Good reminder Padraig. I pray and hope we can all cut each other some slack. We are all I this together. "Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us..."
Well let me get in line. This has been my experience of late too. Almost verbatim. I think it is just part of the sifting. God is permitting it as purification I think. not that it makes it any easier. Two nights ago I was feeling so discouraged and just wondering what was going on. I asked the Lord for His Word. I opened my New Testament that had been my grandmother's and there was one of St Paul 's letters. Can't remember which one but it said. "Do not grow drowsy brethren. Make use of the time for the days are evil". Just spot on because prayer has become so difficult it becomes
Continuing... It becomes almost a physical struggle to enter into it. But I forge ahead any way. And yes like you I just feel like going right back to Confession. Comforting to know others are going through this.
AED, I hope that he is right also. I think I am a realist but I probably sound like a pessimist at times. As Padre Pio said, "Pray, Hope and Don't Worry." I need to keep reminding myself... And the Ping-Pong of words continues, Trump warns North Korea: UN sanctions 'nothing' compared to what's next September 12, 2017 http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...sanctions-nothing-compared-to-whats-next.html
The devil has already lost and he knows his time is short And he is a hater of all that is good We can expect periods of this barrage of filth And garbage and lies We can put on our teflon armour and let it roll Off We can change the subject in our minds I am not exempt here either Blessed Mother is Our Help though Don't forget
I understand what you mean. When this first started happening with this intensity, I felt as though I was very unholy and going in the wrong direction. I questioned how I could be assaulted so if I was close to God. But through pray and contemplation I came to the understanding that this was a tactic of the evil one. His time is short, he is pulling out all he has. I often ask God just for little signs to know I am on the right path. He is very faithful about doing this for me. Just ask and he will provide all but only what you truly need.
I think the risk is that China has a tiger by the tail. They think they've been using NK for their own purposes, and NK will do what Beijing tells them to do. The problem is, I've known people like Kim Jung Un, and now that they have some thing they can use to hurt China, they may use it against China if China ever tells them "no". Beijing is a lot close to NK than is Guam or the American coastline.
I vaguely remember Mark Mallett saying something about the evil barrage on his blog awhile back He would offer the hideous temptations of the evil one in reparation for the sins committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary He had the grace to beat satan at his own game I do that sometimes, offer it up
When I was a little girl my Dad told me if I were ever tempted or distracted by the devil, to say "Satan Be Gone", and he flees. And it works, he will try to get to me and I say that and things are much better. Just try it
I also have heard this: When the devil comes knocking, Say, Jesus, answer the door I have done that several times It works Going to try satan be gone, also
Most especially because today is the Feast of the Most Holy Name of the Virgin Mary, we remember that satan flees at the sound of Her name. Probably 100 times as fast on this day
Since I apologized promptly after posting that--twice, actually-- I have no objection to its deletion. CathyG, I don't know how far you wish to extend your new "fairness" rule. Should it encompass your own earlier statement, here: http://motheofgod.com/threads/signs.7937/page-128#post-184540"? Does fairness require removing DeGaulle's insulting remark from this afternoon, http://motheofgod.com/threads/signs.7937/page-131#post-184694 How far down do you want to dig down to be fair? There's an earlier post by CrewDog, here: http://motheofgod.com/threads/signs.7937/page-127#post-184510 that surely needs to be expunged. How much work do you want to give poor Padraig and the mods? To be fair.
That is what is happening to me. I too, reached to the conclusion that I am under attack. I am visiting Christ every day at church and since I started, the attacks intensified. Then I went to an all night adoration, and there it was, attacking me with not so good thoughts and feelings... totally out of place! but, what I found out was that offering those thoughts and feelings to Jesus wounds, and just avoid engaging in those toughts helped me a lot. Now just today I felt spiritually weak. When I realised I didn't felt like praying, an alarm sound off and called up one of my mates. We did chat about it, and bringing light, Jesus light to the problem solved everything. Today at church everything was all right. Great timing!
I start my day every day with this offer of all my actions, prayers, pain and suffering, and works for the sins committed against Our Lady's immaculate heart. I noticed that when I began doing this this the attacks while still present have been nowhere near what they were beforehand.
I think it is like a whole dam of evil in the world. A whole ocean of it. This gives the devil huge, huge power. The Old Testament shows this, that we not only make decisions as individuals but as families, towns, cites, Nations and the whole world. As a world we have decided for evil. The more we give into evil the more power we hand over to evil.
I seem to be having both, Soldier of Christ - the attacks and the graces. The attacks have become bigger and more menacing. The graces are coming very, very , very fast. They are little graces, like little lights, but they're coming at a speed I have never experienced. However, the minute I allow the storms to control me, the flow of graces skids to a dead stop.
Ps 23 "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil." and "Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of my enemies." I love that one!
