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Post by credencegarden on Mar 28, 2021 17:25:51 GMT
recently I have gotten into a bad thoughts, tempting(god), and some contrary to the faith. I am greatly grieved by all of these  , and cannot go to confession due to me still being in RCIA. normally these thoughts come from idleness( not thinking of anything particular) and anger(not to god but like stubbing your toe or doing something you by mistake and swearing because of it) and they have be plaguing me for weeks, cant talk to a priest since its hard to find time for them and RCIA is on postpone. How do I overcome these thoughts? |
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Post by homeschooldad on Mar 28, 2021 22:14:34 GMT
recently I have gotten into a bad thoughts, tempting(god), and some contrary to the faith. I am greatly grieved by all of these , and cannot go to confession due to me still being in RCIA. normally these thoughts come from idleness( not thinking of anything particular) and anger(not to god but like stubbing your toe or doing something you by mistake and swearing because of it) and they have be plaguing me for weeks, cant talk to a priest since its hard to find time for them and RCIA is on postpone. How do I overcome these thoughts? Not to sound imperious, but I would say, make time to talk to a priest.
Find a good, fully orthodox Catholic priest, faithful to the magisterium in all things, and tell him what you've described here. It does not have to be in the confessional. For that matter, you are perfectly welcome to go talk to the priest at confession time --- there is no reason you can't, you just can't receive absolution until you've completed RCIA and been received into the Church. If I were a priest, I would be perfectly happy to have anyone come to me, Catholic, non-Catholic, or non-Christian for that matter, and while I couldn't give them absolution unless they were Catholic (there are exceptions), I would pray with them, help them to elicit sorrow for their sins, and help them to make a proper act of contrition. If there's any rule against that, I don't know what it is.
But one thing that is very important here --- this is not a sin issue. As long as the bad thoughts and doubts against the Faith are not voluntary, you have committed no sin. Many people struggle with things like this. As long as you are not trying to offend God, or not careless as to whether you do or not --- and that seems not to be the case with you --- have a clear conscience and do not let these involuntary promptings worry you.
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Post by katy777 on Mar 28, 2021 22:20:06 GMT
Anytime you have have a bad thought just say I'm sorry God, I didn't mean that.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2021 19:00:36 GMT
Erroneous thoughts will enter your mind all the time. It doesn't matter how holy you are or how many devotions you have. It's part of our fallen state.
However, what you do with those thoughts is what makes them spiritually harmful or not. If you dwell on them after you become aware of them, you can get into trouble.
The best thing is to be aware of them when they enter your consciousness and merely let them go. Don't provide them with mental commentary.
Learn to live in the present and become aware of thoughts as they enter and let go of anything is negative and not part of what you're doing.
Be conscious of being in the present and God who dwells within you. God only exist in the now, for time is what we mortals are focused on where God is timeless. In time things will ease up and your focus of intention to be with God in the present will become stronger.
As far as reacting when doing things like stubbing your toe or having something you're working on go wrong, this is tough and what I often struggle with myself. However, when I try and remain present and stay aware of the present moment and stay aware of my thoughts, things go much better. At least I don't react to them negatively.
In all, develop a regular prayer life. Contemplative prayer is the deepest way of pray that the mystics and saints learned. Always pray with the mental awareness that it is God himself you're praying to and that He dwells within you.
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, and cannot go to confession due to me still being in RCIA.
