What the two of you are describing - seeing a symbol or items repeatedly- is called "confirmation bias." Thank you so much for this video and your ministry.
You are so right about our suffering having a purpose. Before I understood and trusted God that my suffering has a purpose, I used to call out in agony 'God what's the point?!' Now I rest in knowing that God knows what He's doing.
THANK YOU for this video, for years I was caught up on the roller-coaster of trying to put a puzzle together and then feeling defeated bc I would feel that bc I didn't "get the message" I was open to curses and delays etc, I was in a church that emphasized works a lot and spiritual warfare and the Lord has me on a journey to get healed from all the wrong thinking I had, and this week I had a strange dream (I had not had one like that since I had left that church) and I went online to try and find meaning and 2 christian sites said it represented witchcraft and fasting for 3 to 7 days was a must and praying specific things otherwise the enemy could bring to pass his plan and i almost let fear in but last night I felt like all I had to do was remind myself of what God says about me and His plans for my life and today I kept thinking maybe you guys had a video on dreams and you did! So I know God led me here 🙌 and after watching I feel rest again in my soul [and you guys are so right, all of those obsessive thoughts on what all could everything mean are just things to distract us from relationship with the Father, bc for years I was caught up in "spiritual warfare" and fasting and wondering if I was fasting long enough and "bombarding the throne of God" with prayer until one day in His mercy the Lord said "rest" and "just let me love you and know me as your Father" and I realized that I had not focused on His love or gotten to know Him as my loving Father, and that healing journey began a little over a year ago and I'm still on it, after serving Him 8yrs from a place of fear instead of a place of love and rest, but i thank Him so much for not letting me stay on that Rollercoaster)
I used to have the exact same issue as the woman who wrote you. I think I had a tormenting spirit. It went away after prayer and deeper encounter with the Holy Spirit. I still have OCD at times over dying, but then I realize it’s the enemy and am able to shake it off. My main issue now is believing I’m not doing anything right to please God. I constantly pray for God to show me I’m on the right path, but I have no assurance that I am.
@@velma9542 Do you feel like you can’t do anything right and have no idea if you’re doing what God wants you to do or follow the path he has for you? That’s where I’m at and I pray that God will show me I’m on the right path.
I like what you have to say, the only thing I’ve been taught to do different from about what the points are that you guys are saying is that I no longer pray out loud I just said before him and watch the thoughts and that in itself is mind blowing how much stuff is inside of me, but I really like with you what you guys have to say I wish you well and when I can, I shall donate not that you needed to hear that, but I just wanted to let you know
This is awesome guys! I have already observed this, that these signs are built up by myself. The red car example was perfect! What I learned on myself, that signs don't exist, it's just looking for confirmation, and looking for confirmation this frequently means you cannot relax... I think for me it comes from my mom's unpredictable and abusive outbursts in my child hood. She said always it's because of my behavior... and then I got stuck into this loop of scanning for constant confirmation of my actions... I still feel the same anxiety and uncertainty before I start doing something very new or joyful thing in my life, that hey, "is this right?" "is this ok?" "isn't it a sin?"... if I stop and calm down and wait until I get sober I easily can judge with my grown up mind if it's right or wrong, but for years I just ran from this feeling, looking for a sign as confirmation. I think at that emotionally injured point of my spirit I stuck in development at a very childish level. I had been already able to judge what is right and wrong at that age (around 8-9) but those actions scared me and held me back to on my way become fully independent and autonomous. Sometimes I'm tired of always stopping and thinking if I want to do something joyful and new, basically enjoying and discovering life, myself and my passions as an adventure, and then I just cry... that helps a lot, it's like a little offloading island. When I look for signs, or having OCD thoughts, etc. I usually start stepping into this parallel reality where I believe that I can avoid the hurt and pain if I do things perfectly, confirmed. Recently when I start having OCD thoughts, this seek for signs, etc. I stop and leave that false reality because it's an endless, hopeless running and fight for a non existing safe place. I remember once when I still didn't understand this, I was so fed up with the sign seeking that I asked God in a prayer to talk to me clearly in my heart, if he wants to send a sign, otherwise I don't listen :) I thought God looks at me with a smile, seeing my suffering and figuring out this smart agreement. 😅 I really enjoy your channel, so good to talk about things this detailed that I basically try to hide... it's very comforting
I see 911, and the words "Warning", "Pride", "Turn", and the color yellow (which I interpret to mean "caution"). Seeing these things instills fear and insecurity in me and creates a cycle of anxiety and me trying to make this fear go away through extra good works and making sure everything is "just right". It has been hell on earth going through this for the past 8 years.
