I have a repeated mortal sin which I’ve committed everyday. The thing is, mortal sin separates us from God, right? Repeated unconfessed sins may be an open door to demons.
I can’t confess right now because I’m on vacation and where I am, there’s no church nearby. The problem is, I have a speech to offer tomorrow and I always have this fear that a demon could suddenly posses me and make me do embarrassing stuff on-stage.
With repeated unconfessed mortal sins, how can you still be able to avoid being possessed?
Also, is there a priest whom I can confess to in this forums online? Thanks.
I think one of the first things involved in avoiding demonic possession is your parent’s and God parent’s holiness. The husband sanctifies the wife, and the wife sanctifies the husband or else the children would be “unclean”.
There is no way to avoid possession when involved in mortal sin.
Jesus remarked, the man from whom a demon has gone out and wandered in the desert and finding no place to “rest”, returns to the man only to find the house cleaned and set in order. Upon seeing this he goes out and finds 7 demons worse than himself and fills that man, and his last state is worse than the first.
Without goodness inside, emptiness will be filled with darkness.
Doing embarrassing stuff on stage is the least of your real problems if you have mortal sin. I think you unlikely to do anything at the behest of a demon unless it aligns with the habits you form in mortal sin; the demons aren’t interested in giving God a contrast with which you might see him.
The best you can do is make an act of perfect contrition, and deal with the consequences that you are faced with. Also, ask your god parents to pray for you, and remember that you have a guardian angel who speaks with God on your behalf.
The church, as far as I know, does not condemn acts that are done by someone possessed with the same severity as those done willingly. You are not responsible for what you can not control, but only what you did (and only if you really did) to loose control. This includes trying to draw attention to yourself by apophatic questions.
In psychology, there is a reference to unwanted thoughts called “ants” (automatic negative thoughts.). Regardless of whether one views these as manifestations of demons, or whether one regards these as biological deficiencies is secondary to the remedy that both require – logical discipline: Don’t believe everything which comes into your head… Normal people reject bad thoughts which none the less, enter their mind.
This is called a virtue (AKA strength.); and I think you might meditate on Prudence, and Fortitude.
Priests do not have permission to accept confession through online settings; therefore beware of anyone telling you otherwise, as they may not be a priest. Since the forgiveness of sins is imparted by a specific permission and the laying on of hands, illicit use is not sure to have any effect at all.
If you do begin praying to your guardian angel, and then begin feeling worse – don’t be surprised. A wound has to be exposed, sometimes painfully, in order for true healing to begin. The only sin which is unforgivable, is the sin one never stops committing. That is the essence of the sin against the Holy Spirit.
You’re in my prayers, regardless of what motivated you to write the post.
Even the ultimate divine mercy includes consequences to all of us for any sin, and even mortal sin, of our church’s members. By communion, some of us are closer and others are farther away from you; Think not only of yourself but of those you love whom must bear the burden of your difficulties, and pray for us to have the virtue to help you appropriately.
Rex Veritatis.
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