Keeping faith strong!

[kelmc2]

Hey, everybody!

I dont make many posts, but I find this to be a very awesome way to get out everything that I am feeling I was wondering - though I believe whole heartedly in God and everything that comes with it, how do you keep your faith vibrant? I find it extremely challenging to hold onto that awesome feeling of doing good after you come back from something that you did wrong…it’s like you lose sight of what the feeling was all about. I dont know if I am only the one, but it’s the feeling that I get when I come out of confession. Sometimes the confession session (didnt mean to rhyme! haha) is just a conversation expressing how I feel about something or how I am struggling with my faith in a certain way. Is confession and intense prayer the only way or is there something I am missing to hold onto that great feeling?

Does anyone know what I am talking about or do I just sound crazy? haha I am only 23 so I might just sound very nieve or I am completely off base!

 

[Defender1]

Hey, everybody!

I dont make many posts, but I find this to be a very awesome way to get out everything that I am feeling I was wondering - though I believe whole heartedly in God and everything that comes with it, how do you keep your faith vibrant? I find it extremely challenging to hold onto that awesome feeling of doing good after you come back from something that you did wrong…it’s like you lose sight of what the feeling was all about. I dont know if I am only the one, but it’s the feeling that I get when I come out of confession. Sometimes the confession session (didnt mean to rhyme! haha) is just a conversation expressing how I feel about something or how I am struggling with my faith in a certain way. Is confession and intense prayer the only way or is there something I am missing to hold onto that great feeling?

Does anyone know what I am talking about or do I just sound crazy? haha I am only 23 so I might just sound very nieve or I am completely off base!

Confession makes me feel really good and spiritual and walking a straighter line. The Rosary also makes me feel really good in the spiritual sense when I am meditating on the mysteries of the Gospel .

 

[CatholicZ09]

Mass always makes me feel really good and so do processions. That’s why I’m so excited for next Sunday - the Corpus Christi procession!!!

 

[Samuel63]

The sacrements are wonderful. Get as much out of them as you can.

I had the following experience. I was a catechist teaching second grade. Our director of religious education (DRE) who was a nun told me to stop teaching about purgatory since this was “old theology.” It was in the book provided to me as a teacher though!

To make a long story short, I found out the staff at our parish were predominantly heretics and dissidents. I started learning the faith real fast and finding all the errors they propagated. I am now fighting back in an orderly, charitable, and effective way to preserve the faith in our community. This will keep you on your toes.

I moved from there to develop a skill at detecting false teaching. I now have favorite orthodox websites for news, faith formation, and social interaction. My next venture will be leading a weekly prayer group.

 

[RosarioD]

No, you are not sounding crazy. The feeling you are getting after confession is indeed God’s grace. That is the reason why the sacrament of reconciliation is always there and God’s grace is free for the asking. (You lucky dog )
There are many practical ways that you can keep this “feeling” up…simple acts of kindness, acts of mercy (corporal and spiritual) and just living a holy daily life in your state of life is so achievable. Be the hands and feet of Jesus.