God's Mercy

[DebbieS]

I hope this is in the right section.

I’m a new convert. I’ve made a dreadful mess of my life, primarily financial but in other areas as well. I’m grateful for all God’s blessings and for bringing me into the Church and especially for his sacrifice on the cross for my sins.

I’m feeling remorseful and ashamed of the mistakes I’ve made. I need to get back on my feet and it seems overwhelming and impossible. Will God provide for a child who made such a disaster of the life he gave? Where do I turn in prayer? I feel completely un-equipped to deal with the harsh consequences of my former life. I’m alone in the world. Friends have helped in the past but those doors are closed now. No close family. Am I doubting God? My thought is why should he help me when all I do is screw up? I appreciate all insight but please be gentle. Thank you!

 

[AlanFromWichita]

First, you’ve come to a good place. I know you will find comfort and fellowship here on CAF. I certainly have.

Dear Lord,

I was moved by the story of DebbieS, because she sounds to me like she has a very beautiful spirit, even a spirit of poverty if I dare estimate. Please help her see Your infinite mercy you’ve shown so many of us who came to you broken and in need of rest, healing, and spiritual food. If it be Your will, I pray You invite her into Your kingdom and open her eyes there. Please use any of us posters and lurkers who agree with my prayer, to Your advantage in bestowing blessings upon DebbieS, according to Your will. I ask through Jesus Christ your son our Lord. Amen.

Next step: it seems you’ve done examination of conscience. Are you in a place that you can get to confession sometime soon? Since you’re truly remorseful and desire to go to confession, if I’m not mistaken until you get there you are already covered. I’m no theologian though so somebody correct me if I’m wrong on that. That doesn’t mean to put it off; it just means that you don’t have to live in fear until you get there.

Alan

 

[DebbieS]

Alan - thank you for your prayers. I have confessed this. I know I’m forgiven, I don’t know if that means God will still help me.

 

[exquisitor]

I hope this is in the right section.

I’m a new convert. I’ve made a dreadful mess of my life, primarily financial but in other areas as well. I’m grateful for all God’s blessings and for bringing me into the Church and especially for his sacrifice on the cross for my sins.

I’m feeling remorseful and ashamed of the mistakes I’ve made. I need to get back on my feet and it seems overwhelming and impossible. Will God provide for a child who made such a disaster of the life he gave? Where do I turn in prayer? I feel completely un-equipped to deal with the harsh consequences of my former life. I’m alone in the world. Friends have helped in the past but those doors are closed now. No close family. Am I doubting God? My thought is why should he help me when all I do is screw up? I appreciate all insight but please be gentle. Thank you!

We all make mistakes, we all struggle with temptations and anxieties. We all fail. But God never stops loving us and caring for us. If a child does something wrong does its parents stop loving it ? No, God will never stop loving us, for our Lord went to the cross for love of us. It was not the nails that fastened him to the cross but love. Do not doubt God’s love for you but embrace it. Pray to our Lady of Sorrows who stood at the foot of the cross whilst her son was in agony, for her Heart was pierced at the sight of her child in agony. With Our Lady and Our Lord we are never alone. DebbieS I wish you God’s blessing and Peace. I wish you joy always.

LOVE AND CONFIDENCE ARE THE WINGS WITH WHICH THE SOUL UNDERTAKES THE MOST DARING FLIGHTS AND VICTORIOUSLY GAINS EVERY HEIGHT.

 

[AlanFromWichita]

Alan - thank you for your prayers. I have confessed this. I know I’m forgiven, I don’t know if that means God will still help me.

I don’t know if God is going to give you a child, if that’s what you mean.

What I do feel very confident about, is that He will not withhold a child from you because of past, confessed sins.

Alan

 

[DebbieS]

Thank you. I know God is not a human with human shortcomings but even the most loving parent will turn out a child who is a continual problem. Or am I not understanding the nature of God’s love?

 

[DebbieS]

I don’t know if God is going to give you a child, if that’s what you mean.

What I do feel very confident about, is that He will not withhold a child from you because of past, confessed sins.

Alan

No, He gave me two beautiful children. I need work. A way to support myself and pay my debts.

 

[AlanFromWichita]

No, He gave me two beautiful children. I need work. A way to support myself and pay my debts.

Having a great relationship with God, is a very powerful tool in helping you succeed in the things you try to accomplish. In that prayer I wrote the part about the spirit of poverty, is that I note the first Beatitude, “Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs in the kingdom of heaven.”

[BIBLEDRB]matt 6:33[/BIBLEDRB]

Have you ever heard the song Seek Ye First?

Thank you. I know God is not a human with human shortcomings but even the most loving parent will turn out a child who is a continual problem. Or am I not understanding the nature of God’s love?

The problem with imperfect love, as I see it, is it has strings attached. But also as a parent you might be trying to teach, which is not necessarily unloving.

God’s love is unconditional, and has no strings attached except to approach Him with a pure, childlike heart crying “Dad, look at me your daughter!” Don’t be ashamed; your sins have been washed away by His mercy. And you start all fresh, even better than new; old sins don’t count any more so when confessed they do not accumulate or escalate or anything like that, that we think sometimes as parents we need to do for our kids’ sake or for that matter, sometimes it’s for our own sanity as parents.

[BIBLEDRB]luke 15:7[/BIBLEDRB]

God likes reunion parties, and has them every time you come back to Him. “You were lost, and now you are found.”

Alan