When Your Desires and God’s Plans Are Different 

Same here. I'm experiencing the same thing and commented it.

so true!

When we make detailed plans and chase desires --- God just smiles.

Great statement. 👍

True.

same sis

That was my exact reaction!

i feel you sis!!! 😭😭

Same

Haha....yeah !

What was it that you desired? What did God bring to you? Im losing hope and faith, I feel as though the Lord has left me and doesn’t hear my prayers I am miserable.

Well said! Thank you!

Does that mean we can choose a wrong vocation??

look up Mike Popovich Ministries

@blaiserebeiro7181 yes. Mistakes will always be there because we imperfect. God knows we'll make mistakes. Focus on God's will. Understand your religion well. Pray, fast, do acts, thoughts etc of charity as part of your discernment process. Live a holy life. Offer suffering with love for God. Love others equally as you love yourself. Love and pray for your enemies. Etc etc etc.. then you'll still make mistakes, even in being in the wrong vocation. But all that matters is your heart's intention and the action... all geared towards search for God's will. Not trying to preach and teach. Just caring for a sibling in God.

God is terrible at planning. If he worked for a travel agency people would be lost. God... ok I booked your vacation. Me. To where? God... it's a secret but your gonna love it. Me.. ok when? God... don't worry about it it'll be great. Me... ookay. But I need to make sure I'm free to go. God... I'll let you know when and be sure you follow the itinerary to the T. Cause if your don't your gonna miss out on a great time. And by the way it's nonrefundable...

May Lord Jesus, make it clear by faith, your vocation in life to live for Him, Through Him, for the sake of Love; May Mother of Chastity and Charity itself wrap you in her mantle of protection Amen. May as Christ said to you, you say to Christ, "this is my Body given up for you"

Hang in there! I started longing to profess vows as a nun when I was 15. After many years, through many efforts on my own to do the very counter-cultural act of discerning a religious vocation, I was turned away from several convents due to an (undiagnosed at the time) mental illness of OCD. I'm now in my late 30s and struggling at times to understand what God desires from my life. I worry that I'm not living out my life in His service. But then, by God's grace, I choose again to leave my life in His hands and pray that it may be an offering to Him, led only by His hand, while I struggle, strive, and work in this life.

Long story short, you are not alone! ❤💕

Thank you

Thank you!

Ever since I was a young child I've wanted to drive. When I've analyzed the desire as to why I want to do it, it was the desire to Serve. I wanted to be able to babysit/ help, love, donate. That desire, when I was in high school, was thwarted mostly by my parents= they apparently didn't want me driving because it was dangerous. (Though with the Covid-19 thing, I've kinda deemed them hypocrites now)

thank you!

R.H. by this message alone you’re a true writer my dear😇

@@christjunnetfacun6269 thank you. :)

Speak for your own heart

@@svetlanabarrow6026 Who are you saying this to? These are not Rob's words

@@paxcoder he is the one who put it here.

@@svetlanabarrow6026 Is it not relevant? Because if it is, what does it matter who put it here? Why do you react so emotionally (no offense, but you did seem to try and belittle the man)?

@@paxcoder if you projecting your own emotions maybe it makes sense for you to have some deep soul searching why are you doing it. Just think about where and how you have been belittled from the day you were born to today. Rob left a comment with which I disagreed. So please do me a favour and stop twisting my disagreement into belittling. It looks like professional trolling.

Amen!

There is definitely something to be said for a divine call that contradicts what we want. Many stories of religious vocations are exactly that way, with the person experiencing this tug toward consecration to God but desiring a marriage and family. I longed to spend my life as a nun evangelizing the world, but only after finding that path blocked started to consider that maybe I don't need to do this to fulfill God's will and bless others as He wills.

Nice one! Jonah is an awesome prophet.

