Very Discouraged

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*My husband shows no signs of converting.
  • I’m having trouble with my job. And balancing it with my family responsibilities.
  • No help from my family with the chores and the DIY’s in the house.
  • I just found out a couple of friends of mine had abortions and don’t see the error of what they have done.
  • My 12 year old has no fire of Faith yet.
  • I have prayed about all of the above, I have made a novena for relief of anxiety and depression—it got worse this weekend.
  • Priests and apologists don’t answer 99% of my questions.
  • Maybe I’m too sinful for God to listen to my prayers. I working on getting my first marriage annulled and getting everything right.
*I’m trying so hard and feel so alone…

Going to have a good cry.

Please keep me, my family, and friends in your prayers-- maybe someone else’s prayers are better than mine, I don’t know…

Thank you.
 
Our Father, which art in Heaven
Hollowed be thy name
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done
On earth as it is in Heaven

Give us this day, our daily bread
And forgive us our trespasses
As we forgive those who trespass against us

Lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil

Amen

Hail Mary, full of grace
The Lord is with thee
Blessed art thou amongst women
And blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus

Holy Mary, Mother of God
Pray for us sinners
Now and at the hour of our deaths

Amen

Glory be to The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be
World without end

Amen
 
One of my friends, I think, regrets somewhat her abortion—she wants children so badly now.

The other one is a man who had an affair with a married woman, she got pregnant with twins, and he made her have an abortion. I am so ANGRY with him right now; have his email address. ** Should I say anything to him? Keep in mind they will not be gentle words from me.**
 
I will pray for you also.

Trust me, you are not too sinful for God to hear you! He hears all of us, sometimes he asks us to be patient and have faith while his plan for our lives plays out.

The best thing you can do for your husband, your child and your friends is to pray and set a good example. You have heard and answered God’s call, sometimes it takes others a little bit longer to respond. For know just be patient with them and try to help them along.

As far as the chores around the house go, I have been there. It can feel like everything is falling down around you and nobody seems to care! I found part of the problem was my expectations. I was expecting perfection and worrying about getting things done that were really not critical. It is so easy to worry about everything and we just end up overwhelmed.
 
Praying the Rosary and the St. Michael prayer helps!

Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit
of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary,
Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now,
and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
 
Prayed for you doanli…

May all I do today begin with you, O Lord.
Plant dreams and hopes within my soul,
revive my tired spirit:
be with me today.

May all I do today continue with your help, O Lord.
Be at my side and walk with me:
Be my support today.

May all I do today reach far and wide, O Lord.
My thoughts, my work, my life:
make them blessings for your kingdom;
let them go beyond today,

O God Today is new unlike any other day,
for God makes each day different.
Today God’s everyday grace falls on my soul like abundant seed,
though I may hardly see it.

Today is one of those days Jesus promised to be with me,
a companion on my journey,
And my life today, if I trust him,
has consequences unseen.
My life has a purpose.

"I have a mission…
"I am a link in a chain,
a bond of connection between persons.
God has not created me for naught…
Therefore I will trust him.
Whatever, wherever I am, I can never be thrown away.
God does nothing in vain.

“He knows what he is about.”
 
:grouphug: and prayers.
You’re not “too sinful”, just hurting and discouraged.
I have a list of my own. Life’s just really hard sometimes and everything crashes in on one.
I’m sorry your hunting and feeling alone

Isaiah says, “I was thinking: ‘I have toiled in vain, I have exhausted myself for nothing.’ And all the while my cause was with God, my reward with my God.” [Isaiah 49:3-4] For “the Lord is not being slow to carry out His promises…but He is being patient with you all, wanting nobody to be lost and everybody to be brought to change his ways.” [2Peter 3:9]

O God, I humbly implore…
In my lack of trust, let me live faith.
In my disappointment, let me live hope.
In my bleakness, let me live joy.
In the emptiness of my heart, let me live love.
In my deprivations, let me value what is precious before You.
In my weakness and illness, grant me spiritual health.

In my anger and resentment, let me live generosity and forgiveness.
In my detachment, let me live community.
In the difficulties of commitment, let me be dedicated.
In my failures, let Your Spirit bless and heal.
In my successes, let Your will be served.

In human reality, let me live spiritual wisdom.
In maturity, let me become true child of the Father.
In my individuality, let me live in Eucharistic communion.
In the kind and warm things that I try to do, let Your grace flow.

In the confusion of my life, in my striving and good intentions
—regardless of my doubts, mistakes and infirmities, let me fully live Your will in vibrant, humble trust.
 
Kilo1Mike21 said:
Prayed for you doanli…

May all I do today begin with you, O Lord.
Plant dreams and hopes within my soul,
revive my tired spirit:
be with me today.

May all I do today continue with your help, O Lord.
Be at my side and walk with me:
Be my support today.

May all I do today reach far and wide, O Lord.
My thoughts, my work, my life:
make them blessings for your kingdom;
let them go beyond today,

O God Today is new unlike any other day,
for God makes each day different.
Today God’s everyday grace falls on my soul like abundant seed,
though I may hardly see it.

Today is one of those days Jesus promised to be with me,
a companion on my journey,
And my life today, if I trust him,
has consequences unseen.
My life has a purpose.

"I have a mission…
"I am a link in a chain,
a bond of connection between persons.
God has not created me for naught…
Therefore I will trust him.
Whatever, wherever I am, I can never be thrown away.
God does nothing in vain.

“He knows what he is about.”
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Lord, hear our prayer.
 
You could be writing the story of my life too. I too have tried to get answers from priests and they are of no help. I do believe that my prayers are heard. I think that we are being taught patience and trust. Please don’t be too discouraged. I will pray for you as I send out a cry to the Lord for my own situation. You are never alone in God’s church. We are one body.
 
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