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k8e308
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How do you feel? Does it feel like nothing matters anymore? Do you feel like it doesn’t matter if you sin again, or if you don’t care about anything, or if you don’t want to try?
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timeandeternity
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Yes, sometimes it feels like this. But do not, ever, pay attention to this feeling–it is so detrimental, and it comes from Satan. Do not give up! Remember that you will go to Hell only for mortal sins for which you have not repented–if you are truly sorry for your sin and intend to go to confession as soon as possible, you are forgiven.
Throw yourself at Jesus’ feet, tell Him you hate your sin and you realize your misery, and tell Him again and again that you trust completely in His mercy, though you do not deserve it. Beg Him to give you deep sorrow for what you have done and promise Him that you will go to confession as soon as possible so that you can again become His faithful friend. Imagine yourself watching Him being scourged or crowned with thorns, the soldiers slapping and spitting on Him; or seeing Him reach out lovingly, all battered and bloody, to receive the cross you deserved to bear; or picture yourself kneeling at the cross, and looking at the nail driven brutally through the feet that walked the earth to bring you salvation. Imagine anything that will deepen your hatred and disgust for sin. Go to Mary, who was hurt just as much as Jesus by your sin, and beg her to prevent you from ever causing her and her beloved Son so much pain again. She will never fail you; she is the surest way back to Jesus. Ask her to give you deep, true sorrow. Think about the fact that by your sin, you have made yourself deserving of the total deprivation of God’s love, Hell itself. Tell Jesus that you realize this, and that you desire for Him to lift you out of your misery so that you can love and serve Him again. Pray Psalm 51 as many times as you need to.
k8e308, do not stop trying! Do not give up! God loves you deeply, and is yearning for you to turn to Him in love and repentance. He is waiting eagerly to give you His mercy. Do not stop caring, because God still cares; He still loves you.
I will be praying for you.
Throw yourself at Jesus’ feet, tell Him you hate your sin and you realize your misery, and tell Him again and again that you trust completely in His mercy, though you do not deserve it. Beg Him to give you deep sorrow for what you have done and promise Him that you will go to confession as soon as possible so that you can again become His faithful friend. Imagine yourself watching Him being scourged or crowned with thorns, the soldiers slapping and spitting on Him; or seeing Him reach out lovingly, all battered and bloody, to receive the cross you deserved to bear; or picture yourself kneeling at the cross, and looking at the nail driven brutally through the feet that walked the earth to bring you salvation. Imagine anything that will deepen your hatred and disgust for sin. Go to Mary, who was hurt just as much as Jesus by your sin, and beg her to prevent you from ever causing her and her beloved Son so much pain again. She will never fail you; she is the surest way back to Jesus. Ask her to give you deep, true sorrow. Think about the fact that by your sin, you have made yourself deserving of the total deprivation of God’s love, Hell itself. Tell Jesus that you realize this, and that you desire for Him to lift you out of your misery so that you can love and serve Him again. Pray Psalm 51 as many times as you need to.
k8e308, do not stop trying! Do not give up! God loves you deeply, and is yearning for you to turn to Him in love and repentance. He is waiting eagerly to give you His mercy. Do not stop caring, because God still cares; He still loves you.
I will be praying for you.
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RosaryFan
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I used to have a cavalier attitude toward my mortal sins. “Oh, well. I missed Mass. What’s the point in going this coming weekend? Might as well sleep in…”
Thank God (literally), through the intercession of the Blessed Mother, I’ve grown in my faith and feel such a closeness to Christ that I would now sooner DIE than commit a mortal sin! Knowing how much it offends my Lord is too much to bear! If I did commit a mortal sin, I would phone the rectory IMMEDIATELY and make an appointment with a priest to hear my confession! I wouldn’t even (couldn’t even) wait until Saturday for general confessions. And the thought of going one day without Holy Communion is devastating!
No. I do not feel like it doesn’t matter - not anymore, anyway. Think of your soul as a priceless, but very delicate, piece of artwork. A gift from God. A temple for the Holy Spirit. You must do everything you can to safeguard it against damnation.
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Scoobyshme
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What you’ve described is what happens spiritually to most, if not all, of us.
Before we sin, Jesus calls us to task, telling us to take up our crosses daily and follow Him. To pray, sacrifice, etc.
Satan, on the other hand, is our “defender.” He says, “Go ahead. Everybody does it! Certainly, God’s not going to send everyone to hell, is He?! Go ahead! Just do it a little bit. Once won’t hurt!”
Then, after we sin, the roles reverse!
