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Hi Everyone,
I was just wondering how do you overcome blasphemous thoughts? I have OCD and blasphemous thoughts pop into my head but how do I get out of thinking blasphemous thoughts intentionally, as I think I might have given some consent into thinking some of them?
How do I get out of that? Please tell me how to love god more as I feel less than lukewarm for Him right now 😦
 
Learn to watch the thoughts that come into your mind, and to not give them commentary when they are thoughts that are counter to growing toward union with Jesus Christ.

Jesus said, “watch and pray.” Watching in the spiritual sense is watching our interior self, and the thoughts and temptations which the evil one may be giving.

A good book on the subject is,

“Into the Silent Land: A Guide to the Christian Practice of Contemplation,” by Martin Laird.

Fr Laird gives practical advise on producing an interior silence, which comes from the spiritual masters of the Catholic and Orthodox Church.

Jim
 
This may sound like it won’t help, but it does. Just ignore them. The more you think about not thinking them, the more you will. The fact that you are writing this comment proves that you don’t willfully think or believe these things. The fact that you don’t want them shows that you aren’t giving consent. 🙂

Invasive thoughts can be really tough. Accepting them as nothing more than thoughts that you don’t want to have and ignore them. Give them up to God and ask Him to take care of them, because you can’t. God knows you don’t mean them and that you can’t control all your thoughts. No one can.

What matters is not what pops into your mind, but what your heart says; what your will says. If you don’t will them or want them, it cannot be purposefully sinful.

You may want to look into Scrupulosity and see if you are characterized as such. Talk to your priest, he can help you 🙂

God Bless you sweetie, I’ll pray for you 😉
 
And don’t forget that you are involved in spiritual warfare. Satan hates it when you pray and will try to disrupt and discourage you. Persist! If he’s attacking you, you must be doing something right!
 
Oh my!This is such a coincidence. I too always used to have blasphemous thoughts then I talked to a priest once who actually helped me. He told me that when those thoughts come, I relax first(because they are just thoughts that you don’t intend) then say something like " Jesus deliver me" and immediately divert your attention to something else.
It works!!Good luck. Do not worry it will all come to pass and Jesus will give you the necessary strength Believe it!!👍
 
Pray outloud so you can hear the words, “Satan flee from me and go straight to Jesus Christ and let Him deal with you as He will. Heavenly Father, please send me your Holy Spirit to guide and guard my every thought, word and action. Remove any evil spirits from me that inflict my soul and prevent me from knowing, loving and serving You completely and replace those things that tempt me and replace them with love, joy and peace. I pray in Jesus’ holy, precious name. Amen.”

I will pray for you too.
 
You can say, “In the name of Jesus, I renounce the spirit of blasphemy and I command you to leave now.”

By doing this you are acknowledging that you do not willfully want to have these thoughts. It also always helps to counter the thoughts with praise, “You are all powerful my God and I love you.”
 
I suffer from this too. When I am able, I just immediately launch myself into a Hail Mary, or say something like, “in the name of Jesus, I command you to leave my thoughts!” Doesn’t always work but I’m a work in progress, I guess! 😊
 
Try meditating on Jesus calming the waters during the storm. Imagine you are in the water and the waves are the intrusive thoughts. Just float and let the Lord calm the waters for you. Tim
 
Marie1234 said:
This may sound like it won’t help, but it does. Just ignore them. The more you think about not thinking them, the more you will. The fact that you are writing this comment proves that you don’t willfully think or believe these things. The fact that you don’t want them shows that you aren’t giving consent. 🙂

Invasive thoughts can be really tough. Accepting them as nothing more than thoughts that you don’t want to have and ignore them. Give them up to God and ask Him to take care of them, because you can’t. God knows you don’t mean them and that you can’t control all your thoughts. No one can.

What matters is not what pops into your mind, but what your heart says; what your will says. If you don’t will them or want them, it cannot be purposefully sinful.

You may want to look into Scrupulosity and see if you are characterized as such. Talk to your priest, he can help you 🙂

God Bless you sweetie, I’ll pray for you 😉
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I agree. It’s important to remember that the thoughts, themselves, are not dangerous. They may be very troubling, but unless they cause you to act, or to willfully focus on them, they won’t hurt. So the more gently you let them float by – don’t even let them know you are in their way and they’ll keep on going. This may take some practice. Like Jim mentioned, contemplative prayer will help you deal with letting go of interfering thoughts.

Alan
 
Thats all mental, the best way I think is to just focus your mind on something. Maybe focus your mind on the sacred heart or on our lady, if you focus your mind on something positive you will find the bad thoughs will go.

It’s all in the mind! It’s all in how you think.
 
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