How did you know you were ready?

[SPB1987]

Well, for one thing I was drawn to Christ and not the Bible

For another, well, it is quite simple: I had certainty that God did indeed exist and that He did send His Son to this world to establish a Church that would lead people to Him. After that, it was simply a matter of finding who today is the true Church.

Thanks for your response. How did you determine what the true Church is?

 

[SPB1987]

Doubting is not wrong; we all have a little Thomas in us. Wanting to know is good; having a need for God is good, because He loves to serve. As you talk with other members you will find they are going through or have been through similar struggles.

The best thing for you would be to have at least one brother in Christ you could share with your issues and have him empathizes with you and grow with you.

Start your day with a pray of thanksgiving: wife, kids, church, job, home, car, good health, education, free time, Christ going to the cross for you, God’s word, God’s Love for you and the indwelling Holy Spirit.

The most difficult times in my life to draw close to God have been when things were really going well, I was being praised for doing so well, I felt really good about how I was doing, and started putting others and God/Jesus on the back burner. I did not need anything. A tragedy happens that I cannot control, solve my way out of and suddenly I drop to my knees. I realize I have been quenching the Spirit and operating on my own.

Get involved in other people’s lives and your issues will seem so much less.

Thanks for your response. I will take what you said to heart. I do have a hard time getting to know and open up to people. I have always had a hard time meeting people and making friends. This is something that I need to work on.

I do have many things to be grateful for.

 

[E.C.]

Thanks for your response. How did you determine what the true Church is?

Well, I narrowed it down to anything that was around before the Reformation. After that, it was a matter of finding out what the early Church believed by reading sources from the era (or at least a condensed version ) known as the Church Fathers, and then read up on which Church today was most in line to the early Christians.
It took some reading of history and theology of Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity as well as a great deal of prayer and discernment to figure it out.