Humbly asking for prayer

sermonindex Aug 19, 2007

I know none of you really know me, but somehow I feel drawn to this website...........I've just been diagnosed with ocd............It all seems so sureal............when it gets to the point that you cannot cope with everyday life it's time to get help.......I have sought help and am taking medication that seems to be helping......although the relationships ive ruined and the way this has effected my reputaion may never be repaired...............Please pray for me..........broken.

S

sojourner7 Aug 19, 2007

God's work is restoration of our souls,
helping us to find meaning and purpose
in our lives once again. That is my
prayer for you; that God would restore
your soul with joy and peace, heal your
wounds with His love, and renew your
purpose in Him!!

N

Nellie Aug 19, 2007

I pray that God will help you, and see you through.
He is able to come on the scene, and He hears and knows our hearts cry.
God Bless you
Nellie

C

crsschk Aug 20, 2007

Praying brother ...

sermonindex Aug 20, 2007

Thank you for your prayers...........I'm gonna beat this thing...I can do all things through Jesus Christ........ocd is one of the most debilitating mental illnisess.........Thank God I have a wife who cared about me enough to beg me to seek help...I've been in denial and really just too proud to get help. I've ruined so many relationships because of the obcessive thoughts.

C

crsschk Aug 20, 2007

~~[i]~~A good wife[/i] ...

For what it's worth brother ... time

sermonindex Aug 20, 2007

chiefosiners wrote:
Thank you for your prayers...........I'm gonna beat this thing...I can do all things through Jesus Christ........ocd is one of the most debilitating mental illnisess.........Thank God I have a wife who cared about me enough to beg me to seek help...I've been in denial and really just too proud to get help. I've ruined so many relationships because of the obcessive thoughts.
moe_mac wrote:
Brother I don't know ocd is, and it doesn't really matter what it is. What ever you have going wrong in your life, if you call out to the Lord in complete surrender and ask for HIS help and direction, he will give you HIS peace in midst of your storm. His Word says He will and He cannot lie. He may not completely fix the problem, but HE will give you the grace to handle it. Also do not fail to seek all the help you can get from the medical professionals. God has blessed us with many medical people that can aid in all our problems. I will be praying for you can count on others on SI as well. Give all you know of you to all you know of HIM and seek to know more about HIM daily. Pray with your wife and surround yourself with people who love and serve the Lord. Many of us who are christians have different medical problems as well as other problems of life. He did not tell us we would have any storms, but HE did tell us HE would be with us in those storms and give us peace. Seek to make the Lord and HIS will the top priority in your life and the center of it and let everything else in your life flow around that relationship with HIM.
I have some major problems also and I have noticed from experience that the times I am focused on helping others through HIS love, it makes my problems seem smaller than they were.
God Bless.

T

tjservant Aug 20, 2007

it doesn't really matter what it is. What ever you have going wrong in your life, if you call out to the Lord in complete surrender and ask for HIS help and direction, he will give you HIS peace in midst of your storm. His Word says He will and He cannot lie.

Amen.

P

Pentecost Aug 20, 2007

Oh Lord our God, we all come now in the Matchless Name of Your Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, and ask that our Brother would be filled with the Convicting Power of Your Holy Spirit to the effect of Transformation and Restoration.

We come before You, oh God, and petition that our Brother be Restored by Your Grace and Mercy and Compassion.

You alone can do this, Lord, and we Your People ask that You would move on the Behalf Your Son and His Name, to grant unto Your Holy Son, Jesus, this Brother as a Gift.

Oh God, do it today because of the Cross.

Set this Brother free from the power of the devil and move so mightily in his heart that he has a death to self and rises in New Life in Christ.

We ask and will continue to ask in the Precious Name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ the King!

sermonindex Aug 21, 2007

moe_mac wrote:
chiefosiners wrote:
Thank you for your prayers...........I'm gonna beat this thing...I can do all things through Jesus Christ........ocd is one of the most debilitating mental illnisess.........Thank God I have a wife who cared about me enough to beg me to seek help...I've been in denial and really just too proud to get help. I've ruined so many relationships because of the obcessive thoughts.

