Dear God,
I have grown tired. I realize that I have to do what is hard which is confront my fears and be anxious. I know it contradicts not being anxious for nothing but strangely enough I feel better. I realize that I am apprehensive about new thoughts coming along. I am scared. Help me face that fear as well. With Your help, I know now that I will be okay. Checking and asking for reassurance has been, and still is, a waste of time and energy. I am not sure if my dreams help or harm, especially based on fictional stories but I guess making up my own stories have been somewhat helpful. I don't wish to have these thoughts and be tempted by them. However, I realize that temptation is a part of the Christian life. Give me the strength that I so need to overcome temptation.
Help me to use common sense to overcome the temptation that I will go through to perform the compulsions and checking based on what I read. For instance, if a woman does cheat, common sense would tell me that she did wrong because infidelity is a cowardly, selfish act. They don't deserve abuse, or death for their deeds. Yet the truth is, I will never know why people cheat and I have grown tired of the compulsions and the obsessive thoughts. I would like to get better and overcome these thoughts. I need the wisdom, strength, and guidance to do those things and I ask for a generous amount of all things. Sometimes it involves waking up, dreams, and being anxious and uncertain. I also have to deal with uncertainty. For instance, I will never know why I have these thoughts. Maybe it is for the best. I guess it doesn't matter that I will never know. Lord, I ask You for Your wisdom in my life. I leave everything in Your hands, and I thank You that You are greater than my obsessive thoughts and compulsions.
Sincerely,
Letters to God
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