Drifting away

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Lately, I have been drifting away from God, Bible reading, prayers, and my faith itself… I feel terrible, I ve been having un pure thoughts. The guilt inside of me is eating away, and I want your advice how can I maintain my relationship with God. HOW do you maintain your bond with Christ?
 
Keep praying truthfully to God and keep trying to be faithful. Sometimes it’s hard or difficult, but remaining with Him is all we have. So never give up hope.
 
nida007 said:
Lately, I have been drifting away from God, Bible reading, prayers, and my faith itself… I feel terrible, I ve been having un pure thoughts. The guilt inside of me is eating away, and I want your advice how can I maintain my relationship with God. HOW do you maintain your bond with Christ?
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Prayer and practice of virtue.

The Rosary is a very powerful prayer (fruit of the mystery for the 2nd Sorrowful mystery is purity, so this might help you).

Virtue is another way to combat sin. Instead of giving in to impure thoughts and deeds, try to find ways of practicing purity of heart and mind.

Hope this helps! God bless! :o
 
Much prayer helps, if you feel like not praying, pray!

God bless, and I shall pray for you.
 
nida007 said:
Lately, I have been drifting away from God, Bible reading, prayers, and my faith itself… I feel terrible, I ve been having un pure thoughts. The guilt inside of me is eating away, and I want your advice how can I maintain my relationship with God. HOW do you maintain your bond with Christ?
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There are times when the spiritual life and our connection with Jesus seem very remote and lifeless. These are the times we are being tried. It is important that we make use of them by showing our Lord just how faithful we are in spite of this problem. This is the testing time of just how much we really love him or whether we are just mouthing the words of love. Faithfulness is love. No matter how often we say it, what we do proves it one way or the other.

So right now it is important to ignore your dryness and blindness, and although there is very little or no consolation in your feelings for Jesus, ignore this, and show him how strong your love is by continuing your prayers and self denial out of devotion to him.

Just some thoughts.​

“Ours were the griefs he bore, ours were the pains he carried. Ours were the sins he took on him, and by his wounds we are healed.” (hymn)
 
It sounds like Confession would help you now, both for your feelings and the graces you will receive which will help you in your fight against sin and drifting away. Talk about this problem with your priest and see what he advises, like more frequent Confession.

Rely on God’s help in your fight against sin–don’t try to do this on your own! This is why Christ was made Man and died or us–so He could help us!

There is a book called Spiritual Combat by Dom Scupoli which you can find as a book or online. If yiu can’t find it, let me know and I will send you a link.
 
Practice quiet prayer where you simply sit in peace with the intention of God in your heart, and do not become involved in your thoughts. Do this for 20 minutes twice per day if possible.
 
Being Catholic in Karachi makes you very much in the minority…look around you at the faith of your Islamic brothers and sisters…you are unique, you have your Catholic Faith and this faith will always be tested…impure thoughts are exactly that…just mere thoughts!..look to Jesus and his temptations when He was a mere human…remember you cannot be Christian and be without sin, we are always in need of forgiveness. You are no different to millions of others. Most of us have had crises of faith…and survived…so will you my friend. Thank God for the other posters who support you and pray for you. USA and Ireland are behind you !! God Bless
 
nida007 said:
Lately, I have been drifting away from God, Bible reading, prayers, and my faith itself… I feel terrible, I ve been having un pure thoughts. The guilt inside of me is eating away, and I want your advice how can I maintain my relationship with God. HOW do you maintain your bond with Christ?
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Keep going to Mass, especially when you don’t feel like it, and go to Confession regularly, especially when you don’t want to. Sit and do nothing in front of the Tabernacle. 🙂
 
Pray, do penance, give alms, do spiritual reading and charitable works, avoid occasions of sin, practice special devotions, like the holy Rosary: have a deep and tender devotion to Mary – and do all these things in a state of grace. Trust in the Lord and seek refuge in the Sacred Heart of Jesus, always remaining there. God bless you.
 
nida007 said:
Lately, I have been drifting away from God, Bible reading, prayers, and my faith itself… I feel terrible, I ve been having un pure thoughts. The guilt inside of me is eating away, and I want your advice how can I maintain my relationship with God. HOW do you maintain your bond with Christ?
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God loves you and is forgiving. He made you human, not perfect. Temptations are part of life and our path. We resist temptations as best as we can. We all struggle with temptations and we all look to God for help and forgiveness. That’s why we have the sacrament of reconciliation.

Nothing can stand in the way to God. Only we sometimes turn away and try to forget. He looks on and reaches out to us when we fall. He will come to your rescue.

You are struggling and this is part of life. When you fail to resist temptation, forgive yourself, confess and God will forgive you.
 
nida007 said:
Lately, I have been drifting away from God, Bible reading, prayers, and my faith itself… I feel terrible, I ve been having un pure thoughts. The guilt inside of me is eating away, and I want your advice how can I maintain my relationship with God. HOW do you maintain your bond with Christ?
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Hello.

I have the same trouble.

What helps me are weekly confession, Adoration, getting to Mass early so I can read all the readings before Mass starts, daily Rosary → haven’t been doing this one lately, need some motivation → reading books about the 4 last things -->death, judgment, Heaven and Hell. Thinking about the last judgment has a way of putting things in perspective.

my two cents…
 
Do something nice for yourself: and then thank God for it. Hug your dog/cat or spouse/family: & then thank God for that. Cook yourself a lovely meal; & thank Jesus for that. Visit the sick & homeless; & thank Our Lord He has given you shelter & health. Enjoy yourself somehow: & thank God for it all - because it is from His will alone - & an expression of His personal love for you, that you have any of these things in your life.
 
even when i don’t feel so close to God i pray. i pray for a greater love for God and His word. I pray for understanding and for guidance. i think that when we are feeling further from God is when we need to pray the most for that love and help. you will always be close to God if you keep your faith.
 
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