- Mar 31, 2017
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Hey everyone, I have somewhat of a matter I need to discuss and get some feedback.
I was baptized as a teen on my own accord, but as life's paths were in front of me I always seemed to take the wrong ones. Drugs and alcohol where always a part of my life, and certain groups.
I have cleaned myself up and getting in touch with God again. This has been a lot of work for me. Rekindling a relationship with God again is calling to me daily.
When I'm at home, my fiance is not that interested in going to church. When I talk about God, she gets awkward. Last night I was working on a baby gate at the top of our stairs, and I was having a tough time with this particular gate. I was getting frustrated while keeping my cool. She asked "Are you ok? you seem to be having a tough time." I responded with "I asked god to give me the strenghth to be patient, and of course he doesn't just give it to you, he gives you the opportunity to become patient." She then said something along the lines of "Why is it GOD that is helping you and not you?"
I left it at that, but I guess the question is, can this work with me being a practicing christian with her? She is open to the Idea, she reads a children's bible to our daughter and seems to believe but has no interest in going to church or praying or even talking about the bible very much.
My thought is, I should just keep on trucking and lead by example of a good christian and hope she gets more motivated to join me.
What do you think?
Thank you in advance for your thoughts.
I was baptized as a teen on my own accord, but as life's paths were in front of me I always seemed to take the wrong ones. Drugs and alcohol where always a part of my life, and certain groups.
I have cleaned myself up and getting in touch with God again. This has been a lot of work for me. Rekindling a relationship with God again is calling to me daily.
When I'm at home, my fiance is not that interested in going to church. When I talk about God, she gets awkward. Last night I was working on a baby gate at the top of our stairs, and I was having a tough time with this particular gate. I was getting frustrated while keeping my cool. She asked "Are you ok? you seem to be having a tough time." I responded with "I asked god to give me the strenghth to be patient, and of course he doesn't just give it to you, he gives you the opportunity to become patient." She then said something along the lines of "Why is it GOD that is helping you and not you?"
I left it at that, but I guess the question is, can this work with me being a practicing christian with her? She is open to the Idea, she reads a children's bible to our daughter and seems to believe but has no interest in going to church or praying or even talking about the bible very much.
My thought is, I should just keep on trucking and lead by example of a good christian and hope she gets more motivated to join me.
What do you think?
Thank you in advance for your thoughts.