God loves you all so much

I recently came across this passage from I Believe in Love (a retreat based on the teachings of St. Thérèse of Lisieux): “I emphasize this concept of ‘worrying with the full consent of the will,’ for it is very important in the spiritual life to make a distinction between our nature and our will, united to the will of Jesus. Homo duplex: my nature says, ‘No,’ my will says, ‘Yes.’ My nature trembles; with all my will, I smile through my tears. My nature is troubled and afraid; my heart recalls the divine testament: ‘Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you.’ My nature revolts; I force myself to say, ‘All is well, Jesus; do not change anything.’ It is a fight which we must take up again and again without ceasing, for our fallen nature always rears up its head. St. Francis de Sales says it dies a quarter of an hour after we do! This is the drama of our life. But the beautiful thing is that Jesus sees our will united to His by a fundamental choice — the profound, habitual disposition of having only one will with Him. All those movements of our nature, if we do not consent to them, do not exist for Him. There is no sin without consent.”

Thank you so much! My Catholic Christian faith has been instrumental in my healing ❤️‍🩹 This morning I was reading Deuteronomy 31:8, "The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."

Thank you for sharing.