Not everything difficult is a spiritual attack. Sometimes you're just tired, sick, or having a bad day.

Not everything difficult is a spiritual attack. Sometimes you're just tired, sick, or having a bad day. How to tell the difference: (1) Does the difficulty specifically target your prayer, sacramental life, or relationships? → Likely attack. (2) Does it come with doubt, despair, or urges to isolate? → Likely attack. (3) Does it respond to prayer, especially the renunciation prayer? → Likely attack. If none of these, it may be natural difficulty requiring natural solutions. (Synthesis of DIR teaching)

Not everything difficult is a spiritual attack. Sometimes you're just tired, sick, or having a bad day. How to tell the difference: (1) Does the difficulty specifically target your prayer, sacramental life, or relationships? → Likely attack. (2) Does it come with doubt, despair, or urges to isolate? → Likely attack. (3) Does it respond to prayer, especially the renunciation prayer? → Likely attack. If none of these, it may be natural difficulty requiring natural solutions. (Synthesis of DIR teaching)

Not everything difficult is a spiritual attack. Sometimes you're just tired, sick, or having a bad day. How to tell the difference: (1) Does the difficulty specifically target your prayer, sacramental life, or relationships? → Likely attack. (2) Does it come with doubt, despair, or urges to isolate? → Likely attack. (3) Does it respond to prayer, especially the renunciation prayer? → Likely attack. If none of these, it may be natural difficulty requiring natural solutions. (Synthesis of DIR teaching)

Not everything difficult is a spiritual attack. Sometimes you're just tired, sick, or having a bad day. How to tell the difference: (1) Does the difficulty specifically target your prayer, sacramental life, or relationships? → Likely attack. (2) Does it come with doubt, despair, or urges to isolate? → Likely attack. (3) Does it respond to prayer, especially the renunciation prayer? → Likely attack. If none of these, it may be natural difficulty requiring natural solutions. (Synthesis of DIR teaching)