In the days after a fall

[ACanthony]

Please help me understand something if you could.

I struggle with purity (my days are usually good with the grace of God and the help of the Blessed Mother but then I have an occasional slipup it seems like once every 2 months). I know when you do have a slip and a mortal sin on your soul you are supposed to feel convicted by the Holy Spirit (otherwise, how would you want to do better and grow in virtue?). Yet, usually in the week after a fall, I just feel bad. It could be the devil just kicking me when I am down but for like 10 days after I don’t feel like myself.

I had a fall 3 days ago. I went to Confession and truly repented. I guess today I am starting to feel like myself. Is this good? Or are we humans supposed to feel bad after a fall. In the past I told myself subconsciously that I can’t feel good about may purity until a certain amount of time ellapsed (which is probably unhealthy). This time around my Priest told me not to feel like I am all the way back at square one, but rather just view it as a slip. I guess my question (aside from above) is that when you do sin and then go to Confession, can you recover all of God’s grace that you had before the fall immediately after Confession? Thanks for your help.

 

[Remember_Me]

Yes, I believe you are still under God’s grace and feeling guilty won’t help you. How can you prevent this from happening again? Maybe you should think about that. Also, Psalm 51(David’s Psalm after he committed sin with Bathsheba) is a great Psalm to read when you’re feeling guilty. It’s a great Psalm for me when I feel bad.

 

[ready]

Please help me understand something if you could.

I struggle with purity (my days are usually good with the grace of God and the help of the Blessed Mother but then I have an occasional slipup it seems like once every 2 months). I know when you do have a slip and a mortal sin on your soul you are supposed to feel convicted by the Holy Spirit (otherwise, how would you want to do better and grow in virtue?). Yet, usually in the week after a fall, I just feel bad. It could be the devil just kicking me when I am down but for like 10 days after I don’t feel like myself.

I had a fall 3 days ago. I went to Confession and truly repented. I guess today I am starting to feel like myself. Is this good? Or are we humans supposed to feel bad after a fall. In the past I told myself subconsciously that I can’t feel good about may purity until a certain amount of time ellapsed (which is probably unhealthy). This time around my Priest told me not to feel like I am all the way back at square one, but rather just view it as a slip. I guess my question (aside from above) is that when you do sin and then go to Confession, can you recover all of God’s grace that you had before the fall immediately after Confession? Thanks for your help.

If you go to a valid priest, then you will recover all of God’s grace that you had before the fall, immediately after confession. God bless you.