Somewhere inbetween.... and confused

[Debi1967]

Perhaps it's the way you say things...

Ya know, I will always be submissive to the Church, no matter what, and I will continue to seek God when I say to him, "God, why do you teach this and that? Why is it that this seems to fail, yet, you teach to abide by it anyway?" And he will always be there in my prayers, leading me to His answer. Not mine.

May I suggest that you apply your zeal for your faith in a little different way. Maybe bring it down a few notches and think about what people are actually saying.

I work in a Fortune 50 Enterprise, and it's intriguing to note that people love to read emails, then they just quickly do the "knee-jerk" reaction and they shoot off an email and they probably didn't really think about what they typed before they typed it.

By then, it's already written down, and...well...damage is done.

My point is that you clearly read, "I don't agree", and equated that to, "I will not obey", even though I would always be obediant to the Church, I will sometimes (like the celibacy issue) question what our Lord teaches.

I think that's a good thing, because it'll make me grow in my faith. Sorry if that offends you, but I'm just growing. Maybe you have no issues with the Church and what she teaches. If so, then I applaud you.

Ya know, you could have easily said, "Yeah BA, but we have to abide by what she teaches, eh?", and I would've said, "Yeah...true...I guess I will continue to pray about it..."

Now doesn't that sound better?

BA, How did this turn into a personal issue for you? Maybe you need to take a bit of your own advice about posting kneejerk reactions....

I wasn't talking about anyone in particular....

The only person I was talking about in particular was me and what I am going through right now, because I feel inbetween something and it is something that I know will be shown to me, but at the same time it is all coming so fast for me that I am having a hard time digesting it all....

I am having a hard time with letting go of things, things I know must be let go of...

I am being taught Detachment and I am not liking it much, and it is confusing me...

I do not think that really has anything to do with you personally do you?

 

[Rising_Suns]

BA, How did this turn into a personal issue for you? Maybe you need to take a bit of your own advice about posting kneejerk reactions....

Hi debi, peace be with you
For the record, I thought you were talking about people on the forums as well.

If you are speaking about your brethren in general, who may they be? Are these people at Church? If so, have you considered doing something about it? I believe some people have a natural instinct for spotting Church abuses; and many of these people end up attending the Tridentine Latin Mass.

However, there is a risk to get caught up in the legality of things, and lose the spirit of Christ in love.

May God richly bless you on your journey of self-discovery in Christ,

-Davide

 

[BAChristian]

Whatever problems you may be having, I hope it all works out.

 

[Debi1967]

Hi debi, peace be with you
For the record, I thought you were talking about people on the forums as well.

If you are speaking about your brethren in general, who may they be? Are these people at Church? If so, have you considered doing something about it? I believe some people have a natural instinct for spotting Church abuses; and many of these people end up attending the Tridentine Latin Mass.

However, there is a risk to get caught up in the legality of things, and lose the spirit of Christ in love.

May God richly bless you on your journey of self-discovery in Christ,

-Davide

No it is not that I am getting caught up in the legalities of things at the Church... It is a new Church for me I had to move Churches...

It is just that I lost my Priest that I was working with, and now this Priest does not have the time to work with me so I have to wait for my confirmation. Which is not such a bad thing I can wait, I know they are tasked beyond what they can handle, but at the same time, I miss the pastoral relationationship I once had with my old Priest...

Then I had to move Churches, that was another thing, so another whole congregation to get used to again. So then I lost my Church as well. But it too far for me to get to.

My mother has not been supportive at all and I am going home to visit and this time I am staying with her and I am dreading the confrontation I know is to come. To the JWs being Catholic is about the worst thing one can do... as if it wasn't bad enough when I was a Trinitarian Christian... oye...

Then I will have to deal with my family and and the loss of my Uncle and all of that for the first time too....

It seems that most of my friends think I am completely nuts because I have turned Catholic and now that I decided to enter into it in such a way as to be completely celibate and stay away from certain things I have lost most of them too, as well as have to deal with their jokes and remarks...

I feel as though I am all alone, even though I know that I am not, but it still feels so much that way....

 

[Debi1967]

Whatever problems you may be having, I hope it all works out.

....

 

[BAChristian]

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[Debi1967]

I am done

Please close my thread .....

 

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