Bad day feeling down on myself

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So a little background on myself. I’m a devoted catholic and freshman in college who plays D1 college soccer out of state and far from home.

I set my alarm for yesterday because i needed to wake up early to help volunteer with the salvation army for a school project. I ended up oversleeping because my phone decided to randomly break in the middle of the night. No sound goes in or out of phone so i can’t talk on the phone. Then I went to soccer practice and pulled my quad muscle. I came home at 12 and checked my email to see that i had missed my exam for an online class. I thought it opened at 8am yesterday but turns out it closes at 8am. So i get a 0 for the exam which brings my grade from 93 to 80. That then brings down my GPA from 3.9 to 3.7. I worked so hard this semester to get good all A’s because i need a bigger academic scholarship t be able to afford tuition next year. One small mistake on the very last grade in the class ruined me. Later on that day i borrow my friends car to go to Verizon and see whats wrong with my phone. Turns out i need a new one and have to pay full price since my contract isn’t up. But the guy is cool and says he’ll give me a free one. But when he tries to access the computer to go through with it, the computer crashes and he can’t do anything about it. So i leave the store to go to another Verizon and see that i left my friend’s car lights on. Just my luck, the battery is dead and it’s 10 pm on a weeknight with all the stores closed and my phone is broken so i can’t make a phone call. Thankfully a nice guy saw me stranded and jumped started the car. I got home and then realized my credit card was missing.
Yesterday was easily the worst day of my life. All my hard work in the semester went to waste and I’ll have to settle with a 3.7 GPA. My credit card is gone, my phone is broken, my quad muscle hurts, and I’m broke. I’m feeling really down on myself and don’t understand why God would make all this happen to me when I’m his loyal servant. I’m not a saint but i am very devoted and work hard every day to live a Catholic life.

Just had to rant and get out all my anger and sorrow.
 
James_The_Great said:
Yesterday was easily the worst day of my life. All my hard work in the semester went to waste and I’ll have to settle with a 3.7 GPA. My credit card is gone, my phone is broken, my quad muscle hurts, and I’m broke. I’m feeling really down on myself and don’t understand why God would make all this happen to me when I’m his loyal servant. I’m not a saint but i am very devoted and work hard every day to live a Catholic life.

Just had to rant and get out all my anger and sorrow.
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I get that this was just a way to blow off steam, but “the worst day of your life”. Son, you don’t even know what a bad day is if this was the worst day of your life.

I’m sorry you are having a challenging week.
 
I’m so sorry to hear about your day. It sounds like a nighmare of a day. Any Chance you can explain to the teacher what happened with your phone and take the exam now?Maybe they’d have a little sympathy for your phone situation.

Mary.
 
PhiloMed said:
I get that this was just a way to blow off steam, but “the worst day of your life”. Son, you don’t even know what a bad day is if this was the worst day of your life.

I’m sorry you are having a challenging week.
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I was thinking the same. 😉
 
I had a day like that last summer, btw. It was one thing after another going wrong, then my 17 yr old daughter wrecked a car I own, thankfully she was okay. Then at home later she broke an antique china pot. Some days are just cursed!

Tomorrow will be better, I’ll bet!👍
 
Well, you aren’t the first saint to mutter a few words to God after a bad day.

“Dear Lord, if this is how You treat Your friends, it is no wonder You have so few!”
~ Said by St. Teresa of Avila, after she was bucked off her horse and into a river on the way to visit one of her monasteries

Go to God with your complaints, though. I’m not trying to be hard on you for venting, but just saying that is better than coming to us. The Lord has more comfort to give on a bad day than we do!
 
Country_Gal said:
I had a day like that last summer, btw. It was one thing after another going wrong, then my 17 yr old daughter wrecked a car I own, thankfully she was okay. Then at home later she broke an antique china pot. Some days are just cursed!

Tomorrow will be better, I’ll bet!👍
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My husband always repeats the aviator’s mantra: Any landing you walk away from is a good one. 😃
 
Just remember, God doesn’t give you any problems that He and you can’t handle together. Keep the faith; there are people out there with far worse problems. Look at them and say; “But there for the grace of God”. God bless.
 
I disagree with that one. Sometimes calamities happen that are overwhelming. But, this young man’s bad day should be doable.
 
Country_Gal said:
I disagree with that one. Sometimes calamities happen that are overwhelming. But, this young man’s bad day should be doable.
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He has food and a warm place to stay the night and he’s not in danger of martyrdom while his friends commit apostasy and betrayal all around him, so yes, on the full scale of truly bad days, it could be worse. The worst day of all time was followed by the redemption of the world, so there is the big picture always to be kept in mind. Still, as far as I know St. Teresa didn’t break anything in her fall. When a day has been bad, it is OK to say it has been bad.

