[__ Prayer __] What brings people back to Christianity

[humble soul]

For me it was , missing that anchor feeling. Or compass feeling.
My morals had slipped. I was rationalising bad behaviour. I had lost the ability to judge good from evil .
For all its faults Catholicism, offers a feeling of stability and belonging. I grew up Catholic. The rituals are criticised but I have the Mass in my DNA. It makes sense to me, though I struggle to explain the theology.
I wonder how atheists keep a check on their morality. Is it a priority now?
Christianity should ensure we live a moral life. Otherwise we are bad hypocrites.

 

[dashboardchic19]

I guess maybe hope of the trust and security that I had before as a child. When I was scared at night I would pray. I would talk to God all the time. I felt I was taken care of and everything was going to be all right. I guess I wish things were simple like that again.

 

[Quantrill]

I guess maybe hope of the trust and security that I had before as a child. When I was scared at night I would pray. I would talk to God all the time. I felt I was taken care of and everything was going to be all right. I guess I wish things were simple like that again.

It's my opinion that they are that simple still.

A child like faith is still required, no matter how much we mature, as a person or spiritually.

As we grow and mature as a person, those natural protections and securities of parents is removed. But that doesn't remove us from God's security. Doesn't remove the need for faith in Him.

Does one return to Christianity, or the Person of Jesus Christ? I say make sure it is to Him you return.

Quantrill

 

[JLB]

Know Jesus, know peace.

No Jesus, no peace.




JLB

 

[humble soul]

I guess maybe hope of the trust and security that I had before as a child. When I was scared at night I would pray. I would talk to God all the time. I felt I was taken care of and everything was going to be all right. I guess I wish things were simple like that again.

Your childhood experience of Christianity was positive. Mine too.
My parents created a beautiful family life that I was privileged to be part of. My teachers at school we're dedicated Marist Brothers.
I think the sacred mystery of Jesus Christ seeped into my bones from an early age. Organ music was a big factor too. I was a sensitive child perhaps. 1960s too.
We were belted often by teachers but I hold no grudges. It was never done in hate. It was never personal.
Nostalgia for my childhood Christian experience is one major factor in returning.

 

[humble soul]

If we felt secure as a child during a Christian childhood, we might miss it because adulthood can feel very insecure. That has been the case for me. Adult life can be very challenging. I don't handle responsibility as well as many others. Making choices can be scary.
Then we long for the time when we were really a child of God. A child.

 

[humble soul]

If I had a Jewish or Muslim childhood, I may have wanted to return.
On the other hand, if that childhood experience was very strict and rule bound, I don't think anyone wants to return to that.

 

[Tessa]

God-s lone is very deep, His mercy immeasurable.
Once you have felt that love you never wanted to lose it and your love for Him will never stop growing
With God's love comes calmness and peace.

 

[Christ_empowered]

i dunno. I didn't really, truly get saved until Jesus dealt with me. It kind of...reinforced all the Calvinism 101 I'd been taught (long story). I was raised nominally Presbyterian, but..-shrug-...mostly left to my own devices...lots of old school fairy tales, GrecoRoman myths, etc. and now...

-shrug- 8 years in, I kind of think...The Lord works somewhat differently (same themes, different specifics) in different individuals' lives. I never "got saved" as a kid or tween or anything (The Bible Belt...especially back then...kind of a rite of passage...), and by the time I hit 14, the family stopped going to church (looking back, I kind of suspect town and church politics, but...that happens...), and...

ramble, ramble. At this point, I'm pretty certain I'm -still- a pariah, maybe that's a permanent status (?), and I don't know if a local church is going to have a space for me. not that I'm "too good" for them, just...churches grow out of communities, and I'm an outcast in this community, now -despite- His work in my life+my parents' lives. and yet...

I read over stories of childhood prayers and rosaries and such, and...I'm a tad jealous (nothing crazy, lol).