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[homewardangel]

Hello,

I am looking for some thoughts on something that I am dealing with… I am positive that I am not the only person who has dealt with this… that is why I am reaching out for thoughts from others.

Years ago I resigned to try to do God’s will. And I have made decisions in life and accepted challenges with “not my will but your will be done” in mind. I can reach peace on 99% of these instances, but everyone has their weaknesses that they struggle with and can not resolve… that is where my question is.

How do you guys deal with the anxiety when you don’t know what to do - how do you know what is the right thing to do. It sounds easy to do God’s will, but He doesn’t exaclty send me email messages. I would love a flow chart, but that’s not how things work.

There is one aspect of my life that I struggle with and I keep trying to tell my self “not my will but your will be done”… but I don’t know what God’s will is. I am sure that many many many times I get in my own way and in God’s way for my life… I want to get out of my own way but I don’t know how.

Its not that I don’t want to take God’s direction, I am concerned that I am misunderstanding the direction - if that makes sense. Then when I try to be still and wait for direction to be clearer I get bombarded with all kinds of thoughts and comments that I have heard “pray to God, but row to shore”…“if you keep doing the same thing you will never get different results”…"you waiting for God to act but he is waiting for you:, ect… Then I get all knoted up and start stressing and anxiety builds

Any thoughts?

Thanks

Terry

 

[the_phoenix]

Hi Terry,

You have visited Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and asked Him there? Do you have a Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Chapel nearby, or a tabernacle that you visit?

It could well be that you’re well aware of this type of prayer and make visits way more than I do.

Praying for you from today’s Liturgy of the Hours, part of Psalm 89 (90):

Turn to us, Lord, how long must we wait?
Let your servants call on you and be answered.
Fill us with your kindness in the morning,
and we shall rejoice and be glad all the days of our life.
Give us joy for as long as you afflicted us,
for all the years when we suffered.

 

[TeenageConvert]

Hello,

I am looking for some thoughts on something that I am dealing with… I am positive that I am not the only person who has dealt with this… that is why I am reaching out for thoughts from others.

Years ago I resigned to try to do God’s will. And I have made decisions in life and accepted challenges with “not my will but your will be done” in mind. I can reach peace on 99% of these instances, but everyone has their weaknesses that they struggle with and can not resolve… that is where my question is.

How do you guys deal with the anxiety when you don’t know what to do - how do you know what is the right thing to do. It sounds easy to do God’s will, but He doesn’t exaclty send me email messages. I would love a flow chart, but that’s not how things work.

There is one aspect of my life that I struggle with and I keep trying to tell my self “not my will but your will be done”… but I don’t know what God’s will is. I am sure that many many many times I get in my own way and in God’s way for my life… I want to get out of my own way but I don’t know how.

Its not that I don’t want to take God’s direction, I am concerned that I am misunderstanding the direction - if that makes sense. Then when I try to be still and wait for direction to be clearer I get bombarded with all kinds of thoughts and comments that I have heard “pray to God, but row to shore”…“if you keep doing the same thing you will never get different results”…"you waiting for God to act but he is waiting for you:, ect… Then I get all knoted up and start stressing and anxiety builds

Any thoughts?

Thanks

Terry

I know exactly how you feel! Like when you have the choice between two non sinful things but you’re not sure which God wants you to do. I normally say a “come Holy Spirit” hoping the Spirit will guide me in the correct direction, try that, or any prayer.

 

[homewardangel]

Thank you for your replies

You have visited Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and asked Him there? Do you have a Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Chapel nearby, or a tabernacle that you visit?

Yes I have done this. I was fortunate to have a friend who pointed me in that direction years ago. I went regularly at my lunch for some time. I even told my sister “I still have my problems, but maybe I wouldn’t be able to handle them if I wasn’t going to the chapel”

I started a new job and I don’t have time to go at lunch like I used to - I have thought I should just make time and not worry about work - but that isn’t the answer either. Besides… I had the same problems then and couldn’t find a solution

Turn to us, Lord, how long must we wait?
Let your servants call on you and be answered.
Fill us with your kindness in the morning,
and we shall rejoice and be glad all the days of our life.
Give us joy for as long as you afflicted us,
for all the years when we suffered.

