Seeking Christ and His Will

When I first decided to embark on the journey of seeking Christ, I thought it was the end to all fun. I pictured a boring life and everything in the world as off limits. I thought I would be living a life ruled by guilt and shame. I was led to believe all the joy was to be sucked out of my life and led in a direction that I had no idea of the outcome. This is what the world tells us about Catholicism, right? This seems to be the underlying theme of today’s culture.

However, when we posture our hearts towards the Lord and make Him the focal point of our lives, all of those earthly things seem to move down the ranks of importance. Not to say our desires for those earthly aspects immediately disappear, but there is a tugging on our hearts to follow Him. As long as we remain on this earth, we will always be tested with temptation and to stray from Christ.

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