Oh man, I really struggle with this. I have toxic and obsessive perfectionism due to OCD. And it affects virtually every area of my life: Spelling and grammar in emails, shaving, parking my car, folding clothes, etc. It actually doesn't lead to high achievement; On the contrary, it bogs you down in such trivial matters that you don't have the time or energy to pursue high achievement. Everyone is out there accomplishing great things while I'm still obsessing over whether or not I parked my car with enough space on all sides, as to minimize the risk of someone hitting it. Etc.
Sometimes I laugh at how accurate the things are you say. It's bringing me so much peace just knowing what's wrong with me and there's a solution. Thank you so so so much.
This is crazy accurate! Learning to let go of control and relearning the love of my heavenly father! And just sit in that! Lovingly accept where things are right now! Learning to accept imperfections
Wow! I am a religious ocd sufferer. Months ago my leader told me that I have a problem with "wanting to control it all", I didn't understand the meaning of that until now!!! 😱😱😱
I have been telling myself “Brian there is no pressure.” (Daily and outloud) This has been very helpful to remind myself. The pressure is self imposed and is not coming from the external environment. The insight has been very helpful to put things into perspective. Thank You!
I am 45 years in this way of being. I have been on stop and go all my life. Never completing or finishing anything I start because something in it begins to feel not right😧. I'm tired
Talking to yourself in the mirror is a powerful tool to growth and learning to accept yourself. It’s kind of weird when you start doing it. But becomes easier over time and eventually a great way to encourage and talk yourself thru things.
Thank you so much for this, Mark! I find OCD tendencies are focused on mistakes/sins, or even perceived sins of the past, and just spin on them, making me feel like a terrible person. It started with coming clean with a pornography addiction, and even though I was met with such Grace, thoughts beat me up in my head about it, then it moved to wanting to control all my thoughts, and different OCD thoughts have popped up since, pulling mistakes/sins from the past, beating myself up by them
Thank you so much for this!!!! At certain points in this video I laughed because I realized that some of the mental games that I’ve played in my mind are ridiculous and other times in this video I cried. I’m not alone in this battle and we ALL can walk out our healing.
I’m not even a Christian and Mark’s talks have been so helpful for me, these are lessons that are universal and important for all of us to learn so we can love each other better, whether we find it through Jesus or not
This was Beyond helpful literally speaking to where God is working in my life literally how I’m trying to treat myself with love and kindness and resting in Gods love for me. Loving this journey as messy as it is I am enjoying the growth ✅
This talk is SOOOOO good for me. I am blessed by how God has chosen you to repeat things that I have heard in my journey while also adding new and VALUABLE revelations along with the TOOLS to help walk it out. I can relate to what you said in the beginning. The examples sound like they came straight from my own thoughts and experience!
This is great, thank you, Mark! Some of the OCD thoughts I deal with cause me to spin about past mistakes.. “I can’t believe I did that... etc” bringing on such shame and guilt, but it’s excessive and obsessive. As if I should not make mistakes, and when I do, it’s like it’s the end of the world, and now I’m disqualified lol
I just want to say thank you for your videos, Mark. I have been suffering from religious and relational OCD and that feeling of being unsettled and "not quite right" for almost 4 years before I figured out what is going on. It has taken a serious toll in the last year. I am exhausted and feel purposeless because I "can't get my head sorted out." I am just now starting to reach out for professional help because I didn't realize that what I was experiencing was nornal. But your videos have helped me understand so much and have helped me find some hope for the future. Thank you for being so devoted to helping people understand this lesser-known side of struggling in the faith! You are a blessing. To anyone who is questioning if they are experiencing these things: if any of it resonates with you and strikes a chord, please please reach out for help! God does care for you and though we may not understand the details of why we have struggles, He is there with us every step of the way. He places people in counseling positions to help us with these things, just as with physicians for physical issues.
I spent 5-7 months at a Bible institute not knowing what I really needed was God's love. The perfectionism of the inner critic grew. Bitterness grew as well. To this day I'm still unfamiliar on how to deal with forgiving others.
What I have been struggling with is that I never let go and trust God fully until I am forced to because I can’t go on anymore. But I don’t want to always need to get to that point before giving in, it’s so hard.
I’m so humbled by the father’s love for us and His desire and design for us to be whole that when we ask for healing in things that keep us in bondage He is faithful!!! I have only listened to the first video and the healing has begun. Thanks for your teaching and your loving of people ..
I finally get all the pieces together. I realised that all the years I have been chasing after achievements and had been so hard on myself. The hardest for me now is to love myself, and actually I don’t know how to love others, sometimes people say I am kinda cold blooded, like I don’t understand them. I really have a lot to learn. Thanks Mark!
It is so good to know that even those times when things are so bad that I don't connect to God's love, it's OK. Because I felt that today, and it made me feel even more lost, then I blew up in anger (at myself).
