How St. Teresa Led Me Away From God As A Child.

[Budge]

the heart is a deceitful thing, that is what the BIble teaches.

[Winchester]

But you can see into it.

[Winchester]

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[uruviel]

[Gadfly]

[quote name='Budge' post='1080713' date='Oct 1 2006, 12:23 PM']
Just read this from a writing about St. Teresa...
[url="http://www.ewtn.com/therese/readings/readng4.htm"]LINK[/url]

Consider how this is a twisted presentation of Gods love...Gods Love does not destroy it heals. This is an example of Teresa being in delusion from a false spirit leading her away from the true nature of God.
Looking to her own sufferings over and over....[/quote]

God's Love doesn't cause suffering? Tell that to the crucifided Lord. If Jesus had not Loved he would not have suffered. As for us Love of God will bring us suffering. "And when he had called the people [unto him] with his disciples also, he said unto them, [b]Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.[/b]" Mark 8:34. Why do think that Aspostles were matyared to the last man? (Except John?) Why is that those who loved God the most suffered the most? In fact look at the great protestant missionaries. Which of them didn't endure agonizing hardship? God's love will bring suffering, but in reality of enternity only eternal joy.

[quote]Refusing to kill flies that hovered over her while she was ill.

From Mother Agnes's notes
[link=www.ewtn.com/therese/readings/readng9.htm]www.ewtn.com/therese/readings/readng9.htm[/link]
So as I read this book on Teresas life, as a young child, I found myself led away from God. I saw a young seemingly nice girl loved by her parents, who was literally being *tortured* by God. This was one thing that led me to atheism at a very young age. I in fact remember reading this book with a sense of horror and thinking I could never love a god like that. {I am sure some of this early discernment was related to the fact that God knew I was to be written in the book of life.}[/quote]

Saint Theresa didn't lead you to atheism. If you had followed her path you given yourself wholely to God, as she did (Not trying to be harsh). I also wonder if I can love God like St. Theresa. But what I do know is that neither of us know the joy she felt. Maybe she went abit far with the flies (I really can't say) but that doesn't change her real love for God. St. Paul also went off the deep end "but I [b]beat[/b] my body and bring it into submission, lest by any means, after I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected." 1 Corinthians 9:27