Struggle with faith

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I have been struggling with my Catholic faith over the last few months. Some days I’m convinced that there is no God and others days I’m not so sure. I know that Mother Theresa admitted she struggled with her faith so I guess I’m in good company. Do you struggle with faith and what do you do about it? I more of a math and science guy, so I’ll truly believe it when I see it which makes it harder to have faith in a God you can not see, touch or hear.
 
Yes I struggle greatly many times. I often think of St. Paul (who I first have to whip my mind up to believing had the correct belief) when he said , “Oh wicked retched man that I am who will sav e me from this body of death”. That means he was in misery (like me at times) because he also said, “the things I want to do I don’t do”. You might say what does this have to do with faith and my answer is the human condition. A saint saying some real human things who had an actual encounter with Jesus (again I have to try to embrace and believe that).

It.s rough at times with all the garbage and wickedness in the world to believe in good God that will reward you. However I get drawn to the complexity of the universe and that it just can’t be there in such order without a designer. I’ll pray for you as I pray for myself to gain stronger faith. Peace my friend.
 
I think you and I have a lot in common OP in this regard. Somedays I am not so sure. But the hard part is that I have experienced “coincidences” of answered prayer such as receiving roses when praying to st. Therese, and signs. At the time they happen I am completely convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt that God exists, and it makes perfect sense.

Then when I start to think back, I start poking holes, and trying to convince myself that it wasn’t A sign from God. It’s really annoying.

I believe in prayer though, so just pray. Pray everyday because God changes us through prayer.
 
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I have been struggling with my Catholic faith over the last few months. Some days I’m convinced that there is no God and others days I’m not so sure. I know that Mother Theresa admitted she struggled with her faith so I guess I’m in good company. Do you struggle with faith and what do you do about it? I more of a math and science guy, so I’ll truly believe it when I see it which makes it harder to have faith in a God you can not see, touch or hear.
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I sympathize: belief is hard. I experienced a crisis of faith roughly from November last year to February this year.

Perusing this site and pondering answered prayers have helped me immensely.

Lord have mercy.
 
Chrish1975 said:
I have been struggling with my Catholic faith over the last few months. Some days I’m convinced that there is no God and others days I’m not so sure. I know that Mother Theresa admitted she struggled with her faith so I guess I’m in good company. Do you struggle with faith and what do you do about it? I more of a math and science guy, so I’ll truly believe it when I see it which makes it harder to have faith in a God you can not see, touch or hear.
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Interestingly, it is math and science (logic and reason), that keep bringing me back to God whenever I feel led astray. With the beauty and complexity of science and math I can only see God, no random assignment of natural laws, but an intricately complicated and beautifully assigned laws by a loving creator.
 
I have also experienced faith issues over the years and have never felt 100% about my Catholic faith. But, I have been around long enough to know that I just have to fall back on my absolute belief in God and my comfort in the familiarity of the Church. There were a few years when I attended other churches, the Methodist Church interested me the most, but I always came back. Now I fill myself with things Catholic and try to avoid anything controversial or critical of the Church. I find it easier and easier to keep my faith the older I get, it comforts me to rely on the traditions and routines the seem to bore others. When I question God anymore, I just stop and remind myself that all that I love came from Him.
 
Remember this?

“Blessed are those who believe, and have not yet seen”
 
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