My 7 Deadly Sins?

[MainBrain]

I was thinking how my personal vices and sins have damaged my life. My marriage is a struggle. My career has been a failure. No one has hired me for full time work in 5 years. OUCH!

Perhaps my sins are to blame. However, why do those who I believe to be corrupt prosper? First of all, who am I to judge?

Sin #1 Pride

I wear a scowl on my face that shows. I can’t really help it half the time. People don’t like to be around a crazy angry looking person. My scowl comes form anger.

Sin # 2 Anger

I work too slow sometimes. This might be do to perfectionism (pride) depression and sloth
I am lazy in general. I can’t seem to focus either.

Sin #3 Sloth

I tend to binge out of loss of control and unhappiness.

Sin #4 Gluttony

I tend to get distracted by the ladies while working. Although I do not go out of my way to flirt, I fear that if I did have a good job my lust problem would get a little out of control.

Sin #5 Lust

Can these issue be the reason why I am not successful? I don’t know. Who knows. All I know is I am very unhappy.

 

[tawny]

Praying for your intentions.

 

[Dorothy]

I was thinking how my personal vices and sins have damaged my life. My marriage is a struggle. My career has been a failure. No one has hired me for full time work in 5 years. OUCH!

Perhaps my sins are to blame. However, why do those who I believe to be corrupt prosper? First of all, who am I to judge?

Sin #1 Pride

I wear a scowl on my face that shows. I can’t really help it half the time. People don’t like to be around a crazy angry looking person. My scowl comes form anger.

Sin # 2 Anger

I work too slow sometimes. This might be do to perfectionism (pride) depression and sloth
I am lazy in general. I can’t seem to focus either.

Sin #3 Sloth

I tend to binge out of loss of control and unhappiness.

Sin #4 Gluttony

I tend to get distracted by the ladies while working. Although I do not go out of my way to flirt, I fear that if I did have a good job my lust problem would get a little out of control.

Sin #5 Lust

Can these issue be the reason why I am not successful? I don’t know. Who knows. All I know is I am very unhappy.

The Lord loves you unconditionally and knows what you need.

Only God or a priest you feel comfortable talking to may help much. I do not know you and can only give you some thoughts of things that have worked for me.

Pray for an increase in faith, be patient with yourself, and while on the job make short prayers such as “Jesus, I trust you”, “Mary pray for me”. The Lord hears you and in His time will give you wisdom and insights as to what you should be doing. Have specific prayer times in morning and evening. When we open our hearts to the Lord, He is right there. We don’t always feel good while praying…but pray anyway. Feelings are not necessary, when God desires to give feelings He will.

When we pray without feelings we acquire some spiritual muscle and show that we trust Him.

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Here are some Psalms you can read about the wicked prospering:

Psalm 10:1-18

Psalm 37: 1-39

Psalm 73: 1- 28

Please be patient with yourself, the Lord wants to sort everything out for you.

Ask for our Blessed Mother’s intercession often!

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One of the Devil’s tools is discouragement. Our Lord and His Blessed Mother can knock that tool away!