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FuzzyBunny116
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You read the thread. You’ve got the question.
The one big glaring omission from your list is PRAYER to Jesus. You mention Eucharistic adoration, which is spending time in the Presence of Christ in the Eucharist, but the Lord’s Presence also dwells in us (we have this treasure in earthen vessels). We are temples of the Holy Spirit. So the PRIMARY way we have a personal relationship with God is to acknowledge His Presence in us and talk with Him coninuously **(aka prayer) **as you would a friend who accompanies you everywhere and who knows your innermost thoughts and secrets. Over time, you’ll begin to hear Him speak to you through your spirit - Jesus said my sheep will know my voice. He’ll lead and guide you through your everyday life. That’s what having a personal relationship with Christ is about.To have a personal relationship with Christ…
You must love God.
To love God, you must know Him.
To know Him, you must visit Him in the Blessed Sacrament, and assist at Mass- daily if possible, and go to confession- as often as you can, know the teachings of the Church (His Bride), know His word (the Bible), and know His family and friends (Mary and all the Saints).
Basically, read and know the bible, read about and know the teachings and history of the Church, read about and have personal devotions to Mary and the Saints, go to Adoration (this is a big one), go to daily Mass- and confession as often as you can (these are also big).
Kristina,You give your religion as Catholic. Hasn’t anyone ever gone over this with you?
Just talk to him and tell him everything. He already knows anyway. Then learn to listen to him and obey. Then get ready to pick yourself up after a million falls with his help. If you don’t realy believe in him start by telling him that. He showed me how to believe.You read the thread. You’ve got the question.
Hi there Josh…Josua is a beautiful name…I think the name ‘Jesus’ is drawn from Josua…Same way you have a personal relationship with anyone else. Start casual. Introduce yourself. Talk from time to time. As you get more comfortable with eachother and know eachother better, become more open with eachother, and spend more time with eachother. Your activities at first are gonna start really casual, but as with any intimate relationship, they’ll get more personal as you go on.
Josh
Our relationship outlined as Josh put it is through our Faith. We believe in Jesus and our concepts about Jesus and so we talk to Jesus as a reality present however our Faith tells us…as I see it. To have a spiritual companion or guide where our relationship with Jesus is concerned can be a real help providing we can find one whom we feel comfortable with and trustful of…someone to whom we can talk with ease who also has a relationship with The Lord. As in any relationship things can seem a little bumpy at times maybe or we cannot understand something which is where a guide or companion can be helpful.You read the thread. You’ve got the question.
I have a Protestant friend that calls me just to tell me how “blessed” she is and how “good God is to her & her family” - they just bought a new car, their children are perfect - her marriage is perfect on and on and on and all this just because they are sooooo good and soooo blessed.Personal relationship is one of those modern buzz-phrazes that make me suspicious. Often when I hear a non-Cathoic talk about personal relationship with Christ, I can’t help thinking as I listen along that this person is listening to his own conscience and has named it Jesus, and then scours Scripture for any proof-texts that confirms their conscience. I suspect this is why many of them make triumphal and pontifical statements about doctrine and act like we have tarantulas crawling out of our ears when we point out the problems in their doctrine.
Scott
This morning I held Jesus in my hands. As always I closed my hand and cradled him for a moment. Then I followed his intructions to eat his body and drink his blood. I do the same thing nearly every morning. I dont know how you can have a more personal realtionship than that.You read the thread. You’ve got the question.
Gottle of Geer said:## Answer: He begins - we respond. ##