Does your faith help you get through the week?

[CatholicZ09]

Our pastor was talking in his homily how this one woman said that the only reason she kept getting out of bed each morning was her faith.

Does your faith help you get out of bed in the morning, do your daily work, and be who you are?

I can say mine does.

 

[Lifeisawesome]

Without a doubt. I experience almost constant pain - without an understanding of why, or of the ultimate purpose of suffering, or that God himself will meet me in my suffering, I would likely not choose to continue the fight of life. Nothing, nothing, nothing satisfies but Christ and a relationship with him.

 

[jeanne71350]

Our pastor was talking in his homily how this one woman said that the only reason she kept getting out of bed each morning was her faith.

Does your faith help you get out of bed in the morning, do your daily work, and be who you are?

I can say mine does.

Deffinately.
Even though sometimes it’s hard to get out of bed and praise God at times. But He is so good.

-Jeanne

 

[Ralph4454]

It certainly helps, but I’m sure other reasons exist. I haven’t really thought about “reasons” to get up in the morning.

 

[Bailey2]

I never thought about this… but truthfully? My daily duty gets me up or just anticipating the day. My faith is every day anyway since I start with a cup of coffee, scripture, and prayer. Sometimes it’s easy. Sometimes it’s hard. And I have had long periods of life both ways (easy and hard).

 

[fermat]

Absolutely. It takes me about 20 minutes to get to work and I use that time to pray the rosary,a litany and a prayer to St. Joseph. I find that it really centers me and gets me ready for the madness of the day.

 

[LilyM]

Sure. I certainly found going through the daily grind a lot more difficult before my reversion.

 

[JaredR]

Yes, and I know that the trials of the week always bring me back to my faith. When I am frustrated with something in my life, I want to say “forget it” and give God all my attention–things are simpler with Him.

 

[SunnaB16]

It`s often the ONLY thing that gets me through the week.
When you suffer from intense anxiety and even worse, vicious depression, the Faith may well be the only thing that keeps you going; and in extremes, stops you from committing suicide.
Had a breakdown 4 years back, complete with death wish… nothing else to cling to.
Last year was a terrible depression year…ditto.

CAF has been good therapy.

 

[JRKH]

Our pastor was talking in his homily how this one woman said that the only reason she kept getting out of bed each morning was her faith.

Does your faith help you get out of bed in the morning, do your daily work, and be who you are?

I can say mine does.

Let me preface this by saying that I am dealing with my dear wife who suffers with Alzheimers.

I need my faith in God just to get me through the next hour.
I have no strength and can only rely on His to get me through.
I may not be thinking about Him at all times, but I rely on His thinking of me.

There was an English nobleman who supposedly prayed before going into battle…
Lord, Thou knowest how busy I must be this day.
If I should forget Thee, do not Thou forget me.

Peace
James