Pray, Discern, and Do It 

M de Lima So true!

Exactly...this touched me too

Yes Yes Yes!!! I learn even from THAT about him!!!

Sorry to tell you but their is no god you’ve just been brainwashed into thinking so

What're Water why are you here ?

That’s beautiful and I feel the same way. I’ve been afraid to convert for about 8 years.

Jennifer, thank you for sharing your beautiful testimony!

Yeah, he loves us!!! So much that he gave his son for us! Amazing that is!!!! ♡♡♡ But he does not "only wants us to be happy". If we live in sin or wrong ways away from God, he wants to lead us back. And this isn't fun and easy but painful and tough. But as God says, he punishes whom he loves ♡♡♡

@@thomasb.2506 If we are living in sin or wrong ways away from God then we are not "happy" in the way He wants us to be :-)

@@bonniemelielo5446 well, you have a good point there :-)

Gloria Newton, I will pray for you, that God relieves your pain and sooths your fears. God bless.

I'll pray for you Gloria . God works in mysterious ways! Trust him

You are in my prayers 🙏 God bless you!! 🤍🤍

Just came across this video - - if you’re still feeling that level of frustration today, please make an appointment to have pastoral counseling with your priest at the earliest opportunity, God bless. 🙏

I feel that. They say to give God everyrything, and do only things that glorify God. This makes me worry that I am supposed to only pray all day, and never do anything fun. This sounds like torture to me as well. I pray the rosary daily, but I have such a hard time even focusing and not stressing out during that 15 minutes. I can't imagine praying all day everyday nonstop. I have great respect for the people who do

I know many priests and religious, and of almost all of them, they do SO much more than just stay still and pray all day! That's only reserved for cloistered, contemplative orders. I understand the fear of missing out. But so many priests I know have been Christ's missionaries to foreign countries. When they are home, they're present in the most important parts of peoples' lives (marriages, deaths, baptisms, joys/struggles) and wlak through that with people. And at the end of the day, a life spent giving so that others may know God and go to heaven brings a lot more joy than what our current culture says it would. All I'm asking is that there might be a lot more to things than what you think :) as for these friars, check this trailer out: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-63ZKn4QtqSU.html

ScotchTapeWorm77 God doesn't want us to miss out on anything, He does want us to enjoy our lives, because He loves us. He also knows what's best for us, so discerning what He wants us to do & following it is important. He wants us to have balance in our lives. He doesn't expect us to be praying all day long either. Here's how I handle that: I set aside an hour daily for my time with the Lord. (I don't always use the full hour.) I have a nice little orchard on my property that is peaceful & secluded, so I go there to pray. I thank Him for the good things I have (by listing them separately it makes me more aware there are actually plenty). I ask forgiveness, I ask for help with specific needs, & direction for my life. If my prayers are short that day, I just enjoy being where I am, how lovely that spot is, the sound of the birds, & realize how peaceful it makes me feel for that moment (My life is overrun with responsibility & stress & I know the stresses will be present when I resume my regular day, but for that hour I push them out except for discussing them in prayer.) Sometimes it's just the sitting there quietly, feeling His presence that has an effect, & I can then hear God more clearly. If I don't hear an answer to my prayers I tell God that & ask that He point me in the right direction more firmly. At that point I realize things don't happen on my time, & that's what I've been wanting but can't accomplish alone, so I've been stressed. They happen on the Lord's time & I need to patient, so I discuss that realization with Him. Sometimes immediately the urgency I feel creeps back into my mind, but then I recognize I'm trying to do things myself, when really I don't have to. I'm not alone, God is with me. I realize the importance of having faith that everything is in the Lord's hands & He won't let me down. I don't need to worry. (Much like how safe I felt as a kid knowing my parents will look after me.) Some things I've asked Him about for a couple of years I still don't know His answer to, & although sometimes I don't see it, when I reflect on my life overall I can see where He's working it out in a direction by opening some doors & closing others. When I leave the orchard, even though I have to immediately face some stress I actually feel happier & more at peace. It's 1 step at a time. For the rest of my day, (aside from then dealing with some responsibilities,) I also have fun doing something I enjoy, because I know God wants me to be happy. (Ascention Presents has a good vid on this called A Catholic Guide To Partying.)

I'm sorry that you feel so bad. Please try sitting in silence in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. Don't think or say anything to God, but just be in His Presence. On the flip side, sometimes when I'm really frustrated, I go to a secluded place and scream and shout out my problems to God. Both have helped me immensely. You are God's child and He will NEVER abandon you. Jesus shouted out to Him too, maybe give it a try. Praying for you.

@@TheMDelima Thank you for your response. I have tried sitting in silence in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament, and honestly, it is torture. I get more and more frustrated by the minute. There was a good few months in 2017 where I went to mass every day, and did adoration for an hour afterwards, and I never heard him, or felt his peace. things just kept getting worse. I always hear and read that you gotta pray more, but it doesn't seem to work for me. I either get more frustrated and depressed, or I get sleepy and start nodding off, upon which I then feel guilt. I don't know what to do.

@@scotchtapeworm3755 I hear you. Maybe you do need to scream it out to God in a safe open place. That too is a form of prayer. No shame in talking to your Father in heaven from your heart with every emotion He's giving you. Let it all out! I truly hope you feel better soon.

@@scotchtapeworm3755 If you are judging time with the Lord by your own gain or growing frustration, that might be where the problem lies (maybe, I'm not trying to preach at you). Try approaching adoration from the perspective of doing something for God instead of trying to pull something from Him. Again, just a suggestion.

@@scotchtapeworm3755 Also, check out Mother Teresa's 'dark night of the soul.' Who knows, the silence can be a gift, too.