Why cant i trust God?

[pwlj_christ87]

hello all,

i consider myself devout, and i attend mass… constantly in the grace of the LORD through the eucharist… yes i have moments of sloth or spitiaul laziness… but when i am in a state of grace all is well

but

why can i still not trust the LORD? i am constantly thinking or praying “please lord dont send me to hell”… im always on edge of things i do and have to think back in my mind to see if i did something wrong , and it must look detrimental…

how come i cannot say God without an unhealthy fear, and without feeling loved? this is just today… some other days i am fine… today not so much

 

[josh987654321]

hello all,

i consider myself devout, and i attend mass… constantly in the grace of the LORD through the eucharist… yes i have moments of sloth or spitiaul laziness… but when i am in a state of grace all is well

but

why can i still not trust the LORD? i am constantly thinking or praying “please lord dont send me to hell”… im always on edge of things i do and have to think back in my mind to see if i did something wrong , and it must look detrimental…

how come i cannot say God without an unhealthy fear, and without feeling loved? this is just today… some other days i am fine… today not so much

I hope you don’t midn if I share with you this post that I believe will help you -

Part 1
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Part 3

I would also like to recommend the Diary of St Faustina

Jesus to St. Faustina -

"Mankind will not have peace until it turns with trust to My mercy. Oh, how much I am hurt by a soul’s distrust! Such a soul professes that I am Holy and Just, but does not believe that I am Mercy and does not trust in My Goodness. Even the devils glorify My Justice but do not believe in My Goodness" (Diary, 300).

"My mercy is greater than your sins and those of the entire world. Who can measure the extent of my goodness? For you I descended from heaven to earth; for you I allowed myself to be nailed to the cross; for you I let my Sacred Heart be pierced with a lance, thus opening wide the source of mercy for you. Come, then, with trust to draw graces from this fountain. I never reject a contrite heart. Your misery has disappeared in the depths of My mercy" (Diary, 1485).

"My Heart overflows with great mercy for souls, and especially for poor sinners. If only they could understand that I am the best of Fathers to them and that it is for them that the Blood and Water flowed from My Heart as from a fount overflowing with mercy. For them I dwell in the tabernacle as King of Mercy. I desire to bestow My graces upon souls, but they do not want to accept them. You, at least, come to Me as often as possible and take these graces they do not want to accept. In this way you will console My Heart. Oh, how indifferent are souls to so much goodness, to so many proofs of love! My heart drinks only of the ingratitude and forgetfulness of souls living in the world. They have time for everything, but they have no time to come to Me for graces." (Diary, 367).

"…who will proclaim My great mercy. I shall protect them Myself at the hour of death, as My own glory. And even if the sins of souls were as dark as night, when the sinner turns to My mercy, he gives Me the greatest praise and is the glory of My Passion. When a soul extols My goodness, Satan trembles before it and flees to the very bottom of hell" (Diary, 378).

"Oh, if sinners knew My mercy, they would not perish in such great numbers. Tell sinful souls not to be afraid to approach Me; speak to them of My great mercy" (Diary, 1396).

God Bless

Thank you for reading
Josh

 

[Nate123]

hello all,

i consider myself devout, and i attend mass… constantly in the grace of the LORD through the eucharist… yes i have moments of sloth or spitiaul laziness… but when i am in a state of grace all is well

but

why can i still not trust the LORD? i am constantly thinking or praying “please lord dont send me to hell”… im always on edge of things i do and have to think back in my mind to see if i did something wrong , and it must look detrimental…

how come i cannot say God without an unhealthy fear, and without feeling loved? this is just today… some other days i am fine… today not so much

“Man cannot fully trust or worship a God who is complicit in the injustices in the world, and therefore complete trust in God is only possible when man knows that God and evil have nothing in common. Supernatural intervention is necessary in order for fallen human nature to retain the understanding that God’s will is for the good of man, and that the evils that occur are not the design of God. This intervention comes through man continuing to welcome God’s grace. Without this supernatural assistance from the Holy Spirit, it is impossible for a human being to continue to separate the goodness of God from the facts of evil in the world, for the inclinations of human nature will constantly apply pressure to interpret the facts wrongly. As a consequence, apart from grace, man will either end up attempting to reject God because the thought of God being responsible for the present state of the world is too terrible to bear, or will half-heartedly pay respect to a distorted image of a deity who is worthy of hatred and fear rather than love and worship.” newapologetics.com/catholic-apologetics-qa

Know that God is good. He didn’t create hell nor does he send people there. He does everything in his power to save everyone. Hell is possible because out of respect for his creatures he allows for a creature to choose or accept his grace to save them from sin. Hell is the eternal separation from God and it is freely chosen by a person.

"To die in mortal sin without repenting and accepting God’s merciful love means remaining separated from him for ever by our own free choice. This state of definitive self-exclusion from communion with God and the blessed is called “hell.” (CCC 1033)

and it is not from God:

“These two punishments (eternal and temporal i.e. all forms of punishment) must not be conceived of as a kind of vengeance inflicted by God from without, but as following from the very nature of sin.” (CCC 1472)

We must pray for the grace to trust God and overtime we will be conformed to become perfect love.

 

[Petaro]

anxiety is a horrible curse, with many people helpless against it. Intellectual analysis of the merciful God you love and who loves yoe is unlikely to dispel what is really a form of depression. Either seek medical aid or pray for release from this mental anxiety, or both. I will say a prayer to our Lady to intercede on your behalf for some respite.

 

[Sean_St_Jude]

hello all,

i consider myself devout, and i attend mass… constantly in the grace of the LORD through the eucharist… yes i have moments of sloth or spitiaul laziness… but when i am in a state of grace all is well

but

why can i still not trust the LORD? i am constantly thinking or praying “please lord dont send me to hell”… im always on edge of things i do and have to think back in my mind to see if i did something wrong , and it must look detrimental…

how come i cannot say God without an unhealthy fear, and without feeling loved? this is just today… some other days i am fine… today not so much

Couldn’t what you call ‘sloth’ and ‘spiritual laziness’ actually be scrupulosity? I think we all realize we fall short on things every once in a while. I think it’s good to always have God in mind – always – and try to please Him at all times. I do that, but then again, I’m disabled, live a rather prayerful and uneventful life and have developed the habit with God’s grace. When I think I’m being lazy, I actually think it out. If it’s about getting up and putting something in it’s right place, I will make myself get up and do it. If it’s staying in bed, lingering for thirty minutes, I have to remind myself that I have heart disease and stay in bed. I always ask God for help.

As far as spiritual laziness, if you mean you don’t get your prayers said for some reason or another because maybe you’re too sleepy. Just say something from your heart and ask God to help you overcome that problem. I’m used to the traditional prayers, Our Father, etc., and petitions, but just last night, I fell asleep. Sometimes I feel I could do better, and sometimes I realize that most nights, I do say my prayers.

In closing, I saw a Mother Angelica show where she said that any concern you have, like yours and mine, you should “put it in a box, wrap it up, and send it to God” and tell Him to please handle the situation for you since you can’t do it on your own. You won’t believe how many times I’ve done that and how good it feels just to hand something over to God.

I hope I’ve been able to help. Hang in there. Jesus loves you.