You so get this. Such incredible insight. God brought me back to your channel when I needed it. I slip back into legalism, fear and bondage so slowly that I don't even realize it. Then I find myself angry and burnt out. This happened recently...and then one of your videos popped up and it was like God used that to reopen my heart and reconnect me to his 💙
this is my second time watching this series and it's different this time around. currently, thanks to you and your content, my relationship with God is growing and i've been slowly giving myself grace over the past few months. this week i've been feeling so burned out and my prayer life isn't so good (or not good enough in my eyes) all i can do is thank Him for being in my life, being patient, loving, accepting and graceful. the past few days i've been trying to work on not forcing myself to spend a certain amount of time w God in the morning, because if it's been an hour, then it's two hours, then three..... exhausting. nothing ever feels good enough. and i'm very interested in learning about other things right now, my heart just isn't in it unfortunately. i've been trying to connect w Him in the morning for just a little bit and then at random times throughout the day as i go about my daily activities. it feels really good and freeing but at the same time i feel like the time i spend away from God is just me being selfish. trying to find a healthy balance between the two. your ministry really means a lot to me i'm so glad i've stumbled across your channel, you've been a great help!
This was very helpful. I’ve felt that unconditional love has been a main focus of learning for the last several years. It is nice to better understand the OCD/perfectionism struggle. I didn’t realize that I have those tendencies too.
This is so healing 🥹 I remember two years ago, crying in my car and begging God to teach me what love is. He has been so faithful and the journey is beautiful
Yes, I am on this journey too. I never realized I had this. I thought God was hard on me. I guess I have been hard on me which is weird bc it often seems like it's coming from others. I always feel I'm just not good enough especially for my family. Where does this all come from? I often feel I don't measure up. Crack the whip again. Try harder. All I ever wanted was to feel like I belonged somewhere and feel loved. Maybe this is stuff I should not share. IDK.
Wow... this is so so helpful! I did as you suggested and listened to it once to let it wash over and then I listened to it again and took notes and at times just wrote exactly what you said... It's taken me a long time but taking notes/writing what I'm hearing makes SUCH a huge difference in how it sinks in, and I'm sure if I listen to it a third, fourth or fifth time, I will find it sinking in deeper still. Thank you so much for taking time to make these videos. They are such a blessing and I am very thankful for you and your ministry and all you do to help the body of Christ :)
“For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,” II Corinthians 10:4-5 NKJV I just not moments ago had these temptations and anxiousness to take more of my anxiety medication then I normally do and I didn’t want to. And just miraculously my verse of the day for my Bible App was this verse from Paul. So I saw it and did exactly what Paul says and the temptation went away. “Lord Jesus I bring these temptations and thoughts under your authority” and basically I was left in awe. I couldn’t withhold from sharing. The temptation just disappeared! Praise Jesus! Mark my dear brother, God bless you! You have helped me in ways by God’s grace that I could never repay. Thank you for what you are doing my dear brother! I’m still on my journey but it has gotten much easier the more trust I put in Father God. HE LOVES US MORE THAN WE CAN EVER IMAGINE! AND LOVE IS THE ANSWER! OUR HEAVENLY FATHER’S LOVE. I have perfectionism too but I just want to share to my brothers and sisters that I’m still a mess, AND ABBA STILL LOVES ME AND YOU
Had to chuckle, "stop what u r doing & listen", like Mark knew that many of us would be multitasking at this moment in his video....I'm learning when I chuckle at some of his comments it's spontaneous response & probably need to note why to help me better understand me. Also applies to some of his comments that provoke anger or frustration, I'm guessing stronger response likely way of learning my major issues. Sad, I'm in my 60s & all I have know is how to survive (not always succeeding later in life) not how to live much less connect with the God who saved me as a teenager, missed out on the better way, pray its not too late to reset foundation, afraid of being undone by the process (if I can figure out what the correct process/method is to recover & walk in the Spirit God gave me). This seems insurmountable hard. I've not had an easy life but I know I'm blessed in spite of experiences, I've always worked hard (until Lyme disease plus) put dealing w/ emotions & relationship issues quickly rob me of the little energy I have (it was this way even before Lyme & it's beastie buddies). I have bought some of Mark's book, not sure where to start. Thx Mark for trying to help meet a hugely complex need in the church & world. May God continue to bless you & your family. I know this an old video (3yrs) so u probably won't see this post but God will see & know I'm grateful.
YES, brother! You’ve hit on SO many points here that I can relate to and that I needed to hear. A ton more people out there need to hear this! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Tha k you for sharing about how you leave things NOT “just right” sometimes- that is leveling up!
