If you are new to the faith or haven’t been strong in your faith I doubt God would ask you do to anything you feel you can’t do. It’s usually those who have a strong prayer life, who are mature in the faith that get the “hard” assignments from God. He usually prepares us for what he wants us to do, not “spring” things on us. So I’d say you are probably imagining it. As MaryT777 advised, it’s best to talk to your priest if you really feel called to some mission. He could direct you better than us. But, I’d say, knowing a little about you from your other threads, that you may be imagining it.Would God ask you to do something but not give you the strength to do it? If you believe He he wanted you to do something but you don’t because you don’t have the strength to, does that mean maybe it’s not from God? Maybe it’s all in my own mind? Ugh, I don’t know I don’t understand. I want to do what I think He wants me to do, but then I don’t do it.
Just do the best that you can…Would God ask you to do something but not give you the strength to do it? If you believe He he wanted you to do something but you don’t because you don’t have the strength to, does that mean maybe it’s not from God? Maybe it’s all in my own mind? Ugh, I don’t know I don’t understand. I want to do what I think He wants me to do, but then I don’t do it.
Doing it for a friend puts a different complexion on the question.
It may be more a matter of capability rather than calling. Consulting your priest is still the best option whatever it is.
I sometimes feel like that too but discouragement comes from the Devil. God has plans for your good and He DOES know what He is doing. When I feel like that I just tell myself to take “one day at a time.” You have God in your life and in your heart, believe me it is much worse for those who do not know or have God. They may seem fine but they are like people who have never tried Red Velvet cake, so they don’t know what they are missing. We, on the other hand, have tasted the goodness of the Lord and nothing else will ever satisfy us now.Sometimes I think I’m just fooling myself with everything. I don’t understand God or faith or what I’m supposed to do. I go to church every week and I’ve been going to adoration every week too but it doesn’t feel enough. I want to do so much more but don’t feel like I can because I don’t have alot of support or people of faith to surround myself with. My husband has no interest in church or God or religion, I hardly live my faith in my own home. I think things are getting better and my faith is growing then reality always comes back and smacks me in the face. I think I’m fooling myself thinking I can be a religious person and live a holy life. It’s hard to get involved in my faith or my parish the way I want to when it’s always just me! My family is Catholic but we’re not a “Catholic family” and probably never will be.
I know this has nothing to do with my OP but reading the replies and realizing that I have absolutely no idea what I’m doing at all just brought reality back again. It’s all so hard sometimes.
I know I was that person who did not have God for most of my life. I know exactly what you mean, or who you mean. Except now that I “have Him” and have got past some of my faith struggles I realize how much I don’t know or understand, how alone I am and how trying to live a life of faith makes me so different from the rest of the world. There are not many people I can share God and faith with. So without much support and the fact that I can’t truly live my faith in my own home it’s extremely hard sometimes!! So I ask God: Now what?
You might want to cultivate personal devotion at home, such as praying a decade of the rosary each day. I suggest only one decade because you don’t want to overwhelm yourself. When we overwhelm ourselves we get discouraged and give up. It’s better to do a little than do nothing and God will reward any effort no matter how small it is. You may want to try:Sometimes I think I’m just fooling myself with everything. I don’t understand God or faith or what I’m supposed to do. I go to church every week and I’ve been going to adoration every week too but it doesn’t feel enough. I want to do so much more but don’t feel like I can because I don’t have alot of support or people of faith to surround myself with. My husband has no interest in church or God or religion, I hardly live my faith in my own home. I think things are getting better and my faith is growing then reality always comes back and smacks me in the face. I think I’m fooling myself thinking I can be a religious person and live a holy life. It’s hard to get involved in my faith or my parish the way I want to when it’s always just me! My family is Catholic but we’re not a “Catholic family” and probably never will be.
I know this has nothing to do with my OP but reading the replies and realizing that I have absolutely no idea what I’m doing at all just brought reality back again. It’s all so hard sometimes.
