How do people get faith

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Ok my expreince of faith has been a funny one born to an atheist family I never actually was lead to be a catholic but when I was 16 I randomly wanted to go to church after that I never wanted to leave the church am now a practicing catholic. I was just wondering how did i have faith and do we all have faith but choose to ignore it. Plus how do you get faith and any similar experiences
 
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Ok my expreince of faith has been a funny one born to an atheist family I never actually was lead to be a catholic but when I was 16 I randomly wanted to go to church after that I never wanted to leave the church am now a practicing catholic. I was just wondering how did i have faith and do we all have faith but choose to ignore it. Plus how do you get faith and any similar experiences
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The Catholic Church teaches that God draws man to himself.

"The desire for God is written in the human heart, because man is created by God and for God; and God never ceases to draw man to himself. Only in God will he find the truth and happiness he never stops searching for:
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The dignity of man rests above all on the fact that he is called to communion with God. This invitation to converse with God is addressed to man as soon as he comes into being. For if man exists it is because God has created him through love, and through love continues to hold him in existence. He cannot live fully according to truth unless he freely acknowledges that love and entrusts himself to his creator." (CCC 27)
When you “felt” like going to church, you were acting upon that desire that was written in your heart.
 
I think that faith comes from God.

I think that ALL people have a “God-shaped” hole in their heart. The only thing that will fill that hole is, of course, God. Many many many people try to fill that hole with all sorts of other things (money, power, a human relationship, aod, etc), but always end up feeling that empty nagging feeling.

The fact that you were drawn to church and never wanted to leave, leads me to believe that you knew the hole in your heart was in the shape of God… and not other stuff. I think that is AWESOME!! 👍

I am a cradle Catholic and even we struggle with our faith sometimes. I guess you could say I got my faith from my parents at first. But then I had to work at it on my own. I went off track for a while :eek: but never stopped saying prayers to Mary and she led me back here.
 
To many people turn away from faith today. It is a gift from God. People choose to turn away because it will interfere with their hedonistic desires.
 
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