Thank you so much for this, Mark. I came across your video “healing the root system of OCD”, in the middle of a panic attack a few days ago and the revelation I’ve received just in these 2 videos has been tremendously helpful in understanding my struggles. I didn’t even think I had OCD but I felt a strong urge to watch that video and now here I am on my healing journey, with your videos as a huge portion of my guide. This is life changing stuff and I’m sharing it with so many people that I know can benefit from these teachings. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. God bless you, brother.
this is an beautiful healing presentation in itself! your explanations and descriptions of this topic is authentically spoken of truth! it's so lovely that you are a healthy role model to teach healthy mind and heart levels human and spiritually!
You are a breath of fresh air. I have struggled with Religious OCD for year's and I am tired of living at time's. First off it started touching things and I had a fear of death and then I became Christian and my Dad got involved in a group in the early that were all end times doom and gloom. Diner time was all about God's judgement and accountability to God for every word spoken. I have come to the point where I have resented being raised so called Christian. I have come to the point where I have had to take a break from any Scriptures and church.
It seems like my issues are endless. I do find myself thinking that if I don’t do everything right I won’t get better. Or what if I can’t learn to let Him love me?
One of the earliest memories of my Dad is him saying to me ‘What’s wrong with you?!’. I don’t know exactly what age OCD was born within me, but I know it was probably around 1st grade. The way I was treated by my parents, although they are good people and I love them, taught me that I had to be a certain way to be loved. As a kid, my survival mechanism worked, but as an adult it is torture. Thank you Mark for your videos. ❤
You have to become a baby again. I know it sounds funny. But it’s true. I’m 40 years old. No job. Not married. I’m living at home. A broken home with parents who are broken in their hearts too. Today as most days as I can remember, I woke up and again paralyzed with the same pressure in my stomach I usually have. With the videos I’ve been watching from my brother Mark, learning what truly our Father’s Love is, I got up and I was just sitting, almost shaking. I just looked up and said, “Father I need to get up, I gotta go to work” (I do Instacart when I can) and my utility bill for water is past due and ready for shut off. But that’s another story. (Hint: stealing). While sitting on the side of my bed I’m reminding myself of how much My Heavenly Father Loves me. After a little while, I get one foot on the ground and then the other. Then I tell Father God what I have to do next. And slowly it starts getting easier. And right now I’m watching this video, same stomach pressure, but with JOY. I say this not looking for pity but to make a point. LOVE IS THE ONLY WAY AND THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN HEAL. And ITS OUR HEAVENLY FATHERS LOVE. I’ve stolen, been addicted to drugs, still under maintenance therapy, backslid for many many years. But My Heavenly Father still LOVES me! And His Love is saving my life. We can’t heal until we let it go. The guilt, the shame, and the fear, we have to give it all to Jesus! I was a huge perfectionist for most of what I can remember, but never knew until a few months back while watching one of brother Mark’s videos. And it was not easy accepting that lol. I’ve broken down into tears kneeling and praying for God to help me many times before in life. You won’t get anywhere, I guarantee it, until you look to yourself and admit you are broken in your heart. That’s when the Journey of Love Healing begins. And it’s only our Heavenly Father’s Love that heals. I’m still in the battle, but I pray that this message helps someone. You have to first learn how much you are loved by God Almighty. And He is Our Father. Thank you Jesus I love you. And you too my brother Mark. I can confidently tell someone now that I love them and not feel guilt or shame. We’re not perfect and never will be my brothers and sisters. But we’re learning. And we are sons and daughters of our Father in Heaven through Jesus our Lord. He loves YOU
To realize God’s love for us is very important. God demonstrates His own love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us, Romans 5:8. Our love for Him, which is commanded in the Royal Law, comes from realizing what we have been forgiven for (everything) and the promises He has made to us for the future. I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you know you have eternal life, 1John 5:13.
Hi Mark, I'm new to your channel and learning that I am a perfectionist even tho I'm not a high achiever. Do you have any videos on the fear of talking to Jesus? Believers I know don't understand this at all and I felt so alone. I see that I'm so afraid of going to Jesus bc im not gonna "do it right" and I'll be a bother and ultimately get rejected. So I avoid communicating with Him as I often do socially with even my fellow brothers and sisters. I'm definitely anxious socially and unfortunately its also creating fear to spend time with God. Do you have content on this in any of your books or videos? Thanks so much, really appreciate you.
Laughed so hard at the end when he said just listen first before taking notes - after literally listening, pausing, rewinding to get my notes "just right" 😂😅😢
I can't live like this anymore abs I don't where to turn. I can't rest in God's love because "i don't know how!" I'm on the edge of a cliff. Drop off the front or drop off the back.
I struggle with confession OCD. I know God leads us to confess our sins to each other but after I got the big ones out of the way that hindered me for years. Now I’m stuck on every thing. Like if I say something to my sister about another family member…I feel like I have to go to that family member and tell them what I said. Which will only start problems. Repenting to God alone isn’t cutting it since I learned we are to confess them to each other. My heart always has this heaviness because I can’t drop it in my mind. I don’t feel like I have Gods permission to! I feel like Jesus did the work on the cross and I’m sweating over trying to nail myself up there too.
