@MrDak27 If you feel called to it and you feel it will help you grow spiritually, yes. If dance is pulling you away from God, then certainly. But we should not give up things we enjoy if they are good and wholesome unless we feel called to it.
Amen! Amen! There are too many practicing Christians who are living too comfortably with their lives, people forget that being a true Christian requires sacrifice, penance, fasting etc. People always forget the SINS OF OMMISION, it is not enough that we worship the Lord in word but also in action, feeding the poor, clothing the naked etc. and going that extra mile even if it requires sacrifice on our part. If your sacrifice causes you pain for the glory of God then blessed indeed are you!
im about to take up a university course which could provide me with a career that is almost expected to make me very wealthy... im scared that if i choose to go down this path it will lead me away from God however my parents have given me so much to get me to this course... will i be doing something wrong by taking it?
civil engineering, and im looking at making 100k+ if all goes as planned, now engineering in itself wont lead me away from God but the money might.. im only 17 at the moment and am exceptionally talented at math, so for me to just say no to course would look idiotic from my family's point of view
No Of course, civil engineering in itself won't lead you away from God.
And earning a good paying compensation for your efforts isn't a guarantee of loosing your faith either.
If God has given you a gift of being able to grasp the laws of nature and mathematics, then you are good to pursue that gift for His greater glory. But we are all under that obligation, no matter our talents or gifts. Money does not make us leave God, but the love of money does. Always make God your first concern.
he is and i pray that he always will be thanks for answering my question my biggest fear is that if i do become above average in terms of wealth, that I as alot of people do will become attatched to my possessions
If you are not "called" to the priesthood, then you shouldn't be a priest. Most people in Heaven won't be priests. But we must all - as Jesus says - "take up your cross and follow Me". This means that we must deny ourselves in the way the world offers.
>> "deny ourselves in the way the world offers?" Sorry, but what are you talking about?
This means that we must reject the temptations of the world which lead us away from following Christ correctly; the temptations to sin will lead us away from Him. And, often, that is difficult and it hurts.
Of course it hurts. That is like going against humanity itself. What kind of temptations do you mean? Great food? Bodily pleasures? Aesthetic beauty? The desire to be successful?
It is certainly going against humanity's fallen nature.
>> What kind of temptations do you mean? Great food? Bodily pleasures? Aesthetic beauty? The desire to be successful?
Yes, yes, yes and yes :) But not just that. Any pleasure or temptation which is opposed to Christ is to be avoided, as otherwise it damages the life of Christ in us. Generally speaking, it is selfishness which is at the core of all sins.
hey , i am really into dance , should i deny this interest so that i can be closer to God and focus on Him alone ???
MrDak27 6 months ago
@MrDak27 If you feel called to it and you feel it will help you grow spiritually, yes. If dance is pulling you away from God, then certainly. But we should not give up things we enjoy if they are good and wholesome unless we feel called to it.
SaintMichaelsMedia 6 months ago
Amen! Amen! There are too many practicing Christians who are living too comfortably with their lives, people forget that being a true Christian requires sacrifice, penance, fasting etc. People always forget the SINS OF OMMISION, it is not enough that we worship the Lord in word but also in action, feeding the poor, clothing the naked etc. and going that extra mile even if it requires sacrifice on our part. If your sacrifice causes you pain for the glory of God then blessed indeed are you!
tonykoa 3 years ago 4
im about to take up a university course which could provide me with a career that is almost expected to make me very wealthy... im scared that if i choose to go down this path it will lead me away from God however my parents have given me so much to get me to this course... will i be doing something wrong by taking it?
considerthis215 3 years ago
What is the career that might lead you away from God?
SaintMichaelsMedia 3 years ago
civil engineering, and im looking at making 100k+ if all goes as planned, now engineering in itself wont lead me away from God but the money might.. im only 17 at the moment and am exceptionally talented at math, so for me to just say no to course would look idiotic from my family's point of view
considerthis215 3 years ago
No Of course, civil engineering in itself won't lead you away from God.
And earning a good paying compensation for your efforts isn't a guarantee of loosing your faith either.
If God has given you a gift of being able to grasp the laws of nature and mathematics, then you are good to pursue that gift for His greater glory. But we are all under that obligation, no matter our talents or gifts. Money does not make us leave God, but the love of money does. Always make God your first concern.
SaintMichaelsMedia 3 years ago
he is and i pray that he always will be thanks for answering my question my biggest fear is that if i do become above average in terms of wealth, that I as alot of people do will become attatched to my possessions
considerthis215 3 years ago
So does this mean that the only way to get to heaven is sacrificing everything? I don't want to be a priest, what do I do?
deuspraiser 4 years ago
If you are not "called" to the priesthood, then you shouldn't be a priest. Most people in Heaven won't be priests. But we must all - as Jesus says - "take up your cross and follow Me". This means that we must deny ourselves in the way the world offers.
SaintMichaelsMedia 4 years ago
o ok thanks
deuspraiser 4 years ago
"deny ourselves in the way the world offers?" Sorry, but what are you talking about?
mimosa27 3 years ago
>> "deny ourselves in the way the world offers?" Sorry, but what are you talking about?
This means that we must reject the temptations of the world which lead us away from following Christ correctly; the temptations to sin will lead us away from Him. And, often, that is difficult and it hurts.
SaintMichaelsMedia 3 years ago
Of course it hurts. That is like going against humanity itself. What kind of temptations do you mean? Great food? Bodily pleasures? Aesthetic beauty? The desire to be successful?
mimosa27 3 years ago
>> That is like going against humanity itself.
It is certainly going against humanity's fallen nature.
>> What kind of temptations do you mean? Great food? Bodily pleasures? Aesthetic beauty? The desire to be successful?
Yes, yes, yes and yes :) But not just that. Any pleasure or temptation which is opposed to Christ is to be avoided, as otherwise it damages the life of Christ in us. Generally speaking, it is selfishness which is at the core of all sins.
SaintMichaelsMedia 3 years ago