnings of death, disease and poverty to the disobedient and sinful, I cannot tell you how many times I have spun out because of it 😭
Thank you brother. Your videos are so good it makes me realize God allowed me to cross your path for a purpose.
Ditto, and praising God for it and for Mark's ministry. I wonder how many people have walked away from the faith because there was no one to explain it. Tragic. But God is good, and I believe 1 John 3:20. Praise God.
This is so often me, I am too hard on myself I'm a people pleaser and perfectionist, I am trying to starve it all I'm fasting from searching on Internet and Google. I'm wanting to learn a lot and relearn even unlearn...I have been In ditches. I want a real healing journey. I don't have anything figured out. ....I'm glad I have a pastor who admits she doesn't know e even thing and speaks of Grace often and I'm wanting to learn more about grace we both were brought up in a very legalistic church and my mother was very frightened and always spoke of end times in very fearful ways when I was a very young child. Praying for a new perspective
This is SO GOOD. What an incredible, incredible blessing your ministry is, Mark. I praise God for how He is using you to minister to us. Well done!
Other than the Bible, this is the realest and truest thing I’ve heard about myself 🤯. Your description of OCD people scares me because because you are literally describing how I walk everyday.
I always appreciate your insight, thank you brother Mark 😌
I was needing a video exactly like this ❤
Mark!!!!! How are your videos exactly timely for when I need it??? 🥺🥺Praise God for you…May he bless you loads! ❤️
Happy New Year, Mark! Great to see you back after a few weeks 😊
Thank you Mark your video was very helpful to me.
Good morning. Pastor‘s wife told me yesterday that my fear and anxiety is a sin. She quoted Philippians 4:6. She told me that the Bible commands us not to fear, and when I do not follow this command, then its sin. I tried. I tried to tell her that it is not a sin to have a mental health issue. Because if having anxiety and fear is a sin, then that means having cancer is sin. I can’t find another church right now and I’m not going to run. I love these people. They are my family and I’m going to try to just chalk this up to her not understanding and being educated about what mental health really is. Her life and how she grew up and the things that she has been exposed to are very different than what I have been exposed to. Just had to share. Maybe God can help us cone to understanding not division.
Your Pastor's wife also is not interpreting scripture in context.
Accusation will not help someone to overcome fear. The Bible says that perfect love casts out fear.
Thanks!
My son's struggle has lead him to ripping up his bible and throwing anything with scriptures on it out of his sight. Scrupulosity can make you act demented, anything I say about the goodness of God, he comes back immediately with a verse to back up his view of a vengeful God who hates him and has lead him into a trap, to send him to hell. Its terrifying to witness.
Scrupulosity is horrible! This ministry has been extremely helpful to me. Recently, I came across mention of mind binding spirits, so I ask Jesus for help with that.
I recently came across mention of praying against mind binding spirits. I pray and ask Jesus for help with that. This ministry is so helpful!
@HS-tm4xe thank you 🤲
He might need to be in a group of people his age filled up with Grace, (JESUS love and understanding)
@openarms2762 thank you, you're right. He did belong to a house group from church and loved it but sadly ocd/scrupulosity has caused such a mental shift that he refuses to have anything to do with church and his friends there. 2 years of his life were totally involved with church and socializing with friends there now he's been robbed of it. They are still praying for him but don't know the full extent of his breakdown.
Mark, you are a blessing bc I have been in such a dark pit and you articulated it well, my life.
Praise God I can listen to the Word 100 times and more now to receive Revelation.❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Amazing insight and wisdom. So many of your points touched on years’ worth of my life regarding religious scrupulosity and Bible reading.
Also rigid routines. And while the Lord has greatly blessed me through Bible reading, I always had a subconscious fear that I would find God‘s angry voice or condemnation against me in the Bible reading. Even though I have trusted in Christ for my salvation. I still fear condemnation due to the house/church environment I grew up in. My father was the pastor.
Thank you again so much.
I have a hard time with the conditions. If you do this, kind of scriptures. The disturbance definitely takes over.
Thank you Pastor Mark for the wisdom you’ve allowed to grow in you throughout your journey. So much wisdom in these teachings. Blessings
This just described me perfectly! It’s caused me and my family so much pain.
This was so good! I love the phrase reading the Bible through " grace goggles" I got that from another wonderful teacher on RUclips named David Benjamin
Glad to see you talking about OCD again
I love you brother
I should get a picture frame with that ongoing bridge. I admire it soooo much.❤
Hello Mark. I have been watching your stuff for the better part of 8 months now and I have benefited greatly from your content. I have to say that hearing from a handful of people with NDE’s (Near Death Experiences) that only 2.6% of people in general make it to heaven and 7.9% of all Christians has me seriously concerned. Although I am trying not to panic. It causes me to get to a place of fear and striving which also is not a way into the kingdom. Also, just disregarding that idea is not a safe bet either. Loving others is key 🔑 and being sold out for him is also 🔑. But how do you know if you are loving others enough or if you are sold out enough and what if you live with an alcoholic who is a narcissist and is emotionally neglectful at least and at times verbally abrasive and abusive at worst, but you can’t afford to leave (financially) or are sure that some of it’s not in your own head and you’re the one being selfish and too sensitive? I’ve been praying for him my whole married life of 33 years and he seemingly hasn’t budged, but in some ways has gotten worse. I sense that the Lord is coming back soon and we don’t have much time to get it right. How could I straighten it out and trust that God has me when there is so much pressure to get it right based on that statistic? Also I have been watching Chris Garcia out of Connecticut (I think) and it is really enriching my connection and intimacy with the Lord.