“You can be born again, a child of God and have problems and struggles. This is part of the journey. And our struggles just reveal more love more grace is needed more truth that sets us free.” 23:20
Thanks for the video. But I’ve got a question on pertaining to listen to your heart.. when Jeremiah 17 9-10 says otherwise. Please enlighten me gracefully lol trying to learn. Thanks
Dear mom, One thing I am grateful for today is financial security, another thing I am grateful is my intelligence, and a third thing I am grateful for is my fitness Sincerely Your slightly high son James
If pastor David brown has a proposal for how I can support good chemistry and chemical engineering through his church I want to learn more! I put good chemical engineering first and wait for the institution of the world to come to me!
Hi Mark, I struggle with the verse that says, if you don’t forgive I won’t forgive you. It scares me, although I am always working on forgiving, but what happens if I am struggling with forgiving when I die. My OCD says that I will go to hell. This has always confused me, because Jesus died to save us from our sins, so this verse confuses me. Will I go to hell? Can you tell me what this really means so I can be safe. Sincerely, Connie Shin
The Bible says ( there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ) only one condemns is the devil and he is not GOD / GOD LOVES US ALL That's why He sent His Only Begotten Son Who came in The flesh Who is Lord / GOD Born of a virgin birth John 3:16 says For GOD so Loved the world that He gave His Only Begotten Son that whosoever BELIEVETH in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life The Bible says that we can know that we have eternal life. Because we believe on Jesus His death burial Resurrection. He has risen. He paid for all our sins past present future Trust in His Finished Work on The Cross for your sins as a payment for sins . It is not by what we do being good, obedience to the law, praying a prayer, church attendance etc ... For salvation but solely on believing in Jesus Christ for Salvation. It is by Grace through faith in Christ Alone that we are Saved. Once you are a Child of GOD you cannot ever lose your Salvation. Salvation is a Free GIFT from GOD and not earned by man through works lest any man should boast. Discipleship is different from Salvation yes Salvation is Free but Discipleship is costly. Discipleship is service to GOD. But only after we believe we become disciples of Christ . We are not saved by works Once saved always saved.
Churches are institutions in society so I've selected Armstrong chapel as my church. You select a church and learn from the Bible while asking serious questions to people at church in street christianity.
Oh man, I really struggle with this. I have toxic and obsessive perfectionism due to OCD. And it affects virtually every area of my life: Spelling and grammar in emails, shaving, parking my car, folding clothes, etc.
It actually doesn't lead to high achievement; On the contrary, it bogs you down in such trivial matters that you don't have the time or energy to pursue high achievement. Everyone is out there accomplishing great things while I'm still obsessing over whether or not I parked my car with enough space on all sides, as to minimize the risk of someone hitting it. Etc.
The moment he said "here is your diagnosis " it all made sense to me my last 5 years just flashed through my face
Sometimes I laugh at how accurate the things are you say. It's bringing me so much peace just knowing what's wrong with me and there's a solution. Thank you so so so much.
“Love isn’t achieved, it’s received” I’m going to quote this one !! Love your videos, Mark !
Such a vulnerable, trusting, child like way to live...
It all boils down to knowing Gods wonderful unconditional love for us . Lord help me to know your great love for me I pray .
"Scripture only works IN HARMONY w relationship."
That statement is G O L D🌟🌟
Thank you for these extremely important and timely teachings!!
This is crazy accurate! Learning to let go of control and relearning the love of my heavenly father! And just sit in that! Lovingly accept where things are right now! Learning to accept imperfections
Wow! I am a religious ocd sufferer. Months ago my leader told me that I have a problem with "wanting to control it all", I didn't understand the meaning of that until now!!! 😱😱😱
I have been telling myself “Brian there is no pressure.” (Daily and outloud) This has been very helpful to remind myself. The pressure is self imposed and is not coming from the external environment. The insight has been very helpful to put things into perspective. Thank You!
AMEN we create pressure in our heads
I am 45 years in this way of being. I have been on stop and go all my life. Never completing or finishing anything I start because something in it begins to feel not right😧. I'm tired
Talking to yourself in the mirror is a powerful tool to growth and learning to accept yourself. It’s kind of weird when you start doing it. But becomes easier over time and eventually a great way to encourage and talk yourself thru things.
What do you say to yourself Brian?
This video has been helping me so much. It speaks to exactly where I’m at
So glad because it has really helped me in my journey.