I like this - thank you.

I normally say a “come Holy Spirit” hoping the Spirit will guide me in the correct direction, try that, or any prayer.

You are correct… I probably need to do this… mostly its my lack of courage…I could be brave and not worry about the consequences if I were sure it was what God wanted… but there is no need to put myself thru the pain if its not necessarily God’s will any way

If you whine to God’s mom, the possibilities are endless.

I LOVE THIS!!!

 

[JonathonofOhio]

From personal experience: my life changed when I started praying the Rosary daily and asking all the Saints and Angels to pray for me. I feel more at peace, and things just seemed to fall right into place for me soon after.

Another word of advice: RELAX.
God didn’t create you so that you had to be miserable and work hard and have to guess what He wants you to do. Just do what He already told you do: good works, participate in the sacraments, and pray. Everything else will come naturally.

 

[cviolette]

I feel the same way you do. I find adoration works best for me. I usually pray the rosary, read the gospel and then sit in silence. Sometimes, I get a feeling on how to deal with a problem I am having. Other times, I just feel peaceful and know things will eventually workout. In God’s time, not mine. Also, after receiving communion is a good time to pray and then listen. It is important to listen.

Sometimes we are trying to control the problem ourselves and will not find a solution or peace until we let go and Trust God. I also like to read St. Faustina’s Diary.

I have been very angry since last Wednesday so I plan on going to adoration on Tuesday and Thursday to try to get my anger under control and forgive the people that have caused me so many problems.

Make the time for adoration. It is worth it.

 

[John_Russell_Jr]

Hello,

I am looking for some thoughts on something that I am dealing with… I am positive that I am not the only person who has dealt with this… that is why I am reaching out for thoughts from others.

Years ago I resigned to try to do God’s will. And I have made decisions in life and accepted challenges with “not my will but your will be done” in mind. I can reach peace on 99% of these instances, but everyone has their weaknesses that they struggle with and can not resolve… that is where my question is.

How do you guys deal with the anxiety when you don’t know what to do - how do you know what is the right thing to do. It sounds easy to do God’s will, but He doesn’t exaclty send me email messages. I would love a flow chart, but that’s not how things work.

There is one aspect of my life that I struggle with and I keep trying to tell my self “not my will but your will be done”… but I don’t know what God’s will is. I am sure that many many many times I get in my own way and in God’s way for my life… I want to get out of my own way but I don’t know how.

Its not that I don’t want to take God’s direction, I am concerned that I am misunderstanding the direction - if that makes sense. Then when I try to be still and wait for direction to be clearer I get bombarded with all kinds of thoughts and comments that I have heard “pray to God, but row to shore”…“if you keep doing the same thing you will never get different results”…"you waiting for God to act but he is waiting for you:, ect… Then I get all knoted up and start stressing and anxiety builds

Any thoughts?

Thanks

Terry

… my dear friend ,

… it’s a good q , the way i determine gods will is quite simply – if your doing gods will then you are doing gods will , we have a lot of freedom within gods will and many might not grasp this , gods will and law can be summed up with one word when that one word is properly and fully understood – " love " , it’s really quite siimple to figure out gods will when you know and understand this , hope this helps and don’t be anxious as god wants us to live life to the full and in complete freeedom within his holy will , there’s a great book " abandonment to divine providence " you may know it , you can get info on it here if you want amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_2_59?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=abandonment+to+divine+providence+by+jean-pierre+de+caussade&sprefix=abandonment+to+divine+providence+by+jean-pierre+de+caussade

… may god bless and love you ,

… john …

 

[Heuchler]

God’s will isnt something so rigid that God will care if we eat at home or go out to eat. God’s will isnt a set plan that he has to reformulate every time our free will gets in the way. God’s will is that we help others and pick the action that shows love. God doesn’t care exactly what I do or where I might live. What God’s will asks of you in all of these sitiuations is that you are a light to others and that you love all who you encounter. With God’s will all you need to worry about is staying away from sin. That is how you keep God’s will.