moe_mac wrote:
Brother I don't know ocd is, and it doesn't really matter what it is. What ever you have going wrong in your life, if you call out to the Lord in complete surrender and ask for HIS help and direction, he will give you HIS peace in midst of your storm. His Word says He will and He cannot lie. He may not completely fix the problem, but HE will give you the grace to handle it. Also do not fail to seek all the help you can get from the medical professionals. God has blessed us with many medical people that can aid in all our problems. I will be praying for you can count on others on SI as well. Give all you know of you to all you know of HIM and seek to know more about HIM daily. Pray with your wife and surround yourself with people who love and serve the Lord. Many of us who are christians have different medical propblems as well as other problems of life. He did not tell us we would have any storms, but HE did tell us HE would be with us in those storms and give us peace. Seek to make the Lord and HIS will the top priority in your life and the center of it and let everything else in your life flow around that relationship with HIM.
I have some major problems also and I have noticed from experience that the times I am focused on helping others through HIS love, it makes my problems seem smaller than they were.
God Bless.

chiefosiners
I dont have time to go into detail. ocd is obcessive compulsive disorder. It doesnt have anything to do with me spiritually. On the contrary I have actually used this illness to my benefit in the study of the scriptures. Part of this illness is obcessing over matters even to the point of exaustion. It is a powerful tool in the area of study. The draw back comes when the troublesome thoughts, which are false messages of the brain, cause considerable pain and guilt to the point of, in my case, loss of strength to even get through the day, fixated on these thoughts. The feeling that others are judging you because of these fears and thoughts. It is a sickness just like the flu, only it affects the mind. This is a tremendous step in my walk with God. Theres not much research on this illness, because people with ocd are very secretive, because of the extreme guilt they carry. I know some of you probably think it's a demon or some sinfulness of mine that needs to be repented of. This is an extremely debilitating illness if left untreated. I would advise anyone with these type tendancies to seek PROFESSIONAL help. If you go to some over excentric, paranoid, demon slayer they'll only make matters worse.

T

tjservant Aug 21, 2007

I would advise anyone with these type tendancies to seek PROFESSIONAL help.

I suffered with depression for a large portion of my life. It reached a low point early in my high school years and I was placed in a hospital “depression unit”. I fought with it for the next twelve to fifteen years. No telling how long I had already been struggling with it. Periods of my life would run relatively smooth for awhile, but somehow the good times would never stay.

In 1998 I started having massive panic and anxiety attacks that lasted for over six years and proceeded to bring my life to a complete stand still. I could not drive myself. I could not leave my house. I couldn’t even answer the door for the mailman. My life was a shambles.

After talking with my family the other day we believe to the best of our memories that I visited the following:

Psychologists 7
Psychiatrists 4
Counselors/therapists, at least 6
Medical doctors, at least 7
This list does NOT include the doctors, therapists, and counselors I visited while living in Mississippi, and these were some of the worst years
And one (big $) “home study” depression/anxiety course

Several of these doctors and facilities were out of state. I was also told I suffered from varying degrees of ADD and OCD. I will not bother listing the medications, but let’s just say I tried them all and I do mean all. One doctor in Mississippi said he was going to recommend “in house” treatment if the medicine I was on didn’t help…it literally was the last one.

People who have not suffered with depression and/or anxiety, along with other similar disorders (I’m still not sure what all I had), will never fully understand what it is like. This type of pain and anguish is impossible to convey. Misery comes closest to describing it.

I was not a Christian during these trying times, but now that I walk with the Lord it is of great interest to me.

I have taken college level psychology classes and studied this topic through personal research and investigation. (Lots of books and tons of articles)

I have spoken with countless “psych” transfer patients while riding with them in the back of an ambulance.

I would suggest a true Biblical counselor, a real servant of God. Nowadays everyone is concerned about degrees and credentials; they want a “professional”

I now stand in front of people all the time. I addressed the congregation just last week. I have been completely, 100 % delivered from all these afflictions and more.

Brother I can tell you one thing. God is the key. If this “Professional” is not a true man of God…leave and find one that is.

I will be praying for you.

A

awakenwithin Aug 21, 2007

tj. are you a pastor?
in his love
charlene

C

crsschk Aug 21, 2007

TJ, thank you brother ...

sermonindex Aug 21, 2007

tjservant wrote:
I would advise anyone with these type tendancies to seek PROFESSIONAL help.

[color=0000FF]moe_mac wrote: TJ is right don't fail to do that part of my advice either. Just in case you missed the middle part of my post, again I said, If myself or anyone else has got a medical problem I'll be praying while I'm calling 911 and or on my way to the ER or doctors office.

He may not completely fix the problem, but HE will give you the grace to handle it. Also do not fail to seek all the help you can get from the medical professionals. God has blessed us with many medical people that can aid in all our problems. I will be praying for you can count on others on SI as well. [/color]

T

tjservant Aug 21, 2007

tj. are you a pastor?

No.

T

tjservant Aug 21, 2007

I believe John MacArthur is right on in this article.

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Grace and Peace