Thank you so much for this, Mark! I find OCD tendencies are focused on mistakes/sins, or even perceived sins of the past, and just spin on them, making me feel like a terrible person. It started with coming clean with a pornography addiction, and even though I was met with such Grace, thoughts beat me up in my head about it, then it moved to wanting to control all my thoughts, and different OCD thoughts have popped up since, pulling mistakes/sins from the past, beating myself up by them
I thought I was rare to suffer this silently sooo much. Thanks for this information.
Thank you so much for this!!!! At certain points in this video I laughed because I realized that some of the mental games that I’ve played in my mind are ridiculous and other times in this video I cried.
I’m not alone in this battle and we ALL can walk out our healing.
I’m not even a Christian and Mark’s talks have been so helpful for me, these are lessons that are universal and important for all of us to learn so we can love each other better, whether we find it through Jesus or not
This was Beyond helpful literally speaking to where God is working in my life literally how I’m trying to treat myself with love and kindness and resting in Gods love for me. Loving this journey as messy as it is I am enjoying the growth ✅
This talk is SOOOOO good for me. I am blessed by how God has chosen you to repeat things that I have heard in my journey while also adding new and VALUABLE revelations along with the TOOLS to help walk it out. I can relate to what you said in the beginning. The examples sound like they came straight from my own thoughts and experience!
That's wonderful! Thanks for sharing
this is unbelievable and so amazingly eye-opening. why did it take 40+ years to realize this....so awfully sad. I can't stop crying.
This is great, thank you, Mark! Some of the OCD thoughts I deal with cause me to spin about past mistakes.. “I can’t believe I did that... etc” bringing on such shame and guilt, but it’s excessive and obsessive. As if I should not make mistakes, and when I do, it’s like it’s the end of the world, and now I’m disqualified lol
SAMEEEES
Yes me too Confidentmama
I thought I was the only one with this problem
Like me, it’s very hard to live with !
I just want to say thank you for your videos, Mark. I have been suffering from religious and relational OCD and that feeling of being unsettled and "not quite right" for almost 4 years before I figured out what is going on. It has taken a serious toll in the last year. I am exhausted and feel purposeless because I "can't get my head sorted out." I am just now starting to reach out for professional help because I didn't realize that what I was experiencing was nornal. But your videos have helped me understand so much and have helped me find some hope for the future. Thank you for being so devoted to helping people understand this lesser-known side of struggling in the faith! You are a blessing.
To anyone who is questioning if they are experiencing these things: if any of it resonates with you and strikes a chord, please please reach out for help! God does care for you and though we may not understand the details of why we have struggles, He is there with us every step of the way. He places people in counseling positions to help us with these things, just as with physicians for physical issues.
I spent 5-7 months at a Bible institute not knowing what I really needed was God's love. The perfectionism of the inner critic grew. Bitterness grew as well. To this day I'm still unfamiliar on how to deal with forgiving others.
It is absolutely insane how spot on you are. Thank you for such sound insight and wisdom. You have been speaking directly to ME.
What I have been struggling with is that I never let go and trust God fully until I am forced to because I can’t go on anymore. But I don’t want to always need to get to that point before giving in, it’s so hard.
It's insane at how relevant this hits home. I'm working on letting go, it's a daily journey. Thank you for this!
I’m so humbled by the father’s love for us and His desire and design for us to be whole that when we ask for healing in things that keep us in bondage He is faithful!!! I have only listened to the first video and the healing has begun. Thanks for your teaching and your loving of people ..
I finally get all the pieces together. I realised that all the years I have been chasing after achievements and had been so hard on myself. The hardest for me now is to love myself, and actually I don’t know how to love others, sometimes people say I am kinda cold blooded, like I don’t understand them. I really have a lot to learn. Thanks Mark!
So thankful that I found your videos! They are a blessing to me and I am sharing with others!
It is so good to know that even those times when things are so bad that I don't connect to God's love, it's OK. Because I felt that today, and it made me feel even more lost, then I blew up in anger (at myself).
God Bless you Mark ! Thank you ! You have the precious heart of Jesus !
You so get this. Such incredible insight. God brought me back to your channel when I needed it. I slip back into legalism, fear and bondage so slowly that I don't even realize it. Then I find myself angry and burnt out. This happened recently...and then one of your videos popped up and it was like God used that to reopen my heart and reconnect me to his 💙
Same here
This Message is needed so much. Thanks for Taking so much time Mark🙏
this is my second time watching this series and it's different this time around. currently, thanks to you and your content, my relationship with God is growing and i've been slowly giving myself grace over the past few months. this week i've been feeling so burned out and my prayer life isn't so good (or not good enough in my eyes) all i can do is thank Him for being in my life, being patient, loving, accepting and graceful. the past few days i've been trying to work on not forcing myself to spend a certain amount of time w God in the morning, because if it's been an hour, then it's two hours, then three..... exhausting. nothing ever feels good enough. and i'm very interested in learning about other things right now, my heart just isn't in it unfortunately. i've been trying to connect w Him in the morning for just a little bit and then at random times throughout the day as i go about my daily activities. it feels really good and freeing but at the same time i feel like the time i spend away from God is just me being selfish. trying to find a healthy balance between the two. your ministry really means a lot to me i'm so glad i've stumbled across your channel, you've been a great help!
