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It was only a matter of time.
You may remember that my husband and I were deciding on how and when to tell our former evangelical Anglican church that we were going to become Catholic. We did it just over a month ago. Our closest friends K & M (who are not SUPER close, like, they don't know our deepest darkest or anything but we hang with them more than anyone else) are ironically, probably the most anti-Catholic people there.
Tomorrow, my little girl Meaghan is going to receive the Holy Spirit in her baptism. It's a BIG DEAL. It's the most important day of her life so far.
Today they called us and wanted to talk about "our decision". K is a pseudo-intellectual with verbal diahrrea. M is a former Catholic (from childhood) with a major thorn in her paw. It was a very difficult conversation. It was heated at times. Did I mention it was a very difficult conversation? We were both on speaker phone so all four spouses could talk.
K basically called us selfish and immature and accused us of listening to OUR desires, not God's. In his own, semi-diplomatic way. M was hurt that they were not in on the decision. "I thought we were friends." she said.
They said that we went about the decision all wrong- that we should have sought counsel (which I actually did - here) from our church family , our pastor and Christian counsellor.
Yeah right, I'm gonna tell the counsellor who is plainly anti-Catholic that God's calling me to the Catholic Church. And K & M wouldnlt have wanted to hear it at ALL.
We did what God told us to do WHEN He told us to do it. It was a heartwrenching thing to tell our Christian family that we had to leave them. They tried to make us out to be frivolous thoughtless people. I was so angry.
I almost died last August.
God used that time to speak to me loud and clear. I talked to my husband about it and listened to God and that's all I needed. I knew what God wanted of me. He wanted me in the CC four years ago and I ignored Him.
As I was laying on the operating table bleeding to death, I knew I had to listen NOW.
I tried to explain that to them and K made light of it. "People nearly die all the time!"
Yeah, I know genius. It changes them too.
Anyway, my heart was racing, so was Lloyd's. We ended a 90 minute "conversation" in prayer, thank God and they are going to come to the baptism tomorrow although I'm not sure I want them there because of their attitude. To them it's not a celebration, it's a death sentence for Meaghan's spiritual life.
I had to rant, I can't sleep and I have to get up early tomorrow.
Please say a prayer for the whole situation and also for me to be able to get a decent night's sleep.
You may remember that my husband and I were deciding on how and when to tell our former evangelical Anglican church that we were going to become Catholic. We did it just over a month ago. Our closest friends K & M (who are not SUPER close, like, they don't know our deepest darkest or anything but we hang with them more than anyone else) are ironically, probably the most anti-Catholic people there.
Tomorrow, my little girl Meaghan is going to receive the Holy Spirit in her baptism. It's a BIG DEAL. It's the most important day of her life so far.
Today they called us and wanted to talk about "our decision". K is a pseudo-intellectual with verbal diahrrea. M is a former Catholic (from childhood) with a major thorn in her paw. It was a very difficult conversation. It was heated at times. Did I mention it was a very difficult conversation? We were both on speaker phone so all four spouses could talk.
K basically called us selfish and immature and accused us of listening to OUR desires, not God's. In his own, semi-diplomatic way. M was hurt that they were not in on the decision. "I thought we were friends." she said.
They said that we went about the decision all wrong- that we should have sought counsel (which I actually did - here) from our church family , our pastor and Christian counsellor.
Yeah right, I'm gonna tell the counsellor who is plainly anti-Catholic that God's calling me to the Catholic Church. And K & M wouldnlt have wanted to hear it at ALL.
We did what God told us to do WHEN He told us to do it. It was a heartwrenching thing to tell our Christian family that we had to leave them. They tried to make us out to be frivolous thoughtless people. I was so angry.
I almost died last August.
God used that time to speak to me loud and clear. I talked to my husband about it and listened to God and that's all I needed. I knew what God wanted of me. He wanted me in the CC four years ago and I ignored Him.
As I was laying on the operating table bleeding to death, I knew I had to listen NOW.
I tried to explain that to them and K made light of it. "People nearly die all the time!"
Yeah, I know genius. It changes them too.
Anyway, my heart was racing, so was Lloyd's. We ended a 90 minute "conversation" in prayer, thank God and they are going to come to the baptism tomorrow although I'm not sure I want them there because of their attitude. To them it's not a celebration, it's a death sentence for Meaghan's spiritual life.
I had to rant, I can't sleep and I have to get up early tomorrow.
Please say a prayer for the whole situation and also for me to be able to get a decent night's sleep.
