That I would obey my spiritual director

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I need to be looking for another job but I keep thinking that God has something tied with monastic life for me. I told my mom that I would try to apply for jobs in Austin and animation and my spiritual director told me to try many things and put feelers out but I keep getting this sense that getting a secular job is against God’s will. I haven’t even been to a monastery yet and thinking ahead about it makes me anxious and mentally drained.

Everyone talks about submitting to God’s will, but when I’ve tried discerning what the Holy Spirit wants I end up wasting time on impressions that turned out to be irrational. I can’t discern God’s will accurately and now when I need clarity it is confusing and miserable.
 
Come, Holy Spirit, Divine Creator, true source of light and fountain of wisdom! Pour forth your brilliance upon my dense intellect, dissipate the darkness which covers me, that of sin and of ignorance. Grant me a penetrating mind to understand, a retentive memory, method and ease in learning, the lucidity to comprehend, and abundant grace in expressing myself. Guide the beginning of my work, direct its progress, and bring it to successful completion. This I ask through Jesus Christ, true God and true man, living and reigning with You and the Father, forever and ever.

Amen.

I would like to suggest visiting an Adoration Chapel. In my personal experience, I have received answers to my prayers an difficult situations there. When this happens, I feel very calm and clarity comes over me. Sometimes it happens in prayer and sometimes I am sitting quietly after offering up my situation to the Lord.Peace be with you.
 
God, please give our friend peace of heart. Remind him that God needs good animators in this world !!
 
I’m not sure that’s a good idea. It seems when I go to adoration I get this idea that any impression I get during adoration is directly from God, and I start thinking I have to do it. I’ve received impressions that have told me I was going to hell forever if I didn’t leave the church, or that I committed the unpardonable sin, or that I need to make all the illustrations in a picture book iconographic. You don’t go to adoration to hear messages from God do you?
 
Lord, it has been a confusing and tumultuous time for Bdonoho.
Please help him to proceed in peace, one step at a time.
We can’t always know our way ahead of time, Lord, so please guide him to practical efforts to research Orders to assess the particular spirituality that most suits him.
By contacting vocation directors, talking with them, perhaps spending a little time in the monasteries might his way become clear. If this practical course proves successful, then he will find his way, with help in discernment with the appropriate members of the order.

Lord please bless him with peace and clear, practical direction, trusting in the Holy Spirit.
 
Offering up prayers to God for your intention. May He lead, guide and direct you, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

✞ In the name of the Father,
And of the Son,
And of the Holy Spirit.
Amen
 
That’s now why I go, but sometimes that’s what happens to me.I do not believe all the impressions I get there are from God. I am sorry that my suggestion was not helpful. I will continue to pray for your intentions.

Hail Mary full of Grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed art Thou among women and blessed is the fruit of Your womb Jesus. Holy Mary Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of death. Amen
 
No, no, thank you for the suggestion. I probably should go to adoration. I hate what all of this is doing to me.
 
God speaks to us in Scripture, through the Church doctrines, Pray our friend can see this and finds help.
 
Eternal Father, I offer you the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your Dearly Beloved Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.

For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on Bdonoho. Lord, hear my prayer for his intentions and have mercy on the whole world.

I did pray my daily Divine Mercy Chaplet for your various intentions. God Bless
 
Hail Mary full of Grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed art Thou among women and blessed is the fruit of Your womb Jesus.
Holy Mary Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of death. Amen
 
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