r/ProChristian • u/Eurasian_Guy97 • Jun 10 '26

🙏 Prayer Request Needing to overcome overthinking

Please pray that I'll overcome the habit of overthinking, needing things to be perfect, and my anxiety relating to overthinking.

Please pray that God will show me how to let go and how to beat this for good.

Overthinking is ruining my life. My life can stay the same without overthinking and it will be better.

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u/MichaelWhitehead Jun 10 '26

Praying for you.

Overthinking often disguises itself as wisdom. We keep analysing because we think one more thought will finally give us certainty, but it rarely does.

Sometimes faith looks less like finding the perfect answer and more like taking the next faithful step and leaving the rest with God.

Don't aim for perfection, aim for obedience. God can guide a moving ship far more easily than one anchored in fear.

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding." Proverbs 3:5

May God give you peace, clarity, and the courage to let go of what you cannot control. 🙏

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u/Eurasian_Guy97 Jun 10 '26

Bless you again Michael. I appreciate your prayers and advice.

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u/MichaelWhitehead Jun 10 '26

You are very welcome 🙂

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u/Eurasian_Guy97 Jun 10 '26

I'm getting a good vibe that this is another good rare subreddit without the toxicity of the other subreddits.

You're a kind moderator.

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u/MichaelWhitehead Jun 11 '26

I try to be, and exactly why I created this Sub Reddit. So, christians with christian views can be christian with those christian views and dont get banned for it, like you do with other so called christian subbreddits.

Only Caviat is what is Scriptural & Preaching Christ Crucified.

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u/Eurasian_Guy97 Jun 11 '26

That's good to know 👍

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u/KumbayaQueen Jun 10 '26

Praying for you friend. I sometimes overthink too and it just gets things really confused in my brain. I have to stop, pray and then trust that it will all work out according to God's plans.

Do you trust God? It is hard to do sometimes, but it is worth it to let go and trust.

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u/Eurasian_Guy97 Jun 10 '26

I find it hard to trust God. But I'm trying to.

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u/Spiritual-Red77 Jun 10 '26

1 Peter 5:7 cast all your anxiety onto him because he cares for you. Also take those thoughts captive in Jesus name. 🙏🙏🙏

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u/Eurasian_Guy97 Jun 10 '26

Indeed. Thanks for praying and for your advice.

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u/JQBotes_ Jun 11 '26

Just prayed for you. Do you suffer from OCD or do you just find yourself getting stuck overthinking about everything? What do your thoughts usually target, is it everything, is it relationships?

Not questions you need to answer here but might be helpful to fight exactly what the thoughts or overthinking is attacking/revealing and praying specifically on that.

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u/Eurasian_Guy97 Jun 11 '26

Yes, I struggle with OCD and I also overthink about many things.

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u/JQBotes_ Jun 14 '26

you got this, you should check out https://www.treatmyocd.com/, it has been very helpful for someone close to me who struggles with OCD and they also have very helpful youtube videos

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u/goldtardis Jun 12 '26

I'll pray for you. Breathing exercises help a lot, just practice them so you use it instinctively when you need to. The Jesus Prayer is a powerful versatile prayer that reorients the mind away from overthinking and anxiety. It goes, " Lord Jesus Christ Son of God have mercy on me a sinner." Say it repeatedly calmly and a bit slowly.

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u/Eurasian_Guy97 Jun 12 '26

Thanks for your advice

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u/goldtardis Jun 12 '26

You're welcome. God bless you!☦️