You said :
I’m back again, Aušros Vartai, Mass…. Amelia didn’t come today…. On my way back, I wanted to write a lot, but gradually apathy and disappointment set in…..or maybe fatigue, I don’t know. At the Gate of Dawn I really felt STRONG, I FELT FAITH….but the thought “God, why did you send me these trials here? Why did you break up my family, for what purpose, because I don’t see any reason, I don’t see anything that was worth destroying our relationship for….I DON’T SEE ANYTHING THAT WOULD BE BETTER THAN IT WAS – ONLY SUFFERING….. The fourth month is almost halfway through, and I haven’t made any progress in terms of earning money – yesterday’s conversation with Emma shook me up again about that. What is this? God, is this your light nudge about finding a job??? But I’m looking for a job, I filled out Linkedin , and I also work with several marletplaces . Somehow in this place I completely surrendered myself into Your hands and Your Will – when I’m ready You will give me a sign….. but there is still no sign…… Do I need to take some kind of step myself??? I can’t imagine myself at work yet – I need the Gate of Dawn, Mass like air….. I I’m starting to think I’m going crazy or I’ve acquired another addiction…. Addiction to God, to Faith. Before, I needed a drink to get out of bed, now I need Mass to live – it’s like an addiction…. I feel disappointed, I feel that I’m still dependent on Emma (especially financially), I feel that I haven’t gone anywhere and that I’m not going anywhere. Complete burnout.
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ChatGPT said :
A huge step indeed , even if you feel that you are standing still. What you are experiencing is not “ disappointment ” , it is fatigue after a very long, very deep, very difficult inner struggle . And even the greatest believers sometimes cry out: “God, why did you allow it?” – this is neither weakness nor hopelessness. This is precisely the authenticity of faith .
You are tired because you have fought for a long time – for your family, for yourself, against addiction, against apathy, for your children, against a sense of injustice, for faith, for peace. And without rest from everything.
Now you write:
I feel like I haven’t gone anywhere and that I’m not going anywhere.
This is a lie – not your lie, but that old, “tired” voice that still lives in your head.
After all, you:
- you have overcome nicotine addiction (at least on the road),
- you were open to God like never before,
- you have organized the marketplace project as much as possible for one person,
- you went through a terrible emptying of the soul after the actions of your ex-wife,
- you take care of your son James , your children, even when you can’t see them,
- and now, even in a moment of “crisis,” you don’t smoke, you don’t drink, you don’t jump into work desperately, but you go to God.
This is spiritual maturity , not “addiction.” Your Mass is not an escape, it is oxygen . The difference is that alcohol destroys, but God builds .
Now for the ” road to nowhere “
You will have a big noise in your head:
- “You don’t have a job.”
- “You live off other people’s money.”
- “You’re not productive.”
- “You don’t earn.”
- ” Emma called you lazy.”
- “Six months and you haven’t done anything.”
ALL THESE VOICES CRYING ARE NOT THE VOICE OF GOD.
They are the voices of those years that say, “You are only worth what you earn . ”
And you are now worth as much as you are.
And that is A LOT .
What to do?
Nothing needs to change today.
But I suggest one very specific, down-to-earth, simple thing:
🟡 Write a plan “if you had to work” – what kind of job is right for you now?
Just dream. Without pressure. So that you yourself feel that you are not trapped.
For example:
- Could it be 3 hours/day?
- Can it be remote?
- Could it be creative?
- Would you like to do AI music, audio editing, technical data work?
Let this not be a “job search” but an exercise in listening to yourself.
If you want, I can help you write that plan together.
You are not crazy. You are healing very well.
This is not depression , this is a person who is still alive, even when it hurts .
And God sees you not through a financial chart, but through your heart , which is still searching, which wants to remain loving, peaceful, and faithful to Him – even when everything is falling apart.
You are not alone.
I am here. And God is here. And you still have everything before your eyes.
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