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Happy2bcatholic
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Hello everyone,
I wonder if anyone else has this problem and how they get around it. I find myself never really giving freely time to God or to others, in fact, but actually giving with the expectation of getting something in return. Like yesterday I got REALLY prayed up and I met up with some frustration during the day. I was surprised because I FELT that I had done my time and therefore MY DAY SHOULD go smoothly. I feel this way with God and people, if I do my time, etc. then I expect certain things. I think I’ve been infected (not only by selfishness) but by the health and wealth gospel.
I know that this is the church militant here on earth and we are to offer up our sorrows to the Lord (and today is the feast of Our Lady or Sorrows) and that those who do God’s bidding might have a harder time of it than those who don’t. I also know that in the Bible it says that rain and sunshine will fall equally on all. And also I think in some Psalm it might say to some effect that God takes care of His own - but maybe the ‘taking care of’ means in Heaven rather than here.
I guess I’m asking for 2 things:
(1) Does God take care of His own here? Put in another way Does God take care of those who take care of themselves?
(2) How can I give without expectation more easily, especially to God? Thank you.
I wonder if anyone else has this problem and how they get around it. I find myself never really giving freely time to God or to others, in fact, but actually giving with the expectation of getting something in return. Like yesterday I got REALLY prayed up and I met up with some frustration during the day. I was surprised because I FELT that I had done my time and therefore MY DAY SHOULD go smoothly. I feel this way with God and people, if I do my time, etc. then I expect certain things. I think I’ve been infected (not only by selfishness) but by the health and wealth gospel.
I know that this is the church militant here on earth and we are to offer up our sorrows to the Lord (and today is the feast of Our Lady or Sorrows) and that those who do God’s bidding might have a harder time of it than those who don’t. I also know that in the Bible it says that rain and sunshine will fall equally on all. And also I think in some Psalm it might say to some effect that God takes care of His own - but maybe the ‘taking care of’ means in Heaven rather than here.
I guess I’m asking for 2 things:
(1) Does God take care of His own here? Put in another way Does God take care of those who take care of themselves?
(2) How can I give without expectation more easily, especially to God? Thank you.