Could my negative thoughts be spiritual attack?

[WildCatholic]

Could they be? Honestly I don’t get why i’m so darn negative when in all actuality i’m not that bad of a person. In spite of not being able to get a job in my field, I’m active in my church (well as active as I can be as a young man in a small, rural elderly parish), I have two part time jobs which is really not too bad. I have a great family, I’m intelligent and love being catholic and praying the rosary and love sports and all that.

Yet I still feel so negative about myself and I don’t know why. Intellectually I know I am a child of God, but whenever I tell myself that my mind says “so what, being a child of God won’t get you a wife or a job to support her”. It seems like I just have a mind for the negative. I’m getting better at recognizing them, but the negative thoughts just keep coming. It doesn’t help that I feel like I can’t get out of my situation (as i’ve mentioned in other posts). Not that i’m trying to put the blame on someone else (I know its my own fault for my problems), but could my negative thoughts be spiritual attack, or could be used as spiritual attack since for some reason since I was a child i’ve tended towards the negative (but somehow overcame it to get a college degree and a high GPA), but could it be. Sometimes I get so down and get so mad at myself and others that it scares me.

 

[feed_me]

Yep, easy fix. Stop thinking them, rebuke them, God speed.

 

[bcuster]

I do not know whether this is a spiritual attack or a habit of negative thinking. Either way, prayer is what you need. First, ask the Lord to heal you. Continue to ask as often as the issue comes up. As you see from my “signature” I have a phrase I use when these thoughts come into my brain. Like the above post, I rebuke them. I then add my phrase, "I am who I am in the sight of God, nothing more (fights pride) and nothing less (promotes my dignity). Negative self-image has been made a big deal of in our culture. My experience has been that it can come from over-comparing myself with others. It also comes from the expectations you have for yourself. These expectations are influenced by our family, the culture, and our own dreams and longings. Examine you expectations. Keep the good. Throw out the bad. Another tactic for me is to conform myself to the will of God and trust that He will give me what He knows I need when I need it. Not easy in an instant gratification culture. Another important step for me was to take things one day at a time. Try to focus on the present and not worry about the future. It will come in its own good time. Enjoy today. Don’t miss the gifts God has for you today by being concerned about tomorrow. These are the kinds of things I tell myself.

May God’s peace be with you!

 

[Aussieman88]

Yes. Wether you realise it or not the bible is clear. We are at war with the devil and his kingdom. The battle ground is in the minds of men. (humans, men and women) They put the thought, you dwell on it. They win.

Kick the thought out of your head in Jesus name. You win.

 

[Topaz1128]

They could very well be spiritual attacks. When I was a lukewarm Catholic, I would have good days and bad days like everyone else. However, when I gave my whole heart to God and got some pet sin out of my life, the evil one started attacking me like never before.

 

[Deo_Gratias42]

Regardless of the source, whenever I have obsessive thoughts, I say to myself, "that’s your problem, not mine) and they go away for a few hours right away. It’s best not to even think about them. As soon as I recognize one, I instantly tell myself harshly, (mentally, of course. People will think you’re nuts if you do this out loud), “That’s you’re problem, not mine!”