A growing relationship

A growing relationship with Christ

Attending college has been a whirlwind of changes but one thing that has remained constant is my faith. Occasionally, the college campus facilitative conversations about life values, politics, and the faith; I have been asked the question: “how are you so catholic, how you are so confident in your faith?” To answer that question: I am not, I doubt, and question all the time. But one thing I do have figured out is that you won’t find that answers to questions if I don’t go searching for them. And that is exactly what I am trying to do praying, seeking, and asking for His guidance.

There are few people that I know that are 100% confident in what they believe; I think everyone is searching in their own way. I believe everyone struggles, but in a way its good that we struggle because it means that you care enough in your heart to know more about God, to discover our purpose, to answer the burning questions of: why am I here? Where am I going?

I was raised Catholic and attended Catholic Church every Sunday with my family for the first 18 years of my life. Growing up, I never really thought about my faith. I was catholic because my parents were catholic and I was just going through the motions. It wasn’t until I had a life changing conversation with my best friend. She puts her faith and relationship with Christ above everything else. I remember the night where she invited me to do the same. She made me realize how hard life can be without Christ and without purpose. When I went to college, I had to think real hard if I was going to continue to practice in my catholic ways, and I felt so abnormal when I considered that Christ wasn’t going to be apart of my life. After my first experience at the campus Newman center I left with tears in my eyes. I was so incredibly encouraged to continue to grow in my faith and it reminded me that

I am the daughter of a God who loves me more than I could ever imagine and sent His only son to save us from our sins, so that eventually we could return to live with Him in heaven someday. I call myself a catholic/Christian but I will be the first to admit that I don’t always act like one. It is pretty easy to write a little synapse on God and faith, however, the real task is to make sure that Christ just doesn’t fit into our lives but is the running force behind us. I encourage you all regardless of how you find Christ, to go find him, and share that with everything you have! ~much love Cecelia