“Certainly the greatest defect we have in our prayers and in all that happens to us, particularly in that which concerns tribulations, is our lack of confidence. because of that lack we do not deserve to receive the help we desire and ask for. Now, such confidence always accompanies attentive faith, which is great or little according to the measure of our confidence. When Saint Peter and the other apostles were in the boat with their Lord, and noticed the storm come up, they became frightened and called upon His assistance. In that they did well, for it is to Him we should have recourse and from Him we should expect all our help. But when they saw the waves swelling higher and higher and their good Master still asleep, they became very excited and cried out, Lord save us! We are perishing! The Saviour reproved them, saying, ‘Ye men of little faith.’ [Matt. 8:24-36]. By this He meant, ‘How little your faith is, since on this occasion when you ought to show it all the more, you lack confidence. Since your confidence is little, so also is your faith.’”
— from a Sermon for the first Thursday in Lent, by St. Francis de Sales
Saint Louis Catholic 
got a question here:
I have a REAL hard time discerning between confidence and presumption….I’m thinkin the line is pretty darn blurry….any help?
Seek a good spiritual director if you can. Stay close to the sacraments.
Other than that, contemplate Our Lord’s passion and remember your sins, and you will keep your path “in the straight way”, as the priest prays at the Lavabo.
Susan: An excellent question. My two cents is to find a very good SSPX Parish (preferred) or similar. And go,to confession after struggling through and exam of conscience. Preface your confession with “I need help to understand these conditions so that I can get to true contrition”.
There have been numerous times I have been confused, (just a few weeks ago most recently, when I used those precise words), and the counsel was so deep and illuminating (and common sense) that I can’t help but smile right there in the box, as the Priest just strips away all my confusion and ignorance (“oh, of course”!).
I can’t emphasize enough how important it is to find an SSPX Parish (or similar). Our recent major relocation was focused on that as our primary objective among others. There is so little orthodoxy these days, when you find it, it really is like a Pearl of Great Price. It is worth, literally, almost everything for the sake of one’s soul.