This was very helpful. I’ve felt that unconditional love has been a main focus of learning for the last several years. It is nice to better understand the OCD/perfectionism struggle. I didn’t realize that I have those tendencies too.
I’m listening again and I can’t get over how on point this is ! Wow! Soooo good and so helpful !
The series I needed! Waiting for the next one 👍🏻💕
This is so healing 🥹 I remember two years ago, crying in my car and begging God to teach me what love is. He has been so faithful and the journey is beautiful
Yes, I am on this journey too. I never realized I had this. I thought God was hard on me. I guess I have been hard on me which is weird bc it often seems like it's coming from others. I always feel I'm just not good enough especially for my family. Where does this all come from? I often feel I don't measure up. Crack the whip again. Try harder. All I ever wanted was to feel like I belonged somewhere and feel loved. Maybe this is stuff I should not share. IDK.
Wow... this is so so helpful! I did as you suggested and listened to it once to let it wash over and then I listened to it again and took notes and at times just wrote exactly what you said... It's taken me a long time but taking notes/writing what I'm hearing makes SUCH a huge difference in how it sinks in, and I'm sure if I listen to it a third, fourth or fifth time, I will find it sinking in deeper still. Thank you so much for taking time to make these videos. They are such a blessing and I am very thankful for you and your ministry and all you do to help the body of Christ :)
Love is not mental steps!! Wow !!!
I try to make mental steps for EVERYTHING. this woke me up
“For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,”
II Corinthians 10:4-5 NKJV
I just not moments ago had these temptations and anxiousness to take more of my anxiety medication then I normally do and I didn’t want to. And just miraculously my verse of the day for my Bible App was this verse from Paul. So I saw it and did exactly what Paul says and the temptation went away. “Lord Jesus I bring these temptations and thoughts under your authority” and basically I was left in awe. I couldn’t withhold from sharing. The temptation just disappeared! Praise Jesus! Mark my dear brother, God bless you! You have helped me in ways by God’s grace that I could never repay. Thank you for what you are doing my dear brother! I’m still on my journey but it has gotten much easier the more trust I put in Father God. HE LOVES US MORE THAN WE CAN EVER IMAGINE! AND LOVE IS THE ANSWER! OUR HEAVENLY FATHER’S LOVE. I have perfectionism too but I just want to share to my brothers and sisters that I’m still a mess, AND ABBA STILL LOVES ME AND YOU
thank you so much Mark! We give God thanks for your life!! Your videos are fantastic and soooooo sooooo soooo HELPFUL :)
Love you guys!!
Had to chuckle, "stop what u r doing & listen", like Mark knew that many of us would be multitasking at this moment in his video....I'm learning when I chuckle at some of his comments it's spontaneous response & probably need to note why to help me better understand me. Also applies to some of his comments that provoke anger or frustration, I'm guessing stronger response likely way of learning my major issues. Sad, I'm in my 60s & all I have know is how to survive (not always succeeding later in life) not how to live much less connect with the God who saved me as a teenager, missed out on the better way, pray its not too late to reset foundation, afraid of being undone by the process (if I can figure out what the correct process/method is to recover & walk in the Spirit God gave me). This seems insurmountable hard. I've not had an easy life but I know I'm blessed in spite of experiences, I've always worked hard (until Lyme disease plus) put dealing w/ emotions & relationship issues quickly rob me of the little energy I have (it was this way even before Lyme & it's beastie buddies). I have bought some of Mark's book, not sure where to start. Thx Mark for trying to help meet a hugely complex need in the church & world. May God continue to bless you & your family. I know this an old video (3yrs) so u probably won't see this post but God will see & know I'm grateful.
YES, brother! You’ve hit on SO many points here that I can relate to and that I needed to hear. A ton more people out there need to hear this! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Tha k you for sharing about how you leave things NOT “just right” sometimes- that is leveling up!
Typo on “thanks.” But you know what, I’m going to leave it NOT “just right.” 😎🤣👍🏻❤️
This is GOOD !!!!! Thank you Mark !!!!
Thank you so much for this, Mark. I came across your video “healing the root system of OCD”, in the middle of a panic attack a few days ago and the revelation I’ve received just in these 2 videos has been tremendously helpful in understanding my struggles. I didn’t even think I had OCD but I felt a strong urge to watch that video and now here I am on my healing journey, with your videos as a huge portion of my guide. This is life changing stuff and I’m sharing it with so many people that I know can benefit from these teachings. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. God bless you, brother.
