Too Late for Me?

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So many times I have tried to be a good Catholic and follow God just to give up and walk away. I am tired of living like this and really want to come home and have a relationship with him, but is it too late? Does God give up on us after a while?
 
JMJ / MMM 22 Aug Sunday 2010
Warm Greetings RainyDayWoman –
It is NEVER too late for you.
God NEVER stops Loving you … NEVER.
And God NEVER gives up on you … NEVER.

You want a loving relationship with God. Well, I’ll tell you something! God wants and yearns for a tremendous loving relationship with YOU!

I will pray to the Holy Spirit to enter your mind and heart and emotions and TOUCH you, helping you to know how very much you are Loved by God in Jesus Christ.
John (JohnJFarren)
 
No, it is never to late and God never gives up on you,

if you are having trouble with going back and forth with your faith, then maybe you need some spiritual direction, have you ever had a spiritual director? usually a spiritual director is just a priest you can go to frequently for help and instructions in your faith and with your sins.

you also should pray and read good catholic books daily, such as the books on www.tanbooks.com

you need to understand how much God loves you, He would never abandon you, especially when you try to pick yourself up again, that is all He wants from us, to keep trying, keep picking ourselves up again, no matter how many times we fall,
He created us out of love, and He Himself is love, so there is nothing else that He would have for us except love, even if we have offended Him greatly, He still loves us, and welcomes us back every time we again choose to repent.

i think what will really help you is some good religious instruction, and not just the basics like catechism, but more deep instructions to help you with the interior spiritual life and also as a continual help with your sins, which is really something that should be done in person, but if that’s not possible then phone or e-mail is better then nothing.

as Catholics, our main goal in anything we do is to better know, love, and serve God, and so in your life you should mainly work towards those things, learn how to love God more, get to know Him, learn how you should serve Him,
just pray on it and work for it daily, just take it a day at a time, and be patient with yourself, God is patient with you and does not give up on you because He knows how you grow and learn, we all learn and grow gradually, God knows it better than we do because He created us, and so why would He be impatient with us?

so right now, just pray, read, and find a good spiritual director, God is helping you, He led you here after all, you just need to do your part, just keep going.

ok, hope this helps, take care.
 
Book of Romans Chapter 8

35 Who then shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation? or distress? or famine? or nakedness? or danger? or persecution? or the sword? Family of God » Saints - Communion of
36 (As it is written: For thy sake we are put to death all the day long. We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.)
37 But in all these things we overcome, because of him that hath loved us.
38 For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor might,
39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
 
As I was driving somewhere today I was in a dark mood, reflecting on all the terrible things I’ve done in my life and wondering if I’ll ever be confident in God’s love for me. And at that precise moment I saw white rocks arranged on the hillside next to me … they spelled out the word “LOVE”. I started to cry. How obvious a message can that be?

We have all sinned, we have all fallen short. I personally have turned my back on God so hatefully that I once declared myself an atheist. I have at times failed miserably.

And yet, here I am now. And I realize God is so much greater than our human concept of love. His love goes beyond anything you can imagine and He absolutely loves you. Take heart… and pray often.
 
Rainy Day,

Of course not, all of heaven and your Father God are leaning forward at this very moment expectantly waiting for you to “begin again”.

To maintain your resolution will take work…but read these forums for useful ideas on maintaining an active presence of God. This is called your interior life.

The best idea i’ve run across is that which uses a telephone pole and wire…the farther the telephone poles are apart from each other…the more sag and tension is on the line and on the poles. Christmas to Easter telephone poles…or Sunday to Sunday telephone poles. Think of the sag there.

You need to approach the Lord throughout each day…and to develop an interior life WITH HIM. Do things with Him. Take Him shopping with you. Do your laundry with Him. Discern your career moves with Him. Love others with Him and through Him.

Stay close to the Sacraments…here we receive God’s being.

He wants to talk with you…He’s eagerly waiting to hear about your day, your struggles, your questions, your worries, your joys. Approach Him often. Visit the Blessed Sacrament during the day, say a morning offering, prayers before meals, examine your conscience at night (2-3) minutes, go to the Sacrament of Joy (Confession) more often…2-3 times a month. Attend Mass and put some love and attention and effort into it. Pray, especially for others.

Great question…but the answer is God is waiting for you like an expectant Father…tenderly patiently, he’s looking out the front door wondering when you’re going to approach Him. I am not kidding. Your loving and forgiving Father is waiting.

Don’t keep Him waiting…and help others realize this too! He also has work prepared for you too!!!
 
Book of Romans Chapter 8

35 Who then shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation? or distress? or famine? or nakedness? or danger? or persecution? or the sword? Family of God » Saints - Communion of
36 (As it is written: For thy sake we are put to death all the day long. We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.)
37 But in all these things we overcome, because of him that hath loved us.
38 For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor might,
39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Hi Rainy Day Woman,
May I echo my Irish cousin’s post and add that you are immeasurably Loved by Him.
God Bless,
Colmcille1.🙂
 
So many times I have tried to be a good Catholic and follow God just to give up and walk away. I am tired of living like this and really want to come home and have a relationship with him, but is it too late?
No. No, no, no, no, no, a thousand times no.
Does God give up on us after a while?
Refer to answer above.

You want to start a huge celebration in heaven, one that makes Times Square on New Year’s look like a cupcake birthday?

(your answer here)

Come on home. We love you, but God loves you infinitely more.

-Tim
 
Are ya dead yet?
Then its not too late.

I have an issue that I struggle with, and that burden hasnt been lifted from me.
But, one thing that made me really happy, was finding out the I was the one who failed, not God. The areas that I lack, are opportunities for Gods grace. His grace is sufficient.
 
Keep remembering the parable of The Prodigal Son and how Christ said that Heaven rejoices more over the prayers of a repentant sinner than the prayers of someone who needs no forgiveness.

When you’re lying in bed and through out the day, keep asking God to give you more faith and to protect you [from evil]. When I didn’t have much faith, I kept doing that and am now more faithful than I ever have been. So pray it when you don’t need to concentrate on something, for example, when brushing your teeth, walking down stairs, waiting for someone etc…,

God doesn’t force people to sin less, but if it is your will to sin less, then it won’t be against your free will for God to help you.
 
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