I'm sorry you're going through these things, that sounds like a lot going on. I don't normally comment but I want to tell you to not be concerned, logically speaking there is no way anyone could ever know the percentage of people going to Heaven and they are also visions most likely caused by DMT being released in the brain during an NDE, the equivalent of a drug trip and should be taken with a grain of salt. Overall, these minute details can distract from your goals that are fruitful of the Spirit, ones of (self) compassion, patience, love. If you are already influenced by the Holy Spirit to be called to live a fruitful life away from sin, then you are already chosen and elected, your salvation has already been stamped for approval. Take solace in that. As for your marriage, I dare not say a word as no one could tell you the best option, but I will say.. you deserve a life of joy as we are called to, not one of abuse.
@ Thanks for your encouragement. The once saved always saved is not a thing though so it makes me feel like maybe we can’t get comfortable and we have to work out our salvation with fear and trembling, like it says in the book of Mark. That really kicks up my OCD too. God bless you and I hope you have a happy new year.
Thank you. ❤
My brain after watching this video: “yeah but what if”
Lol but that aside, it’s still helpful. I wish there was some sort of scrupulosity support group in my area, it’s so helpful to know I’m not the only one who has these thoughts & compulsions.
Grateful for you 🎉
thanks once again Mr Mark , my bible study can be a outright struggle in which I am trying to discipline myself to read a scripture a day in my morning at times I get scared that God will not be pleased.
An extremely helpful video, I’d appreciate a video about preachers and OCD
Mark, thank you.
I dont know how to describe where I'm at, but it is freeing to know its a journey ❤️
I think even in these 40 minutes-1 hour. You could, could, just have a dance break. 🎉❤
I love it but I think I have borderline OCD but my ADHD makes it harder than anything
If ever you get the opportunity Mark, you should try visiting Singapore 🇸🇬. They know how to journey, but in other ways they do not journey at all. 😅
Luke 3:9 "And now the axe is already at the root of the trees," ......❤
?? Why that scripture?
But why should we believe the promises of love and not the promises of judgement and condemnation? Especially when the promises of condemnation so perfectly fit our life story.
If I struggle so much am I trying to do it on my own with our God's help?
I had no idea I was doing any of these things. Thank you Mark for opening my eyes, I honestly just thought I have a hard time reading the Bible. I am constantly looking at things the Israelites had to do from the Old Testament (besides obviously the Ten Commandments) and getting so freaked out that I need to be living my life the way it says in the OT. Does anyone have any advice on this?
How do I know I am saved and stay saved?😢
once someone truly believes, they’re saved permanently, and God gives them the Holy Spirit as a downpayment. You can know you’re saved if you believe that Jesus died and rose, you accepted Him as Savior and Lord, then your life should begin to start changing and your desires too. And yes it takes time. Just continue to pray and read your bible.
Much of my family have been sick in 2024 and are still recovering bronchitis/pneumonia symptoms, and then Christian youtubers such as Melonie Mac and others just hit with terrible congestion. Hope people can start recovering quickly.❤💓❤
So tired of missing the mark. Just rather die than fight any more. Why is it so damn hard.
My man i had just a major blowout for the same exact reason. I spent weeks of denying my flesh reading the Bible and praying constantly, yet all i got out of it was mental torment and obsessive thinking how much i hate life and how the bible is really an living nightmare. I can endure those feelings for awhile but when they stay for days i just rage-quit and do what i please... Im done feeling bad about it. If im supposed to somehow survive those "attacks" then i can say to God with all honesty you haven't given me the power to do so. So im absolutely done feeling sorry for myself. There's nothing in this life that compares to trying to survive that. No amount if praying and reading the bible helps, actually it can make it even worse. I've been through this so many times over and over again that i don't think it even affects anything. Those Christian motivational videos always promise that if you just hold on there's something amazing just around the corner... If you believe those dumb videos life becomes really hellish, since you survive those attacks and nothing amazing happens, yet when you fail you'll think you missed out something. Maybe you don't even get what im saying but just a little bit of what's on my mind.
@@Oozy9Millimeetah have you tried praying and fasting?
@@Oozy9Millimeetahdid you try praying and fasting?
@ I get what you’re saying bro. I know those feelings. The solution is a moment by moment surrender of my will. If I’m not surrendered, everything goes bad. Underneath all my struggle is sometimes rebellion against God, resentment against God for past catastrophes and pride against God. So that’s where my struggle is right now, to surrender.
@@Christbearer57 those sound like very OCD thinking "overly religiously ambitious" problems don't stress about it. Nobody's there yet and/or perfect
I got congestion too.
What a pleasant surprise!
