Christ will not let me fall away

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I would just like to share this with you guys: I’ve accepted the teachings of the catholic church, and Jesus Christ is my lord and savior. With that said however, I am a teenaged male, and even though that is certainly no excuse, I do at times struggle with my faith. Oftentimes, giving up on it entirely. This happens one every 3 or 4 months maybe. However, EVERY time I have fallen away, Christ has given me a sign which has retuned me. Though more have happened, for the sake of time and longevity, I will only name the two most prominent.

The first one that really spoke to me was several months ago. I was on my way out to eat with my family, and I was in deep thought during the car ride there. I was thinking about girls, and God and how I felt like I was missing out on a lot of ‘fun’ because of my faith. It was then that I made a concious decision to abandon my faith, atleast temporarily, so that I could pursue girls and live sinfully. Now, a note about this restaurant. It is a Lower scale restaurant which has GREAT food. Usually when you go there you’ll find local police officers, construction workers, firefighters, and construction workers eating there. Back to the story. We continued on our way to the restaurant and once we got there, we got out of the car and entered the restaurant. Immediately infront of us sat a large group of Catholic priests. Now, this may have just been a coincidence, but I truly felt it was a sign from God. I felt guilty, and made the decision to return to the faith.

2nd story:

Today the same thing happened; I fell away from the faith in pursuit of girls. My parents went out to take care of some errands, and came back around 11pm. Upon them entering the house and me greeting them, I noticed they were a bit shaken. My dad then began telling me how they had had a freaky experience. Keep in mind that he is not a religious or spiritual person. They said they had seen a beam of light streaming down onto the road infront of them along our street from the sky. I got the same sensation which I had gotten from the previous incident involving the priests.

To conclude, I am very thankful that Christ cares about me so much as to keep my from falling away, and I wish to remain strong in the faith until the very end now.

Thank you for reading, and God bless 🙂
 
+JMJ+

Indeed, from personal experience too, God has shown to be very tender-hearted for us. 👍
 
Your faith will continue to have ups and downs over the years. Just stay on the course you’re headed and everything will continue to go as planned. 👍

God Bless! You and your family will be in my prayers.
 
Well God bless you!
May I suggest that daily you pray the St Michael prayer. I can imagine that the devil will try to tempt you more as you grow in grace. St Michael defends the faithful…

Saint Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle.
Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray;
and do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host -
by the Divine Power of God -
cast into hell, satan and all the evil spirits,
who roam throughout the world seeking the ruin of souls.

Amen.

When you think of your struggles, don’t you admire priests who have made the commitment to follow Christ? God must be real (working in their lives) that men and women place all the worldly things aside to follow Him.

As a side note, you can pursue girls in an honorable way, with respect and kindness. You can be a contradiction to the worldly young men who pursue girls with a selfish and sinful motivation.
Think you can do it? Young men before you have. 👍
 
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