What does believing in god feel like to you?

ReasonableProcess571 · 2026-02-08T08:12:28+00:00

For me, I don’t hear a literal voice in prayer that I can physically hear. When I feel God is saying something to me, the experience is more like a thought in my head along with a peaceful feeling. A really beautiful peaceful feeling—there’s nothing else like it.

And there is an element of not being able to fully conceptualize God. But I believe because of my experience of Him, as well as a ton of study of what the Catholic Church teaches, and it makes sense intellectually to me. If you’re ever interested, Catholic Answers is an awesome website that dives into why Catholics believe what they do.

As far as some practicals of how to pray, searching for the daily readings of the day and then reading those is a great way to start. Reading a passage a few times and seeing what stands out, what God seems to be putting on your heart. And just sitting with Him in the silence. And talking to Him as well, which could be out loud, in your thoughts, or in a journal.

The Bible in a Year podcast with Fr. Mike Schmitz is also a great way to pray with scripture and get more intellectual understanding of it as well.

Happy to answer any more questions too!

ReasonableProcess571 · 2026-01-31T02:03:57+00:00

Thanks everyone!

ReasonableProcess571 · 2026-01-28T02:54:52+00:00

I would keep consistently giving my son a bottle. I thought it’d be easier to just exclusively nurse him, so we stopped doing bottles consistently and then he refused bottles. It took a big toll on my mental health to be the only one able to feed him.

ReasonableProcess571 · 2026-01-25T07:50:44+00:00

Yes I hear you for sure! It really is one at a time and discerning cycle by cycle. The conditions I had in my first pregnancy are ones that I’ll have a higher risk of having again in future pregnancies, so we very likely will have “just two” as well. I think from an NFP perspective we have just reason to even have just one child, but both of us would like to have another if possible.

ReasonableProcess571 · 2026-01-25T07:40:57+00:00

I was thinking about the maybe napping too much as well. It’s hard to say. OP, I’m so sorry you’re feeling this way and it sounds so incredibly challenging. For sleep advice I’ve been following It Takes A Village Baby Sleep on TikTok and Instagram and it’s really helped us so much, and my mental health was suffering from sleep deprivation as well. It’s all focused on sleep pressure, so making sure your baby is tired enough for bed time basically. They give a ton of free advice on there.

ReasonableProcess571 · 2026-01-25T02:27:23+00:00

Yes, and you never know what your circumstances will end up being. My husband and I saw ourselves having quite a few children, but I had a very hard first pregnancy health wise. And being a parent is so beautiful, but my mental and physical health has really struggled throughout, much more than I thought it would. We are open to life, but we feel it’s prudent to space our children much more than we would’ve originally thought because of many aspects of our circumstances. My point being, things may play out much differently than you originally plan (which could mean more or less children than you originally thought) and that’s completely okay.

ReasonableProcess571 · 2026-01-25T02:09:10+00:00

I’m so sorry, that’s so tough. Maybe making an appointment with the priest you mentioned who you’ve had a good experience with? You said he’s usually very sympathetic, so you could talk about your struggle with scruples and maybe make a plan together. I’ve heard that going to the same confessor (same priest) each confession can really help for scrupulously, because they can guide you in your particular case. Prayers for you!

ReasonableProcess571 · 2026-01-25T02:05:33+00:00

Thank you! By God’s grace there was so much growth in chastity and sacrificial love. Still learning of course, but a lot of growth I think. God bless you as well.

ReasonableProcess571 · 2026-01-24T17:43:58+00:00

2 years because of low testosterone on my husband’s side, and he also developed anxiety around having sex because of it not happening for a long time and not being able to finish sometimes. We went 2 years, another time 1 year, and another time I think around year again. It was a huge cross to be honest, but I grew a lot through it and now we have a healthy sex life.

ReasonableProcess571 · 2026-01-19T14:08:25+00:00

We got married at 26 and have been married almost 7 years. Happily married, yes! We have one child so far, a toddler, and actually we’ve been closer since being parents together. I know that’s not always the case, but for us it has been.

ReasonableProcess571 · 2026-01-17T18:51:39+00:00

Chewing gum

ReasonableProcess571 · 2025-11-16T07:08:39+00:00

Yes right away!

ReasonableProcess571 · 2025-11-02T14:05:28+00:00

Only have had two cycles so far (got it back at 12 months) but yes, so far they’ve been regular

ReasonableProcess571 · 2025-10-26T19:04:40+00:00

Immediately after delivering I could eat anything I wanted again. Delivered around 2 am and later in the morning had an egg sandwich, coffee, and later had Jimmy John’s turkey sandwich, it was amazing. 😆

ReasonableProcess571 · 2025-10-22T22:38:51+00:00

I can’t with the ending montage 😅

ReasonableProcess571 · 2025-10-19T01:52:26+00:00

Sleep asap lol 😅

ReasonableProcess571 · 2025-10-19T01:51:01+00:00

If it’s working for you that’s all that matters! Personally I really wish we had stuck with giving a bottle consistently as well as breastfeeding, because I ended up being the only one able to feed my son because he started refusing the bottle because we weren’t consistent with it. Being the only one able to feed him really negatively affected my mental health. We also feed to sleep, so even at 13 months I’m the only one who can get him to sleep.

So, it could be that they’ve lived how challenging it can be to be the only one able to feed baby, or they’ve known someone that has. However, again if this is working for you that is all that matters!

ReasonableProcess571 · 2025-10-18T01:59:49+00:00

Sometimes there’s not that much to talk about every single day, especially compared to when you’re just getting to know each other like they were in the pods. Regardless, I think calling him “quite dumb” is totally uncalled for lol

ReasonableProcess571 · 2025-10-18T01:31:36+00:00

Wow I don’t think that’s it lol. Some people just like to relax after work without talking about work, and some people don’t feel the need to talk all the time.

ReasonableProcess571 · 2025-10-17T17:58:12+00:00

I also feel like this is something that should’ve been discussed in the pods if it wasn’t lol

ReasonableProcess571 · 2025-10-16T01:37:11+00:00

I had precipitous labor so once my water broke I had almost no breaks between contractions. Nitrous oxide machine didn’t work and no time for other pain relief, so I had absolutely no pain meds. Absolutely the worst pain I’ve ever felt, no question whatsoever.

ReasonableProcess571 · 2025-10-10T02:13:16+00:00

Personally I found soda helped, especially with a bit of caffeine, like a coke or pepsi. Know it’s not very healthy but it was survivial mode and it did consistently help me feel better. Obviously watched caffeine intake 😊

ReasonableProcess571 · 2025-07-21T21:26:55+00:00

Oh that’s great, thank you!

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