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208. Is it OCD Voice or God’s Voice? Hearing from God for Healing with Heather O’Brien

In today’s episode, Carrie sits down with Heather O’Brien—minister, author, speaker, and host of the Heal With God podcast—to discuss how to discern God’s voice when OCD and scrupulosity create fear and confusion.

Episode Highlights:

  • How Scripture and the Holy Spirit work together to bring clarity and peace
  • Why you don’t have to be afraid of “missing” God’s will in everyday decisions
  • What it looks like to break agreement with lies and replace them with God’s truth
  • Why God’s guidance produces peace, not pressure, urgency, or shame
  • How Christian community can support healthy spiritual discernment

Episode Summary:

Many people I work with share that they once believed OCD was the voice of God, leaving them overwhelmed by fear, urgency, and constant self-doubt. I hear this especially from those struggling with scrupulosity, people who genuinely love God and want to follow Him, but feel exhausted by constantly questioning their thoughts, motives, and decisions. Over time, that pressure can quietly reshape how we see God, making Him feel demanding, distant, or impossible to please.

In Christian Faith and OCD Episode 208, I sit down with Heather O’Brian, minister, author, speaker, and host of the Heal With God podcast, to talk through how to tell the difference between God’s voice and OCD’s voice in real, everyday life. We discuss decision-making, the fear of “getting it wrong,” and why God’s guidance is not marked by panic, urgency, or threats. 

We also explore how Scripture, listening prayer, and trusted Christian community help bring clarity and grounding, and why God’s will isn’t something you’re constantly on the verge of missing.

If you’ve ever felt afraid to move forward, worried that ignoring a thought might be disobedience, or wondered why following God feels more stressful than peaceful, this episode was created with you in mind. 

Hit play and join the conversation.

Connect with Heather O’Brien:

calledtopriesthood.com

heatherobrien.net