The main thing is to realize that sometimes good will show up even on a very bad day, and that God can transform even outright evil, if his faithful ones remain faithful. On top of that, you don’t want to write off everything because of a string of bad luck. You never know. Be ready for good surprises. They happen, even on really bad days.
 
Country_Gal said:
I disagree with that one. Sometimes calamities happen that are overwhelming. But, this young man’s bad day should be doable.
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Not saying that his day is not doable. Reminding him that there are people out there with far worse problems; and that by the grace of God is problems are not of that nature. God is always with us no matter what the degree of the problem. God bless.
 
Sorry you had such a bad day. Yes, you did have a nice guy give your car a jump, you did get home all right, etc. But it is all right to complain to Our Lord. One learns from all this.

Just a tip: Ask Him what He is up to and be more aware of what is going on around you.😉 For instance: One day, right after I left the office and was waiting for the bus to go home, my boss called me. I had forgotten my office keys on my desk. Never in my life had I done that! I returned, picked them up and walked back to the bus stop asking Our Lord what was up. When I got back to the bus stop, there was a gentleman on the bench who had gotten sick (he had his groceries with him), but could respond to me. I called the paramedics and waited for them. They talked to him and then suddenly they started performing CPR. The man was taken with the ambulance glaring and at full speed. If I had not “forgotten” my keys, that man could have died. I prayed for him and for his family.

Things will be better, you will see. Don’t hold on to it all – it is not going to solve anything and will make you feel worse. Let it go. Speak with the people who gave that exam and see if you can make it up. I’ll be praying for you.👍
 
Merry Christmas and happy New Year full of Our Lord’s blessings!
The LORD bless you and keep you!
The LORD let his face shine upon
you, and be gracious to you!
The LORD look upon you kindly and give you peace!
Numbers 6:24-26​

Praying…
**
Hail Holy Queen**
Hail, Holy Queen,
Mother of Mercy,
hail our life, our sweetness and our hope!
To thee do we cry
poor banished children of Eve;
to thee do we send up our sighs,
mourning and weeping
in this vale of tears.
Turn then,
O most gracious advocate,
thine eyes of mercy towards us
and after this our exile
show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb,
Jesus;
O clement,
O loving,
O sweet Virgin Mary.
V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel
St Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle;
be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray
and do thou, O prince of the heavenly host,
by the power of God,
thrust into Hell Satan
and all the other evil spirits
who prowl about the world
seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.

The Memorare
Remember,
O most gracious Virgin Mary,
that never was it known,
that anyone who fled to thy protection,
implored thy help
or sought thy intercession,
was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee,
O Virgin of virgins, my Mother.
To thee I come, before thee I stand,
sinful and sorrowful.
O Mother of the Word Incarnate,
despise not my petition,
but in thy mercy hear and answer me.
Amen.
**
Come, Holy Spirit**
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Thy faithful
and enkindle in them the fire of Thy love.
V. Send forth Thy Spirit and they shall be created.
R. And Thou shalt renew the face of the earth.
Let us pray. O God, Who didst instruct the hearts of the faithful
……by the light of the Holy Spirit, grant us in the same Spirit
……to be truly wise, and ever to rejoice in His consolation.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
 
Praying……
:signofcross:
Prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel
St Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle;
……be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray
……and do thou,
O prince of the heavenly host,
by the power of God,
……thrust into Hell Satan
……and all the other evil spirits
……who prowl about the world
……seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.

The Memorare
Remember,
O most gracious Virgin Mary,
that never was it known,
that anyone who fled to thy protection,
implored thy help
or sought thy intercession,
was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee,
O Virgin of virgins, my Mother.
To thee I come, before thee I stand,
sinful and sorrowful.
O Mother of the Word Incarnate,
despise not my petition,
but in thy mercy hear and answer me.
Amen.

