I'm in my 50s, but dealt with the same thing as you in my teens. Do I confess it again to God even though Ive confessed it already ? Ever since then I have struggled against these horrible blasphemous thoughts. Hi, I don't know what to call this but I'm aware of what I'm thinking I mean I'm conscious and thought it willfully, I know I'm thinking about a bad thing and that thought is wrong, it's like the thought is just there, I don't know if it is a ocd. Slowly and patiently start talking to God with an open & honest heart. If you don't feel like praying then just have intimate conversations with God Daily. I have been battling these thoughts since 2 years they will leave and come back. HE provided shelter, safety, food, purpose, love, and good things. Or you may believe that a sudden intrusive thought about turning your car into oncoming traffic means you are actually going to do it. Im so glad you found it useful, but so sorry to hear of the continual struggle. Everything you said in your comments, go to the park and tell God. Your honesty, no matter how awful it is doesn't offend God. Your email address will not be published. Intrusive thoughts are highly exaggerated and false, so we respond with even more exaggeration and falsity. Mockery can be deadly to our intrusive thoughts. God knows these thoughts are not coming from you! Lean into that. I had been doing much better then some of it started rearing its ugly head. Mark 3:29 But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be What should I do so I can get in line so to speak. Not feeling the conviction may be a good thing because it will allow you to relax in thinking so much and feeling so tensed because of the thoughts. Bees rarely sting a calm, quiet human that is not invading their territory. The Jews answered Him, saying, For a good work we do not stone You, but forblasphemy, and because You, being a Man,make Yourself God.. I also use to feel a strong sensation of preaching the gospel in which if I don't,I will feel so much condemned,I don't use to preach it because I think I will be a liar.What can I do in such situations sir? The General Mental Health Forum is now a Read Only Forum. God understands the weaknesses of our broken brains and is not holding you accountable for it any more than He would judge a low-IQ person for not understanding complex theological thoughts. As you draw closer to God, He'll draw closer to You. I constantly feel like I have to work to keep my salvation. My efforts to stay away from God did take away the horrible thoughts. That He loves me and it will all be okay. I have had them to the point of struggling entire church services, at 3 Am, etc. I even had installed an app that made me feel good inside and because I felt I would be disrespectful to that person I rejected the word I had installed on my phone of god in the bible. Like do we need to go for counselling or anything to get oevr this? But lets have a bit of methodological humility and admit that although some denominations are more biblical than others, no one can claim to know everything. The Bible says a Just man falls seven times and rises up again Proverbs 24:16. Last month, in the beginning of May, I was struggling with thoughts bad. No good comes from staying away from God because you fall into old sin like in my case gluttony. But that doesnt work. There are much healthier ways of getting them to go away, but harm is not one of them. Its the worst case ive ever seen. Theres a reason we are told to keep fighting the good fight of faith. I'm worried, how do I deal with this, and how do I fix it? Oooh, I really wish I could speak/write in Spanish. THANK YOU GREATLY FOR THIS INFORMATION. 100% Prophetic Accuracy (Deuteronomy 18:22, Jeremiah 28:9) 2. I think I've been backsliding, and since unwanted intrusive thoughts started things got much worse. By the grace of God we will continue seeing His goodness everyday. Right now my appointments are all booked out, but hopefully Ill have some open soon. And He loves us with a love that is eternal and undying. I dont know what to do this has happened so many times where I accidentally blasphemed god or the Holy Spirit like so many times were I accidentally say the mean word.. instead of the king word. Youprepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;Youanoint my head with oil;My cup runs over. I needed to hear this so bad! But they are perceived to be meaningful, which makes them ever-so-uncomfortable. Because I feel guilty, it must mean that I did something wrong (and thus need to spend extensive time in mental scanning and digging to figure out what I did wrong). We all have a burden to bearfor some it might be poverty, or blindness, or loneliness. Neither myself and sometimes God. You will pull through this. When a person does not know Jesus as Savior the primary work of the Holy Spirit in that persons heart is to convict them of sin and point them to Christ with the hopes of them turning to Christ for salvation. First of all, the scrupulous person will begin with obsession. It is a relational possession of truth, not a mental possession. If the Spirit of God is living in your heart then the Spirit of God will not deny, slander, or attribute his work to Satan. I wish you a