But I will say that Mark's videos have helped me tremendously. He has helped me identify harmful, fear based thought patterns and how to not necessarily try to make the fear go away but to invite God into the midst of the fear.
God Loves Me and I Love Myself is so helpful! Looking forward to reading Exposing the Rejection Mindset. Thank you M&M for your insight. Your words really hit home everytime! :)
😮I allways have a feeling like God is going to "show" people what I am really like (a monster, a claimy person, etc) as if He is warning me to "remove" certain things and to "bring" certain things... but then it never really happens and I just feel confused and scared like "but when is He going to do that then?" and just now I was thinking about a scary dream I had that I thought meant a scary thing.. I hope this is no coincidence
Ok, kinda creepy but when he said one of the people who wrote him kept seeing 11:11 everywhere and I checked the time bc I had a feeling it would be 11:11 and it was 😮
I know this sounds silly, but when I was out with my bf, I randomly found this mini rubber ducky with a tag on it that said "Don't Be Afraid to Love!". I don't know if the Lord may have been trying to encourage me or not, but it helped with my Relationship OCD in that moment. Thoughts, Mark?
Does this stuff atill apply if i had a dream where a part in that dream i saw a gravestone or tombstone and it had my name on it and had december something i dont thinj i remember the year
I lost my mind on drugs in 2020 and was lost in a maze of false signs and wonders. Jesus can heal all.
I’m not gonna lie, sometimes it is even hard to open my Bible and these videos I know are a safe place.
Can completely relate, not wanting to read or open the Bible because of feeling overwhelmed with condemning thoughts
I love the open, friendly conversations that “we” have here. It’s like sitting in a room with u.
Awe i love that! Thank you ☺️
What the two of you are describing - seeing a symbol or items repeatedly- is called "confirmation bias." Thank you so much for this video and your ministry.
You are so right about our suffering having a purpose. Before I understood and trusted God that my suffering has a purpose, I used to call out in agony 'God what's the point?!' Now I rest in knowing that God knows what He's doing.
FINALLY I FEEL SEEN!!! This is it.!! So glad that listener wrote in. This is spot on. Thank you for this video
THANK YOU for this video, for years I was caught up on the roller-coaster of trying to put a puzzle together and then feeling defeated bc I would feel that bc I didn't "get the message" I was open to curses and delays etc, I was in a church that emphasized works a lot and spiritual warfare and the Lord has me on a journey to get healed from all the wrong thinking I had, and this week I had a strange dream (I had not had one like that since I had left that church) and I went online to try and find meaning and 2 christian sites said it represented witchcraft and fasting for 3 to 7 days was a must and praying specific things otherwise the enemy could bring to pass his plan and i almost let fear in but last night I felt like all I had to do was remind myself of what God says about me and His plans for my life and today I kept thinking maybe you guys had a video on dreams and you did! So I know God led me here 🙌 and after watching I feel rest again in my soul [and you guys are so right, all of those obsessive thoughts on what all could everything mean are just things to distract us from relationship with the Father, bc for years I was caught up in "spiritual warfare" and fasting and wondering if I was fasting long enough and "bombarding the throne of God" with prayer until one day in His mercy the Lord said "rest" and "just let me love you and know me as your Father" and I realized that I had not focused on His love or gotten to know Him as my loving Father, and that healing journey began a little over a year ago and I'm still on it, after serving Him 8yrs from a place of fear instead of a place of love and rest, but i thank Him so much for not letting me stay on that Rollercoaster)
I used to have the exact same issue as the woman who wrote you. I think I had a tormenting spirit. It went away after prayer and deeper encounter with the Holy Spirit. I still have OCD at times over dying, but then I realize it’s the enemy and am able to shake it off. My main issue now is believing I’m not doing anything right to please God. I constantly pray for God to show me I’m on the right path, but I have no assurance that I am.
I'm having this issue right now😥..it's so tormenting and it has persisted for a long while despite praying days on end...
@@velma9542 Praying for you!
