Someone complained to Padre Pio of being excessively distressed by sins he had committed. Padre Pio replied: “That which you feel is pride; it is the demon which inspires you with this sentiment; it is not true sorrow.” 😔
The penitent replied: “Father, how can you then distinguish what comes from the heart and is inspired by Our Lord, and that which the devil inspires?” “You will distinguish it,” replied Padre Pio, “always by this: The spirit of God is a spirit of peace, and also, in the case of grave sin, it makes us feel tranquil sorrow, humility, confidence, and this is due precisely to His mercy. 😔
The spirit of the demon, on the contrary, excites, exasperates, and makes us, in our sorrow, feel something like anger against ourselves. 😔
In contrast, our first charity must be to ourselves, so if certain thoughts agitate you, this agitation never comes from God, who gives tranquility, being the Spirit of Peace. 😔
Such agitation comes from the devil.” 😔
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