The bible is easy to ‘ misinterpret’
It’s already been misinterpreted
The perfect storm for anyone let alone someone with OCD
Sounds like a lot of legalism and the pastors and leadership are at fault.
They need to do a better job.
You been reading my e mail.
Your voice feel like a doctor 😅
1.) When you feel guilty when cussing at God, is that Toxic Guilt or Christian guilt or Holy Spirit guilt?
2.) When you don't want to deny Jesus even if you will be shot because you will feel guilty denying Jesus, is that Toxic guilt or Christian guilt?
3.) When you are not comfortable with sin is that toxic guilt or Christian guilt?
4.) When you don't want to backslide because of guilt feeling, is that Toxic Guilt or Christian guilt?
5.) When you don't want to lie even if it causes you to something bad, is that Toxic Guilt or Christian guilt or Holy Spirit Guilt?
If your Christianity is conscience driven, does that mean you're a False Convert?
2nd part:
1.) Is conviction when you feel uneasy when commiting sin?
2.) Is conviction when you hurt people and then felt bad and then felt uneasy until you apologize to that person?
3.) Is conviction when you cheat in school or lie and then feeling uneasy?
4.) Is conviction when you commit sin and then feel the urge to apologize to God?
5.) Can False Converts feel guilty or bothered when commitin sin?
6.) Also, does feeling guilty on sin neccesarily means that you are "True Christians"?
Am I a False convert?
Hebrews scares me.
This sounds like complete nonsense.
8:20 distortions create disturbance???
Yaa There is a question, who wrote the Bible? Who gave the authority to write the Bible? Please give your answer from the Bible only. Actually I like Christianity, I just have a few questions.
एक सवाल है , बाइबिल किसने लिखी ? बाइबिल को लिखने का अधिकार किसने दिया? कृप्या अपना उत्तर केवल बाइबिल से ही दें। एक्चुअली मुझे क्रिश्चियनिटी पसंद है, बस सवाल है कुछ
II Peter 2 : 21
Not by the WILL OF MAN but through Holy men of God …. BY THE HOLY SPIRIT
The bible is the inspired word of God. Hebrews 1:1-2 says, “Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son [Jesus Christ].” God has spoken.
The phrase “Thus says the Lord” occurs over four hundred times in the Old Testament, as the writers put forward in their writings that God has spoken. The phrase “God said” occurs over six hundred times in the Old Testament. So, human writers are delivering what God wants said.
The way the New Testament writers express this claim is to say that the human writers of the Bible were “inspired,” that these writings are “God-breathed,” or that the people who wrote them were “carried along by the Spirit.” For example, the apostle Paul says in 2 Timothy 3:16, “All Scripture [that is, for him at that time, all the Old Testament books of the Bible] is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction.” The apostle Peter says in 2 Peter 1:21, “No prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.”
The Bible was written by approximately 40 men of diverse backgrounds over the course of 1500 years. Isaiah was a prophet, Ezra was a priest, Matthew was a tax-collector, John was a fisherman, Paul was a tentmaker, Moses was a shepherd, Luke was a physician. They all proclaim the same one true God, and the same one way of salvation-Jesus Christ (John 14:6; Acts 4:12).
Few of the books of the Bible specifically name their author. Here are the books of the Bible along with the name of who is believed by biblical scholars to be the author, along with the approximate date of authorship:
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy = Moses - 1400 B.C.
Joshua = Joshua - 1350 B.C.
Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel = Samuel/Nathan/Gad - 1000 - 900 B.C.
1 Kings, 2 Kings = Jeremiah - 600 B.C.
1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah = Ezra - 450 B.C.
Esther = Mordecai - 400 B.C.
Job = Moses - 1400 B.C.
Psalms = several different authors, mostly David - 1000 - 400 B.C.
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon = Solomon - 900 B.C.
Isaiah = Isaiah - 700 B.C.
Jeremiah, Lamentations = Jeremiah - 600 B.C.
Ezekiel = Ezekiel - 550 B.C.
Daniel = Daniel - 550 B.C.
Hosea = Hosea - 750 B.C.
Joel = Joel - 850 B.C.
Amos = Amos - 750 B.C.
Obadiah = Obadiah - 600 B.C.
Jonah = Jonah - 700 B.C.
Micah = Micah - 700 B.C.
Nahum = Nahum - 650 B.C.
Habakkuk = Habakkuk - 600 B.C.
Zephaniah = Zephaniah - 650 B.C.
Haggai = Haggai - 520 B.C.
Zechariah = Zechariah - 500 B.C.
Malachi = Malachi - 430 B.C.
Matthew = Matthew - A.D. 55
Mark = John Mark - A.D. 50
Luke = Luke - A.D. 60
John = John - A.D. 90
Acts = Luke - A.D. 65
Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon = Paul - A.D. 50-70
Hebrews = unknown, mostly likely Paul, Luke, Barnabas, or Apollos - A.D. 65
James = James - A.D. 45
1 Peter, 2 Peter = Peter - A.D. 60
1 John, 2 John, 3 John = John - A.D. 90
Jude = Jude - A.D. 60
Revelation = John - A.D. 90
I hope this reply above helps
It’s kinda ugly. Especially the OT
Cool
First haha