I'm going to be brutally honest and raw here. I have a broken heart from a relationship ending. The woman I love broke my heart. I've been trying for almost a year to get over this. I forgive her, so forgiveness is not the problem. Anyways, here is the raw part, because of all this, I got very depressed. Because I got depressed I started to lose all my self worth and self value, self-esteem, etc. Because of that I started to hate myself. Because I started to hate myself, I was drawn to self-destructive behavior, because in some twisted way I would escape myself by destroying myself. I take full responsibility for my backsliding, and my sins. I need prayers to turn from my sins. My goal is to get back into the state of grace. I've lost a lot of graces throughout this time and I am trying to start from scratch and get back to being the man I am supposed to be in life. The man that God created me to be. I want to make it to Heaven. I want to regain the happiness, the loving spirit, the warmth, the enthusiasm I had for life before my descent. I am a flawed sinner to the 100th degree, but deep down God has blessed me with a good heart and a loving spirit, and cheerful demeanor and I have a hard time honoring that, being my true-self when I am in a constant cloud of misery and melancholy and self loathing. I need to regain my identity in Christ again. Get back to being who He made me to be. I am asking you all on this forum because you're the ones I know will actually pray for me when you say you will. Anyways, that about sums it all up. Thank you for reading and thank you for praying for me. If you have a prayer request in return, please include it and I will return the favor and pray for you!
Prayers Robbie. Painful are the falls in life, agony in picking up our crosses and continuing on. May by the fathomless Mercy of our God and Savior Jesus, you find peace and healing. May by the tender touch of our most Gracious Queen and Mother Mary, you find solace in the knowledge that she is continually interceeding for you.
Robbie- I will pray for you. The words of St. Paul come to mind from 2 Cor 9-10: But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” I will rather boast most gladly of my weaknesses,* in order that the power of Christ may dwell with me.de for when I am weak, then I am strong.* Therefore, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and constraints, for the sake of Christ;e for when I am weak, then I am strong.* You may not realize this but in your present state of weakness and the beautiful recognition and testimony that you are a sinner (as am I and every single person alive is), you are exactly in the perfect position for God to act in your life. He loves you. He climbed onto a Cross for you. He counts every hair on your head. He has already won the battle for you Robbie. His grace is enough. Remember God picks the weak, the lost, the ones the world rejects. He picked Abraham, Moses, David, Peter and they simply said yes to Him. All will be well. Try and make it to a Divine Mercy Chaplet this Sunday - the great Feast of Mercy! Will remember you in my prayers that day. Peace.
Arch Angel Saint Gabriel pray for Robbie, and come to his aid as he recovers his self esteem, and gets back on the safe narrow path that leads home to Heaven one day. Amen Merciful Jesus cover Robbie's memories and his wounds with Your Precious Blood, and heal him in Your Divine Mercy. Amen
Thank you all so much! Every word each of you have shared, and every prayer means the world to me. I appreciate it more than you could ever know. Miker, that passage that you shared was exactly what I needed to hear. What a beautiful reminder. I hesitated for so long to post for help, but I am so thankful that I did. God bless each and every one of you, and your families!
Robbie, I am going to pray to St. Joseph for you. He will take care of you and lead you right where God wants you to be! May Jesus' Sacred Heart heal your heart.
Robbie, I have been through your EXACT situation. Always remember you are a child of God. He wants to help you. Just like in the parable of the prodigal son, your loving Father waits to embrace you and celebrate you coming home to Him. I will pray for you. Know that the entire communion of saints will help if you allow them.
Robbie You are in my prayers. You will be a much stronger person when you finally come out the other side. You have to be broken to be rebuilt in the Lord. All will be well
The fact that you have such good insight shows that you are well into healing. Prayers to your angel guardian that he may give you some big hugs.
Robbie, you bring back a torrent of memories when I was in my 20s before meeting my wife, Geralyn. I had been dating another woman, who decided to move with her family down to Houston, TX. I was not close to Jesus then, just a superficial Catholic on the precipice of Hell. The pain of that situation drove me deep into myself and uncorked the poet I never knew was there! Fortunately, I had a conversion experience near the end of 1977. May you see that you have been prepared by this falling out, to be a true and faithful spouse of the woman God will place in your life. I'll pray that the Lord fill your current void with His perfect Love. O Mary conceived without sin, pray for Robbie who has recourse to thee!
I will pray for you Robbie, and offer up your suffering. There is a reason for suffering and it will bring graces to you. Keep the faith and persevere.
