Attraction to Two Vocations

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I feel like I am being to called to a vocation but I can not tell if Christ is calling me to the Marriage Life or the Religious Life. His Responses to my prayers are confusing me. I have been discerning my vocation for a while now even though I’m just 16! Please help me! Your comments and advice is most appreciated. Thanks!
 
Keep praying. If you truely feel called to both there are secular religious orders like the Secular Franciscan Order where you can be married and in an Order. There are similar groups of Carmelites and Benedictines.

God Bless.
 
I also forgot to mention, get a spiritual director. They can help you sort through your feelings.
 
Just perservere and always seek His Holy Will. If you have these two things, in the end you will figure it out no matter how confusing it is. I felt attracted to three different girls throughout my discernment, and ended up seeing that I was to become a priest. It was because I gave my will to the Lord often and remained firm in my faith. Don’t worry. You have tons of time. I would be more worried about you if you did not desire both Marriage and Religious life. Our priests must be well rounded and understand what they are called to.
 
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I feel like I am being to called to a vocation but I can not tell if Christ is calling me to the Marriage Life or the Religious Life. His Responses to my prayers are confusing me. I have been discerning my vocation for a while now even though I’m just 16! Please help me! Your comments and advice is most appreciated. Thanks!
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I am 17, and I feel the exact same way. I began discerning at about the age of 11…then it kind of left me, I thought nothing of it, and then I entered junior high, and it returned. Am I supposed to marry, or am I supposed to be a nun? With God’s funny sense of humor, I’m probably meant to remain single. :rolleyes:

But really, I could claim a calling to both at this point in my life. I find it hard to trust God, and to know that He will lead me wherever I need to go. I am afraid that I will choose wrongly. My heart is one that longs for the loving closeness of a relationship, and yet is afraid of hurting someone. is frustrated

I apologize for not being able to offer you any advice, since I find myself in the same boat. I will, however, pray that God will answer your prayers…take heart, and listen.

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It’s wonderful to see two young people like yourselves seriously discerning your calling.

But my advice is to relax. Don’t push yourselves so hard or make yourselves so upset. As the others here have said, continue to pray on it, but also find some quiet time with our Lord and just meditate on it. Go to Church or a retreat maybe and just sit there and be quiet, really quiet and listen for the Lords word to come to you. Try and put aside all of your distractions and meditate on Him. Tell Him why you are there and what you are seeking and maybe not right away, but in time an answer will come. I think God gets no greater joy than to be able to help someone find there calling in life! Listen for His word!

I think many times we confuse our feelings with the Lords word. And in todays noisy world, it is easy to let our feelings run our lives and it is hard to discern Gods word through all of that noise. We must learn to put feelings aside though, because feelings change at the drop of a hat, the true word won’t.

So seek that quiet time and rest in the Lords arms for awhile. I think you will find it very helpful in your journey…

God Bless!🙂
 
I know of the Institute of the Holy Family founded by Bl. James Alberione. Maybe you could trying googling about the institute.
 
A few weeks ago I asked a priest I know How did he know that he was to become a priest? How did he go through the process and what he told me was to go to the cross, the cross will lead you and Trust in God. Maybe it sounds vague to some, but perhaps meditating a for a while each day picturing yourself at the foot of the Cross may help.
 
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