Jeremiah TiptonFounder in president of David Hernandez ministries

Relax... Trust God!

1 Apr 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief devotional message, the speaker identifies a pattern he calls “religious OCD,” where believers become fixated on intrusive thoughts and obsessively question whether those thoughts are divine commands. He explains that this mental and emotional tension clouds the ability to discern the Holy Spirit’s voice. The core counsel is to quiet the mind, release fear‑driven tension, and rest in the assurance that God knows how to communicate with His children. By trusting the Holy Spirit’s ability to get through rather than relying on one’s own interpretive skill, believers can experience relief, confidence, and clearer spiritual discernment.

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Some Christians develop what I call religious OCD. And maybe you've experienced something like this, where you get a thought that comes to your mind, and then you obsess over that thought thinking, is this God telling me this? Is the Lord instructing me to do that or say that or go there? And so then we get all worked up with ourselves, we get all worked up emotionally. And in that tension, it's actually pretty difficult to discern the Holy Spirit. You've got to learn to quiet your mind, your emotions, put away distractions so that you can focus on what the Lord is saying to you. And here's what you can rest in. God can get through to you. God knows how to get through to his children. And so when we have faith, we are relaxed. When we live in fear, we have tension. So do away with the fear that produces tension that makes it difficult to pay attention to the voice of the Holy Spirit, and instead breathe a sigh of relief. Trust in God. Trust not in your ability to hear the Holy Spirit, trust in the Holy Spirit's ability get through to you.