Feeling guilty when I'm happy

[ineedofmercy]

Because of how sinful I am/was

I feel bad whenever I’m happy because (especially in state of mortal sin)
I feel like I don’t deserve it(even though I deserve nothing God gives it to me)i feel like should be getting punished

This makes feel also that my punishment is coming later and that I have no hope for the future

Any ideas to fix this thoughts

Sorry for all the threads I keep posting but I’m going through alot in my heart and you guys really help me

 

[Mintaka]

Jeremiah 29:11-13

“For I know the plans that I think on for you,” says the Lord, “plans of peace, and not of affliction, to give you a goal and endurance. …And you shall pray to Me, and I will hear you. You shall seek Me, and you shall find Me.”

First off, even in a state of mortal sin, God is trying to reach us. One of the ways He does that is with natural happiness and joy. Even if we are doing evil things, the sun can shine and the sky can be blue, and the sunshine will feel good.

Matthew 5:45 - “… your Father Who is in heaven, Who makes His sun rise upon the good and bad, and makes it rain upon the just and the unjust.”

But God also has another reason. He is fighting your evil acts with good acts toward you. He is trying to get you to repent and come back to Him, by giving you hints of how good Heaven will be.

Romans 12:20 – “…if your enemy is hungry, give him something to eat; if he thirst, give him something to drink. For, doing this, you shall heap coals of fire upon his head. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil by good.”

If God is “killing you with kindness,” then obviously He wants you to stop sinning. He is acting like the kind father of the Prodigal Son. Go home to Him. He will greet you with amazing love.

So go to Confession. Repent. Be sorry for your sins. Ask Him for His mercy and forgiveness. Start living better, and keep trying again if you fail. Make reparations for your sins. Continue to repent and to go to Confession.

 

[RPRPsych]

Because of how sinful I am/was

I feel bad whenever I’m happy because (especially in state of mortal sin)
I feel like I don’t deserve it(even though I deserve nothing God gives it to me)i feel like should be getting punished

This makes feel also that my punishment is coming later and that I have no hope for the future

Any ideas to fix this thoughts

Sorry for all the threads I keep posting but I’m going through alot in my heart and you guys really help me

St. Paul tells Christians to “rejoice always”.

St. Teresa once said, “Lord, save us from sour-faced saints!”

So…there’s no need to keep beating yourself up just because you feel happy from time to time. Unless, of course, you’re feeling happy about doing something sinful, in which case your guilt is wholly justified.

As the poster above wisely said, repent, go to Confession, and make amends; but, in addition, enjoy the good things in life, things that do not lead you into sin. There is nothing wrong with them.