Telling my grandma
I’m 25m. Some backstory. I grew up in a mostly Protestant home. The only Catholic family members of mine are my paternal grandfather and his wife. The rest of my family is some sort of Protestant or agnostic, and I was raised Protestant. My paternal grandmother (ex-Catholic) is today along the lines of Pentecostal, and is the strongest-rooted Christian in my family.
I was raised in the covenant church and have spent my whole life praising God in that church. I considered myself very devout in the faith.
The Holy Spirit has been moving in my life, steering me towards becoming Catholic. I am going to be attending OCIA this fall. I’m very excited and I feel like a flame has been lit within me that I never knew existed.
Just so you understand what she thinks, My great aunt and uncle (uncle being my grandma’s brother) are Catholic. My grandma has told me that she has tried witnessing to them regarding faith in Jesus. She feels that they are not saved and is concerned about their salvation.
In the scriptures it says, “if you deny me before men, I will deny you before my Father in heaven”. That means I must tell my grandma about me converting to Catholicism. I know she is going to challenge me and tell me that I am wrong for doing this, and try to steer me into what she wants me to do. I have been in prayer about how to respond to this when she inevitably does this to me, and I feel that no matter what I say, it would be the wrong thing or I would misrepresent God. I need some help, any input is helpful.