Your comment has reminded me of St. Therese of Lisieux who also had trouble before in matters of sensitivity and scrupulosity. In her autobiography, we can see this quote:
“Again, if by accident I offended anyone, instead of taking it in the right way, I fretted till I made myself ill, thus making my fault worse, instead of mending it; and when I began to realise my foolishness, I would cry for having cried.”
I was able to relate to how she felt then. I used to be so hard on myself that when I sense I’ve done something wrong, I would dwell on that too much that in the process, I haven’t helped myself at all nor have I shown true repentance but scrupulosity. When we sin, we should admit our fault and then surrender it all to the mercy of God. Dwelling too much on it may make us susceptible to the sin of despair where we no longer believe that God is good and merciful enough to forgive us.
St. Therese is not a weak person. She may have had seasons of vulnerability, but after that, she was strong as steel. You may want to read her autobiography to see how she was able to become like that. She would not be one of the only four women who had been made doctors of the Church if she weren't strong and worthy of emulation.
Your comment has reminded me of St. Therese of Lisieux who also had trouble before in matters of sensitivity and scrupulosity. In her autobiography, we can see this quote:
“Again, if by accident I offended anyone, instead of taking it in the right way, I fretted till I made myself ill, thus making my fault worse, instead of mending it; and when I began to realise my foolishness, I would cry for having cried.”
I was able to relate to how she felt then. I used to be so hard on myself that when I sense I’ve done something wrong, I would dwell on that too much that in the process, I haven’t helped myself at all nor have I shown true repentance but scrupulosity. When we sin, we should admit our fault and then surrender it all to the mercy of God. Dwelling too much on it may make us susceptible to the sin of despair where we no longer believe that God is good and merciful enough to forgive us.
Here is a link to her autobiography... https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16772
St. Therese is not a weak person. She may have had seasons of vulnerability, but after that, she was strong as steel. You may want to read her autobiography to see how she was able to become like that. She would not be one of the only four women who had been made doctors of the Church if she weren't strong and worthy of emulation.