How do I deal with this?

[StephenL]

Ok, so I went to Confession for the first time in two years and lately I have been dealing with this evil side of me. As the more temptation hits and fall. The more I go to Mass. I am 16 and I just want to be the person I want to be. Yet every time, the more I go the more intense temptations like trying to go against God and the Holy Spirit. I have no desire to this! This
Temptation has caused so much grief and worry. I remerbered I Prayed to be tempted like Christ and now he gave it to me. I have gone to Confession for this very reason! My anxiety has come back! I am going Spiritual Direction.
So how do I deal with this?
Thanks for anytime you give me.
God Bless!

 

[Trishie]

Stephen, It appears that to go to Confession more often would be helpful to your spiritual life.
The grace of the Sacrament, the advice of the priest, these are means the Lord certainly offers for our spiritual growth, and for our peace of soul…in addition to the practical means with which you work to overcome temptation.

Rather than to ask dangerous things like being tempted, may I suggest ask for graces to love as the Lord desires.
He did not say to ask for temptations, but He requires that that we love God and love others.

Remember the humility and quiet goodness of Jesus in that thirty years of hidden life, with little mentioned of that 30 years in the gospels.
He was trying to show us the value of ordinary human life lived in prayer, work, and practical kindness to others.

May God guide and bless you, and make you holy as He has witnessed to be the way for most of us.

 

[Blessed_is_He]

The closer to God you will be the devil hates that. Satan sees that as a threat. The more you cling to the church and the sacraments the more tempted in hopes that you will give up. Pray, fast and penance. Pray without ceasing. Pray to St. Michael. Whenever I pray to him over soOh and no harm in wearing a St. Benedict medel…it has a powerful exorcism prayer or letters on the back. God bless.meone who is having a bad dream it stops and they sleep peaceful.