Satan tells us, “Now you’ve done it! All is lost! You’d just as soon go all the way and satiate yourself completely! You can always go to Confession “later,” and get right with God.” Many souls are lost because “later” never comes. They get caught suddenly and die, without the benefit of the Sacraments!
Jesus, on the other hand, is our defender. He calls to us, “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened. If your sins are red as crimson, I will make them white as snow!”
Before we sin, Jesus calls us to task, telling us to take up our crosses daily and follow Him. To pray, sacrifice, etc.
Satan, on the other hand, is our “defender.” He says, “Go ahead. Everybody does it! Certainly, God’s not going to send everyone to hell, is He?! Go ahead! Just do it a little bit. Once won’t hurt!”
Then, after we sin, the roles reverse!
Satan tells us, “Now you’ve done it! All is lost! You’d just as soon go all the way and satiate yourself completely! You can always go to Confession “later,” and get right with God.” Many souls are lost because “later” never comes. They get caught suddenly and die, without the benefit of the Sacraments!
Jesus, on the other hand, is our defender. He calls to us, “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened. If your sins are red as crimson, I will make them white as snow!”
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John_Russell_Jr
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My dear friend ,
Have you ever wondered what sin actually is ? This is my own persnal opinion and not church teaching , but I’ll tell you what’s going on in my opinion.
Sin is nothingness . When you sin you do nothing. Sin is actually evil desres in the heart and evil thoughts in the mind when they are consented to and indulged and one fulfills the usual requirements to be guilty of sin. The traitional understanding of sin is incorrect in my opinion. This is why a sin is sometimes a sin and sometimes not a sin eg. a person blasphemes out of habit and no sin , and later the same person blashemes with the intention to insult God and it is a sin. This is the same with all sins , the sin takes place in your heart and mind as said and evil is the real sin. God has set all this up as a big game with the sole purpose of eliminating the problem of evil. God cannot alow evil to exist. So we lost the garden of eden which is really reality and now we’re in a delusion or non - reality so God can do things impossible for Him like become a man and suffer and die for us to save us , along with the fact in my opinion that God cannot allow evil to exist full stop. So we and the demons are in a delusion which is the opposite of reality in which evil can exist but it doesnot exist because nothing is real. We will eventually get reality back beyond heaven , and hell will cease to exist then too as evil cannot exist. All will be ok when we all get reality back.There’s an awful lot more to this but I’m not writing a book right now. All this is a big game set up by God to take care of the problem of evil as if it really exists God ceases to be. He cannot allow evil to exist. You can only sin if you have knowledge of good and evil – without it you cannot sin. The immediate consequence of this knowledge is one starts developing massive multiple infinite systems of laws and rules , judgments come in and one knows and does evil always once this dreaded knowledge is acquired. If there was no fall then we would make mistakes as it is the only way humans can learn anything – we make mistakes a we learn from trial and error , some mistakes would have been sinful by the current understanding in the church , it is inevitable , but with no knowledge of good and evil there would be no evil n us and hence a sin by mistake would just be a mistake we need to try and learn from. I don’t want to start an argument with tis , I can’t fight people hardly at all. But I’m only too happy to talk and discuss it if any want to.
God bless and Love you all
John
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WesleyF
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After I commit mortal sin, I feel uneasy and restless. Here is something that I wrote in a thread on confession -
Confession has been one of God’s greatest gifts to me. I know how it feels when I am in the state of mortal sin. I feel miserable and not at peace within myself. It begins to show in my relationships, in my conversations, and in everything that I do. And then people ask me, “Wesley, is there something wrong with you?” and I just tell them, “Well, I’m not feeling well”, but I cannot tell them that the reason for that is unconfessed mortal sin. It clings to the heart and makes it feel heavy. I even feel this physically. A kind of physical heaviness in my heart. But each time after confession, that heaviness is gone, that miserable feeling is gone and I am at peace with myself. I feel lighter and joyful. Truly this is the work of God.
Confession has been one of God’s greatest gifts to me. I know how it feels when I am in the state of mortal sin. I feel miserable and not at peace within myself. It begins to show in my relationships, in my conversations, and in everything that I do. And then people ask me, “Wesley, is there something wrong with you?” and I just tell them, “Well, I’m not feeling well”, but I cannot tell them that the reason for that is unconfessed mortal sin. It clings to the heart and makes it feel heavy. I even feel this physically. A kind of physical heaviness in my heart. But each time after confession, that heaviness is gone, that miserable feeling is gone and I am at peace with myself. I feel lighter and joyful. Truly this is the work of God.
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