Litany of Humility
O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, Hear me.
From the desire of being esteemed,**
Deliver me, Jesus.**
From the desire of being loved…
From the desire of being extolled …
From the desire of being honored …
From the desire of being praised …
From the desire of being preferred to others…
From the desire of being consulted …
From the desire of being approved …
From the fear of being humiliated …
From the fear of being despised…
From the fear of suffering rebukes …
From the fear of being calumniated …
From the fear of being forgotten …
From the fear of being ridiculed …
From the fear of being wronged …
From the fear of being suspected …

That others may be loved more than I,**
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.**
That others may be esteemed more than I …
That, in the opinion of the world,
……others may increase and I may decrease …
That others may be chosen and I set aside …
That others may be praised and I unnoticed …
That others may be preferred to me in everything…
That others may become holier than I, provided that I may become as holy as I should…
Amen.
:signofcross:
Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val (1865-1930),
Secretary of State for Pope Saint Pius X

Let Nothing Disturb You
Let nothing disturb you,
Let nothing frighten you,
All things are passing away:
God never changes.

Patience,
Obtains all things,
Whoever has God
Lacks nothing:
God alone suffices.

Santa Teresa de Jesús
(Santa Teresa de Ávila)**
 
James_The_Great said:
So a little background on myself. I’m a devoted catholic and freshman in college who plays D1 college soccer out of state and far from home.

I set my alarm for yesterday because i needed to wake up early to help volunteer with the salvation army for a school project. I ended up oversleeping because my phone decided to randomly break in the middle of the night. No sound goes in or out of phone so i can’t talk on the phone. Then I went to soccer practice and pulled my quad muscle. I came home at 12 and checked my email to see that i had missed my exam for an online class. I thought it opened at 8am yesterday but turns out it closes at 8am. So i get a 0 for the exam which brings my grade from 93 to 80. That then brings down my GPA from 3.9 to 3.7. I worked so hard this semester to get good all A’s because i need a bigger academic scholarship t be able to afford tuition next year. One small mistake on the very last grade in the class ruined me. Later on that day i borrow my friends car to go to Verizon and see whats wrong with my phone. Turns out i need a new one and have to pay full price since my contract isn’t up. But the guy is cool and says he’ll give me a free one. But when he tries to access the computer to go through with it, the computer crashes and he can’t do anything about it. So i leave the store to go to another Verizon and see that i left my friend’s car lights on. Just my luck, the battery is dead and it’s 10 pm on a weeknight with all the stores closed and my phone is broken so i can’t make a phone call. Thankfully a nice guy saw me stranded and jumped started the car. I got home and then realized my credit card was missing.
Yesterday was easily the worst day of my life. All my hard work in the semester went to waste and I’ll have to settle with a 3.7 GPA. My credit card is gone, my phone is broken, my quad muscle hurts, and I’m broke. I’m feeling really down on myself and don’t understand why God would make all this happen to me when I’m his loyal servant. I’m not a saint but i am very devoted and work hard every day to live a Catholic life.

Just had to rant and get out all my anger and sorrow.
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Praying…
:signofcross::highprayer:
Prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel
St Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle;
…be our defense against the wickedness and
……snares of the Devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray
…and do thou, O prince of the heavenly host,
…by the power of God,
…thrust into Hell Satan
…and all the other evil spirits
…who prowl about the world
… seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.

The Memorare
Remember,
O most gracious Virgin Mary,
that never was it known,
that anyone who fled to thy protection,
implored thy help
or sought thy intercession,
was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee,
O Virgin of virgins, my Mother.
To thee I come, before thee I stand,
sinful and sorrowful.
O Mother of the Word Incarnate,
despise not my petition,
but in thy mercy hear and answer me.
Amen.

Learning Christ
Teach me, my Lord,
to be sweet and gentle in all the events of life;
in disappointments, in the thoughtlessness of others,
in the insincerity of those I trusted,
in the unfaithfulness of those on whom I relied.

Let me put myself aside,
to think of the happiness of others,
to hide my little pains and heartaches, so
……that I may be the only one to suffer from them.

Teach me to profit by the suffering that comes across my path.
Let me so use it that it may mellow me,
……not harden nor embitter me; that it may make me patient, not irritable;
……that it may make me broad in my forgiveness,
……not narrow, haughty and over-bearing.

May no one be less good for having come within my influence.
No one less pure, less kind, less noble for having been a
……fellow-traveler in our journey toward Eternal Life.

As I go my rounds from one distraction to another,
let me whisper, from time to time, a word of love to Thee.
May my life be lived in the supernatural, full of power and good,
……and strong in its purpose of sanctity.
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    Let Nothing Disturb You
    Let nothing disturb you
    Let nothing frighten you,
    All things are passing away:
    God never changes.

    Patience,
    Obtains all things,
    Whoever has God
    Lacks nothing:
    God alone suffices.

    Santa Teresa de Jesús
    (Santa Teresa de Ávila)

    .
 
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