persecution within my own house

[Reason2believe]

Hi everyone well my story goes like this I am a protestant christian and my dad used to be a Catholic but doesn't believe anymore. Well today I just got off my fast for 2 days and it felt really great. I drew closer to God felt my sins being away and grew within my relationship with the son of God. Now my dad isn't the most religious person but he's a nice guy but deep down he doesn't like Jesus because he said that to me. He doesn't go to church anymore. If I question why he doesn't like Jesus he retorts back asking me why I am asking him. Well the point of story goes as I was coming off my fast I felt spiritually attacked by him. He curses God and mocks him within his attiutde. He doesn't know I feel spiritually attacked when he does that but everytime he does, it triggers a negative thought from my past. Because of this I sometimes feel that i'm in bondage and I can't let go of the bad memory it has. It says in the bible "I and my father are one". Meaning Jesus is God. But everytime I read or hear father all I remember is him my father cursing. Its not my fault for remembering that and I ask God many times to help me with this. It says in the bible if your hand is making you sin you should cut it because its better then going to hell. I pray that I will be able to live on my own and just BE. Anyway I had to get this off my chest because its like this almost everyday. Its different as I look back because my dad raised me literally by humor when I was a kid and thats why I use to be the most positive kid looking up to him but now all I see is the negative effects and his lifestyle is wearing off around me and others. what should I do? I've confronted him about the situation but he curses God even more......... ahhhhhh I wanna just run away

 

[gabrielListens]

Dear friend,

If you increase your faith and pray heartily to Jesus for your father's conversion, he will turn again to God for in Matthew 18:11-13 Our Lord and Saviour did say:

11 For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.
12 How think ye? If a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them go astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seek that which has gone astray?
13 And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray.


If you strengthen your faith, the devil will be cast out of your father for in Matthew 17:19-20 Jesus tells the disciples why they could not cast the devil out of a boy that was sick with lunacy.

19 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could we not cast him out?
20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief; for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.

I also reccomend praying heartily to Our Blessed Mother because she is most devoted to the conversion of sinners.

May God's peace be with you.

gabriel

 

[DIVA_for_Christ]

Hi everyone well my story goes like this I'm a christian and my dad is a catholic. I don't press my religious differences on him because I too once was a catholic for 12 years then I converted. Well today I just got off my fast for 2 days and it felt really great. I drew closer to God felt my sins being away and grew within my relationship with the son of God. Now my dad isn't the most religious person but he's a nice guy but deep down he doesn't like Jesus because he said that to me. He doesn't goto church anymore. If I question why he doesn't like Jesus he retorts back asking me why I am asking him. Well the point of story goes as I was coming off my fast I felt spiritually attacked by him. He curses God and mocks him within his attiutde. He doesn't know I feel spiritually attacked when he does that but everytime he does, it triggers a negative thought from my past. Because of this I sometimes feel that i'm in bondage and I can't let go of the bad memory it has. It says in the bible "I and my father are one". Meaning Jesus is God. But everytime I read or hear father all I remember is him my father cursing. Its not my fault for remembering that and I ask God many times to help me with this. It says in the bible if your hand is making you sin you should cut it because its better then going to hell. I pray that I will be able to live on my own and just BE. Anyway I had to get this off my chest because its like this almost everyday. Its different as I look back because my dad raised me literally by humor when I was a kid and thats why I use to be the most positive kid looking up to him but now all I see is the negative effects and his lifestyle is wearing off around me and others. what should I do? I've confronted him about the situation but he curses God even more......... ahhhhhh I wanna just run away.

You can not give up or give in. The best way for you to do is to continue to pray for your father's salvation, deliverance and healing. You need to be able to forgive your father as well and remember that your father is not the one attacking God or you but the spirits that have him deceived. Speak God's truth to those spirits, they might have your father continue to lash out at you and God but deep down, his true spirit is being feed the word of God. Keep planting those seeds, water them with your prayers and petitions before the Lord and watch God increase in him.

Also when we fast we are very open spiritually and have to be very careful because we are very vunerable to come under attack. We gain ground spiritually when we fast so the enemy does what he can to first try to stop us from fasting, if that doesn't work he trys to get us to break our fast and then if that doesnt' work, he attacks us afterwards in an attempt to steal the territory back from us that we gained.

Keep pressing and don't give up! Trust God for your father, never losing faith and you will see God's word be performed.

God Bless!!!!

 

[Shane Roach]

There are a few things you need to consider. First, the Bible does actually tell us to separate ourselves from the un-Godly. It is probably a bad idea to completely cut yourself off from your Father, but I myself have had to minimize and control my exposure to certain family members whose attitudes towards me and Christianity have been damaging to me. Ultimately, your true family is God and those who follow him in Christ.

Other than that, I think the sorts of suggestions you already have here are all very good advice, and of course try to surround yourself with strong, faithful brothers and sisters in Christ.

 

[UnitynLove]

Yes I know Reason what you are going through. I myself have suffered persecution due to my faith in Christ. But this is alright because with all the trouble you are going through you are going to experience, soon, 10x the joy. Jesus said, "Blessed are those that mourn for they shall be comforted, blessed are that weep for they shall have joy." Glory to God. Do not be plauged with bitterness, anger or hate because nothing is worth your seperation from you lord at any front. No man and or any women. Just keep doing what the lord wants and you shall be delivered. You are an example to your family of what the lord can do if people put their trust in him. He is using you for his glory and you shall experience his Glory!

 

[Shubunkin]

Sounds like your Dad is going through a really rough time. It seems that there were better times, and now things have changed. You cannot ask him about it because he doesn't want to share that part of himself with you. Perhaps something very traumatic has happened, and he just cannot deal with it. He knows he doesn't want to burden you with it, either, but it comes out like he's shutting you out. He does need a lot of prayer. I hope you come to understand him better, and not take this as a personal attack, because it doesn't seem it is... even though it feels that way. Your Dad may need a little sympathy here first.