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Does Trusting God Make You Complacent With Sin? A Catholic Therapist Explains
Does trusting God's mercy mean you'll just get complacent with sin?
In this episode, Catholic therapist Adam Cross, LMFT (#116623) unpacks a fear he sees constantly in the therapy room, especially with clients struggling with scrupulosity and OCD: that leaning into God's mercy means letting themselves off the hook.
Topics covered:
The fear that trusting God's mercy leads to complacency
Scrupulosity, OCD, and trust issues with ourselves
The two false extremes: self-reliance and mercy without relationship
The good thief on the cross and salvation as gift, not merit
Rebuilding self-trust after…
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