Transformed You With Mark & Melissa Dejesus

For many OCD strugglers, it can be evident that underneath all the constant obsessions and compulsions is a underlying depression that never gets addressed and nurtured. OCD is fueled by perfectionism and quite often, perfectionists have a depression that they try to “fix” by making sure their thoughts and actions are “just right,” yet they […] The post OCD and Depression appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

Today I am responding to a question that was recently submitted about fear, anger, irritability and more. As I respond to the email, allow me to help bring insight and perspective to where we can actually become very obsessive compulsive about anger rising up or issues that trigger anger. Many people become obsessive compulsive about […] The post Obsessive Compulsive about Anger (and Underlying Perfectionism) appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

The battles we struggle with are an invitation to experience the heart of Father God in a deeper and meaningful way. At the same time, this deeper journey leads us to heal through the father wounds we carry. Many of the struggles we have in our relationship with God mirror the wounds we carry from […] The post Healing Father Wounds appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

Are you aware of the need your heart has for a deeper work of God in your life? The power of the gospel is available for the one who realizes they have need. The gospel is freely available to the poor, but many do not actually realize that they are poor. When most people think […] The post The Gospel: Do You Actually Need It? appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

Do you find that in your journey of working through anxiety, phobias or OCD that you need exposure therapy? I have quite a number of people who have asked me to address the subject of exposure therapy. What is it? Is it ok to do? In this broadcast, I want to talk about exposure and […] The post Do You Need Exposure Therapy? appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

Of all the religious obsessive compulsive battles, the one that is often at the top of the list is a disturbance over the assurance of one’s salvation. What can seem to start off as an admirable question and spiritual inquiry can move into neurotic spirals and never ending searching for something that never quite resolves […] The post Help with Salvation OCD appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

The power of the Gospel is the delivery of good news from a good God who loves you and has a new journey available to you. But as we navigate a healing and freedom journey, it is worth asking, “What gospel was I given?” Have our lives been taught and shown the powerful work of […] The post The Gospel: Good News from a Good God appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

The journey that every believer needs to experience is learning to see people the way God sees them. We need to see through the eyes of God. Our cry needs to be, “God, help me to see others the way you see them.” To experience this more, we have to be able to see through […] The post Help Me See Through the Eyes of Love appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

The message of the Gospel brings the heart of the Father towards you. But were you shown this in your Christian life? My life was propelled into a whole new direction when I was awakened to the heart of the Father in the Gospel message. I found that my struggles with mental and emotional health […] The post The Gospel: The Father’s Heart for You appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

While we teach a lot about effective ways to experience heart healing and freedom, we have also learned what NOT to do in the journey as well. We have learned through experience about what can be very helpful and what is not helpful in the journey. So today, we pray that our honest conversation can […] The post Healing Family Wounds: What NOT to Do appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

Today launches a series of teaching insights around the power of the Gospel and it’s impact on heart healing and our transformation. I want to share about what the Gospel has to say about our mental health, our identity and the journey of the heart. For so many believers, the Gospel they have received is […] The post The Gospel: Heart Healing & the Transformation Journey appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

Do you find that when it comes to conflict and relationships, you tend to obsess over them and compulsively try to over “fix” any sense of disturbance you feel in the relationship. Today I want to address a question that was sent in on this subject and share with you some very honest struggles I […] The post Obsessive Compulsive About Relationship Conflict appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

Do you find that when you learn to receive God’s love and connect to how much He loves you, fear rises up? Do you find yourself realizing that the need to learn to actually let God’s love be received into your heart and mind? Today I want to address a question that was sent in […] The post Allowing God to Love You When You Are Afraid appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

You can often begin to see where OCD has an influence in your faith journey in where you become compulsive. Compulsions in OCD involve following a forceful urge with the goal of alleviating inner conflict, guilt or anxiety. They can are often actions we take, but they can also me mental hoops we jump through […] The post Healing Christian Compulsions appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

Today I want to share some content that may be different from what I often talk about, but it weaves in the principles of love, grace, healing and freedom throughout it all. It involves my experience watching The Jesus Music movie, which brought about so many memories of my journey with Christian music. Along the […] The post My Review of The Jesus Music Movie and My Journey with Christian Music appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

Have you become so intense about your mental and emotional health that you have become obsessive compulsive about it? Today I want to bring about how important it is in our healing journey to actually have breaks from incessant reading and self analysis, how we need room for application and time to process out what […] The post Are You Obsessive Compulsive About “Fixing Yourself”? appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

The journey of loneliness can allow you to relate to yourself in a whole new way. Today I want to walk you through how seasons of loneliness can actually open up for new ways that you relate to yourself, to allowing greater healing and freedom to open up over your life. Part of this involves […] The post Loneliness Part 4: Learning to Minister to Yourself appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

What is the inner critic and where does this come from? Do you find that when you try to walk into healing and freedom, you experience resistance and thought patterns that keep accusing you, pointing out flaws and disconnecting you from experience the power of love and grace? This internal wrestling is often called the […] The post Healing the Inner Critic appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

What do those lonely feelings mean? Remember, loneliness is a feeling that is very subjective, meaning it really comes down to how you perceive where you are and what you are going through. In other words, loneliness comes down to interpretation–the meaning that you give to what you feel inside.  You may feel lonely, but […] The post Loneliness Part 3: Interpreting Your Lonely Feelings appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

If you are experiencing deep loneliness, today I to offer a coaching experience and walk you through the factors that can influence your lonely feelings and talk through some of the issues of the heart that can magnify and intensify loneliness. We often want quick fixes, but today I want to share about the real […] The post Loneliness Part 2: What’s Influencing Your Lonely Feelings? appeared first on Mark DeJesus.