Obsessive & Intrusive Thoughts | The Medicine Not Talked About
My Life · Relationship with Christ

Obsessive & Intrusive Thoughts | The Medicine Not Talked About

T. R. Noble

Updated: Jan. 5, 2022- Edited a few sentences, added resources.

In the last post, I explained how I felt like I had blasphemed the Holy Spirit and what had happened prior to that moment. 

Confess With Your Mouth

I was afraid to read about when the men blasphemed Christ.

We should never avoid scripture, even if we think we are sinning. Mainly because we need understanding and clarity. God provides this in scripture.

God revealed to me through scripture that the men who blasphemed the Spirit did so with their mouths. They openly confessed what they believed, and they truly believed what they were saying.

When I realized this, I had to examine myself..

When I talk about the Father, Christ, and the Holy Spirit verbally out loud it is never synonymous with these obsessive thoughts. I don’t actually believe and verbalize what these thoughts are saying. In fact, I act the opposite.

I encourage people to go to Christ and to seek out the Holy Spirit because He is the Comforter. I believe it because I’ve seen the changes Jesus has created in my life through following Him. I’ve been changed by the truth of scripture. God’s word truly divides, as Hebrews 4:12 says.

Scripture says:

(NIV) Romans 10:08-09, “But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the message concerning faith that we proclaim: If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”

When you look at those who condemned Christ and His Spirit, they were numb to the truth. They didn’t care. What they said outwardly, they believed in their heart.

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Confession Among Believers

Soon afterward, there was opportunity for me to Skype a group of two believers I know and care for dearly. The one friend I had already confessed my thoughts to, but I knew I needed to confess and be more open about everything that I had kept hidden.

I cried so much pouring out my fears regarding my obsessive thoughts. It was so hard for me to believe that with these thoughts, I still had the love of God because He knew the truth, He knows my heart. God knows the good and bad within me. He knows how I truly view Him. I still felt defeated. One of the ladies, who was a mom figure for us, gave me very comforting words and reminded me of how Satan will use fear against us. But in Christ, we don’t have to have fear.

We prayed out loud for each other, and I highly encourage you to pray out loud, and confess out loud among brothers and sisters in Christ. God receives glory through outward confession.

I had felt relief after confessing everything, yet, the battle was still there, not as much, but it was. And then…the Lord in His timing provided a sermon that tore up any other lie my “thoughts” encouraged me to believe.

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The Fear Of Condemnation

I was afraid of watching the sermon about the unpardonable sin because I still had a great fear within me that by watching the sermon I would be condemned.

But the truth sets us free. I needed the truth of God’s word.

Sermon On The Unpardonable Sin by Tim Conway

Pastor Conway is a wonderful preacher and he digs deep. He preaches holiness and truth. If you are struggling with this issue, I highly recommend this sermon because it pokes holes in all of the lies for those who truly love Christ, and the fear that they are condemned with these thoughts.

After listening to the sermon, I felt free. Surprised at the deception of the thoughts. I’ve realized, it does not matter how hard I try to control myself.

It’s all in the Lord and His truth. Resting under His Shadow and beneath His wing is the best thing I can choose actively to do. I need to hold to His word over my thoughts and feelings.

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The Medicine No One Talks About

Whenever we are struggling with something it is important we examine our heart, spirit, and mind. This is the medicine people do not talk about, especially regarding our spirit.  

Are we harboring:

  • anger against a person, situation, or the past
  • bitterness
  • jealousy or comparison
  • lust
  • judgment of others (we may feel justified when we are wrong, look at Job’s friends they thought they were being helpful.) 

Are we distancing ourselves from God in:

  • worship
  • prayer
  • scripture reading & meditation
  • gathering with other believers

Spiritual warfare is a real thing. It can hinder people from drawing closer to the Lord. This can show up even in physical illness, again not saying medicine is not helpful, but if our spirit is damaged it can do a lot. Our vulnerabilities will be used against us. 

It is important to be aware of what we are choosing to expose ourselves to because when we are distracted and not focused on the Lord, at any given time, this can be an opportunity for an attack.

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Be wary of these things:

  • nudity
  • lust/sexual desire, including self-pleasure
  • supernatural (ghosts, spirits, etc) 
  • idols/false gods
  • sexual jokes
  • profanity
  • taking God’s name in vain
  • horror
  • gore
  • violence
  • murder/death

From my experience and every single person I’ve talked to so far, when you cut out these elements from your life, negativity has less of a hold on you, and yes, YOUR MIND! 

Your stock entertainment may be a lot less. Your sense of accomplishment (games) may be taken. But… this is how you battle spiritually. Change your heart, repent of the things you are harboring and pray for the Lord to reveal any hidden sin you may not be aware of. (Psalm 19:12) This is how you fight back and protect your own mind. You choose to spend more time focused on Jesus, His truth, His promises, and denying yourself to wordly pleasures. We need to be obedience and submissive to Jesus in this area no matter what.

Medicine absolutely can help. But our choices or boundaries to other things in our own lives can help as well, sometimes, better.

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What is YOUR AUTHORITY on what you watch, what you listen to, what you read, and what you do?

