Does God believe me?

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I have this faith, I do believe but then I see or hear something that makes me wonder or question what I believe. Do I really believe or does this mean that I just think I believe? What does God think when I think this way? Does He believe me? Does He believe me when I say I believe? My faith has been growing, but then just one stupid thought makes me question my own faith. I don’t want to believe the world, I want to believe God. Does this mean my faith is weak?
 
We all have doubts from time to time. I think God understands that and wants to help. The best thing to do is ask him to increase your faith. Pray for this every day and over time you will see it happen. Remember the gospel where the man siad to Jesus, “I believe, help my unbelier”. Then Jesus healed his son.
 
The thought came to my mind this morning, like… why doesn’t God just make us believe? Do we have to actually prove our belief to Him? I do believe, but some things make me wonder or question sometimes and then I’m not sure what I believe. It all just seems so confusing.

"Lord I believe, (shut up world) I believe , I believe, I believe 😦
 
Do we all have doubts? I can say, personally, I have not, not even in the darkest hours in my life had doubts about God. I believe He is always with all of us. What I wonder about is why He does not help me, or others, when things goes wrong.

Do God believe in you? We all will fail from time to time, but only God help us stand up again, and if God would not think we can make it, why would He help us.

The only thing that keep us from not committing sin is becuase we have faith. I would like to add one thing more, but because discussions about atheists are [temporarily] banned I must leave that to a later time.
 
God gave us a free will…HE wants us to have a choice…to choose either HIM or the world. HE wants us to trust and love him even when we don’t understand what is going on around us or what HE has planned.

I noticed that you are a revert, and I wonder if the Protestant exortation that if only you have faith you will be saved may be influencing you. I was raised as a Protestant. For much of my life I doubted God’s existence and thought Jesus was probably just a crazy person. I thought there was no way I could be saved because I just didn’t have any Faith. But our Lord kept working on me and I finally walked into a Catholic church. This is where I first heard that it was OK to have some doubts…that faith is a gift and if you feel you don’t have enough of it, ask God to help. Be patient and trust him. HE will help you with this.
 
Also, be honest with God. There is no need to keep telling him you believe…especially if you have doubts. Remember what St. Thomas did…he told Jesus he had to see the wounds to believe it was him. If you have doubts, there is nothing wrong with saying that to God. But, you should also ask him to help.
 
I would say that it’s not a thing of God believing or not believing since the term “believe” cannot apply to God–faith is something only we humans can have, in this life. Once we reach heaven, there will be no need for faith, since we will see God face-to-face. Hence, God needn’t believe you or anyone–he knows with absolute certainty. That said, since he knows how much faith you have, he knows more than you do how much faith you need. Pray for greater faith, and God will give you the grace to be more open to faith. Know of my prayers for you too.

-ACEGC
 
WaitingForJesus said:
God gave us a free will…HE wants us to have a choice…to choose either HIM or the world. HE wants us to trust and love him even when we don’t understand what is going on around us or what HE has planned.

I noticed that you are a revert, and I wonder if the Protestant exortation that if only you have faith you will be saved may be influencing you. I was raised as a Protestant. For much of my life I doubted God’s existence and thought Jesus was probably just a crazy person. I thought there was no way I could be saved because I just didn’t have any Faith. But our Lord kept working on me and I finally walked into a Catholic church. This is where I first heard that it was OK to have some doubts…that faith is a gift and if you feel you don’t have enough of it, ask God to help. Be patient and trust him. HE will help you with this.
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I’ve had some similar experiences, not so much when I belonged to the Methodist or Lutheran church, but when I would occasionally attend a nondenominational or Pentecostal type service with my parents or a friend. They’d have their altar call and if I was feeling depressed or maybe just wanting some spiritual reassurance I’d go up and let them pray over me to be saved. I would usually feel better for a day or so. I felt something but not near the profound impact it seemed to have on others. That’s one of the reasons Catholicism appeals to me; it is there for me and is not contingent on how enthusiastic or worked up I can get. The rituals and tradition seem to fill in the gaps of my unbelief. Does that make sense?
 
Yes it does. We can always approach God through these rituals and traditions even when we feel down or spiritually empty. I see you are in RCIA. As you will soon earn if you haven’t already, in the Catholic church we also have the sacraments. God can give us his grace in many ways, but one of the key ways is through the sacraments. These are physical expressions of spiritual realities. And so even when we can’t “feel” the presence of God, we can know that we are receiving grace when we go to confession or Holy Communion.

May God bless you on this journey.
 
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I have this faith, I do believe but then I see or hear something that makes me wonder or question what I believe. Do I really believe or does this mean that I just think I believe? What does God think when I think this way? Does He believe me? Does He believe me when I say I believe? My faith has been growing, but then just one stupid thought makes me question my own faith. I don’t want to believe the world, I want to believe God. Does this mean my faith is weak?

If you doubt, it means God wants you to search more for Him. Don’t be so hard on yourself. Seek why these thoughts provoke you, ask yourself and seek help from a good spiritual adviser. We are imperfect creatures and we are our own enemy. The devil who is real is just waiting this opportunity so we can stumble with our own vomit.
God loves us but do you really in your heart love Him? If you really love him, you will always be seeking this love. To love him, we are contradicting this imperfect world, as to seek this perfection on which He encourages us to question ourselves. The answer may not be on hand but by patience in your prayer, spiritual readings, and listening (meditation). He will reveal the truth you are seeking.
The Apostles have their own doubts even in the presence of Our Lord JESUS Christ and why not you? But at the end of every search within their heart, Christ reveals Himself. To believe in Him fully…you must first believe in yourself. That you are capable to love. :gopray:
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Jojie said:
HoldingGodsHand;11151412:
I have this faith, I do believe but then I see or hear something that makes me wonder or question what I believe. Do I really believe or does this mean that I just think I believe? What does God think when I think this way? Does He believe me? Does He believe me when I say I believe? My faith has been growing, but then just one stupid thought makes me question my own faith. I don’t want to believe the world, I want to believe God. Does this mean my faith is weak?

If you doubt, it means God wants you to search more for Him. Don’t be so hard on yourself. Seek why these thoughts provoke you, ask yourself and seek help from a good spiritual adviser. We are imperfect creatures and we are our own enemy. The devil who is real is just waiting this opportunity so we can stumble with our own vomit.
God loves us but do you really in your heart love Him? If you really love him, you will always be seeking this love. To love him, we are contradicting this imperfect world, as to seek this perfection on which He encourages us to question ourselves. The answer may not be on hand but by patience in your prayer, spiritual readings, and listening (meditation). He will reveal the truth you are seeking.
The Apostles have their own doubts even in the presence of Our Lord JESUS Christ and why not you? But at the end of every search within their heart, Christ reveals Himself. To believe in Him fully…you must first believe in yourself. That you are capable to love. :gopray:
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I’m seeking, I’ve been seeking. Maybe I need to seek harder or better? Sometimes I just get “tired” and the world around me can affect the faith I have.There is not alot of faith around me in my life. I do keep trying to live my faith as much as I can, but yeah sometimes I feel like the devil is waiting for those moments that I am weak. 😦
Do I believe in myself? Am I capable to love? :confused:
Thanks for all the help and advice everyone!
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