This is so helpful. I feel so much hope listening to your channel. God bless you
Keep up the great work, Mark. Merry Christmas to you and your family. 🎄
THIS WAS AMAZING !!!! Thank you Pastor Mark 🕯 🙏 🕊
Your are a blessing , I love the way you bring words to issues I struggle to understand .
this is an beautiful healing presentation in itself! your explanations and descriptions of this topic is authentically spoken of truth! it's so lovely that you are a healthy role model to teach healthy mind and heart levels human and spiritually!
This week's men's notes help me breathe and worship! Very relaxing!
Excellent information! This was so helpful! Keep these videos coming!
You are a breath of fresh air.
I have struggled with Religious OCD for year's and I am tired of living at time's. First off it started touching things and I had a fear of death and then I became Christian and my Dad got involved in a group in the early that were all end times doom and gloom. Diner time was all about God's judgement and accountability to God for every word spoken.
I have come to the point where I have resented being raised so called Christian. I have come to the point where I have had to take a break from any Scriptures and church.
This morning i am praying for my mom's perfectionism.
It seems like my issues are endless. I do find myself thinking that if I don’t do everything right I won’t get better. Or what if I can’t learn to let Him love me?
This morning my father was opened to the context of the scripture which is the ocd video I was on this morning. Thank you pastor David brown!
You are a tool for helping me. Thank you Mark!
Thank you brother Mark, this is really helpful💯
One of the earliest memories of my Dad is him saying to me ‘What’s wrong with you?!’. I don’t know exactly what age OCD was born within me, but I know it was probably around 1st grade. The way I was treated by my parents, although they are good people and I love them, taught me that I had to be a certain way to be loved. As a kid, my survival mechanism worked, but as an adult it is torture. Thank you Mark for your videos. ❤
When avoiding my compulsions…listening to you calms me. Sometimes even the Bible can’t
this hits so hard it made me sad
There is hope. Hope in Jesus.
Thank you so much. God bless you and your wife.
Wow. This is so accurate. I'm so tired of trying to get everything "just right".
You have to become a baby again. I know it sounds funny. But it’s true. I’m 40 years old. No job. Not married. I’m living at home. A broken home with parents who are broken in their hearts too. Today as most days as I can remember, I woke up and again paralyzed with the same pressure in my stomach I usually have. With the videos I’ve been watching from my brother Mark, learning what truly our Father’s Love is, I got up and I was just sitting, almost shaking. I just looked up and said, “Father I need to get up, I gotta go to work” (I do Instacart when I can) and my utility bill for water is past due and ready for shut off. But that’s another story. (Hint: stealing). While sitting on the side of my bed I’m reminding myself of how much My Heavenly Father Loves me. After a little while, I get one foot on the ground and then the other. Then I tell Father God what I have to do next. And slowly it starts getting easier. And right now I’m watching this video, same stomach pressure, but with JOY. I say this not looking for pity but to make a point. LOVE IS THE ONLY WAY AND THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN HEAL. And ITS OUR HEAVENLY FATHERS LOVE. I’ve stolen, been addicted to drugs, still under maintenance therapy, backslid for many many years. But My Heavenly Father still LOVES me! And His Love is saving my life. We can’t heal until we let it go. The guilt, the shame, and the fear, we have to give it all to Jesus! I was a huge perfectionist for most of what I can remember, but never knew until a few months back while watching one of brother Mark’s videos. And it was not easy accepting that lol. I’ve broken down into tears kneeling and praying for God to help me many times before in life. You won’t get anywhere, I guarantee it, until you look to yourself and admit you are broken in your heart. That’s when the Journey of Love Healing begins. And it’s only our Heavenly Father’s Love that heals. I’m still in the battle, but I pray that this message helps someone. You have to first learn how much you are loved by God Almighty. And He is Our Father. Thank you Jesus I love you. And you too my brother Mark. I can confidently tell someone now that I love them and not feel guilt or shame. We’re not perfect and never will be my brothers and sisters. But we’re learning. And we are sons and daughters of our Father in Heaven through Jesus our Lord. He loves YOU
You really understand what its like
your vidos helps. Thanks
This was so awesome!!!
To realize God’s love for us is very important. God demonstrates His own love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us, Romans 5:8. Our love for Him, which is commanded in the Royal Law, comes from realizing what we have been forgiven for (everything) and the promises He has made to us for the future. I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you know you have eternal life, 1John 5:13.
Hi Mark, I'm new to your channel and learning that I am a perfectionist even tho I'm not a high achiever. Do you have any videos on the fear of talking to Jesus? Believers I know don't understand this at all and I felt so alone. I see that I'm so afraid of going to Jesus bc im not gonna "do it right" and I'll be a bother and ultimately get rejected. So I avoid communicating with Him as I often do socially with even my fellow brothers and sisters. I'm definitely anxious socially and unfortunately its also creating fear to spend time with God. Do you have content on this in any of your books or videos? Thanks so much, really appreciate you.