solid, long-term recovery. John 6:44 says that no one comes to Christ unless the Father draws them. Religious OCD can be very worrisome if you dont know how to label whats happening, but once you realize its a mental health hijacking of your relationship with God, it loses a lot of its terror. You can click on the home page and scroll down for more info on that. Because right now I feel nothing at all and it gets really hard to think of Jesus and His sacrifice for me, like it's too far away for me to get to. As it says in Psalm 142:2, I pour out mycomplaintbefore Him; I declare before Him my trouble. I complained and not with Pollyannas positive outlook. When I pray these thoughts keep coming and it's hard to pray because I feel like I am not being honest. I said, I will confess my transgressions to the LORD, And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. What I have observed is that people who have religious OCD fall into one of two categories (or sometimes flip flop between both) either the engaged obsessive or the avoidant obsessive. So I can understand at least a part of what youre going through. I have felt like I was a screw up. Does blasphemous thoughts also apply to other gods as well? Anuraj, I pray for joy in your life, peace over your mind and healing from God. Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and say to them, Thus says the LordGod: In this too your fathers haveblasphemed Me, by being unfaithful to Me. If all will be saved, then the scary verses must not be true. But this time, the letter began with the simple words, Dear Mr. President.. The Bible calls this righteousness by faith, and this is the opposite of righteousness by works. We human beings have always liked to work our way to salvation, as if salvation is something we could buy or earn. Amirrah, thankfully, nowhere in the Bible does it tell us to serve God with our feelings. Honestly all this time i was not so religious, i would do things and then let it flow, if things go right sometimes i thanked God, if things go wrong, i blame my opposition. Will Blaspheming the Holy Spirit Send Me to Hell? My church decided to excommunicate me and never accepted me back. What is the untruth that is anchoring you to that unhealthy cycle? The he Jesus is referring to is the Holy Spirit. Remember the Pharisees we mentioned earlier. When you get try to get close to God it worsens. Hiya thank god for the intercession through you in writing this article ,youve helped so many brothers and sisters in Christ including me ,praise be to his ,so many fears and doubts and anxiety has been calmed and stilled , however I still need advice on this ,I was at a church meeting ,I was really feeling the holy spirits presence within the meeting however when I asked the leader of the meeting to pray for Jesus to deliver me from intrusive unwanted thoughts and fear of blasphemy thoughts ,as the man started praying for me I had one of them thoughts thinking this is fake ,which has since made me feel worse ,is this blasphemy ? Why did Jesus make these strong statements? its gotten to the point where im afraid im not gonna be able to go back.. im starting to feel emotionless and im scared. It then led to more bitterness, pride you can say since I kept following my feelings. I just want it to come naturally to me when I bring up my faith. Since the thought/s are in our mind, different things can easily trigger the thoughts and bring them to the conscious mind. So that's proof that you're not guilty of this. How can I be sure they arent from me? It sounds like you may be in that avoidant camp. He knows what is inside of men. I dont even want to type it out. Ill tuck it into the back of my mind and put out more info on it if I get any lightbulb moments! In normal scenarios, this is a good idea, but when we are in an obsessive-compulsive spike, intense religious experiences can really backfire. Remember, the doubting guy who said, Lord, I believe help my unbelief! He was trying to believe, and Jesus didnt bash him over the head with a threat of the unpardonable sin. Mine attacks me when I am reading my Bible or when I am trying to pray or when I am listening to a a sermon or something like that. I had a hard time believing in or contacting God. And i never killed anybody. I was amazed when you wrote about the twitches and groans. Just like mentioned in the bible about the eagles. Also is it blasphemy against the Holy Spirit if I said the f word in this sentence: Im making another ******** Christmas card." Blasphemous thoughts about the Holy Spirit | Christian Forums The General Mental Health Forum is now a Read Only Forum. They bother us because we don't agree with them nor like them. Can demons put thoughts into a Christians mind? I have been dealing with OCD for about 20 years. For that reason, compulsions are generally viewed negatively during the recovery process. It is no different than the prisoner who admits to a crime he did not do while being physically tortured. Thus, each session with porn/masturbation is essentially functioning as a compulsion. Will I be forgiven? I hold to this truth, but the other thoughts are so powerful. Thanks for this info, but I'm still not entirely sure about how to deal with my blasphemous thoughts.