 

[homewardangel]

Thank you for your replies and encouraging words…

God didn’t create you so that you had to be miserable and work hard and have to guess what He wants you to do. Just do what He already told you do: good works, participate in the sacraments, and pray. Everything else will come naturally.

my struggle is not that I started on this “mission” to find out what God’s will is for me and I can not find it… I am struggling in life so I keep hoping that I can find what God’s plan is for me because then posssibly my life would not be such a struggle.

Sometimes we are trying to control the problem ourselves and will not find a solution or peace until we let go and Trust God.

I can admit that this sounds like me, but my problem is that 10 years ago I decided to “let go and let God”…and those 10 years ago I truly believed that God would help me… and I am sure he has in many ways… but I still have the same problem that I can’t resolve… after a decade I can’t help but wonder what I am doing wrong.

hope this helps and don’t be anxious as god wants us to live life to the full and in complete freeedom within his holy will , there’s a great book " abandonment to divine providence " you may know it , you can get info on it here if you want amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss…re+de+caussade

I have not read this particular book… I have the book by Father Jean Baptiste Saint-Jure, Blessed Claude de la Colombière and Paul Garvin “Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence: The Secret of Peace and Happiness”. I have read the book so much it is falling apart. I don’t know if I am up to reading any more books - the money that Amazon has gotten from me on books is more than I care to think about.

I suppose there is no answer… and it seems that I am doing the right things, but not getting results. Its hard to feel so abandoned and not know why you were abandoned

Thanks and take care

 

[John_Russell_Jr]

Thank you for your replies and encouraging words…

my struggle is not that I started on this “mission” to find out what God’s will is for me and I can not find it… I am struggling in life so I keep hoping that I can find what God’s plan is for me because then posssibly my life would not be such a struggle.

I can admit that this sounds like me, but my problem is that 10 years ago I decided to “let go and let God”…and those 10 years ago I truly believed that God would help me… and I am sure he has in many ways… but I still have the same problem that I can’t resolve… after a decade I can’t help but wonder what I am doing wrong.

I have not read this particular book… I have the book by Father Jean Baptiste Saint-Jure, Blessed Claude de la Colombière and Paul Garvin “Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence: The Secret of Peace and Happiness”. I have read the book so much it is falling apart. I don’t know if I am up to reading any more books - the money that Amazon has gotten from me on books is more than I care to think about.

I suppose there is no answer… and it seems that I am doing the right things, but not getting results. Its hard to feel so abandoned and not know why you were abandoned

Thanks and take care

… my dear friend ,

… you have something you want , a petition if you like , and you do gods will and don’t get it , i think that’s your concern , i’ll tell you a little about what i’ve learned on this if you like , a few yrs ago i learnt something , for 20 yrs i had gone thru absoklute hell with all sorts of problems and there were many things i wanted god to help me with and i didn’t know why god wouldn’t help me , this went on for 20 yrs and then i suppose god let me know he had given me all the things i wanted but in a different way than i asked or could perceive reveiving them , i got the lot and i didn’t know it the whole time , stick by god because you will get a very big surprise one day in one way or another and find out just how much god really did for you – true for all , another thing is that when we want something god can only give us what is beneficial for our salvation and it can be quite confusing as to what is or isn’t because we can be troubled by sin with no help in the immediate and it is best for our salvation which seems contradictory but true ,you must always stick by god because we don’t really have a clue what’s going on but he dioes , and before god grants our intentions he must make beyond infinite adjustments and make sure it does not lead us to hell or anyone else in a chain reaction and if possible god must adjust everything and he’s looking at ours and everyones whole eternity as he plans this and it takes time often to make all the massive infinite adjustments before granting our petition – so we need to keep praying , but to do gods will and pursue it you do need to just abandon yourself to god with total and absolute blind trust , you’ll get your peace of mind then i hope , that book is very good too – a great classic of the church , hope this helps ,

… may god bless and love you ,

… john …