Does this describe you?

[Pontifite 7 of 10]

I try to be religious alot and people misinterpret it as tring to act holier then them.
And I'm not I just want to be "good" which for me is following Gods law every second of my life even in the little things. But it dosen't always work out like that. So I don't see myself as a good person. But everyone else thinks I'm 'too holy' and i'm not. So thats me.

Edited December 2, 2006 by Pontifite 7 of 10

[Mercy me]

I think it is somewhere in the middle for me too.

[Sojourner]

This is a good question.

I think it depends on where I am in my relationship with God. I think there are a few reasons I do spiritual things like pray or go to Mass often: a sense of love, a sense of duty or obligation, a sense of need. When I am feeling closer to God, I do things more out of love, but there still is a sense of my need and a sense that I should be doing these things. But ... the burden of fulfilling the "should" part of it is lighter. Other times, I do these things more out of a sense of need or duty, but in doing them it helps me to love God. I think it's all part of the hills and valleys of my relationship with God ... sometimes I feel closer, sometimes farther away, but the important thing is staying on the path.

[angelusdomini]

All those religious practices are forms of prayer (done with the proper disposition)and especially the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass- this is the most perfect prayer and source of grace. When I think of why I pray, the acronym PART comes to mind. [b]P[/b]etition [b]A[/b]doration [b]R[/b]eparation [b]T[/b]hanksgiving. I pray so I can get this into my thick brain (really- like a rock) and also so I do not forget what the good Lord has done for me. If I don't pray or do any of the religious practices, I know I run the very big risk that I will forget who I am and where I have come from and what God sees within me. I know I will become complacent and actually think that I am OKAY. This is a dangerous place to be for that is when the enemy wil attack and I will not have the will power (gained through grace) to fight. So for me, I pray for SURVIVAL. Alas, I do forget the simple reality of this and it leads to trouble, always.

Pax et Bonum

[Romans1513]

[quote name='FutureSoror' post='535590' date='Feb 27 2005, 12:59 AM']
Ohh, that's like me in a lot of ways. People think I'm holy, but I'm not perfect. This makes it hard for me to be humble. Yet, doesn't the fact that I feel this way imply humility? But that's just prideful thinking!

I go in circles

I boggle my brain
[/quote]

I go in those same circles.

And if I remember correctly, CS Lewis kind of talks about this in Mere Christianity- the more sin you get rid of, the more you realize you have.
So for example, my sister might say "Oh Katie, you're so holy" or good or whatever, when yes, I do go to Mass a lot more than she does, but I do soooo many things she doesn't know about that are bad, and that she might not even consider bad.

Ok did that make sense? Its 12:19. I need to go to bed.

[goldbug16]

[quote name='Sojourner' post='1133809' date='Dec 2 2006, 06:02 PM']
This is a good question.

I think it depends on where I am in my relationship with God. I think there are a few reasons I do spiritual things like pray or go to Mass often: a sense of love, a sense of duty or obligation, a sense of need. When I am feeling closer to God, I do things more out of love, but there still is a sense of my need and a sense that I should be doing these things. But ... the burden of fulfilling the "should" part of it is lighter. Other times, I do these things more out of a sense of need or duty, but in doing them it helps me to love God. I think it's all part of the hills and valleys of my relationship with God ... sometimes I feel closer, sometimes farther away, but the important thing is staying on the path.
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