Hi “trailius”
Yeah, I think this probably happens to most people. It’s the enemy, making another cowardly attempt to get us to sin. Your response could be to say an “Our Father”, a “Hail Mary”, or a “Glory Be”… and then, ignore it. God bless you.
).Yes I have. You know you’ve made some progress away from sin and in your love for God and greater understanding of and living our Catholic faith. As you continue in the path recommended by our bretheren, including adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, sometime later you may encounter the same occasion or be confronted with it, and your response is no desire to do it and just feel nauseous and are repulsed by it. It’s an occasion for joy, but obviously not pride. We are doing no more than we ought, and still have room to grow.
When I was single, many, many moons ago, in the military, especially when assigned overseas, I often lost control of myself, plunging face-first into ultra-rowdy partying, waking up the next day ashamed of myself. I’d retreat back to a quiet, uneventful lifestyle, until the following weekend, and then destroy myself all over again. I was incredibly wild, and did things that actually frighten me today, whenever I think about them. Eventually, I came to hate that part of myself. It possessed me, as a demon would. I don’t miss any part of those days, even though at the time I considered what I was doing ‘fun’. I thank God I survived my young adulthood. It was much, much worse than my rather unhappy childhood.