  • Are you seeing nudity, encouragement for lust, or other things that are inappropriate?
  • Are you hearing profanity, talk of idols or other gods, the Lord’s name being taken in vain?
  • Are you partaking of things that harm your body? Are you hurting your body in other ways that are not good either physically or what you eat? (This could even be lack of hydration or sleep) 
  • How often are you seeing the love of Christ in what you watch?
  • How often are you hearing the love of Christ in what you listen to?
  • How often are you treating your body as the temple to the Living God?
  • How often are you surrounded by those encouraging you to draw closer to the Lord?
  • Most importantly, how are you spending your daily moments with the Lord?

Could we really explain to the Lord why we choose anything not associated with Him? It’s easier to make excuses and try to hide behind what we do, but we need to be honest. If it is of God it will draws us closer, if it is not… it will distract us, consume our mind, and distort the truth.

I hope this encourages you to look at your heart with the Lord, at scripture, and what your life, your relationship with Christ is like.

We can always grow more. There is hope. Do not be discouraged.

See: Did I Commit The Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit / Unpardonable Sin?

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Published by T. R. Noble

Growing up as a teen, adults did not provide me with the answers I wanted. I thought I was spiritually mature. Decades later, I saw the importance of understanding and being able to identify deception, false teachers/prophets. I realized my own ignorance about the Bible and the need to study all portions. I came out of the false doctrine of the Seeker-Driven movement, as well as the Holiness doctrine suffering under the legalism of sinless perfection. My goal is to help readers grow in the word of God. To trust His word. To tear apart deceptions, and to encourage Christian Apologetics. My second blog is Peeking Beneath, little more personal, which occasionally is updated. Aside from blogging, I am a wife. I am working on a Christian Fantasy series. I enjoy painting, gardening, cooking, reading, and learning from godly men and women.

22 thoughts on “Obsessive & Intrusive Thoughts | The Medicine Not Talked About”

  1. Pingback: Did I Commit The Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit / Unpardonable Sin?

      1. Yeah, this is my 3rd go around on Twitter…so much garbage on there. So I’m trying to follow only Christians and positive people. And how cool…you’re also a WordPress user (the best platform ever!).

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      2. Any platform definitely can have its share of darkness. But thank goodness we have authority over our choices and how we can be an example to others. WordPress has been a blessing to me.

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    1. ❤ Currently I am going over the book with a sister in Christ. I am thinking of writing some other posts on the friends. 🙂 Thank you so much!

      With God nothing is a coincidence, how awesome is that!!! ❤ 🙂

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      1. Yes, besides recently reading Job I also read an article about what Jobs friends did correctly. It was interesting to take a different viewpoint. His friends are definitely a great lesson to learn from. 🙂 have a great day!

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      2. Exactly! This is actually what I want to write about. 🙂 His friends were not perfect. There were misunderstandings. But a lot of what they said, even if it did not pertain to him, could pertain to others. There is so much to take from them, and how in the end the Lord forgave them, too 🙂

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    1. Yes, it is heavy indeed and I pray people take it to the Lord. It was only through everything God has led me through that I’ve come to this point. So many things I used to do had to be turned over to God before He provided insight and understanding, because I was clouded prior in darkness, even if, at the time, i didn’t think I was. And I hope people see what I am sharing here because the world won’t. Through God’s hand those who need to, will ❤

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  6. You must rest in the knowledge that you are 1)already saved by what Jesus did and 2) permanently saved by your faith in what he did. 3) you cannot lose that. 4) our brains go wacky sometimes and dwell on things . Try to look at it like an observer. Like wow, my brain is going nuts today! Shut up brain. These thoughts are not true and I don’t have to be afraid of them. I know I am a child of God who loves me and forgave me for everything. My brain is just misfiring today.

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    1. Knowing the truth is not always as easy as it seems, which is why I shared it is important to see if we are allowing something in our lives that is influencing us negatively.

      It was not a misfire on a particular day. It was something that tormented me for hours often daily and it lasted about two years. As I shared in the previous post there were things I gave up to God gradually and that helped me become more rooted in the truth because I was holding the sword of the Spirit. And as I continued to walk closer to God more things got revealed and eventually the shattered lie was fully exposed.

      I knew the truth even then but thoughts like that, when appearing that often, knowing alone is not enough, especially on our own. I did everything I could to fight back mentally and as I shared…my power, weak sense of control is not enough.

      God used His word against my fear. He used others for help. He helped me clarify my heart and mind by getting rid of darkness. And then He completely lifted the veil.

      I truly appreciate your kind words of encouragement 🙂 , but for anyone who has or who is going through this, I want them to understand that yes, it is not always easy to break away, but it is possible. We need to know how to fight properly back and that’s in scripture, having the right walk, and giving up the things of our flesh, as Christ never served Himself.

      It is easy to say what we need to do and then be in the situation and it takes us aback. That was my experience, at least. 🙂 I thought I would never go through something like that…until it happened.

      I hope that God uses my experience to help others and receive glory. I hope my explanation is okay, again, it is so kind of you to offer encouragement, I just wanted to help with the perspective of it is not always that easy, sadly.

      But through Christ all things are possible, and I don’t have this issue anymore 🙂

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      1. Thank you so much for patiently explaining this. You’re absolutely right . When you’re living it, it can take a long time to overcome. Please forgive me for hasty comment.

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      2. ❤ you are completely forgiven I'm so glad my comment was helpful and not hindering. I was praying everything would be understood and I'm so glad it was.

        God be with you! 🙂

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