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That is the thing I confess in the first place lately: “I do not trust in God”.
The thing has to do with all the evil of the world.
My wife tells me that good times teach us nothing and bad time are the ones that teach us something, that makes us grow. Good talk. I believe her.
But I do not trust God. Every time I see in TV some bad news and it is easy to find them, I think, there it goes, it is God in Action, see?, we cannot trust God.
Yet, I pray, I go to mass and confession but deep down in my soul I feel this distrust of God, the fear that He may bring things that I cannot stand, sufferings that I cannot support.
I see people that have suffered much more than me, like my late father-in-law, yet, though they suffer in silence and teached me the ways, I cannot follow their examples.
And I wanted to.
Any feedback is welcome…
Thanks…
 
It may help to consider a few facts. First of all, God is all powerful and is perfectly capable of giving you the strength that you need to overcome any obstacle or help you through any sufferings you might have. Not only that, but God has proven it time and time again. Look at St. Paul in the Bible, at first he was a Jew who persecuted the Church, and then when he saw a vision of Jesus he converted to Catholic and started working for the Church with all his might. But before he was fully converted and baptized, Jesus explained to another Christian that St. Paul will have much to suffer throughout his life. And look at his life! He was beaten and left for dead many times, shipwrecked many times, put in prison unjustly many times. And this shouldn’t be strange, this is just what Jesus said would happen, he said in this world you will have many troubles. And that people will persecute you. And that bad things will happen to you. Many other things he spoke cryptically about, but he spoke very plainly about trouble, so we would know what we’re getting into. But it’s okay, because he also said that he will give us his peace, not as the world gives it, but in a special way, meaning an inner peace that comes from trusting in God even though we may be going through the worst kind of trouble. That peace is what we all need, and it’s available at any time by just asking God for it. Ask for that peace and for the ability to trust him and his plans. If anyone seeks wisdom or understanding, he should ask for it, and he will receive it if he asks with a humble heart.
 
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It may help to consider a few facts. First of all, God is all powerful and is perfectly capable of giving you the strength that you need to overcome any obstacle or help you through any sufferings you might have. Not only that, but God has proven it time and time again. Look at St. Paul in the Bible, at first he was a Jew who persecuted the Church, and then when he saw a vision of Jesus he converted to Catholic and started working for the Church with all his might. But before he was fully converted and baptized, Jesus explained to another Christian that St. Paul will have much to suffer throughout his life. And look at his life! He was beaten and left for dead many times, shipwrecked many times, put in prison unjustly many times. And this shouldn’t be strange, this is just what Jesus said would happen, he said in this world you will have many troubles. And that people will persecute you. And that bad things will happen to you. Many other things he spoke cryptically about, but he spoke very plainly about trouble, so we would know what we’re getting into. But it’s okay, because he also said that he will give us his peace, not as the world gives it, but in a special way, meaning an inner peace that comes from trusting in God even though we may be going through the worst kind of trouble. That peace is what we all need, and it’s available at any time by just asking God for it. Ask for that peace and for the ability to trust him and his plans. If anyone seeks wisdom or understanding, he should ask for it, and he will receive it if he asks with a humble heart.
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Thanks a lot. It was good to hear from you…GBY
 
HisIsTheCrown said:
That is the thing I confess in the first place lately: “I do not trust in God”.
The thing has to do with all the evil of the world.
My wife tells me that good times teach us nothing and bad time are the ones that teach us something, that makes us grow. Good talk. I believe her.
But I do not trust God. Every time I see in TV some bad news and it is easy to find them, I think, there it goes, it is God in Action, see?, we cannot trust God.
Yet, I pray, I go to mass and confession but deep down in my soul I feel this distrust of God, the fear that He may bring things that I cannot stand, sufferings that I cannot support.
I see people that have suffered much more than me, like my late father-in-law, yet, though they suffer in silence and teached me the ways, I cannot follow their examples.
And I wanted to.
Any feedback is welcome…
Thanks…
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The purpose of our exile from the Garden is for us to learn, like Prodigals, the value of the Father. Here on earth mans’ will is done-the Master’s gone away-and mans’ will is the cause of all the moral evil we experience. By rejecting God as their God and so disobeying by eating of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, man comes to literally know both-the evil of God’s “absence” and, by contrast, the good of His creation, the good of existence, we come to know these things viscerally, experiencing them in our own beings. We even experience the ultimate enemy or evil for man-death-the final result of separation from the giver and sustainer of life.

The purpose of the Incarnation and the Atonement is, as we’re ready to learn it, that God really IS, and that He’s always been trustworthy beyond measure, demonstrating this trustworthiness and love in no uncertain terms by His humiliating and painful passion and death if that’s what it takes to get our attention and turn us back to Him, back to humility and love as He revealed those in Himself. Pride, arrogance, anger, strife, competition-sin-and mistrust and hatred of God- all come from man, enmity comes from man, not Him. That’s what we need to learn, having been born turned away from God already, ignorant of Him, without faith in, let alone trust in or love for Him.
 
fhansen said:
The purpose of our exile from the Garden is for us to learn, like Prodigals, the value of the Father. Here on earth mans’ will is done-the Master’s gone away-and mans’ will is the cause of all the moral evil we experience. By rejecting God as their God and so disobeying by eating of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, man comes to literally know both-the evil of God’s “absence” and, by contrast, the good of His creation, the good of existence, we come to know these things viscerally, experiencing them in our own beings. We even experience the ultimate enemy or evil for man-death-the final result of separation from the giver and sustainer of life.

The purpose of the Incarnation and the Atonement is, as we’re ready to learn it, that God really IS, and that He’s always been trustworthy beyond measure, demonstrating this trustworthiness and love in no uncertain terms by His humiliating and painful passion and death if that’s what it takes to get our attention and turn us back to Him, back to humility and love as He revealed those in Himself. Pride, arrogance, anger, strife, competition-sin-and mistrust and hatred of God- all come from man, enmity comes from man, not Him. That’s what we need to learn, having been born turned away from God already, ignorant of Him, without faith in, let alone trust in or love for Him.
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