Catastrophic loss of faith

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“The heavens are telling the glory of God;
and the firmament proclaims his handiwork.”
Psalm 19

“7 “Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”
Matthew 7: 7

Faith “leaves” people, and they make no further effort? Seems rather passive to me.
 
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Mojo said:
How tremendously incorrect! All those who wanted to believe, and even prayed for it, and nothing happened. Of course the “usual” answer is: “You cannot demand God to be your beck and call!” or “God will answer in his own sweet time.” It is ALWAYS the fault of the petitioner, when they ask and there is no reply, seek and find nothing, knock and there is no door to step in.
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This is true for me as well. I tried and tried for years! I really think there is just something different about my brain. I’m a very skeptical person and assume that’s the problem…but it isn’t something I can turn off. I just learned to live with it…and keep trying to get answers.
 
Nope…
I’m fascinated by people’s religious beliefs and why they have them and I don’t. I still periodically pray…or try…mostly I’m just talking to myself.
I’m also fascinated by the convictions so many have and their personal experience of God. I’ve never had anything even close.
But I’m still open to it!
 
I was blessed to score highly enough on the logic portion of the old GRE to qualify for Mensa. I did similarly well on a similar portion of the LSAT. One thing that gift of reasoning ability informs me of is how illogical it would be for me to not believe in God.
I highly recommend William Lane Craig’s Reasonable Faith.
 
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Those are Jesus Christ’s own words. What he didn’t say is, ask / seek/ knock just once.
 
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Don’t know what rules you’re referring to.
Regardless, you sound angry toward a God in whom you say you no longer believe.
I suggest that giving God a deadline to respond isn’t the best approach.
 
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Don’t know if I’ve lost it but sometimes I wonder if I even have had it to begin with…
 
Prayerrider, I know you mean well and are having a hard time understanding how something you are so certain of and believe so strongly must mean it is somehow our failing but maybe just try to understand how devastating a loss of faith was for some of us. I suppose you could blame someone for not trying hard enough or long enough but honestly, don’t you think, just maybe we did try and try and try some more. I still try. It still fails. I won’t accept the blame anymore. If it IS my fault, God needs to give me some help here. I can only do so much for so many years.

What has worked for some…I’m so happy for you. I honestly wish it had worked for me. I was so lost and in such pain from it for far too long. I haven’t completely given up but neither do I morn it anymore…I’ve accepted it.
 
And I’m sorry for how you’re feeling. But remember, God isn’t obligated to give us a sign. So in a sense, the obligation to nurture and keep faith is on us.
I mentioned Craig’s book. There are others, like Fr. Robert Spitzer. They can help one understand how irrational atheism is and how logically necessary an all powerful creator is.
 
I am agnostic because I can not rule out God, nor do I want to. I will not state that there is no God. I am just unable to believe in Him.
 
As I’ve already inferred, proper use of one’s reasoning ability leads to one inevitable conclusion: God exists. Atheists attempt to use reason but use flawed logic to reach a false conclusion; their arguments are circular and usually employ sophistry. I consider agnosticism to be the result of intellectual laziness and / or apathy. Nothing personal! I also consider just telling someone to “have faith” to be lazy apologetics or more precisely, no apologetics at all. So I’m not telling you that.

Although he’s not a Catholic, I push Craig’s book because I think it’s superlative in scope and a bit less phyisics-heavy than others, like Spitzer.
 
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When someone searches and works hard for 10 years, 20 years to become a billionaire, that’s normal. We admire their perseverance despite the failures they encounter.
But to obtain God, who is the supreme good, we find it abnormal to suffer to possess him
 
Nice irony.
It’s late here, and it’s been stormy in Northern California though right now, it’s calm. I’m so thinking of 1 Kings 19: 11-13.
 
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And another from Pasadena! Someone call security…

As for loss of faith, it’s good you came here, Brother/Sister, and as you’ve already received much good advice I won’t add to it. Only remember that many saints have been similarly burdened, and keep walking forward, even if it’s only one shuffling footstep at a time.

May God bless you kindly.
 
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Christmylife, I understand what you are saying and going through. I have gradually lost my faith to an extent. It is not because of the church scandal or anything that I can think off. I do my best to pray and follow the commandments (some of them) but I can not seem to have the faith to go to Mass on Sunday’s. I don’t know if it is because some of my children do not even believe in God, therefore do not attend Mass. This grieves me terribly and I don’t seem to be able to cope with that. I know I am not showing them the best of example (I have several health issues) but, I have explained to them the need to go. I went to confessions after being away 21 years and made a good confession as what I thought, I received Holy Communion. In the coming days I sudden remembered that I had forgotten to confess some sins. I feel terribly guilty and sad that I did receive Our Lord. I can not think to why I am not going to Mass…ONLY that I have a battle going on with Satan. I would appreciate some feed back. Thank you, and God Bless ALL of You.
 
When a person forgets to confess some sins after being away for a long time, all he/she has to do is mention them in their next confession.

It is one thing to deliberately not confess serious sins, and it is another thing to forget to confess serious sins.

So take care of that, and receive the Risen Lord at Mass joyously! Pray for your children, and attend Mass. (of course if a bad health issue keeps you home that is not your fault.)

May the Lord’s peace be with you!
 
Thank you Dorothy for your reply, very much appreciated. God Blessyou and your loved ones.
 
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