"For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth." 40 days after, the city of Nineveh repent. God spares their city..... In Numbers 14: "3Your sons shall wander in the desert for forty years, and they shall bear your fornication, until the carcasses of their fathers are consumed in the desert. 34According to the number of the forty days, during which you examined the land, one year shall be charged for each day. And so, for forty years you shall take back your iniquities, and you shall know my retribution. " This shows the day-year principle present in the old testament.... Also in Ezekiel 4: "I have assigned you the same number of days as the years of their sin. So for 390 days you will bear the sin of the people of Israel. “After you have finished this, lie down again, this time on your right side, and bear the sin of the people of Judah. I have assigned you 40 days, a day for each year. ".........This day year principal is present in the Jonah prophecy 40 days after the city was saved....But when the prophetic parallel of Jonah, which was Jesus, preached, they crucified him around 30-31 AD, so we see the destruction of the temple EXACTLY 40 years later in 70 AD what even Jesus told would happen....By the way the day year principal is present in the Daniel Prophecy as well...62 weeks and 7 weeks is 69 weeks.....69 x 7 = 483 years..Artaxerxes gives decree for rebuilding Jerusalem in his 7th year, which was around 457 BCE according biblical chronology.....well 457 + 483 = 27 AD(remember no 0BC) when he starts his ministry....How do we know it had to be around that time?...Herod died around 4 BCE...According to Luke Herod died because he attempted to kill baby Jesus the moment he heard the messiah was born so we can conclude Jesus to be born around 4 BC....Luke states Jesus was beginning to be 30 when he starts his ministry so 30 years + 4BC = 27 AD!(Again no 0 BC).....Well we see this a third time....15th year of Tiberius Caesar was when John starts baptizing people along with Jesus....Around 12 AD Tiberius starts his co-reign for two years until Agrippa dies in 14 AD and Tiberius becomes emperor....well 15 + 12 = 27 AD!! The prophecies are so perfect. Oh by the way, the Jews thought that when Jesus when he said he is the temple to be destroyed and rebuilt in 3 days they thought the temple was herod's...they said in John 2: They replied, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?” well 27AD - 46 years = 19 to 20BC .......the 18th year of Herod was when Herod starts building the temple according to Josephus which lies around 20 to 19 BCE... The prophecies are so perfect.

@@rejithregi2588 Well done! 👍🕆📿😊

Violet Moxley I will pray for you too dear Violet! God bless you! 💕💗

@@EmmaWithJesus You are so kind :) Thank you for the prayers. They're much appreciated

very nicely put. i can relate but with a guy.

maybe more of a consecrated laywoman life rather than a nun.

@@SicilianCuisine perhaps that could have been my path! I am now happily married and learning how to grow my prayer life, and my trust in God, through the many, many challenges and unknowns of family life.

oh that is great! I wish you all the best then for your family life, and happy new year!

So I’m late on this comment thread, but how did you know. I think I’m in a similar boat, wondering if God wants me to be a nun. However, really I just want to be holy. I still long to be married. I put off talking to someone about finding a spiritual director for ten long years because I long for marriage. I am ashamed I am not actively discerning other than a few retreats I went on over the years. 😞 Its like I’m saying, “God, I want what you want, but only if you want what I want.” When I did call for a spiritual director at my local parish, they wanted to refer me to the priest, but I did NOT want that! I go to my priest for confession, but as for revealing my deepest longing and complicated journey, I felt like I couldn’t go to a priest for that, especially since he knows me and my family. I know that’s backwards thinking because what better person than a local parish priest who is living a religious life? Still, that’s how I feel. I’d feel much more comfortable with a woman, but then I don’t know if I could speak with a head nun, either. I’d feel like she would understand my desire for marriage, but only to a point because she chose marriage. On top of it all, I am angry that God hasn’t revealed to me my vocation yet. I’m not getting any younger here. I’m 38 and fear I will be stuck in limbo land forever. I feel like time is running out to find a husband, and time is obviously running out to have children. I’ve wanted a large family for over ten years now. I wish God would just come down and say, “This is your vocation,” so I’d know. I suffer from anxiety and scrupulosity and can often get stuck in my head, so that makes it even harder to discern. I’ve gotten advice over the years through people and RU-vid videos like this one. I’m not sure if this makes sense, but the advice even sometimes feels conflicting. For example, I just watched another video by Ascension Press (the sane company as this video) and it talked about how God puts desires in our hearts for a reason, but it seems like Father Mike Schmitz is giving advice that conflicts with the layperson’s opinion. Did you experience anything similar on your journey? How did you ease your fears? Help would be appreciated. I’m sorry this was so long.