@@velma9542 Do you feel like you can’t do anything right and have no idea if you’re doing what God wants you to do or follow the path he has for you? That’s where I’m at and I pray that God will show me I’m on the right path.
@@lindsaygraham9115 it's a struggle but there is hope in the confusion. And that's what I cling on- hope.
@@velma9542 Amen!!
I like what you have to say, the only thing I’ve been taught to do different from about what the points are that you guys are saying is that I no longer pray out loud I just said before him and watch the thoughts and that in itself is mind blowing how much stuff is inside of me, but I really like with you what you guys have to say I wish you well and when I can, I shall donate not that you needed to hear that, but I just wanted to let you know
When she said “we are treating him like the wicked step father” omg 😖😖😖😖😖😖 🫣🫣🫣🫣😭😭😭😭😭
This is awesome guys! I have already observed this, that these signs are built up by myself. The red car example was perfect! What I learned on myself, that signs don't exist, it's just looking for confirmation, and looking for confirmation this frequently means you cannot relax... I think for me it comes from my mom's unpredictable and abusive outbursts in my child hood. She said always it's because of my behavior... and then I got stuck into this loop of scanning for constant confirmation of my actions... I still feel the same anxiety and uncertainty before I start doing something very new or joyful thing in my life, that hey, "is this right?" "is this ok?" "isn't it a sin?"... if I stop and calm down and wait until I get sober I easily can judge with my grown up mind if it's right or wrong, but for years I just ran from this feeling, looking for a sign as confirmation. I think at that emotionally injured point of my spirit I stuck in development at a very childish level. I had been already able to judge what is right and wrong at that age (around 8-9) but those actions scared me and held me back to on my way become fully independent and autonomous.
Sometimes I'm tired of always stopping and thinking if I want to do something joyful and new, basically enjoying and discovering life, myself and my passions as an adventure, and then I just cry... that helps a lot, it's like a little offloading island. When I look for signs, or having OCD thoughts, etc. I usually start stepping into this parallel reality where I believe that I can avoid the hurt and pain if I do things perfectly, confirmed. Recently when I start having OCD thoughts, this seek for signs, etc. I stop and leave that false reality because it's an endless, hopeless running and fight for a non existing safe place.
I remember once when I still didn't understand this, I was so fed up with the sign seeking that I asked God in a prayer to talk to me clearly in my heart, if he wants to send a sign, otherwise I don't listen :) I thought God looks at me with a smile, seeing my suffering and figuring out this smart agreement. 😅
I really enjoy your channel, so good to talk about things this detailed that I basically try to hide... it's very comforting
I see 911, and the words "Warning", "Pride", "Turn", and the color yellow (which I interpret to mean "caution"). Seeing these things instills fear and insecurity in me and creates a cycle of anxiety and me trying to make this fear go away through extra good works and making sure everything is "just right". It has been hell on earth going through this for the past 8 years.
But I will say that Mark's videos have helped me tremendously. He has helped me identify harmful, fear based thought patterns and how to not necessarily try to make the fear go away but to invite God into the midst of the fear.
God Loves Me and I Love Myself is so helpful! Looking forward to reading Exposing the Rejection Mindset. Thank you M&M for your insight. Your words really hit home everytime! :)
😮I allways have a feeling like God is going to "show" people what I am really like (a monster, a claimy person, etc) as if He is warning me to "remove" certain things and to "bring" certain things... but then it never really happens and I just feel confused and scared like "but when is He going to do that then?" and just now I was thinking about a scary dream I had that I thought meant a scary thing.. I hope this is no coincidence
@@Skylark_Lark thank you!! God bless you!
I have such frustrating dreams. 😒
And I’d see 911 a lot too.
Thank you for this 🙏🏻
Ok, kinda creepy but when he said one of the people who wrote him kept seeing 11:11 everywhere and I checked the time bc I had a feeling it would be 11:11 and it was 😮
I know this sounds silly, but when I was out with my bf, I randomly found this mini rubber ducky with a tag on it that said "Don't Be Afraid to Love!". I don't know if the Lord may have been trying to encourage me or not, but it helped with my Relationship OCD in that moment. Thoughts, Mark?
Does this stuff atill apply if i had a dream where a part in that dream i saw a gravestone or tombstone and it had my name on it and had december something i dont thinj i remember the year