But, remember how your like a seed is your faith ? And when the seed falls on the good soil, it becomes a good bearing plant, which in other terms, your faith grows and prospers. But, on the other hand, when the seed falls on the thorns, at first the seed starts to sprout and suddenly the thorns chock it to death. Which you start to grasp the concept and grow in faith, but you fall.
Right now, I'm so afraid for myself to be choked by the thorns. It has only been 2 weeks and I feel sorta far away.. well from Christianity. And see I've been spending so much time with SLYM [ which is a good thing ] , but the whole Catholic and Christian situation is still .. yeah. Ever since I told my mom, she brings it up for the dumbest things.
She said " I was gonna let you drive next year, but now that you have a different religion, no."
To put in other words, she doesn't trust me and thinks I'm going to be driving to Bible Study. Although, it contradicts everything that I'm fighting for right now, there would be no point to go against my Mom's word, when I believe I should "Honor thy Mother and Father."
But, since I've been talking to more people from SLYM [getting closer], going to Youth Rally, going to Youth Group & upcoming AE retreat. I know I'm thankful because we all come together for the same reason to praise and learn more about God. But, it's hard for me to hold my Christian morals now that I can't even go anymore.
I mean I've been thinking lately, does it matter anyways ? Like one way or another I have the same purpose to do God's will, I mean I'll still believe that Christianity is right, but I feel trapped into Catholism. My mom almost made me talk to the nun about it, she's gonna get the Priest to talk to me.. I don't know. Like, Christians rebuke Catholics and the way they pracitce and Vice Versa, but not everyone is like that, some Christian and Catholics are understanding to each other.
I don't know.. I think that I'm getting pushed back to Catholism, and I'm like just "On The Fence" about the whole situation. I want things to go back to normal, I have little regret for telling my mom, but I have to think that God gave me this trial to learn from.
Hopefully, whatever happens, is for the best.
Sincerely,
Kathleen Michelle Reichenberger
hey kathleen,
ReplyDeletelisten, this is what i say to you: Christian, Catholic, Mormon, Jehovah witness. BLAH. They are labels. At the end of the day what matters is, "Who do you think Jesus Christ is?"
If you believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that He died for your sins on the cross so that you could be saved. Then that is what is most important.
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,[a] that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16
If you believe that Jesus Christ is the way, the truth, and the light, and is the ONE AND ONLY way to heaven then that is what is most important.
"(6)Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (7)If you really knew me, you would know[b] my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him." John 14:6-7
"(23)for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, (24) and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus." Romans 3:23-24
It all boils down to those fundamental beliefs and if you remember those, it doesn't matter what you label yourself as. You could call yourself Bob and it really wouldn't matter because the truth of your faith lies in ^^those^^ aspects of the God's love for you and nothing else.
I truly believe that there are Catholics within the Catholic church that know these beliefs and are therefore saved and I think it's great that you are hanging out with youth who are ultimately wanting to glorify God.
But I want you to stay accountable to the most crucial moral difference between Christianity and Catholicism.
The fact that Catholicism does put emphasis on good works in achieving a place in heaven. You know that's not true, and the Bible even says it's not true:
"(8)For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— (9) not by works, so that no one can boast. 10For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." Ephesians 2:8-9
You're right when say that some Christians rebuke Catholics and Catholics rebuke Christians in the different things that we practice. And some Christian and Catholics are understanding to each other.
That's a part of life, some people are close-minded and some people open-minded. But it doesn't really matter what those people do, it doesn't even matter what we at CFBC do. What matters is what you do.
Right now you're in a hard place, you're separated from us and spending more and more time with your youth rally group. I know that must be hard and I can understand feeling distant from Christianity. But here's the question: "Do you feel far away from God?"
Christianity is nothing without God my dear Kathleen. He is the center of our faith and that is who you need to cling onto, not the label of Christianity or Catholocism.
Your relationship with God is solely between you and God and the beautiful thing is that when God looks at you he doesn't see, "Christian" or "Catholic" on you. All he sees is "My Child" written on your heart because you are His.
I love you and I'm constantly praying for you.
-ate aarika