Is it wrong/unCatholic to want to be accomplished?

[Elena321]

When would the motivations to be accomplished be good and when would they be bad please?
For example,sometimes I think my “drive” to be accomplished is partly driven by the fear of how society views people that are not accomplished (eg:low “skilled” workers such as cleaners etc).

Thankyou
Elena

 

[ShrodingersCat]

When would the motivations to be accomplished be good and when would they be bad please?
For example,sometimes I think my “drive” to be accomplished is partly driven by the fear of how society views people that are not accomplished (eg:low “skilled” workers such as cleaners etc).

Thankyou
Elena

If that is the case, work on seeing them as people not defined by their jobs and work on better motivations for gaining accomplishments while always thanking god for his blessings. What you describe are weaknesses I think, unless you indulge them to the point of looking down on others with contempt. In my humble opinion.

 

[esieffe]

As usual, it all boils down to intent. There is nothing wrong with pouring your best into your daily efforts. It is when we seek honors for the sake of our own glorification, if we are totally focused on ourselves and our own honors and titles, we are putting ourselves first, not God.

In doing our best at school or work, we are doing what God wants us to do. Honors,and awards are just a side benefit if you will. We should offer those titles and awards up to God, they are his. But if we neglect God and are totally absorbed in worldly pride, we are easing God out of our lives. Hope this helps.

E -easing
G -God
O -out

 

[Jerusha]

God gave us our talents. In using them, we express our gratitude for them. Everyone has their role in the church, even if it is only in being taken care of.

I wasted ten years of my life thinking I had no worth, when God gave me a good mind. I eternally regret that and make reparations for that time in my life.

If your worth is defined by your job, what would happen if something would happen to your career? To develop multiple proficiencies is to have fallbacks. If you have a learning disability or a physical disability, you can still discover other areas of strength. Again, gifts from God which must be developed in order to express gratitude for them.

I could do an extensive Bible study on this, but go ahead, you can do it. Luke 12:48, for example.

 

[egretps]

St. Thomas More, St. Katherine Drexel, St. Francis deSales…

All successful or from the upper classes in the worlds eyes, and in St. Thomas More’s case the ‘world’ turned on him. But, we know about St. Thomas, because he worked hard and became ‘somebody’ of his day, and took a stance for God.

It’s okay to aim for success and achievement. As esieffe state, intent is important.

We all have gifts and talents and abilities. We are to do our best, and use those gifts to Glorify and Praise God!

This is a good reminder for me to utilize the talents and time God gave me.

 

[ctb95]

There is no problem with desiring to use your God-given talents or even seeking advancement; we do, however, need to guard against the sin of vanity.

 

[truetofaith]

Same answer I gave to the you-tube sinner :

Glad people don’t have real bad sins to worry about…they can manufacture some to tell the priest in Confession.

 

[JM3]

When would the motivations to be accomplished be good and when would they be bad please?

When they are done with prayer.

From Holy Wisdom by Fr. Baker:

Treaties on Prayer, section one, chapter one

1. By prayer, in this place, I do not understand petition or supplication, which, according to the doctrine of the schools, is exercised principally by the understanding, being a signification of what the person desires to receive from God. But prayer here especially meant is rather an offering and giving to God whatsoever He may justly require from us—that is, all duty, love, obedience, &c.; and it is principally, yea, almost only exercised by the affective part of the soul.

1. For a further demonstration of which necessity we may consider: 1. That only in prayer we are joined to God, our last end, from whom when we are separated we are in ourselves, wherein our chief misery consists. 2. That by prayer grace and all good is obtained, conserved, and recovered; for God being the Fountain of all good, no good can be had but by recourse to Him, which is only by prayer. 3. That by prayer alone all exterior good things are sanctified, so as to become blessings to us. 4. That prayer does exercise all virtues, in so much as whatsoever good action is performed, it is no further meritorious than as it proceeds from an internal motion of the soul, elevating and directing it to God (which internal motion is prayer); so that whatsoever is not prayer, or is not done in virtue of prayer, is little better than an action of mere nature. 5. That there is no action with which sin is incompatible but prayer. We may, lying in our sins, give alms, fast, recite the Divine Office, communicate, obey our superiors, &c.; but it is impossible to exercise true prayer of the spirit and deliberately continue under the guilt of sin, because by prayer, a soul being converted and united to God, cannot at the same time be averted and separated from Him…

 

[mikeeh]

When would the motivations to be accomplished be good and when would they be bad please?
For example,sometimes I think my “drive” to be accomplished is partly driven by the fear of how society views people that are not accomplished (eg:low “skilled” workers such as cleaners etc).

Thankyou
Elena

I try to live my life so I can accomplish a bunch of cool stuff, so when I get married people will be jealous of my wife for snagging me. I mean, why not?

 

[Bridgit_Andrews]

how society views people that are not accomplished (eg:low “skilled” workers such as cleaners etc).

I don’t think this is a societal view. More of an elitist view, I’d say.

Peace,
B