I need help!!!

[luisy]

I ned help! I’m losing faith! My life has been going thru some hard moments at first I tried to over come these difficulties on my own. When I finally figured that it was too much for me to handle I turned to God to help me. I would pray everyday I began to read the bible and I also began applying God’s word to my life. Everything seemed to be getting better until a few days ago. I’m over stressed and going into a depression. The more I pray and ask God to help me the more I feel less faithful. I know He is listening to me but I feel like if life itself is trying to tell me that He is not listening at all. I really need helpi don’t want to loose faith I truly want to believe!!

 

[nuntym]

+JMJ+

Hi, luisy. I read your other post in the “Meet and Greet” thread, and I notice you have mentioned a thought of suicide. You may be in depression, PTSD, or some other problem (I don’t know what happened to you, so please bear with my speculations), so please seek professional help ASAP, especially if you seem to be getting worse, you cannot function in your life, or having thoughts of suicide again.

We are both spirit and body, so sometimes we need to heal both our body and mind as well as spirit before we can get well. Besides, we at this forum can give only so much help through supportive messages and prayer, as we are not posing as professionals here but as a supportive virtual community.

I will be praying for you, and the link in my signature might help. But please keep in mind what I had written above.

God love you.

 

[WaitingForJesus]

luisy, I am praying for the Blessed Mother to wrap her arms around you and give you some peace right now. :console:

When you are having troubles in any area of your life, it is quite normal to have spriritual difficulties as well. It is important to get medical help for your depression.

The other thing I should mention is that the evil one tries to trick us when we are in a weakened state to make us think God is not here or that he doesn’t love us. But, he is here and he does love you. Please don’t give up on him.

 

[John_Martin]

I ned help! I’m losing faith! My life has been going thru some hard moments at first I tried to over come these difficulties on my own. When I finally figured that it was too much for me to handle I turned to God to help me. I would pray everyday I began to read the bible and I also began applying God’s word to my life. Everything seemed to be getting better until a few days ago. I’m over stressed and going into a depression. The more I pray and ask God to help me the more I feel less faithful. I know He is listening to me but I feel like if life itself is trying to tell me that He is not listening at all. I really need helpi don’t want to loose faith I truly want to believe!!

Luisy,
If “being done with the hard moments” is the measure of God being real, then we all will lose our faith. Faith is a Virtue. A Virtue is a Habit. Having Faith is a Habit of turning to be united with God as the goal of all things.
You are doing this. In hard moments, you still know that God is good and true, and you still know that it is good to be united with him as your life in Christ. And so you choose to use the Virtue, the Habit, of Faith. So you find your hands folded or open in prayer, you find your hands opening the Bible and your eyes reading and your intentions seeking to live what you read. You have Faith.
Other things to do would be Confession and going to Mass to receive the Eucharist. Doing these activities is also using the Habit of Faith where you have chosen to do the things that unite you with Jesus.
If the Priest were to refuse you forgiveness in Confession, that would mean God is not listening to your need for help. If the Priest grants absolution, that is Jesus, God, telling you he wants union with you. If the Priest were to refuse to give you Communion, that would be Jesus saying “go away”, but if the Priest gives you the bread and wine, that is Jesus, God, giving you union with him.

You are in “hard moments”… “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death (a hard moment), I will fear no evil, for Thou are with me. Thy rod, thy staff, they comfort me…”

You have Faith, the Habit of doing the things that unite you with God, the Habit of believing in the face of all things that confront you. You were given this Virtue when baptized. Use the habit to do your part in uniting to Christ and his people; he is doing his part to be in union with you.

John Martin

 

[bob_martin]

At times I have felt the same. In my case God has made Himself so real and tangible to me in so many ways that I should never be doubting even my own grasp of His reality and faithfulness, but I do get very miserable and unhappy and do suffer intense emotional and mental pain sometimes. Its at these times in the roar of God’s silence that I ask “what is going on? God, What are You trying to tell me or teach me?”. At times I conclude it is an attack by the enemy that could be telling me I am on the right track, be patient; God is still fully present by faith; I just can’t sense Him enjoyably like I often do. I am also in one of these bad feeling places right now. The reason I know that what I am experiencing is not from Him is that I know His voice well enough by now. God always makes me feel good about myself. He never tells me I am horrible and worthless. While it is true that I am so without Him, He never talks to me like that and He does not see me that way. When He looks at me, He sees Jesus. He loves me. He is love itself. He never changes. I need to always reject negativity ignoring the negative thoughts and rejoicing because of Who He is. The joy of the Lord is our strength. So: 1. Rejoice in the Lord always. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks. This is guaranteed to drive the enemy nuts because he has no patience. If you know how to pray in the spirit, that can sometimes lift your spirit and mood immediately. The enemy will sometimes break off his attack because he is driving you into the secret place of the Spirit. I will pray for you. Please pray for me also when you think of it. Bob Martin

 

[DevoteC]

I pray for you as well. Having confession of reconciliation would heal you. Jesus works in a person’s soul if one does receive Him in daily Mass and in Sunday Mass.

Reading the Holy Bible or praying daily cannot be satisfying to a soul… without receiving Him under the sign of bread and wine cannot heal a single soul. Please read John 6: 35-58.

I know it because I’ve experienced it, and He did lead me to His holy ways.:angel1:

 

[womanofvalor]

Hi
a while ago my husband and I we trying desperately I have children. It was a journey of over four years. At he same time as going through this heartache I was having terrible trouble with a boss at work. There were times of rest, but like you the to rule never seemed to completely go away. For example, I believed through prayer that we were ping to conceive after divine mercy and we did. Then six short weeks later we miscarried. It was devastating.
I can tell you at this time I very nearly lost my faith, I hung on with my fingernails. At times I would just say “Lord, you said faith as small as a mustard seed. Well that’s all I have right now.”
I would advise you to read and pray with Job. Job stays faithful, but he questions like you are. That’s perfectly ok. God expects it, it’s what keeps relationships going. In fact by searching Job is seen as more faithful than his friends who offer trite answers.
Suffering brings us to a closer relationship with Od. If everything was always ok it wouldn’t be faith; we’d just be worshipping God our of self interest. In the beginning of Job the devil tries to make the point that Job only worships God so fervently because God has blessed him. This is not real love, real faith. This also may be why you feel as if the world is trying to show you God is not there. We are happy to say we believe in God, maybe angels, but sometimes we can deny the existence of the devil. However, if there is something beyond the material, it is perfectly acceptable that the are evil beings abusing their free will, just as humans do. And luring you away from God by provoking feelings of uncertainty is the way they do it.
We have now adopted a baby girl. The funny thing is that God was faithful, but not in anyway I expected, yet it was the best way. My husband and I never regret not having our own children.
Like Job when you see God, as in his at acting in the adoption of my daughter, you understand.
God bless you. Do not be afraid. Keep a prayer diary and when things are difficult look back through to see how God has acted in our life.
God bless you.

 

[ready]

Pray to Mary with deep love, devotion and confidence and live your days in close union with her. She will help you. Never omit your daily Rosary; it is very powerful. God bless you.