Some great advice, and thanks LG for expounding that for us
My "personal" belief on the "unclean spirits" of today, they're no different than they were then. They didn't have all these "medical" terms, and they didn't have all these "magic pills"... Dint get me wrong, I was diagnosed bipolar, so I've eaten my share of pills... But when it came down to it, they just messed with my body and brain even more, then I labeled myself as " bipolar" and thought I'd never be "normal" without a pill.
Huge blow to my self esteem.
Over the years, I came to realize that everybody struggles with their own "demons". I was no different, I just need a different way to look at it and treat it. I haven't had to medicate for about 10 years, and I've learned to cope with the ups and downs, and hence removed the label of " bipolar" from my life and am now just "mom", or " ma" or "mommy", or " Erika "
At the end of the day, I know that anything that I give into temptation on is, in my head, Satan. So, he's in my head, possessing me constantly. It's my own mind warring with mybheart, just like Paul.
But Jesus heals BOTH sickness and demon possession, so no matter what we call it this day and age, "psychological disorder" or "demon possession", its going to be fixed as long as I keep my mind and heart on Jesus
Thank you both! It was very helpful
And LG, thanks so much for the info about quotes! All this time I thought you just couldn't quote nestes quotes on this site and that was just that! Who knew. LOL
and thats good to know
For myself because of the OCD I find my hands have to be touching when I pray even if it's just barely, like a finger or something, but usually it's fully clasped, which as you can imagine is really inconvenient sometimes. Especially when also because of the OCD I constantly ask for stupid stuff or like I forget to add something in the last prayer so I'll say another one etc :/
Now I'm not prayers bad, obviously it is good and I know you say you can't pray too much, but I think with the OCD I take it a little too far. Maybe what I need to do is take time throughout the day specifically to pray?
Also with the OCD I can't really just have a casual conversation, it has to start with God or something similar and end with Amen or something similar and even in it I have certain things i always say.. even prayer isnt safe from it
But anyway, reason it has to start with God is so God knows I'm talking to Him cause otherwise I have a tendency to think other stuff while I'm praying and sometimes its bad and yeah. So if I start with God then He knows all the other **** isn't to Him. But maybe he already knows that?
And sorry, just remembered I shouldn't swear
