I feel scared and sad and hopeless

[Alive]

Dear sister. I suggest that you spend some time reading these verses while in prayer before the Lord.

Read them often and I pray the Lord will make it real to you and that you will know the gentleness of His peace in your heart and mind. He loves you with an unending perfect love.

Rom. 5:7 (NAS20S) For one will hardly die for a righteous person; though perhaps for the good person someone would even dare to die. ⁸ But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. ⁹ Much more then, having now been justified   by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him. ¹⁰ For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved   by His life. ¹¹ And not only this, but we also celebrate in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.

Rom. 8:28 (NAS20S)   And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. ²⁹ For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters; ³⁰ and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified.

Rom. 8:31 (NAS20S)    What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us? ³² He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things? ³³ Who will bring charges against God’s elect? God is the one who justifies; ³⁴ who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, but rather, was   raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us. ³⁵ Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or trouble, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?

[JohnD]

On 6/7/2021 at 4:20 PM, Caitlin _ said:

Hi,

 

 

 

I feel sad and hopeless. I saw the gospel message like last may and believed it and repented but then I ended up having a thoughts problem after fear of the unpardonable sin and attacked with unwanted blasphemous thoughts made my head obsessive and I have a fear of thinking sinful thoughts. I’m 17.

 

 

 

My relationship with God isn’t good and I’m struggling to follow Jesus.

 

 

 

My head has a thought problem for like 5 months I think where I get tempted to think thoughts about people out of obsession and fear of breaking the commands.

 

 

 

I read cursing verses in the Bible and then my head obsessed over them and get tempted to think the word curse all the time and about others and other bad thoughts and I don’t mean them.

 

 

 

I find it hard to be around people now. I ‘complained’ in my head a lot about how sad I am and how I feel and stuff.

 

 

 

I’m scared because I think my heart maybe got filled with other things like worldly things maybe and my love for God.

 

 

 

I’m scared incase what if I don’t love Jesus or enough. I try to keep the commands but my head gets tempted to think thoughts about people — my head was never like this before until my head started obsessing over sinful thoghts.  And He said to keep the commands. And I think to myself a lot.

 

 

 

I’m scared because of my heart state: i think sinful thoughts made it less pure, soft, humble, loving etc..

 

And I’m scared about my heart state towards God and Jesus.

 

 

 

My head has bad thoughts a lot

 

 

 

I’m scared of hell and the end times and my family need saved.

 

 

 

I think the fear of death has caused me to love myself more and my life and everything like the flowers and colours and being able to walk etc... and I think it caused pride

 

 

 

I don’t think I’m on the narrow way and I struggle with thoughts everyday and  don’t feel desire for Jesus and like affection for Him. I don’t feel connection with Him and struggle to follow Him and have my heart set on Him. Idk how to change it. And my head mostly thinks about God the Father aswell and hard to focus on Jesus idkk why 

 

I’m scared because of the depart from me verse and the bad fruit broken branch verse and I’m scared of God leaving

 

I’m scared because of time and I feel far from God and I want to love Jesus and God more than myself and life.

 

thanks for reading 

 

Stop overthinking the thing.

If you believe the genuine Lord Jesus Christ, you are saved (whether or not you particularly feel saved at a given moment).  That jittery uncertainty is Old Testament (Old Covenant)  LAW. You are under New Testament (New Covenant) GRACE. 

Matthew 11:28–30 (AV)
28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

You can know this peace with God immediately. Doubts, fears, worries... that's human nature trying to cut in on your joy and peace.

John 3:16–18 (AV)
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

John 16:26–27 (AV)
26 At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:
27 For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.

[Kenny'sID]

On 6/8/2021 at 1:20 AM, Marathoner said:

Many aren't aware that you suffer from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, but I haven't forgotten. Struggling with unwanted thoughts is the nature of your affliction, my young friend. Don't be dismayed!

Searching through the thread for some mention of OCD, I found that quote, and I believe it is the key to your problem, and if yours is a medical condition, God will not hold you accountable. 

I have noticed over the years on other Christian sites that OCD is almost always the cause when one is concerned about the unforgivable sin. Also, most of the time, they did not even commit the unforgivable sin...therei s so many false definitions on the unforgivable sin, it's hard for some to know exactly what it is.

I haven't read/searched the full thread for what was recommended, but I would say to try to relax, and take your medication if you are on it, and I'd guess you are already seeing a doctor, but if not, please do that.

[Arrabon]

Hi @Caitlin _

I'm so sorry to hear your struggling right now, but I think it's great you came back here to talk about it and get some feedback.

Talking about our problems can really relieve the stress, and if you have any Christian friends, ask them to pray for you.

I have a prayer partner/friend, and we pray for each other often, and God listens to us and does answer our prayers.

I have a son that I pray for all the time and "WOW" does God answer my prayers for him - It's AMAZING!!!

My name is Arrabon