Spiritual turmoil

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I know this is a rather broad/vague topic, but I am wondering how people deal with the spiritual turmoil in their life. I have read a lot of books… and I have one on order that someone here suggested - Take Another Look at Guidance. I hope to receive that today or tomorrow. Are there any specific prayers that you have found helpful? I went through a great Spiritual turmoil more than a decade ago when I was going through my divorce… and recently I have started feeling some of the same things. I had a friend once who told me that when you start feeling this turmoil to pay attention… the devil will bother you more when he is worried about you making the right decisions… if you are on the path to hell already he doesn’t have to work so hard on you. I know its not always that simple… we have our own human fears that we carry with us as well… but I am starting on something here and I would like to do the best I can with it.Any thoughts?
 
I have been going through some spiritual turmoil myself so dont have the answers. But think that keeping with regular prayer is part of the answer.
 
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I know this is a rather broad/vague topic, but I am wondering how people deal with the spiritual turmoil in their life. I have read a lot of books… and I have one on order that someone here suggested - Take Another Look at Guidance. I hope to receive that today or tomorrow. Are there any specific prayers that you have found helpful? I went through a great Spiritual turmoil more than a decade ago when I was going through my divorce… and recently I have started feeling some of the same things. I had a friend once who told me that when you start feeling this turmoil to pay attention… the devil will bother you more when he is worried about you making the right decisions… if you are on the path to hell already he doesn’t have to work so hard on you. I know its not always that simple… we have our own human fears that we carry with us as well… but I am starting on something here and I would like to do the best I can with it.Any thoughts?
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Praying to the Holy Spirit to give you strength & guidance.
 
Well, it kinda depends on what sort of spiritual turmoil you are going through. Do you doubt the faith? Are you having temptations against a particular virtue? Are you dry or arid in prayer? Do you lack confidence and trust in God? There can be different remedies depending on the specific trouble you are experiencing.
 
Praying to the Holy Spirit to give you strength & guidance.
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I agree and I have been and will continue to do this.
Well, it kinda depends on what sort of spiritual turmoil you are going through. Do you doubt the faith? Are you having temptations against a particular virtue? Are you dry or arid in prayer? Do you lack confidence and trust in God? There can be different remedies depending on the specific trouble you are experiencing.
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I do have confidence and trust in God… if He would tell me to do something I would not question. I would act without any questions. My turmoil is more in if I understand what God is telling me… the lack of confidence and faith is in my own understanding
 
The Church is there to give us guidance…if you are unsure about what you think God is saying to you, talk it over with the priest when next you are at Confession.

Staying close to the Church keeps us grounded in truth. I read a little book called “My Daily Bread” as part of my prayer time. Part of today’s reading said, “The devil can easily make men think wrongly when they live on their feelings. He appeals to their likes and dislikes, and so corrupts their ideas of right and wrong. He gradually guides them as he pleases. His slaves walk blindly along the road to Hell, controlled by their feelings and drugged by their imaginations.You will never make this mistake if you are guided by reason and faith. Listen to my voice coming to you through My Church.”

God bless you on your journey!
 
…if you are unsure about what you think God is saying to you, talk it over with the priest when next you are at Confession.
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Confession is my next step… and I was going to do that this past Sunday. But I have a really hard time getting to church early enough before mass to catch confession. I love my kids, but they really slow me down. 🙂

I do just really feel stupid asking silly questions… 😊

I have thought of another parish, but you know the next closest one has a mission priest and he is VERY hard for me to understand… and then I wonder if he understands me.
 
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