Hello everyone. I am new to this website as of a few days ago. I have slowly been lurking around and looking at other peoples stories which have been very interesting. Anyways, without further ado,
I am a 19 year old college student. I was born and raised Catholic and attended Catholic schooling for a good amount of my life, including all of high school. I then went to a private college and during this time my family lost pretty much all of their money and (I had to actually live with my Aunt and Uncle in a different town that winter) I had to leave that college after my first semester. We ended up moving to a different town and renting a house with hopes that we would start making money again. I went to a public university and can only afford it through loans. Meanwhile, my two brothers (I am the youngest of 4), have done nothing but steal and cheat from my family. One of which, is addicted to drugs as well as bipolar and has been stealing from us for years. This has caused nothing but problems with our family including marital relations between my mom and dad and other problems with my extended family.
I have prayed till I'm blue in the face and yet nothing has significantly changed for the better. With all of this going on, I can't help but question my faith. I pray that God will work in me, and help me to become a better believer but things just seem to get harder for me. I have come here for refuge and guidance and anything will be very appreciated.
I am a 19 year old college student. I was born and raised Catholic and attended Catholic schooling for a good amount of my life, including all of high school. I then went to a private college and during this time my family lost pretty much all of their money and (I had to actually live with my Aunt and Uncle in a different town that winter) I had to leave that college after my first semester. We ended up moving to a different town and renting a house with hopes that we would start making money again. I went to a public university and can only afford it through loans. Meanwhile, my two brothers (I am the youngest of 4), have done nothing but steal and cheat from my family. One of which, is addicted to drugs as well as bipolar and has been stealing from us for years. This has caused nothing but problems with our family including marital relations between my mom and dad and other problems with my extended family.
I have prayed till I'm blue in the face and yet nothing has significantly changed for the better. With all of this going on, I can't help but question my faith. I pray that God will work in me, and help me to become a better believer but things just seem to get harder for me. I have come here for refuge and guidance and anything will be very appreciated.