Are Your Sins the Same Story Again and Again? Rewrite the Script.

I don’t feel like it’s just a coincidence this was posted November first. To all my brothers and sisters trying to say no to lust this month (and hopefully forever after the month ends), we got this. Praying over all of you. And please pray for me too. Something that’s helped me too is praying a few Hail Mary’s when tempted. It’s hard to talk to your Holy Mother then commit an act of lust after.

1. Awareness 2.Plan for rewriting the script: avoid place and things where the sin occurs. 3. 30 seconds of intense effort: take the 1st step Remember to give yourself grace, dont be too hard on yourself

This must be God’s providence! This video popped up right when I got back from confession. I myself committing the same sins every time. I always bring myself back to confession. Often the priests in the confessional say to me “just keep trying your best,” and I do, but it’s not exactly the wisdom that provides me with help. One time a priest asked me about, “the script.” I told him how the same thing occurs every time. He said to me, “Put a crucifix next to the place where you commit that sin the most.” Interesting advice! I follow it, but I still fall short. Now this video comes to me! “Re-write the script.” Recognize the script and offer it to the Lord! It reminds me of the quote from St. Leo the great quoted in CCC 1691. Go read it. (It’s too long to copy here.) It also reminds of St. Paul saying that we aren’t slaves to sin anymore! All of this coming together is great. THANK YOU Father!

Eventually the priest I went to confession to one day said to me, “ he said out of blue, “you are going to be all right” it was when I realized he was right, that wise priest, despite confessing over and over the same sin. The the times between those confession got longer as the sins decreased. There came a time where I learned that I was stronger. Praying always, and it did stop. I was free of it. Praise the Lord!

I have been for 4 hours on YouTube. This video has popped up about 7 times already. I definitely have the big sin of YouTube addiction. I tried to fight it with the digital wellbeing and app timer tools.. it's not enough I need God. He had been calling me all day to watch this. Praise God 😊

This is such great advice! I am a new Catholic. During my first confession, I confessed the sin of wrath. The Priest said that he (being Irish, LOL!) also struggled with being easily angered. He learned to overcome it when he stopped having expectations of other people. He only needed to adjust his thinking a little and then Jesus just took the sin of wrath right out of him. He rewrote the script! I've tried to do the same thing, and it really helps! I don't expect people to agree with me all the time, or do things my way. It's a lot harder to make me angry now. I so appreciate my Priest's counsel.

well said. This is why I love being a Catholic. Nothing but humble honesty about being human and the "how to guide" about the tools God gave us to help us back up.

I just finished praying the rosary with my daughter, asking God for forgiveness. And this pops up!

Thank you Father. I was abused as a child and now abused by my husband. I struggle with anger of the whole injustice of it all. I don't want to be like this. I don't want anger I want peace and joy

I'm failing every day. But I keep falling. But I know that God's mercy never ends.

A very good non Catholic friend of mine once joked to me about my having “Catholic guilt”, don’t know if I’m right but I said I had no guilt, maybe shame, but I know I’m very imperfect but God still loves me and gives me the chance everyday to get better. Prayers to all to let God in, and don’t give up!

It's my confirmation day and I just confessed 1rst time. Thank you father for all you do you've inspired me a lot

A righteous man falls seven times, and rises again.

Romans 7:15-25 😢🙏🏼 Merciful Lord, grant us the graces necessary to detach from our wills and live for Your will to be done.

“Remember, this all starts by feeling powerless.” [8:54] “Great might is needed to raise up the lowly, to deify a mere mortal, to make the weak perfect, to grant glory through abasement and victory through suffering...To make gods those who were human, He was made human who is God.” -St. Augustine God bless, Fr. Mike!

It's no coincidence that this video is the first listed as a suggestion this morning. I have a habitual sin that I was staying away from for a few months. Yay! I was even feeling stronger about staying away because I had started thinking about my guardian angel more. It kind of seems like I had rewritten the script a bit, probably my angel helping me out there. And then something popped up in life that I wasn't expecting, and could be linked to my sin. I had already been telling myself "no" for some days right before that happened (I was really proud of myself too, it felt good to not engage in the sin). Looking back I can see I probably did feel helpless. I just fell into the cycle for a few days and I was getting on myself for not distancing from the problem. Last night I stopped engaging and I felt like I had a better hold, and more confidence I could distance myself again. And here we are. I treasure these moments. God knows and loves us so well.

This is how I deal with anger. If I am getting annoyed with someone, I try an get the heck away from them.

I started to listen to free audio books on internet about the saints lives, my life CHANGED...😊

Most likely, the best ever pre-confessional advice that I have ever heard!!!! Don't ever let our sins get in the way of God's forgiveness. 👃

Right on ! Don’t forget the nurses lounge too ❤❤❤ I need to stop gossiping 😢❤