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margaret42
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There are things maybe want to consider in the overcoming of scruples. I’ve had a lot of direction from different people, and all helpful.
- “God doesn’t end relationships”; we do.
- “You can’t control everything”
- A lot of sources can help, but you need to choose the appropriate kinds; eg, a psychologist won’t always have the answers about “sin” issues. Priests, sisters, and well-informed lay people can help with that.
- Find your director from a reliable source; church, diocese, another person who goes as well; etc.
- If you find out the director’s not respecting why you came, look for another person.
- Since the idea behind scrupulosity is “perfection”, you’re not going to find it through repetitive confessions. Or anyway else. Things are done to please God, but the methods aren’t working.
- Everyone is looking for “peace of mind” in their faith as Catholics, and scrupulosity doesn’t bring it.
- "perfection " is a pointless goal on our part, since only God is perfect. We can’t be. God “perfects” us His way.
- Learn the meanings of figurative language in the gospels. It helps also to know what Jesus didn’t mean; for example, “Don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing”- it doesn’t mean that we have to withhold all good deeds we do.
- Be guided by the Holy Spirit in determining whether your guilty of commiting sin.