Getting out of a rut

[Anglewannabe]

I have noticed this pass little while my pray life/adoration time has dwindled. Then, work became so busy I would just go to work and come home exhausted to not to anything.

I starting spending too much time surfing the internet. I guess it was my way of unwinding after work but I would then get to sleep late.

The last straw is I have not been to the gym in almost 2 weeks, which for me is a bad sign because it is a good stress relief and being single with no kids I have ample time for the gym.

I went for coffee with a really good Catholic friend last night. She is really uplifting and it hit me how I am going down the wrong track. As we talked, I realized, life can be more joyful.
I also realized that

a-) Either God has putting certain things in my path he wants me to bring to His light

or b-) The devil is attacking me and I need to run back to God

So, I guess my question is, what are tips that people have used to get out of ruts. And how do you handle the BIG issues that even though you are comfortable in prayer, you just are scared to bring to God

Angie

 

[Irishmom2]

Change your schedule. Go to the gym before work or straight after work, or only on certain days of the week. I don’t mean this just for the gym either. Change the day of time you do lots if things.

Get an accountability partner that you can run your ideas past and that will encourage you to do positive uplifting things. Like your friend the other day.

Try to do something new. Take an evening class once a week and learn a new thing. Local colleges offer some interesting classes.

Try to get to mass during the week. It’s a game changer.

Hope this helps.

 

[MrsAngelala]

And how do you handle the BIG issues that even though you are comfortable in prayer, you just are scared to bring to God

I think this last sentence of yours is very telling. I suspect that your option “a” is the closest to truth, and that God is nudging you to bring something to him.

I have gone through several of these over the last 18 months. I go at them sideways. I see them coming from the back of my mind, and watch them out of the corner of my eye, and I tell Jesus, *Not now. Not that one right now. Let’s look at something else. * So we go and do something else, but meanwhile that BIG thing is still sitting there and I’m getting used to its size and shape.

At some point I get sick of the growing dread as I watch it move closer, and then it’s OKAY, Jesus, I love you more than I want to hold onto this. Let’s get it over with! Please, please, please, make this one quick and easy! It’s never been quick, or easy; but in the end it’s been dealt with, if not annihilated.

What is necessary is to love more than you fear. Adoration is the best place to go for that kind of help. Go find an open church and start talking. Doing it right now would be best. No excuses, you’re not too busy, just go do it. Running away from God won’t work: he’s absolutely everywhere! And you know you don’t like running away, that’s why you’re here asking these questions. Go talk to him, Angie. He loves you and he’s waiting for you.

 

[David_Nacey]

May I suggest a possible game changer?

Try this: Call your parish office and ask when the next funeral is scheduled that your schedule will allow you to attend. Then ask about baptism ceremonies. Going to the funeral and baptism, in that order, can really offer a new perspective about the importance of God’s blessings in our lives, both on the way out and on the way in. People tend to put a lot of time and effort into having a priest come visit a sick relative at the end of life, as well as making Mass and funeral arrangements. They also tend to put the same time and effort into the baptism of their children and all the festivities surrounding that day. Attending these can help us realize that we should be giving more importance to God on a daily basis, and not just at the beginning and end of life, and in major life events, like weddings and the baptisms of our own children and grandchildren. Ora pro nobis.

 

[Anglewannabe]

Change your schedule. Go to the gym before work or straight after work, or only on certain days of the week. I don’t mean this just for the gym either. Change the day of time you do lots if things.

Unfortunately, since I do aerobics classes, I need to follow the gym’s schedule but perhaps other activities I could change the timing. Worth a try