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CWard34
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Ok, I am 20 years old and I have been a Catholic my whole life. However, for the last 5 years or so, it has been Catholic in name only, but not practice. My parents divorced when I was 2, and I had to split my time between both houses. My mothers side of the family is not religious at all, they are all catholics but none attended church or really knew much of the religion. My fathers side of the family were some of the most religious people I have ever known. My fathers parents were both Franciscans and he was in the KofC. I went to chruch with them every sunday for 14 years and it made me a better person. When I was about 14 or 15 I stopped going to my dads on the weekend, and thus, stopped going to church. I then fell in with the wrong crowd and my life was mortal sin after mortal sin. For several years I lived a life that I am not proud of, Ive done things that I will regret forever and I have been paying for it ever since. My uncle from my moms side {who posts on here as well} has been a HUGE force in helping me get back on track. But unfortunatly a year and a half ago I moved away from home and where I currently live I have nobody around to guide me. I am trying my hardest to get back in God’s good graces, I truly am sorry for all the things that I have done, and I desperatly want God’s forgiveness, but I dont know how to go about all of this. I know the first step is to go to confession, but I dont know what to say when I get there, im also a little nervous, I know the priest does this all the time, but I am ashamed of what I have done and {I know this is odd} but I dont want him to think less of me. However, going to confession and going back to church weekly isnt really my biggest problem, what I need help with is to stop commiting some of these sins. I sin over and over and I know it is wrong but I have trouble stopping some of them. I know its not enough to just feel sorry and want to be forgiven, we actually have to make an effort, and I really try, but sometimes I am overcome and just dont feel like I am strong enough to say to myself “hey, this is not what God wants me to do, so im not going to do it”, How can I overcome this? how can I find that strength to choose not to do what I know is wrong? If I truly ask for forgiveness, confess my sins, go to church every weekend, live a solid life the way Jesus would want me to, will that be enough? will I be accepted in God’s kingdom?
I figured this is a good place to get this off my chest, because I need help, and you are a fine group of people.
-Chris
I figured this is a good place to get this off my chest, because I need help, and you are a fine group of people.
-Chris