Struggles/obstacles

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Hello all,
At the moment I find I have 3 main obstacles to deepening my practice. Being judgmental towards myself and others, an addiction to certain foods particularly chocolate, but many other things that are sweet or salty(therefore I haven’t been able to be very moderate in what I eat). The last obstacle at this moment is doubt-doubt about what I really believe. What obstacles are you dealing with at this particular moment? Blessings to you and yours.
 
puzzledtoo said:
Hello all,
At the moment I find I have 3 main obstacles to deepening my practice. Being judgmental towards myself and others, an addiction to certain foods particularly chocolate, but many other things that are sweet or salty(therefore I haven’t been able to be very moderate in what I eat). The last obstacle at this moment is doubt-doubt about what I really believe. What obstacles are you dealing with at this particular moment? Blessings to you and yours.
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The existence of the devil, hell, contraception, that the purpose of marriage is children, and that the only salvation is only through the Catholic Church.
 
Here are some, not all, I have trouble with from time to time. I have more but just mention the important ones. If you only have three then you are indeed little orphan Annie.
  1. I am the Lord your God. You shall not have strange gods before me.
    -Do I give God time every day in prayer?
    -Do I seek to love Him with my whole heart?
    -Have I been involved with superstitious practices or have I been involved with the occult?
    -Do I seek to surrender myself to God´s word as taught by the Church?
    -Have I ever received communion in the state of mortal sin?
    -Have I ever deliberately told a lie in Confession or have I withheld a mortal sin from the priest in Confession?
    -Are there other “gods” in my life? Money, Security, Power, People, etc.?
  2. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
    -Have I used God´s name in vain: lightly or carelessly?
    -Have I been angry with God?
    -Have I wished evil upon any other person?
    -Have I insulted a sacred person or abused a sacred object?
  3. Remember to keep holy the Lord´s Day.
    -Have I deliberately missed Mass on Sundays or Holy Days of Obligation?
    -Have I tried to observe Sunday as a family day and a day of rest?
    -Do I do needless work on Sunday?
  4. Honor your father and your mother.
    -Do I honor and obey my parents?
    -Have I neglected my duties to my spouse and children?
    -Have I given my family good religious example?
    -Do I try to bring peace into my home life?
    -Do I care for my aged and infirm relatives?
  5. You shall not kill.
    -Have I had an abortion or encouraged or helped anyone to have an abortion?
    -Have I physically harmed anyone?
    -Have I abused alcohol or drugs?
    -Did I give scandal to anyone, thereby leading him or her into sin?
    -Have I been angry or resentful?
    -Have I harbored hatred in my heart?
    -Have I mutilated myself through any form of sterilization?
    -Have I encouraged or condoned sterilization?
    -Have I engaged, in any way, in sins against humanlife such as artificial insemination or in vitro fertilization?
    -Have I participated in or approved of euthanasia?
  6. You shall not commit adultery.
    -Have I been faithful to my marriage vows in thought and action?
    -Have I engaged in any sexual activity outside of marriage?
    -Have I used any method of contraception or artificial birth control in my marriage?
    -Has each sexual act in my marriage been open to the transmission of new life?
    -Have I been guilty of masturbation?
    -Do I seek to control my thoughts and imaginations?
    -Have I respected all members of the opposite sex, or have I thought of other people as mere objects?
    -Have I been guilty of any homosexual activity?
    -Do I seek to be chaste in my thoughts, words,actions?
    -Am I careful to dress modestly?
  7. You shall not steal.
    -Have I stolen what is not mine?
    -Have I returned or made restitution for what I have stolen?
    -Do I waste time at work, school, and home?
    -Do I gamble excessively, thereby denying my family of their needs?
    -Do I pay my debts promptly?
    -Do I seek to share what I have with the poor?
    -Have I cheated anyone out of what is justly theirs, for example creditors, insurance companies, big corporations?
  8. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
    -Have I lied? Have I gossiped?
    -Do I speak badly of others behind their back?
    -Am I sincere in my dealings with others?
    -Am I critical, negative or uncharitable in my thoughts of others?
    -Do I keep secret what should be kept confidential?
    -Have I injured the reputation of others by slanders?
  9. You shall not desire your neighbor´s wife.
    -Have I consented to impure thoughts?
    -Have I caused them by impure reading, movies, television, conversation or curiosity?
    -Do I pray at once to banish impure thoughts and temptations?
    -Have I behaved in an inappropriate way with members of the opposite sex: flirting, being superficial, etc.?
  10. You shall not desire your neighbor´s goods.
    -Am I jealous of what other people have?
    -Do I envy the families or possessions of others?
    -Am I greedy or selfish?
    -Are material possessions the purpose of my life?
 
Yes well only 3 is very telling in itself I suppose. I haven’t done a daily examination in quite some time and that is probably more of an obstacle than those I mentioned. Thank you clear water and fred for your (name removed by moderator)ut. Blessings.
 
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