Confession Dilemma - Please Help

[Rob2]

A priest told me years ago, that every person of faith will struggle against the same temptation all of their lives.

Doesn’t matter what it is, you will be tempted and eventually fail, confess and begin all over again.

That being said, do not give into despair, this is what the evil one wants you to do.

Salvation isn’t about those who have the most will power, but it’s mystically given through God’s mercy.

Lastly, I believe that there are some sins which are caused by biologically driven reasons. The older you get, the easier it is to overcome. Even the Catechism mentions the maturity factor

Jim

@somecanadian , I have also been told this .

What @JimR-OCDS says is worth keeping in mind .

 

[Francis]

A Guide for Confession - Prayers - Catholic Online

The basic requirement for a good confession is to have the intention of returning to God like the “prodigal son” and to acknowledge our sins with true sorrow before the priest.

Sin in my Life

Modern society has lost a sense of sin. As a Catholic follower of Christ, I must make an effort to recognize sin in my daily actions, words and omissions.

The Gospels show how important is the forgiveness of our sins. Lives of saints prove that the person who grows in holiness has a stronger sense of sin, sorrow for sins, and a need for the Sacrament of Penance or Confession. The Differences in Sins

!Prodigal Son As a result of Original Sin, human nature is weakened. Baptism, by imparting the life of Christ’s grace, takes away Original Sin, and turns us back toward God. The consequences of this weakness and the inclination to evil persist, and we often commit personal or actual sin.

Actual sin is sin which people commit. There are two kinds of actual sin, mortal and venial.

Mortal sin is a deadly offense against God, so horrible that it destroys the life of grace in the soul. Three simultaneous conditions must be fulfilled for a mortal sin: 1) the act must be something very serious; 2) the person must have sufficient understanding of what is being done; 3) the person must have sufficient freedom of the will.

Remember​

If you need help-especially if you have been away for some time-simply ask the priest and he will help you by “walking” you through the steps to make a good confession.

Before Confession

Be truly sorry for your sins. The essential act of Penance, on the part of the penitent, is contrition, a clear and decisive rejection of the sin committed, together with a resolution not to commit it again, out of the love one has for God and which is reborn with repentance. The resolution to avoid committing these sins in the future (amendment) is a sure sign that your sorrow is genuine and authentic. This does not mean that a promise never to fall again into sin is necessary. A resolution to try to avoid the near occasions of sin suffices for true repentance. God’s grace in cooperation with the intention to rectify your life will give you the strength to resist and overcome temptation in the future.

 

[Hope1960]

I envy people who can do this confession thing off the top of their head. It must be a great talent. I have a feeling writing down the sins is going to make a world of difference. Unless I get too upset to read… >.< (just joking! Or am I…)

I almost always write them down. Whenever I haven’t, I’ve forgotten some.