​​@@maritamuras8978Hello, I deeply understand your struggle, because I have a similar problem. Unfortunately, I don't know the right answer, but I can pray for you. And please, always remember, that God loves you.

Yes! That is what I do and I also ask... Jesus help me do what you want me to do. Lead the way 🕊️👍

It's ok it's fine

Why do you say that?

Is not this distinguishable, asking for the remission of an intense though time-limited bout of intense suffering, and resigning to an entire future lifehood that might be discontenting and creating bitterness for those who do not truly desire it?

Hey I’m 17 and I’m pretty sure I’m Protestant but I want to be catholic, how do I go about converting ?

@@l.7094 Thank God you have received this calling. If possibe go to your local Catholic Church and ask about the RCIA program. I will be praying for your conversion.

@@englishlearningcenter1470 okay thank you 🙏 I think the closest is in my town centre I shall go there when COVID restrictions are lesser thank you once again

@@l.7094 Walk into a church, set up an appointment to speak with a priest, and go from there!

Welcome to the deep well of amazing spiritual discoveries that will that will blow your mind. The fullness of truth that you will be finding every moment... oh my.. it will melt your heart in happiness, humble your thinking of how you used to see things and leave you with a desire for more. And guess what, it will have even much more for you. A good point it can advice you to start (maybe in addition to what you are already doing)... read about the life of Saints. I will pray for you that you get even deeper into the Catholic church.

LOVE this. Thank you and amen!

And that while those desires are good, they aren't a mystical sign.

@@RanMouri82 yes!! Very important too, thank you for reminding me

And understand what is this telling me about my internal disposition

In a way, I'm glad to have lived after Padre Pio went home to Our Lord. Don't think I could've handled his words in the confessional, lol!

He’d probably tell me I’m being too scrupulous and need to come back when I know what I’m doing.

"My yolk is easy, and my burden is light" Remember that.

Brian B 😂

You can't never know for sure whether you are bearing fruit...it's not because you don't see them, there is none. And if this responsabiliy is a "sacrifice" for you (as it seems) then offer up this sacrifice to God.Sacrifice does bear fruit...as prayers, they ALWAYS do, even though we do not see them! It could be a conversion at the hour of the death for someone, helping a sinner somewhere, ... However, though I don't know your situation, you could also stop this responsability to chose to do something else.. sometimes we need to take decision, if there is no clear sign from God.

I will pray for you. Wondering if there has been any leading since posted? I took work in a ministry in which it often feels that there is little or no fruit. I imagine that we have many similar struggles and thoughts. Be open and faithful and let the good shepherd lead. Grace and Peace.

I have Joined CCR events in the last few years and I find them very uplifting and joyful. A man named Damian Stayne has some great talks on CCR and his Vatican approved lay group Cor Et Lumen Christi. They offer Prophetic Ministry, Word, Eucharistic Healing, Prophecy, Street Evangelisation etc. You should look them up on RU-vid and Facebook. They are based in London, England and do worldwide CCR events and more. Also Metanoia Project in Lancashire, does local CCR here and evangeliation.

So do I ...😌

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Speak on it!

Don’t get me wrong. The heart of the message is right. It’s just that God is so loving, that he would probably say the same thing, with other types of words: “I love you so much, I’m going to fulfill all of your dreams and desires. It’s just that right now, I’m having a little bit of trouble.” 😅