How to live if no faith...

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How to live if no faith...
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Fri, 07-28-2006 - 7:33am
I have been a firm Catholic ever since little. That was my own choice, somehow I found a way to it since no one in my family went to church. It was nice in one way, so fulfilling being a part of that society and believing God loves me endlessly, he's always there to help and so on.
The other side of story was so much illogical belief like going to hell for one mortal sin and so on and so on...
Little by little, exploring and questioning, I came to a point where I stopped believing. Not just in Catholic church but in God himself. Better to say, seeing all the stuff in the world and problems that we all face, how there so much pain and hurt and no religion gave me answer why it all happens, I stopped believing God as in something magnificent, big, and endlessly loving.
Now I live empty, faithlessly, like a shell without nothing in it. This life ain't so pretty any more. Sure, everything goes well for me, but I feel deep inside that nothing fulfills me.
People, what experiences do you have?
How to regain my faith?
I miss believing that this whole life really has a purpose. I miss someone to have to follow. And above all I miss God.

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Wed, 08-02-2006 - 11:04am

Hi Cindy!!!!

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Sat, 08-12-2006 - 1:23pm

Sunny,

The problem with asking people is that people don't always have the answer.

All that is required for answers is to SEEK.

SEEK, AND YOU SHALL FIND, ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE, KNOCK AND THE DOOR WILL BE OPENED FOR YOU.

How do you seek? Where do you find?

You said you miss God, well He misses you too, and He can't wait for you to return to Him. Forget about religion, forget about what other people say. First, ask God. Pray to Him to show you how He made you and why you're here. Ask Him the questions you've been asking other people. I will bet anything that you will find the answer. What kind of God wouldn't give His children the answer to such an important qusetion? Ask, and God will show you in a way that no one could show you.

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Sat, 08-12-2006 - 1:57pm

Yes, what kind of God wouldn't give his child the answer...

Well the thing about me asking for the answers here or generally from people is that God doesn't answer me. Do you think I'd be here posting this question if I was getting the answers from God?

I figure that I won't be getting my answers from people so I just accept everyone's opinion but unfortunatelly I know I won't get an answer from anyone.

I'll just continue to wait for him to contact me... :)

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Sat, 08-12-2006 - 2:00pm

Just out of curiosity, what kind of response are you expecting/hoping for?

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Sat, 08-12-2006 - 2:13pm

You mean from Him?

Well, any kind of answer would be satisfying. BUT the answer has to come from him (OK, or some angel).
I have to see/hear/feel him. I have to know that he really is looking after me and that all this, the life and the pain, have some kind of meaning. I have to feel his love. Without it my life seems kindda meaningless. So I keep on waiting and waiting...

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Sat, 08-12-2006 - 3:17pm

So a general sense of presence then.

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Sat, 08-12-2006 - 3:32pm

As I said before, it


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Registered: 03-26-2003
Sun, 08-13-2006 - 5:52am

Bink, I agree.
And for some reason I am now reminded of the
saying, "have faith in the "small" things from
God, so that he can give you "bigger" things".
Well not necessarily things, but you get what I mean.

Sunny, if it helps, re-read our replies to you,
especially the ones where Faith worked on our
behalf.

A few years ago a friend of mine who was having a
hard time with life...she prayed to God, telling him
that she REALLY wanted what other faith-filled
Christians had....and overnight she experienced a
newfound, deepseated joy, that until today she cannot
explain what it is like, but that it is truly there.

We were so happy for her!

Sunny, I will pray on your behalf, and we want you to
know that God really loves you with all of his heart...
He has so much in store for you. "Let go, and Let God"
as the saying goes.

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Registered: 08-29-2003
Sun, 08-13-2006 - 9:32am

Cencia, and all the others, I agree with you. I know that I should just let it go and let God work in his misterious ways as he has for milleniums.

I don't know if you have ever watched this movie called "The fourth wiseman". It's my one all time movies because the basic story is about a man who looks for the King of kings his whole life. In his search I find myself, that's why I always endlessly cry when I watch this movie. The bottom line is that he finds his King in the moment of his dying.

I hope that it won't happen to me... :) I hope I'll find Him long before so that I can finally start seeing beauty and meaning in the life itself.

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Sun, 08-13-2006 - 12:46pm

she prayed to God, telling him
that she REALLY wanted what other faith-filled
Christians had....


Great point Cindy!

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