"I just want you to be happy!" People will say to their loved ones. But the question is, do we want them to be happy in this life, which is so short and passing away; or the next, which lasts for all eternity?
In this life, the choices we make will determine what we choose for all eternity.
We must remember that the evil one, satan, is highly intelligent and UTTERLY DECEPTIVE. On our own, we will be led astray as Adam and Eve were.
For instance, a scenario we hear often: a couple, heterosexual (outside of the Sacrament of Matrimony) or homosexual, is living a sexually active lifestyle. They have come to believe this is what is best for them; and God would want them to be fulfilled in this way. Here they have taken the bait of the evil one's deception. They have put aside God's Commandments, and His call to a life of purity, as outdated; and have acquired new principles to live by; not realizing that if they would only turn to God and ask Him what His Will is, surrendering all to Him as God, and trusting in His Divine Care, they would receive something infinitely greater than their own finagling of what would make them happy.
They are taking the path of Lucifer, who fell from Heaven: "non-servium" - (I will not serve God).
They may say: "But I do pray to God, and he has led me in this direction."
And, the question is, What god are they conversing with?... the so-called "beautiful" serpent from the Garden of Eden? (Gen 3)... the conniving angel that appeared to Jesus in the desert and offered Him ANYTHING He wanted in this world? (Mat 4:1-11) ... the one who masquerades as an "angel of light" but isn't really, as spoken of by St. Paul (2Cor 11:14)?
In sharing as such, I will be seen as "unloving," "judgemental," "not understanding, " "repressed," and a plethora of other things by some; when, in fact, again we see the twisted, "gaslit" deception of the evil one doing his thing in the shadows.
Ole slew foot twists: 1) Love for souls and a desire for the Good News of Christ to be preached to all nations, as being "hatred;" 2) Speaking Truth about God's Commands, as judging another; 3) Recognizing that another is wounded, deceived and in bondage, as not understanding and being repressed oneself.
It is not about "rocket science" theology in order for one to see what God's Divine Will is for us. He simply said to Adam and Eve, don't eat from a certain tree, and they did; they disobeyed.
He gave us the 10 Commandments, then came to live among us to flesh-out (literally) more clearly, His Will for us. Everything has been written and confirmed over, and over, and over again; and, if we still aren't getting it, HUMANITY, "WE HAVE A PROBLEM!"
Has the devil possibly gotten caught in the "Rocket Engine" (the Church)?
"It is already the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us than when we first believed. The night is almost gone, and the day is near. Therefore let’s rid ourselves of the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. Let’s behave properly as in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and debauchery, not in strife and jealousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts" (Rom 13:11-14)