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JosephDColeman
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This year I became a Catholic (confirmed in August) and since then my faith has been growing exponentially. I was baptized in 2010, but I have never felt closer to God and for the first time in my life I am actually starting to see the goodness of God. For years I tried following His rules, but it always felt like I was going against what I actually thought was beautiful. It’s different now.
The most significant thing I can see changing is how I view people. I used to notice their flaws or failures, but now those flaws and failures seem beautiful to me. I’m starting to feel love for people and to see them as having true value. Tonight at Mass I realized how beautiful the choir was and how amazing heaven will be with people standing next to me praising God…whereas I used to think that heaven will be great despite the people. Even my love for those I already loved before is getting stronger. Even when my family members are angry and gossiping I am able to look past it and see them in love. This is hard to explain but there’s no way this is my doing…
This forum is beautiful to me too… especially when I see someone give me advice and they aren’t super intellectual they are just struggling like me. Their care for me really is moving my heart, and their struggle is truly making me feel like I have a brother/sister that is right there with me and I love them for it. I’m no better than them, and that’s a great feeling.
This may seem crazy to someone who is loving by nature, but I have been a very hateful and bitter person for most of my life. I pray that God will keep changing me…because if this is how I feel at this young of an age (31) I can’t imagine how loving I’ll be when I’m 80!
The most significant thing I can see changing is how I view people. I used to notice their flaws or failures, but now those flaws and failures seem beautiful to me. I’m starting to feel love for people and to see them as having true value. Tonight at Mass I realized how beautiful the choir was and how amazing heaven will be with people standing next to me praising God…whereas I used to think that heaven will be great despite the people. Even my love for those I already loved before is getting stronger. Even when my family members are angry and gossiping I am able to look past it and see them in love. This is hard to explain but there’s no way this is my doing…
This forum is beautiful to me too… especially when I see someone give me advice and they aren’t super intellectual they are just struggling like me. Their care for me really is moving my heart, and their struggle is truly making me feel like I have a brother/sister that is right there with me and I love them for it. I’m no better than them, and that’s a great feeling.
This may seem crazy to someone who is loving by nature, but I have been a very hateful and bitter person for most of my life. I pray that God will keep changing me…because if this is how I feel at this young of an age (31) I can’t imagine how loving I’ll be when I’m 80!
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. Wow- great testimony.