The effects of family of origin
In my family there was denial, lies, betrayal, harshness, shame, absence of love and security, all of which had serious consequences.
The effects of dysfunction: Sin, is darkness.
It is the intelligence that is affected, also cohesion and natural inner stability.
In this state, how can a person be expected to become truly autonomous,
and to make good decisions?
It is impossible. And this kind of life always ends badly.
Thank God, that in my heart, I always believed that I would be healed.
It was this belief that always drove me to search, to search further and further, until I would find.
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
(Matthew 7, 7-8)
and the NLT Bible version:
“Keep
on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and
you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.
(Matthew 7, 7)
My faith in Jesus Christ, true God and true Man, is what has healed the wounds of my soul,
restored my life, and filled it with love.
"Our faith life is a grace or a gift that brings us into a personal, loving union with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit."
"Faith seeks understanding and is a friend of reason. Faith as a grace or gift from God makes it possible to gain some understanding of all that he has revealed to us, including the totality of his plan as well as the many mysteries of faith."
"Faith is a free, human act. Faith is a gift of God which enables us to know and love him. Faith is a way of knowing, just as reason is. But living in faith is not possible unless there is action on our part. Through the help of the Holy Spirit, we are able to make a decision to respond to divine Revelation, and to follow through in living out our response."
(https://www.catholicstand.com/the-critical-difference-between-faith-and-belief/)
“Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen”
(Heb 11:1).
It is often through frightening and challenging situations, where our faith in God is tested.
We might profess that we believe in Him, but do we really trust Him?
We have an active part to play in this, we have to dare to trust in Him in situations when we see clearly that our own capacities are not enough. We surrender to Him.
(Catechism of the Catholic Church, 143).
"Man’s faculties make him capable of
coming to a knowledge of the existence of a personal God. But for man to
be able to enter into real intimacy with him, God willed both to reveal
himself to man and to give him the grace of being able to welcome this
revelation in faith.
(https://www.catholicstand.com/the-critical-difference-between-faith-and-belief/)
