My faith's going. Comments?

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Thanks for the response. I understand what you’re saying, but I’m just scared that if I pray, I’ll only end up feeling worse, because that’s usually what happens. Maybe it’s because I’m not praying right. Any suggestions?
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How do you pray? Do you pray the rosary? The divine mercy chaplet? Stations of the cross?
 
Greetings and peace be with you cmbertrand
Thanks for the response. I understand what you’re saying, but I’m just scared that if I pray, I’ll only end up feeling worse, because that’s usually what happens. Maybe it’s because I’m not praying right. Any suggestions?
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I think God answers prayers in a way that help us towards eternal salvation, rather than solve problems in this life. If you prayed to pass your driving test, how will that help you in heaven? Could the following prayer be a clue as to how God might answer prayers?

I asked for Strength…
And God gave me Difficulties to make me strong.
I asked for Wisdom…
And God gave me Problems to solve.
I asked for Prosperity…
And God gave me Brain and Brawn to work.
I asked for Courage…
And God gave me Danger to overcome.
I asked for Love…
And God gave me Troubled people to help.
I asked for Favours…
And God gave me Opportunities.

I received nothing I wanted
I received everything I needed
My Prayer has been answered.

Blessings

Eric
 
=cmbertrand;5981721]Alright, so I’m not all that sure why I’m even posting this, but I just thought maybe someone could get through to me.
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I’m catholic and all that jazz, but things are changing…
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I can’t tell you the last time I really prayed, as in actually wanted to be praying. I go to mass every weekend and I don’t do anything crazy, but it doesn’t feel right. I miss the times when God was all I thought about and everything else just didn’t matter. I even was considering becoming a nun. Now, I go through my everyday routine and I’m thinking more. Wondering. Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to be a different religion. (Now, I highly doubt I’d leave the church, but I just thought I’d throw that in there.) I’ve considered trying meditation (like with incense and the sort) but that seems like it would have the potential to harm my faith in its entirety, so I haven’t done it yet. I even wonder about drugs. But again, I’ll never do it. Just throwing it in there.
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Now, I’ve thought about sitting down and just telling God all this stuff, but then I say to myself, ‘what good will that do?’ because I’ve been through this before. I feel like I’m straying away and then when I decide to come back, prayer is mentally and emotionally painful. I hate it. I go through a period of depression and I question God about everything. It will just feel like he’s sitting there staring at me, not saying a word and not welcoming me. And eventually it will disappear and I feel on fire with God and he’s right there at my side. But only for a month or so and it starts all up again. I guess this time I just got to the point where I assume that’s how it’s always going to be and if that’s the truth, then it’s just not worth it…
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Then there’s that side of me that says that God’s not like that and if I feel that way, then it’s only because I’m doing something wrong. So, now I’m kind of just waiting for Him to come and get me. If I don’t do anything about it then maybe he’ll come to me. I want to go to Him, but I’m scared. So, instead I turn to music and solitude. I’m a bit depressed, but it’s better than what I’ve been through before.
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I don’t know how clear this whole post is, and judging from my previous posts on this website, I probably won’t get much response. And I’ll still be sitting here slowly losing my faith until it’s all gone. So I really hope this post does something for me…
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But if not, thanks anyway.
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***My dear sister in our Blessed Lord Jesus the Christ,

“Been there and done that”:o

I have three thoughts for you to ponder and pray about.

First: If you’ve ever read Theresa of Avalon, John of the Cross or any of the “Mystics” you may recall that they all had similar experiences. Often for prolong periods of time. I read last year that Blessed Mother Theresa of Calcutta had this experience for the majority of her time as a Sister of the Poor.

**Heb.12:6 For the Lord disciplines him whom he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives." 10 For they disciplined us for a short time at their pleasure, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness. ***

Second: God NEVER abandons us! Because how we choose to live, act, love, obey, He may place space between us. And if we choose to sin Mortally this is GREAT space. BUT as soon as we repent, confess, turn back, God is THERE!

Third: Faith is a gift, a “living GIFT’ that requires nurturing [tuning to God and returning to Him our very wills] , care [prayer], “fertilizer,” [charity] , water, [our personal sorrows and tears] pruning [sacrifice] and being open to the sunlight of God’s manifold graces. God never intends that we accomplish salvation on our own. Salvation is too a GIFT from God, that, for reasons known ONLY to Him, requires our cooperation.

One can do too little, BUT one cannot do too much! Such is God’s plan for us.

You [nor any of us] can work our way through life’s maze, but God does allow us to PRAY our way through.

I’ll keep you in my prayers, don’t give up!

Love and prayer’s

Pat **
 
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