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georgehamilton
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If I am sure of God’s will for me due to mental instability, can I pray for an external sign that will let me know?
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georgehamilton
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sorry it should be unsureIf I am sure of God’s will for me due to mental instability, can I pray for an external sign that will let me know?
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baltobetsy
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Well, you could, but it would be much more helpful to work with a good spiritual director.
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tbcrawford
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Hi georgeIf I am sure of God’s will for me due to mental instability, can I pray for an external sign that will let me know?
You could ask for help with this if you start a prayer thread in the prayer intentions forum.
Prayer Warriors will help and pray with you. God works in many ways.We don’t always get exactly what we think we need.God guides us and leads us to find solutions for ourselves at times.Other times we may be asking for something and we do not know God’s Divine Plan for us so what we may be asking for is contrary to His divine plan.He leads people into our lives who will guide us and help us.God does answer prayers.He loves us to pray not just for our needs but to praise Him and for communication with Him in general.
I look forward to praying with you for your intention in the prayer forum if you decide to post there.May God bless you and comfort you dear friend.
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EmeraldWings
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well, the thing about doing Gods will is, we should only worry about being good, as in - keeping Gods commandments, listening to His Church, practicing our virtues, partaking in the sacraments, praying daily, reading good catholic books daily, etc. etc.
then, how you “do” Gods will is - whatever may happen, good or bad, accept it as coming from God, be grateful, and try to deal with any situation in your life in a charitable manner.
in order to perfectly do Gods will, you need to grow in purity and holiness, which takes alot of time and effort and Gods grace, so don’t be frustrated with yourself if you do not always do Gods will now, but just be patient and work hard and let God help you now, because growing takes time, it is a gradual process,
if you are not well informed enough on the virtues and commandments and other matters of faith, then as the other poster said, get a good spiritual director, that is your best bet, someone who will be there to help you and answer your questions when you need them.
unless you are referring to what vocation God wants for you? in that case, that’s something that just takes alot of prayer and alot of alone time with God every day, and even then you don’t always know, but just keep in mind, it’s not necessarily what we do in this life that matters to God, but whether or not we did what we did with charity, so don’t worry so much about what God wants you to do as much as how He wants you to be.
so basically, we do Gods will simply by accepting all things in our life as coming from Him, and by dealing with each thing with discretion and charity, Gods will is not something to be presupposed.
ok, hope this helps, take care.
then, how you “do” Gods will is - whatever may happen, good or bad, accept it as coming from God, be grateful, and try to deal with any situation in your life in a charitable manner.
in order to perfectly do Gods will, you need to grow in purity and holiness, which takes alot of time and effort and Gods grace, so don’t be frustrated with yourself if you do not always do Gods will now, but just be patient and work hard and let God help you now, because growing takes time, it is a gradual process,
if you are not well informed enough on the virtues and commandments and other matters of faith, then as the other poster said, get a good spiritual director, that is your best bet, someone who will be there to help you and answer your questions when you need them.
unless you are referring to what vocation God wants for you? in that case, that’s something that just takes alot of prayer and alot of alone time with God every day, and even then you don’t always know, but just keep in mind, it’s not necessarily what we do in this life that matters to God, but whether or not we did what we did with charity, so don’t worry so much about what God wants you to do as much as how He wants you to be.
so basically, we do Gods will simply by accepting all things in our life as coming from Him, and by dealing with each thing with discretion and charity, Gods will is not something to be presupposed.
ok, hope this helps, take care.
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soma
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I think the sign is internal, but you have to stable and quiet the mind. When the mind is still one can hear God speak.
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