My dad at church yesterday felt like him following the green dot his son on runscape. Pray for that thought.
Laughed so hard at the end when he said just listen first before taking notes - after literally listening, pausing, rewinding to get my notes "just right" 😂😅😢
I am praying on Christie gean geankoplis fluids book later today! He got a chem e degree with a 4.0 GPA and was a football king!
It's ironic as heck that the "skips" in the recording that blot out some words is DRIVING ME UP THE WALL! So far great content nonetheless.
I am inspired by my past struggles with drugs and present struggles with family to give my life to chemical engineering under god!
I remember thinking emotional are weak. I want to know how we to love.
I can't live like this anymore abs I don't where to turn. I can't rest in God's love because "i don't know how!" I'm on the edge of a cliff. Drop off the front or drop off the back.
I am praying for a better relationship with my mother when she gets home.
I struggle with confession OCD. I know God leads us to confess our sins to each other but after I got the big ones out of the way that hindered me for years. Now I’m stuck on every thing. Like if I say something to my sister about another family member…I feel like I have to go to that family member and tell them what I said. Which will only start problems. Repenting to God alone isn’t cutting it since I learned we are to confess them to each other. My heart always has this heaviness because I can’t drop it in my mind. I don’t feel like I have Gods permission to! I feel like Jesus did the work on the cross and I’m sweating over trying to nail myself up there too.
Thank you!!!
I am praying for God to heal me of tobacco and Marijuana addiction before school starts in the fall.
“You can be born again, a child of God and have problems and struggles. This is part of the journey. And our struggles just reveal more love more grace is needed more truth that sets us free.” 23:20
If you're not ready how do you make yourself ready?
My use of thc is much more religiously motivated than my use of alcohol and tobacco!
I love this talk even though I am not following this religion
Austin Peterson I'm praying for our financial equity.
Thanks for the video. But I’ve got a question on pertaining to listen to your heart.. when Jeremiah 17 9-10 says otherwise. Please enlighten me gracefully lol trying to learn. Thanks
Dear mom,
One thing I am grateful for today is financial security, another thing I am grateful is my intelligence, and a third thing I am grateful for is my fitness
Sincerely
Your slightly high son James
God called me to be a protector of chemistry and chemical engineering here on earth. I will protect the first and chemical truths under god!
Will my parents join me and commit to Armstrong chapel as their default mode for faith?
I focus on the old testament and read the new to others.
If pastor David brown has a proposal for how I can support good chemistry and chemical engineering through his church I want to learn more! I put good chemical engineering first and wait for the institution of the world to come to me!
My quiet belief system is that stem created through God sustains!
Hi Mark, I struggle with the verse that says, if you don’t forgive I won’t forgive you. It scares me, although I am always working on forgiving, but what happens if I am struggling with forgiving when I die. My OCD says that I will go to hell. This has always confused me, because Jesus died to save us from our sins, so this verse confuses me. Will I go to hell? Can you tell me what this really means so I can be safe. Sincerely, Connie Shin
I have the same feeling! U should Email him
If you believe on The Lord Jesus Christ Alone for Salvation you are saved. Eternally together with The Lord Forever in Heaven.
The Bible says ( there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ)
only one condemns is the devil and he is not
GOD
/ GOD LOVES US ALL
That's why He sent His Only Begotten Son
Who came in The flesh
Who is Lord / GOD
Born of a virgin birth
John 3:16 says
For GOD so Loved the world that He gave His Only Begotten Son that whosoever BELIEVETH in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life
The Bible says that we can know that we have eternal life.
Because we believe on Jesus
His death burial Resurrection.
He has risen.
He paid for all our sins past present future
Trust in His Finished Work on The Cross for your sins as a payment for sins .
It is not by what we do being good, obedience to the law, praying a prayer, church attendance etc ... For salvation but solely on believing in Jesus Christ for Salvation.
It is by Grace through faith in Christ Alone that we are Saved.
Once you are a Child of GOD you cannot ever lose your Salvation.
Salvation is a Free GIFT from GOD and not earned by man through works lest any man should boast.
Discipleship is different from Salvation yes Salvation is Free but Discipleship is costly.
Discipleship is service to GOD. But only after we believe we become disciples of Christ .
We are not saved by works
Once saved always saved.
I told my psychiatrist that between God and I my occupation is sister Pamela's support son.
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Churches are institutions in society so I've selected Armstrong chapel as my church. You select a church and learn from the Bible while asking serious questions to people at church in street christianity.
Would no house key sister be an appropriate diss track?
Andrew broeckel Austin Jones Avery I am praying for yall sobriety!
If I still have the goal of potus from 5th precinct then I will use youtube to pray for good stem.