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JoyToBeCatholic
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Good indication that God is stregthening your faithI think I am losing my faith
the world is filled with faithless people, that doesnât mean you should become oneâŚand where I live I feel I am not alone.
Sounds like you may have a calling thereThere is just no wittnessing of, or understanding of what Catholicism is in the area which I live
Just donât follow the crowd. Their emotionalism can be interpreted as âzealâ and âenergyâ, but there is just no depth to their beliefs. What do they do when the going gets tough? Do they truly embrace the cross? Are they striving for union with God or are they preaching the gospel of âprosperityâ? Are you ready to abandon your beliefs about Mary? The communion of Saints? The Eucharist? Iâm not sure you are truly rooted in your belief of Catholicism, but even if you have all the âintellectualâ stuff down, God may be testing your faith in Him and the Church.The parishes here are either declining or stagnating or both, and many former Catholics are joining more zealous and energetic Protestant churches and sects.
And a lot of people simply donât care either - such is the state of the world today. This might be your calling - or God might just be testing your faith with this also. There are many other things that we can make good intellectual cases about (like abortion) that the world will not grasp. Donât be tempted to join them in their ignorance.Though a good intelectual case can be made for Catholicism, those ideas donât seem to be making their way on to the streets and the masses. At least not where I live.
Is that what Noah thought? Can we just ignore the truth b/c there is no support for it in the world? You will never be content with what else the world has to offer. âOur hearts are restless until they rest in thee, O, Lordâ. Perhaps this is a lesson to be learned (?)So why keep my faith if there is no support for it in my community?
Yes, being Christian is not always comfortable or popular, but you will not be content with anything less than these âstrange religious beliefsâ.I still have a life I have to live, and to put it bluntly I am tired a feeling like an alien hitched to a set of strange religious beliefs.
I think Jesus can sympathize with that.And yes, it has affected my social life, and not in positive ways I must add.
âDo not put the Lord your God to the testâ. Iâm sure you think you would believe, but I doubt you would. There have been numerous saints who had the Lord APPEAR to them and they still doubted. Remember: âLet me go back and warn my brothers, then they will believeâ. âThey did not believe Moses and the prophetsâŚâ. What will it take you to believe? âBlessed are they who have not seen, and believeâSo I ask God or Jesus, to either prove to the world that Catholicism is true, or I am out.
Be patient with yourself. Youâre being tested. God wants to strengthen your faith, and He wonât let you go.
Peace,
~donna