Do you think OCD could be one big lie and deception of Satan? It would make the most sense from a spiritual perspective. And motivated by fear - and God does not give us fear.
It could be created by satan, but I do not think you have a demon inside you if you have OCD. For me, OCD teaches me to trust in God's sovereignty. Fully trust in him instead of trying to do it on my own.
@WarriorForChrist I have been greatly comforted by the concept of God's sovereignty too
No, OCD is not from Satan but it is a disease, oce attacks what you value, that's ocd character
What do you mean by deception of Satan? That Satan created and controls OCD thoughts?
I’ve wondered that before too
I write alot about this in my book (Waging War Against OCD - A Christian Approach to Victory, you can find it on Amazon) My thought is no, OCD is not just spiritual warfare. However, I do thing warfare exists, as does OCD. OCD is a medical condition first and foremost, so getting that under control (counseling, exercise, even meds at times) get our body to a place where walking the spiritual walk becomes easier. Why? B/c we have gotten our bodies back closer to the way God originally intended. Here is a snippet from the book: _____________________________________________ To illustrate, I use the following example. Imagine a world- class kickboxer, one of the best, with one major problem: he is incredibly closed off from the world and overly protected by his trainer. The trainer is also world-class and has one major problem: he is closed-minded about injuries. He believes a physical injury exists only if there is blood to show for it. Therefore, anytime the boxer has a busted nose, it is taken care of immediately. However, one day the boxer suffers a severely bruised rib during a bout. After the fight he describes the pain to his trainer, pleading for an X-ray. However, because no blood is visible, the trainer shrugs off the injury as whining and having a poor attitude. In this scenario, two things would occur. First, the boxer would be extremely frustrated because he wouldn’t know how to make his trainer listen. Because he is isolated from the world, he would have to trust his trainer as he always had. He may reason that the trainer was the one who got him to the top in the first place. Second, the boxer would get creamed in his future matches. All his opponents would discover his bad rib and position themselves to maximize their advantage against this weakness. OCD sufferers are like this boxer. We are weakened in our ability to fight our intrusive thoughts due to our hidden physical injury. Our continual struggle to feel God’s presence or be more obedient in an effort to overcome the illness results in futility over and over again. And this leaves us in despair. Our injury is hidden, and the lack of support from other Christians who cannot see the real physical nature of OCD can contribute to our hopelessness. To say Satan never uses these situations to his advantage is naïve in my opinion. ______________________________________________ Also, here is a great clip from Dr. Ian Osborn's most recent book "Martin Luther's Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - How the Great Reformer Cured OCD and What He Learned." He writes: "Like Satan himself, obsessions are contrary to a person's nature, or egodystonic. Like Satan's arrows, the obsessions of the doubting disease seem to come from outside a person's self and barge their way in. And attacks of both Satan and OCD strike hardest the people who are timid and anxiety prone."
Does anyone think possibly OCD is just spiritual warfare from the enemy? To my people who have read the bible, and know more ab the bible- is it possible for the enemy to put ‘intrusive images/flashes’ into our minds to get us to spiral? or ruminate on?
Answer is no. Ocd likes to create distortions of God. For example, thinking God is controlling everything you buy. God gave us free will and already knows what you will do before you think about it. He predestined and knows the future. Think about it, like the previous example, how will buying this or doing that ruin the will of God? It can't. God does not want you in constant anxiety or fear. 2 Timothy 1:7 ESV [7] for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. The word of God is a good place to see if it's really God's will. You will know once you read the Bible. God loves you and wants you to have peace. God bless.
How do you reconcile having intrusive thoughts with God's truth? I feel like ignoring my compulsions and thoughts goes against listening to God because in a way I feel like they might be from Him or be something important not to ignore.
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