My testimony is just the opposite, raised devout RC, said my prayers and believed in God and did not knowingly doubt what i was taught and affirmed, but no real reality. So later i worked and partied till God convicted me at age 25 of my lost state, and i really repented, went to confession, but then trusted the Lord Jesus to save me by His merit, not mine own, with evangelical radio helping.
Even nature seemed new to me after that, but being in a RC area and not knowing much of any other church, i contd to go to every RC service, taught CCD and became a lector, seeking to serve God (also going on a 8 day retreat) while witnessing to other souls about being saved.
Only a couple in my parish could identify with what i experienced in my conversion, others had no real interest in talking much about the Bible and salvation. I sought for some life in the (marginalized) RC charismatic meetings, which were better, but handicapped by hierarchy (which joined them to a Marxist “peace and justice” commission) and traditions. And on my own i was led by God do such things as tell people outside strip joints to repent (after working about 60 hours a week).
But when i finally had the faith to ask God to show me if it was His will to go another church then the Lord did so the next day, and which decision He has abundantly affirmed.
I go to a evangelical church, thank God, and have no personal animosity against Rome (i wish priests would talk to me rather than walking away when i try to raise issues), but with truly born again souls, unlike with RCs, the particular church one goes to is not central, but peripheral, as their fellowship is around the person of Christ, having a shared conversion experience and relationship with the Lord Jesus.
My desire is that all that is within me cry glory to the Lord, and to see the Lord Jesus exalted in my heart and thru me (and others) as i serve Him, which i daily seek to do but grieve over that which contrary to that in heart or deed, yet and rejoice in the daily manifestations of God’s grace and His using me. And growth in grace is contrary to the institutionalized religion which predominates among Catholics and most mainline Prot church as well. May the Lord alone be exalted. Which He will be. (Is. 2:11,17)
Your testimony was beautiful, Daniel. It is the sorrow in life that brings such joy when He saves us from ourselves. I have been doing a lot of praying lately for the Body of Christ, that He would open doors for us and embolden us to be effective ambassadors for Christ. Your post has done just that. Our job is not easy now, the enemy has little time left, and he knows it. I thank God for you and all my brothers and sisters in Christ. It is my greatest joy and at times pain, to be an ambassador, preaching and teaching reconciliation between God and man. Thank you again for sharing your circumstances that led you to Him and His finished work on your behalf.
So thankful to be IN CHRIST,
smvoice
I will pray for your reversion tot he truth.
Great testimony...
Your faith is what you make of it. It is up to you. You have to have faith in God. Your faith was lagging. Only the Catholic Church has the fullness of the faith. I’ll pray that one day you will see the light and come back home to God’s Pilgrim Church on Earth. How anyone could give up the Eucharist is beyond me. Did you believe in the Real Presence? If you did, how could turn away from God?
so you abandoned the 2,000 year history of christianity, the Catholic Church, for an evangalestic store frone church of what's happening now??? O.K., I guess, but what are the odds that you chose the right one out of the 30,000 or so protestant denominations???